The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

After a few days where we thought we were all living in a big oven, here in Italy we’re having the first taste of Autumn, with the temperatures going down and a lot of rain falling from the sky. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Today in Italy it should be the day when we go pic-nicking… but given the fact that we are in lockdown, I’ll just eat a lot at home While I send you a lot of good vibes, let’s see together what have been the best pieces of AR/VR news of this week, that has been incredibly interesting! (My

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR) technology is set to become one of the fastest-growing and most promising technologies among extended reality. According to reports, the AR market is set to reach $88.4 XR Today spoke to David Goldman, Vice-President of Marketing, Lumus to explore the augmented reality (AR) smart glasses industry.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta has not explained why it was removed: some people suspect it was because it could have been used “to see through some clothes”, but I don’t know if the truth is actually some software/hardware incompatibility. Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Johnson also claims that ML2 will have the biggest FOV in the AR market (with the exception of RealMax, of course), with double of the field of view area of Magic Leap 1.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. The reason for the program halting are still unknown. supports VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

I’m back in Italy, and finally, I can eat again some good pasta… even if I will miss ?? But now, it is the turn of some cool AR and VR news…. These numbers seem confirmed by a parallel analysis by AR Insider. Image by Microsoft). The two lucky countries are New Zealand and Iceland. for breakfast a lot!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I expect them to have less accuracy in the tracking FOV periphery at launch, because when the hands are not in front of the user, hand tracking performances are worse, and most of the IR LED may be occluded. That’s why Quest Touch Pro controllers are better. The launch price is $499 for the 128GB version.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It is amazing how Sony has decided to offer high-quality controllers to its users, and it is also great that it is following current VR standards so that to not disrupt the software that is already on the market. Facebook reveals its work on the UX of AR of the future. Image by Microsoft). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). The last step is the one we all dream about, of when we’ll have fashionable slim AR glasses, that will offload many of their computations to the cloud. in software, serving 55mm–71mm IPD Refresh Rate ?—?75Hz

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

The program doesn’t just give you a perfect adherence to the licensing but also gives you a set of enterprise features that are very relevant for companies , and that can make their experience in using VR much better. The COVID-19 crisis has made many companies realize how AR and VR can be a fundamental tool for smart working (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This roundup of the most important AR/VR news of the past week comes out with a little delay since I’ve been very busy with my development job, and I’ve also a damn cold that doesn’t make me feel very well (but it’s no coronavirus, don’t worry :D). iPhone 12 may feature a special connection for AR glasses. Sorry for that!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

But before leaving you to the best pieces of AR/VR news of the week, let me tease you that in the upcoming days I will publish an article I’m sure you will all love… it’s a hands-on preview on… you’ll discover it! It has created tools to improve geolocation, multiplayer, and also to deliver more realistic AR experiences (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

If you will be in Italy, please come visiting me! Here you are the Eventbrite page ) I can’t wait to see who will win the VR Awards tomorrow ! That is, all the software layer of Cardboard is public domain now. Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? I really can’t wait to see what the community will create!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. What a fun thing, this is the power of the intern… no, sorry, of the metaverse. (And if you were wondering, yes, I’m very happy about the two amazing gold medals that Italy won yesterday at the Olympics!).

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Peter Graham

MARCH 19, 2020

Where possible, companies are trying to implement a work from home strategy so that employees aren’t all bunched together on a commute or close proximity in an office. This has lead to a greater interest in remote collaboration, something virtual reality (VR) and augmented/ mixed reality (AR/MR) is particularly good at.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The fixed values may give problems to people with a value that is exactly in the middle between two of the allowed ones: for instance, the reviewer of Ars Technica found the Quest 2 barely usable until he moved the lenses in a position between two measures that was actually not allowed by the system but that was perfect for his eyes.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

It’s hot and the drought is creating some issues here in northern Italy. For instance, the piece video on China Daily where Tim Cook says “I am incredibly excited about AR […] stay tuned and you’ll see what we have to offer” has become viral and everyone is talking about it, while actually, it doesn’t convey any info. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Today is a special day in Italy when families prepare the Christmas Tree, so I decided to publish a very special post that is a big gift to the whole XR community. It wasn’t even possible to buy another Tundra HDK, and months later they are still showing out of stock. Image provided by Rob Cole). Image by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most people know VR and AR as if kind of something in the last five years. We’ve just done one in Bologna in Italy. I don’t know if you realize, 82 percent of universities have tried VR and AR. It seems like more of a non-starting issues with all of 3D, not just VR and AR, but even just putting something.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most people know VR and AR as if kind of something in the last five years. We’ve just done one in Bologna in Italy. I don’t know if you realize, 82 percent of universities have tried VR and AR. It seems like more of a non-starting issues with all of 3D, not just VR and AR, but even just putting something.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most people know VR and AR as if kind of something in the last five years. We've just done one in Bologna in Italy. I don't know if you realize, 82 percent of universities have tried VR and AR. It seems like more of a non-starting issues with all of 3D, not just VR and AR, but even just putting something. Alan: It's true.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2019

Me participating at the press conference of Rome Reborn, in Italy. The company is based in Bloomington, Indiana and has the mission of creating engaging AR and VR applications about the world’s cultural heritage sites and monuments. We succeeded in recruiting him to apply his software to ancient Rome. Class II includes ca.

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