The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

For example, several sources suggested Quest Pro would be named "Quest 2 Pro" and that Apple Vision Pro would be called "Apple Reality Pro". This also isn't the only software-first Big Tech company partnering with a Korean hardware company on an XR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. This time it comes from Bloomberg, which predicts that Apple will announce its MR headset in June 2022 during WWDC , to launch it some months later, probably during the holiday season. (Image from the web). Learn about the m**averse in Japan.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. The report suggested that the first headset from the partnership was set to launch in 2025, matching the CEO's statement, priced around $2000.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this XReal Air 2 Ultra review, we’re taking a closer look at the specs, design, and features of a set of spatial computing glasses eager to give Apple a run for its money. Plus, it helps position XReal as a direct competitor to companies like Apple and Meta. Plus, there are multiple refresh modes, ranging from 90Hz to 120Hz.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. Top news of the week.

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JANUARY 29, 2017

For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Oculus/Apple . The technology world is always a game of rivals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 2024 is here, and this month marked the end of a long, long wait for Apple’s Vision Pro. Apple has already sold 200,000 devices in the first week, which is impressive. However, the optics are positive for now in terms of enterprise and consumer XR markets.

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2017

.” The report predicts America will be the major source of revenue for the VR gaming market, citing increased awareness and growth brought on by companies such as Google, Samsung and Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

More info (Quest has sold 20 M units) More info (Opinion on VR not mainstream) More info (My editorial on Quest 2 sales and the problem of retention) More info (Editorial on The Verge about Quest being a gaming console) Samsung trademarks “Galaxy Glasses” We may have a name for the upcoming AR glasses by Samsung.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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JULY 19, 2023

Apple reportedly postponed its full AR glasses “indefinitely” earlier this year, and Google reportedly killed its internal glasses project this year in favor of making the software for third parties instead.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Google now supports numerous Android smartphones such as Asus, Lenovo, LG, Moto, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, Vivo, Infinix, Tecno, Sharp, and Xiaomi. Defining Google ARCore Google ARCore is a software development kit (SDK) for Android’s operating system (OS). Moreover, ARCore expanded its device coverage across 2023.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. On the other hand, overseas startup companies prefer to start their own business with software or content.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So at least the collaboration with Valve is true, but notice that it has not been on the headset, so they got no reference design from Valve, it has just been on the software integration. While HTC is struggling on the hardware side, I think that it is moving very well to create a good software ecosystem, at least in China. Learn more.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. Finally, text-to-speech (TTS) software produces translated speech. Embedded Software. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info (Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI) More info (The Q* algorithm could be the reason why Altman was fired) News worth a mention Samsung trademarks “Samsung Glasses” Samsung has filed a trademark for “Samsung Glasses” in the UK. If you want to start using the Apple Polyspatial SDK, start from the links below!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). It is not exactly clear what this partnership is about: the two giants talk about “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms” , something that sounds very vague. Panasonic AR windshield (Auganix) Samsung vision of futuristic cars (Youtube).

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2. Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches. to make decisions.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Meta has to prove that its product is highly superior to the one offered by the competitor to convince potential customers to switch, or they must integrate it directly into Zoom (not just as a compatible software, like it has been announced) if they want to exploit another big existing market. Sony patents a new kind of foveated rendering.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And its ads business is under a crossfire attack: on one front, Apple with its new data policy is limiting how much data the Facebook app can collect about its users, and on the other one, the EU is trying to enforce its regulation about European people’s data not allowed to be sent to Facebook’s US servers. Image by Apple).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

We were all expecting this since AR and VR are a bit in a transitional moment and the biggest brands (like Facebook and Apple) have their events through which they’ll announce their new devices, but for me, this lack of news was worse than the expected. We had a few interesting news, but nothing truly disruptive.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 20, 2021

A set of meat shredding claws and an Animal Crossing gift set lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 21, 2021

A sale on outdoor power tools and on a 40-pack of KN95 Masks lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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MARCH 22, 2021

HP’s Omen 25L and a Buy 2 Get 1 Free games sale lead Monday’s best deals. Read more.

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MARCH 18, 2021

MacBook Air and Newegg PC game sale lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more.

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MARCH 19, 2021

A 10th Gen Intel Core i7 and Xbox digital game sale lead Friday’s best deals. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. Zuckerberg makes the declaration as Samsung announces the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones will ship for a limited time with the Gear VR for free, along with $50 worth of some of the best games available for the platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This seems to hint that the two companies are going to build a new XR headset together, which according to the rumors will be the Quest Pro 2, which would be aimed at competing directly with the Apple Vision Pro. This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. The shutdown of its main XR hardware project makes us all think that Google will try to do in XR what it is already doing with smartphones: become the software platform that many hardware OEMs use. Well, it seems that our hope has died.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

All the big names in tech are working on their own devices, including Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Google. Shooting in a major soccer stadium is great, but creating an accurate stitching template, with software like PTGui , for a video where nearly half the screen is composed of grass is a mission impossible.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The reviews are in, and the software is already being devoured by the ravenous fans of each respective platform. In addition, the analysis also purports that the Samsung Gear VR — built in collaboration with Oculus — will sell 2,316,632 units. . The Apple iPhone , for example, sold only 1.39

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Apple , the company that many see as the possible savior of privacy in AR and VR is basically the company that invented the walled gardens , and the building of the hardware and the software together so that to control all the technological stack. The tech world domination. Hardware is so cheap that no other companies can compete.

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