XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In the AEC environment, XR solutions are quickly becoming a critical part of the modern workflow. AR and MR solutions can make it easier to show projects to clients, giving them an insight into what a finished result might look like. There are even tools available with built-in hand and eye tracking. Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Numerous acquisitions and hires point to a company who recognises mobile technology, such as its iPhone, is now reaching or indeed past its zenith in commercial potential, and (much like former mobile giant HTC has) needs to find another route to remaining relevant in the space in the future. But then, that’s what they do best.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. Since HTC has always made announcements during the CES, I think it will be announced in January.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Shopify found viewing 3D products in AR improved conversion rates by 250%, and 42% of online shoppers say they want to use XR to make transactions online feel like shopping in-store. Magic Leap. Magic Leap has quickly emerged as one of the major market leaders in the Augmented Reality hardware environment.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

In the manufacturing space, mixed reality headsets and AR solutions can allow users to access the support of remote specialists wherever they are. What’s more, in endless enterprise environments, companies are using XR to improve company culture, facilitate meaningful discussions, and improve meetings. Magic Leap.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, AR Advertising Deep Dive, Part I: The Landscape. Prominent sectors include industrial AR , social , gaming , and shopping. But existing alongside all of them is AR advertising. But existing alongside all of them is AR advertising. billion by 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

On this sunny day, let me tell you the most interesting AR/VR news from the past week…. Probably the idea is to create a new system to let users interact in an easy way with future AR glasses by not only using the hands but also the intentions or the feelings of the user read by EEG. Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These augmented reality devices are manufactured by Chinese company Realmax and are characterized by a very wide field of view. While many other AR glasses (like Nreal Light or HoloLens 2 ) have a Field Of View in the 50° ballpark, RealMax glasses have always had ones above 100° , for a more immersive augmented experience.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is where the next chapter for AR and VR begins.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

OpenXR, a widely supported initiative which aims to streamline AR/VR development across headsets and platforms, has reached its 1.0 It’s a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium of many of the biggest names in the AR/VR sector. release today. The post OpenXR 1.0

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. There are however too reluctant holdouts left; Apple and Magic Leap, but it remains to be seen what either are bringing to the table.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Supported AR/VR devices ? WebXR is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.? Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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ARPost

AUGUST 4, 2020

Are you ready to give VR meditation apps a go? Then here are our recommendations for you: 1. Devices: HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift. It takes the user through a series of magical landscapes, from deep seas to tropical forests. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 11, 2019

So many green pigs that must be got, yet so little time… Rovio and Resolution Games have brought out a fully immersive version of their popular Angry Birds franchise for the HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift. Angry Birds VR Now Available On Oculus Rift & HTC Vive via @alicebonasio [link] pic.twitter.com/AB2V4Bldbj.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

HTC released a video showing off its vision of the metaverse, a reflection of what the company thinks virtual spaces will look like in the near future. Some ideas are inevitable. HTC’s most recent concept video isn’t at fault for shooting for the stars. And… it’s not a great look. Follow the Leader.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

So, are you ready? HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. Let’s start! Vive Pro price and release date.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

GDC is here once again, all next week we’ll have boots on the ground bringing you the latest VR/AR news. Held annually in San Francisco, Game Developers Conference has undeniably been a focal point for VR the industry, and as augmented reality continues to heat up, we expect it to be increasingly important for AR as well.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

More info (Jon Prosser’s video) More info (Apple’s proprietary QR Codes) More info (Steve Jobs AR glasses). Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. Happy birthday, Oculus Quest! We’ll see…. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Meta (Oculus). With the Oculus ecosystem, schools and professional training companies alike are beginning to scale their virtual curriculums for a wide range of use cases. Already, various leading companies have begun implementing HTC VIVE technology into their educational environments. Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. They are incredibly light (10 grams!) I think this is the occasion that the startup has to show that its claims are true. Image by Oculus). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

I will let you know soon about my adventures here… for now let’s just talk about the most important news of this week in AR and VR! Image by Ars Technica). Image by HTC). HTC has revealed new info on the Cosmos. HTC has revealed new info on the Cosmos. Oculus Rift S may be compatible with Xbox Scarlett.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

“2016 marked an important step for the AR and VR headset market with product finally arriving in end users’ hands and on their heads,” noted Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC’s Augmented and Virtual Reality team. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

This fall promises to be very interesting for AR and VR, and in this first week of September we had many interesting XR news that are going to heat up the competition in the space! Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and Magic Leap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. Light and shadow plays a bigger role in the stealth system, and there are more objects to pick up and interact with.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you really want to understand the putative metaverse, listen to this conversation with Viacom/CBS futurist Ted Schilowitz and Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz. HTC, a strategic partner and shareholder of VR Education, has also started selling its ENGAGE-based product, VIVE Sessions, in China. link] Dissections in VR are FREE.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

No smearing, reduced mura; The lenses have been upgraded, using the ones engineered by Valve for the Index; The audio is conveyed through off-the-ear speakers , like the ones of the Valve Index; Comfort has been improved; There is IPD adjustment; There are now 4 tracking cameras. Oculus Link 2 could be tetherless. Upload VR).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Among the most famous XR innovators on the market today, HTC VIVE offers a range of solutions for those interested in the benefits of spatial audio. A number of the company’s VR headsets are already equipped with spatial audio technology, such as the VIVE Flow VR. Magic Leap.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 19, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. One leading indicator for products in any sector is what developers are working on now. But that’s ambiguated to some degree by the fact that AR and VR aren’t segmented. Even 6 percent reported “never.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

It’s been the week of CES, and we’ve got many news and articles about AR and VR in these days! Regarding AR, Mark says that he believes that it is the next technological platform and that before 2030, it will be more important than smartphones. Oculus Link official cable now available worldwide (but Quest is still soldout).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The made-for-VR game is currently under development by Rovio and VR/AR studio Resolution Games , the minds behind VR titles such as Wonderglade and the Bait! Called Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, the game is set to debut early next year on “all major VR platforms,” the studio says.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And as I promised you, I’m sharing with you all my impressions , so you will feel as if you were here with me… Today I will talk with you about the WCVRI event, the RealMax AR glasses and the Droolon F1 eye tracking accessory! Hands-on Realmax AR glasses. It’s like having the FOV of a VR headset on an AR headset.

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