The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And to be the leader in some years, it has to start going public now, also to begin competing with Apple, that will probably announce its AR glasses next year. But Facebook has a big problem and that big problem is called Apple. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews).

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world. Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3—what would have been a successor to its current mixed reality headset—and infighting within the mixed reality division has fueled… Read more.

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Bernard Marr

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

(To be clear, Horizon Worlds maintains a virtual four-foot "personal boundary" around avatars that prevents non-friends from venturing too close, but in this case, other members had convinced the researcher to disable the setting.) It’s vital this scaling up is matched by investment in green energy.

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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. Probably you all recall the iconic Apple commercial inspired by the book 1984 that helped a lot the company in becoming popular. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Leaks about Apple are intensifying over the weeks.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. The long-range goal for AR/VR is full immersion—the ability to deliver a user from the real to the virtual world without sensory interruption.

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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. More recently, Google introduced Geospatial Creator , which allows AR content creators to develop real-world models for XR experiences and AR for physical locations.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There is no official confirmation on this, and I hope to be wrong because having to use earphones would be a big hit to its comfort Release date and price : of course the release date (will it come before or after an Apple headset?) Apple headset is rumored to be announced this year. and price (will it be affordable for PS5 users?)

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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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TechCrunch VR

MAY 23, 2023

Because the companies have figured out how to track a person’s body movement independently of the car’s motion, passengers and drivers will be able to wear VR headsets to simultaneously see the road and digital content or be totally immersed in a virtual world. I believe that putting virtual reality headsets in cars will kill people.

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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. And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. Oh, do I miss that!

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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. And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. Oh, do I miss that!

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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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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. And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. Oh, do I miss that!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple announces the release date of the Apple Vision Pro During the last few days, the rumors about possible release dates for the Apple Vision Pro have intensified , and someone talked about January, 27 as the day of the launch. The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2024, as competing vendors roll out heavier and bulkier systems like the Apple Vision Pro , demand for lightweight and ergonomic headsets is beginning to increase. All of your interactions with the virtual world are powered by your smartphone. That’s because there aren’t any. But it falls short almost everywhere else.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

First Windows mixed reality dev headset ships, dive into the virtual world via Xbox, high-end VR gets more affordable, Rogue One used VR to direct scenes, the investment & funding wrapup, and much more… FIRST WINDOWS MIXED REALITY HEADSET SHIPS LATER THIS MONTH. THE UPCOMING SAMSUNG GEAR VR CONTROLLER IS COOL.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. Alan: Yeah it’ll be interesting to see what Apple comes up with.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. Alan: Yeah it’ll be interesting to see what Apple comes up with.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

All across the planet, our technologies are breaking out from behind the screen and into the physical world around us. Simultaneously, the people, places, and things in our world are being digitized and brought into the virtual world, becoming part of the digital domain.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtual world? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtual world? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtual world? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtual world? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I like to say, if it's too dangerous, too difficult, or too expensive to do the training in the real world, why wouldn't you do it in a virtual world? If it's really too dangerous to do that training in the real world, why wouldn't you create it in a virtual world? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. According to the Korean outlet “The Electronic Times”, Samsung will manufacture the tracking chips that will be used by Facebook AR glasses. A new patent highlights the possible design of future Samsung AR glasses. Bloomberg publishes new hints on Apple glasses.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 19, 2023

I used to think that the path to the metaverse started with screen-based virtual worlds then expanded to virtual reality. First, until the resolution of a virtual world is as good as real life, there will be an advantage to working the old-fashioned way, especially when you’re in a graphics-heavy profession.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

On one side, many of these games have a huge multiplayer component and acquiring Activision Blizzard, Microsoft gains a lot of expertise in how to manage virtual worlds that host many thousands (if not millions) of players at the same time. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. If I was Google and Apple, I would make some sort of Pokémon Go game that took you inside and made you kind of chase these things up and down the walls, and while they 3D map the whole interior space of everywhere. I think that’s gonna be amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Image by Samsung). Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. But at the presentation of the latest Samsung Note 10, for the first time after the Note 4, Samsung has dropped support for Gear VR in its latest flagship device. And Samsung is not abandoning XR for sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. If I was Google and Apple, I would make some sort of Pokémon Go game that took you inside and made you kind of chase these things up and down the walls, and while they 3D map the whole interior space of everywhere. I think that’s gonna be amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

When I returned to the initial point in the virtual world, my position in the real world was slightly different. According to some reviewers, the display may also be the same one made by Samsung. The Oculus Quest is like an Apple phone. With the Quest, instead, this doesn’t happen. Colors are very bright.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Also, for the other worlds, all people will start with the Safety Bubble on by default: Safety Bubble is meant so that people can’t come too close to you and physically harass you in the virtual world. More info (Meta burning $500B) More info (Horizon Worlds moderation tested by Buzzfeed) More info (Meta employee’s sex scandal).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This year for sure we’ll have two headsets of this kind launching: Lynx R-1 and Meta Project Cambria, with the elephant in town being the possible release of the first Apple headset. And of course, if Apple releases something, it will create a tsunami in the whole ecosystem. This year will be crucial to understand that.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

My favorite one is “interoperability” : you shoud be able to go through all virtual worlds carrying with you what you have got in one into the other ones. It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So we have a collective about 700 people from all over the world who contribute to the visuals of the band, like the one who saw at FIVARS Festival But also, too, we have two master students who are working with us in the band, and they create a lot of these virtual scenes and virtual worlds. So it’s not just VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So we have a collective about 700 people from all over the world who contribute to the visuals of the band, like the one who saw at FIVARS Festival But also, too, we have two master students who are working with us in the band, and they create a lot of these virtual scenes and virtual worlds. So it’s not just VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So we have a collective about 700 people from all over the world who contribute to the visuals of the band, like the one who saw at FIVARS Festival But also, too, we have two master students who are working with us in the band, and they create a lot of these virtual scenes and virtual worlds. So it's not just VR.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Previously she was one of the first employees at NextVR ( acquired by Apple ), a virtual reality company focused on live entertainment across music and sports. Advisor for Betting & Gaming vertical in Samsung Harman. Vinay is very active in the XR community, including board advisory, keynote speaker, and strategy guide.

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