The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Venice VR, Burning Man, and TGS show the beauty of virtual events. It has been a huge week for events in virtual reality , thanks to three important initiatives of this kind: Venice VR Expanded, Burning Man, and Tokyo Game Show. Apple AR/VR headset may rely on a nearby iPhone to work. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Apple Inc has reportedly bought out US headset manufacturer Mira following its Vision Quest headset debut on Monday, a Verge report revealed on Tuesday. According to the Verge report, Apple acquired roughly 11 Mira employees. In the post, Taft said: “Excited for Mira’s next chapter, at Apple :).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. More info Whatsapp may be coming to Quest 2 According to a very recent rumor, WhatsApp will allow you to link your existing account to Meta’s Virtual Reality headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This would be a total pivot for Meta, which would so migrate away from the social importance of having eye and face tracking to compete directly with Apple in offering a consumer device totally dedicated to mixed reality. Bytedance is trying to expand also in Japan , launching the Pico 4 with the support of many influencers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jack Daniel’s opened its virtual doors to the public by commemorating urban art and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in late September. Currently ongoing, the iconic brand has launched The Verse — the company’s first virtual reality (VR) immersive experience — under its Art, Beats + Lyrics programme.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 29, 2021

The latest funding will be used for enhancing its B2B SaaS, investing in R&D for advanced virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 3D tools, which are considered core technologies of metaverse that is its new business Urbanbase plans to enter, according to Ha. The company had raised Series A funding of $1.8

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

In Japan, the number is around 80K. What I think we can extrapolate are relative data and in particular, the fact that the Quest 2 is more popular in the USA than in Canada and Japan: 4M of sold gaskets in USA vs 170K in Canada and 80K in Japan mark a huge difference. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

This week, we’re talking about something that’s a little bit more impactful on the current state of the web — Apple’s NeuralHash kerfuffle. In the past month, Apple did something it generally has done an exceptional job avoiding — the company made what seemed to be an entirely unforced error.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Apple already made hardware, so it already had the infrastructure to build it and just added XR people on top of this infrastracture, while Facebook could not). Apple AR headset may have been delayed to 2025. Yes, we have rumors about Apple XR devices even this week. Yes, Apple is working on XR glasses. It’s believable.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

Science Fiction becoming real: AR enabled contact lenses They recently launched a partnership with Japan´s largest contact lens maker Menicon , which makes this crazy idea much more achievable. You guessed it: The Apple AR glasses. Well, Apple has been warming up to this for several years. How probable is it then? link] 2021?—?the

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Besides relying on some objectively useless stereoscopy, being shaped like a headset, and having ‘Virtual’ in the name, that’s where the comparisons between it and virtual reality stop. ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 5, 2017

Food and VR don’t seem like like two things that go together, but industry trade publication The Japan Food Journal is hosting a virtual reality-themed seminar on August 9th, in Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood. The event is part of the magazine’s annual Food New Technology Research Trade Show.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

More info (Galaxy Glasses trademark) More info (Galaxy Ring trademark) News worth a mention (Image by The Information) The Apple headset may not require an iPhone to function According to the latest rumor about the upcoming Apple headset, the device won’t need an iPhone to work, but it can be used and configured independently.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 28, 2017

A lot of people believe that when things are all said and done that augmented reality (AR) will be the dominant technology over the likes of virtual reality (VR.) On the heels of Apple’s developer-friendly ARKit announcement users have already taken to the toolset to create some amazing proof of concept demos.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And since virtual reality is a rather new topic, and UE4 already supports VR, this means that all these studios could advance together in creating a VR toolset for their future games. Foxconn puts lenses for Apple Glasses in “Trial Production” stage. Enjoy PlayStation Summer Sale. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

New rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. According to industry professional Cesar Berardini, the upcoming Apple headset may have a monster display: 4000PPI and 120 frame per seconds of framerate. As for all Apple rumors, take this with some kilos of grains of salt. The overall weight should be just 250g.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We don’t know who originated the leak… but honestly, considering the perfect timing to generate hype for Facebook Connect, and the fact that it just shows a bit without showing too much… well, I have some suspects… (Do you remember the “leak” about Quest 2 some days before Facebook Connect 1 and timely before Apple Event?

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) startup Bigscreen revealed its first major hardware offering: the world’s smallest headset, the Bigscreen Beyond. It operates across major platforms such as Meta Quest 2 and Pro, SteamVR headsets such as the Valve Index, HTC VIVE, and Windows Mixed Reality (MR) head-mounted displays.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Pixel density is what makes us see everything crisper, and if with the 773 PPI of the Quest 2 and Pico Neo 3 Link the screen door effect was already almost invisible, I think that with 1200, it will be impossible to see pixels at all, for a very immersive virtual reality. ” The new colourful interface of Pico OS 5.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We took a closer look at the Pimax Crystal to determine how appealing it might be to enterprises and companies investing in virtual reality. There’s also free shipping to the US, UK, EU, AU, and Japan. Compared to other headsets like the Apple Vision Pro , it’s a little heavier, weighing around 960 grams.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And purists of VR may still prefer a game built from the ground up for virtual reality, like Half-Life: Alyx. Apple is having delays in the manufacturing of its XR headset. But fans of the original Resident Evil 4, which has been one of the most iconic games of the saga, may still prefer the original one.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At the end of the day, I understand that Unity needs to monetize more because the economic conditions are s**t and Apple is killing its Unity Ads cash cow with its privacy shield. Some developers I know are already switching to Godot or Unreal because they say that Unity can’t be trusted anymore. As an entrepreneur, I understand.

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VRWorld

JULY 19, 2017

” Future plans include expanding to Apple’s operating systems (both iOS and macOS ). The company was founded in November 2015, as a spin-out from the University of Tokyo, with offices in Tokyo (Japan) and Worcester, MA (USA). US office was created to support content creators worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In Japan, new PSVR bundles will include an adapter in the box, while in the West the adapter won’t be included, but it will be given for free to existing PSVR users. More info (PSVR bundles in Japan) More info (PS Camera adapter will be given for free). Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

This also means that there is more contamination from the West and also from Japan, considering that this island was part of Japan various years ago. As soon as I started the experience, I was told to reach out for the virtual bottle on my right. There’s a little more attention on quality. It was pure adrenaline, pure emotion.

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Upload VR

MAY 16, 2023

An Apple-linked company applied to trademark 'xrOS' in New Zealand. Spotted by The Verge's Parker Ortolani , the word mark uses Apple's SF Pro typeface and was filed by Deep Dive LLC, a firm believed to be a shell company of Apple. Apple’s headset has reportedly been in development for more than 5 years now.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Diver-X Half Dive is an interesting headset from Japan. Apple VR headset may feature a 3000PPI microOLED display. This week we had a new rumor about the XR headset Apple is working on. According to Korean publication The Elec, Apple has requested a sample of a display component for OLED displays that can arrive up to 3000PPI.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

IEEE Virtual Reality Conference Date: March 18-22, 2018 Venue: Stadthalle Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany Check here for pricing. Date: May 3-6, 2018 Venue: Rue Gourgas 3, Geneva, Switzerland Follow this event on social media: VRLA VRLA is a high-end virtual reality expo based in Log Angeles, CA, USA.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. Talking about content, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is one of the first series shot with Apple’s ‘Immersive Video’ format and is set to debut on Apple TV+ in late 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 29, 2021

If we exclude the major tech companies (Facebook, Valve, etc…) and the meteor Magic Leap, this is the first VR company to reach this status, and this is another sign of the health of the virtual reality ecosystem. Apple XR headset may weight less than 150g. Pico CEO wants the Neo 3 to sell 10x the Neo 2. More info More info.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

Meta bought Luxecel, Apple Limbak. It is obvious that this product was ideal to build AR glasses. Meta’s competitor Apple has instead acquired Limbak (even if the acquisition has not been officially confirmed). More info (Meta acquires Luxecel) More info (Limbak got acquired) More info (Probably Apple acquired Limbak).

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

APPLE ARKIT 5 The latest version of Apple’s open source mobile augmented reality development toolset, ARKit 5 , offers significant improvements from ARKit 4. ARKit appears to have the best compatibility between software and hardware, as Apple is responsible for all aspects of their devices. billion by 2024.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

More recently, the use of wearable augmented and virtual reality devices by airport and airline technicians to train, perform maintenance, and receive remote support has gained traction. Japan Airlines and JetFly have also tested the headset, which can store up to 40 high-def films including five VR titles.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses. The news would be incredible: Apple is a company that knows how to create something usable and cool to see, while Valve has a long expertise in experimenting with AR and VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

A VR maker has created Virtual Reality Gloves with just $22. With the nickname of “Lucas VRTech”, a very young maker has been able to create DIY Virtual Reality gloves that are worth just $22! In the West, we have Alexa, in Japan there are life-sized Waifus that can assist you Funny link. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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