The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

It can also be an effective way to boost productivity during collaborative sessions, enhance the quality of training courses, and increase creativity. Of course, leveraging the power of virtual reality starts with choosing the right headset capable of transporting each user into a new digital landscape.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. Here are the top stories from this week’s news stories.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Recently, a big piece of news in the XR industry was the announcement that Samsung would enter the XR device marketplace. According to recent reports, the upcoming Samsung headset will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking features.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Just think of the use of virtual reality in training. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung (Nasdaq: SSNLF) for Smartphones and Tablets. On Apple there are also uncontrolled – and in my opinion in 99% of cases, unfounded – “rumors” about a headset that should be imminent. Or of the NFT market.

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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. “They make technology easier to use,” Jay remarked.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 21, 2022

The devices are set to train, work, collaborate remotely, and enhance classroom interactions for its users across sectors, including education, healthcare, and many others, HTC VIVE explained. HTC VIVE announced on Tuesday it will expand the availability of its VIVE Flow compact VR goggles with a novel Business Edition version.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. America’s largest employer recently spent $2.7B

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future. Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Apple did it , Google’s purportedly working on it , Samsung got on that train this summer, and just yesterday, Venmo announced it, too, making a card. Tech companies are really loving the idea of making credit cards.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ultraleap also notes how hand tracking is becoming a “mandatory feature” of major available and upcoming headsets from firms including Microsoft, Meta, and Apple. The firm also explains how hand tracking helps workers remain immersed in enterprise-grade operations such as training and customer experience platforms.

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Mashable VR

MAY 16, 2022

That's also the amount that Apple Music users could save by switching teams for the summer. Download your favorites to keep listening while offline — a lifesaver for frequent flyers or commuters who lose service on the train. each month totaling $29.97 in savings. Premium, of course, gets rid of ads and unlocks unlimited skips.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Training VR can also mitigate risk in training by simulating difficult and dangerous scenarios accurately and safely. This can help train people in high-risk industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and construction. Additionally, VR training environments can reduce the need for consumable training materials, reducing waste.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Shahram Izadi, Vice President of AR at Google , notes how Android ecosystem support will enable developers to collaborate with Samsung and Qualcomm to drive the future of immersive and spatial XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The studio also accommodates training and onboarding sessions to teach professionals wishing to explore teh possiblity of digital twins, showcasing how a business can leverage the technology. Even Sony, which focuses on providing XR solutions to media groups, also dabbles in providing solutions for other clients in construction and beyond.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Many different workout programs can already be delivered via VR headsets, covering cardio fitness and strength training. Popular examples include the FitXR app, which provides guided high-intensity interval training sessions.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Other relevant news. Learn more. Cognitive 3D.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Peter Vindevoge, speaking on the entry of Meta Platforms, Apple, and many others, could lead to a trend of greater VR gaming adoption. Renato Andrade, Senior XR Product Designer, Samsung R&D Institute (SIDIA) , posted his thoughts on the changes, gaining him over 20,000 impressions on LinkedIn.

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ARVR

AUGUST 28, 2020

It may occasionally be hard to find human subjects to train medical students for procedures like surgery. Startups like Osso VR, make it possible to train doctors on highly realistic, immersive VR platforms with hand based interactions.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Everyone is waiting on news of Apple’s imminent AR eyewear, even though it might be a video-see-through visor at first, before it comes in a sleeker form factor. While everyone counted on Magic Leap to bring AR eye-wear to the masses, what Magic Leap did in-fact was lend a stigma to Augmented Reality with unfulfilled promises.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Apple has lagged behind in the virtual and augmented reality race so far. Their phones can be used for some low-end VR, via the Cardboard platform from Google, but they haven’t had anything of their own to match the higher-end Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream View headsets.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

With the proliferation of mobile VR platforms like Google Cardboard and the new Daydream View, as well as Samsung Gear VR and others, Zhou believes that now is the right time for VR to go mainstream. There was no practical, consumer-level solution to these problems even a few years ago due to hardware limitations.”.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As a lifelong iPhone user , Apple has pretty much crept into every corner of my life. But after almost a week with the Samsung Galaxy S22+, I was almost willing to scrap my Apple identity and convert to the dark side — ahem, Android side. Did Samsung know this? Was it a ploy to get in my good graces? What about it?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. But at any rate, what we realized was when Google and Apple gave this gift of AR to the world just three summers ago, saying they were all-in with AR, meaning that the hardware was going to work, it was like, wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. But at any rate, what we realized was when Google and Apple gave this gift of AR to the world just three summers ago, saying they were all-in with AR, meaning that the hardware was going to work, it was like, wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. But at any rate, what we realized was when Google and Apple gave this gift of AR to the world just three summers ago, saying they were all-in with AR, meaning that the hardware was going to work, it was like, wow.

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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. Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Phone AR will be always more popular.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 23, 2021

But now that we're finally starting to turn the corner on the pandemic, we're preparing to resume staffing up, expanding our coverage, and training the next generation of AnandTech editors. To that end, we're looking for contributors to help out both with reviews as well as our short-to-medium form Pipeline coverage.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Vive Tracker has been one of the best products ever launched by HTC and it has been used in many applications, either for leisure (think about full-body tracking in VRChat) or for professional usage (training with physical objects). Panasonic AR windshield (Auganix) Samsung vision of futuristic cars (Youtube). Further references.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And then there’s Apple’s many smaller acquisitions and acqui-hires as it continues to assemble its top-secret AR mystery box. That led to Dekko and Samsung — the former he founded and admits was early to AR. This can engender a strong read on the market so that a trained perspective is in place when it's needed.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

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. Samsung heavily invests in DigiLens to build its AR glasses. Samsung has to lead a new round of investment into DigiLens, which is now evaluated at more than $500M.

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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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