The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Apple headset is rumored to be announced this year. Top news of the week. But features tell only a part of the story. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

He also is aware of Apple entering the market, and said his employees that the battle between Meta and Apple is a battle between open ecosystems vs closed ecosystems. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR). Other relevant news. How much does it cost?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT as of 2/3/20 Apple Inc. AAPL) As we previously detailed in depth, Apple has been discreetly working on a number of AR/VR products for several years now and is planning to release its own AR smart glass and AR/VR hybrid headset. One-year price performance for SNAP as of 2/3/20 Sony Corp.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Like what you’ll find embedded in an Apple iPhone, Sony Playstation or Quest 2 controller. link] Let’s Talk Haptic Effects in Consumer Electronics was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week we got to know new interesting details on the matter: it seems that Meta was developing its own fitness VR game, but then got to know that Apple was interested in buying Within. More info (Meta buying Within because of Apple) More info (FTC against Blizzard acquisition). The most important VR magazines have reviewed Hubris.

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Full Dive Gaming

JUNE 28, 2022

To date, Trigger has completed over 250 XR projects and more than 275,000 hours of XR development with clients such as Disney, Verizon, LEGO, the NBA, NFL, Nike, Sony, Google, and Molson Coors, along with premium entertainment IP including Spider-Man, Star Wars, Avengers, Jurassic World, and more.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Apple – CEO Tim Cook recently reiterated his excitement for the technology – are all heavily involved in the space. Talking to Japanese magazine Nikkei Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa discussed its ongoing R&D: “We are not turning our backs on new technologies.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 8, 2021

If the PocketBook InkPad Color was an attempt to bring the benefits of a tablet’s larger screen to e-readers so ebooks like comics and magazines are easier to read, the Boox Nova 3 Color is an attempt to bring the benefits of an E Ink screen to tablets. The results are a more capable and powerful e-reader, but with a… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

I was reading Mark Gurman’s latest rumors about the upcoming Apple headset, and I found his article very intriguing. Apple’s products are very popular among content creators (e.g. This is the first Apple keynote I watched hoping for something XR-related. Let me explain to you why. The seamless transition iPhone X.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

A new week has passed by, and it has been a quite good one for me: I’ve been featured again on Authority Magazine and I’ve launched a new series of videos on my Youtube channel where I answer the questions of the community. Apple way be working on a VR headset. Happy Monday everyone! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

How Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have responded Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are the three biggest names in console gaming and they've all made moves to cut off Russia, at least to some extent. The actions taken are a little hazier in the case of Nintendo and Sony, both of which are based in Japan. Tweet may have been deleted.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. (Image by Capcom). This has been an interesting week for what concerns content for the Oculus platform. It’s time to buy some VR games, baby!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I thought it could have been great to give visibility to this very interesting magazine also in the West and at the same time ask them some questions on the current status of the VR market. So we agreed on a written interview on WeChat, which I report to you here below. What has been the most important XR news in China in the latest weeks?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta may be working on a very cheap Quest and very expensive Quest Pro 2 Thanks to Twitter user Lunayian , I got to read an article written by a Korean magazine with some very interesting rumors about Meta. I’m not so sure that this is the kind of content people are looking for.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. Example for end-user focus : Sony is using 2 classes of haptics actuators in their dual sense controller. There is little knowledge of what happens on the other side of the pond.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The magazine has had access to a letter written by Jason Rubin in 2018 in which he lays out his idea of the m**averse. All major companies have some stores of theirs (think about Amazon’s recent futuristic stores), but of course, Meta wants to specifically copy Apple in this. Sony patents a new kind of foveated rendering.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Apple is working on a whole spatial ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. Image by Apple). Apple may implement WebXR in Safari. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom). It’s basically a monopoly. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I know many people that have tried this T-shirt: it has been one of the most discussed gadgets of CES in the community, even if it had no visibility on the most important VR magazines. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Further references.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

A new leak coming from Twitter user choco_bit and published by online magazine 9to5Mac seems to point to the fact that the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro phone may feature a rear depth camera. Well played Apple. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

According to the Korean magazine Electronic Times, the device should be an AR glass and it should use one of Samsung’s Exynos chips. If I had to bet, I would say that the possibilities are two: Smartglasses to see the notifications of your phone A hybrid VR/passthrough AR headset, similar to Project Cambria or the rumored Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has had a virtual summit with developers about its plans for the PSVR 2 because it is looking for content for its upcoming headset. Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

All the magazines were saying “VR is dead”, and finding paying projects for my consultancy company was incredibly difficult. And even the press has positive impressions about the headsets they try: PSVR 2, for instance, was launched with good reviews even from mainstream tech magazines. Rinse and repeat.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Many journalists of important tech magazines (TechCrunch, Business Insider, etc…) are all playing a common sport now: targeting Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. Meta wants all of us closed in a VR prison, but Apple/Snap/Niantic instead are the good guys doing AR. Meta is bad, Apple is our savior! It is such a good company.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

One thing we've learned about the mobile space is if we let people build walled garden and limit the connectivity between the platforms, like you cannot Facetime between an Android and Apple device. You remember how we were all amazed when we see this video with-- the video on YouTube, they were swiping on a magazine?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

One thing we've learned about the mobile space is if we let people build walled garden and limit the connectivity between the platforms, like you cannot Facetime between an Android and Apple device. You remember how we were all amazed when we see this video with-- the video on YouTube, they were swiping on a magazine?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

One thing we've learned about the mobile space is if we let people build walled garden and limit the connectivity between the platforms, like you cannot Facetime between an Android and Apple device. You remember how we were all amazed when we see this video with-- the video on YouTube, they were swiping on a magazine?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Other relevant news. Image by Mojo Vision). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Apple headset may be very lightweight. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming Apple visor should weigh around 3–400g, which is much lighter than current headsets on the market, including the Quest 2. Image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Asgard’s Wrath has been the main topic of all the VR magazines and the VR communities and I think that it is all deserved. Apple AR glasses may come in early 2020. It can’t pass a week without us having a new rumor about the upcoming Apple AR glasses. This increases the play time of the game. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The news made headlines on all the most important magazines of the world, and many people that weren’t even aware of XR now have got to know that the mission of one of the most important companies in the world is to build “the metaverse”. Sony is reported to launch a mobile VR headset. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

The one that I link to you here is from a general gaming magazine and it awards HL-A a 9/10 mark. The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple. New iPad Pro will feature a LIDAR sensor. Keep that in mind.

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