The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! Microsoft has killed it (after having basically abandoned it) because it had to perform a spending review given the bad economic conditions. On the occasion of International Women’s day, it has been released on App Lab, so you are finally able to try it.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 21, 2018

Since 2015, Google Expeditions has brought students to places like the Burj Khalifa, Antarctica, and Machu Picchu with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). She also regularly writes for Fast Company, Ars Technica, Quartz, Wired and others. And that, in fact, is the ultimate goal of any transformative technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

Ten days ago, I revealed to you that I was going to Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW, one of the most important events about creativity and technology in the USA. The event hasn’t been held physically for 2 years because of the coronavirus, and it is finally back in Austin Texas just now. Going SXSW. SXSW Logo (Image by SXSW).

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The serial entrepreneur had been in discussions with Pearson for the better part of a year to acquire the company’s VR and AR assets. Whether on the assembly line or in human resources training, companies are turning to virtual and augmented reality in ways that consumer buyers haven’t.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunity to completely unload on Mark Zuckerberg's social media conglomerate, now known as Meta, while speaking with Emily Chang of Bloomberg. He also says Facebook Portal , Meta's video calling device, "wasn't a big idea."

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The new iPhone X has its screen, 3-D sensors, and dual 60fps cameras designed for AR video games and other more-practical uses such as measuring digital objects in real world spaces. Few months ago, Apple released a development tool called ARKit that enabled developers to add AR capabilities to their apps.

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VRWorld

JULY 20, 2017

ODG AR products use Qualcomm ARM-based Snapdragons, which is the same path Vuzix uses even though Intel unceremoniously exited the strategic partnership with Vuzix, just 18 months into relationship. While Glass 2.0 The post Intel Dismisses IoT for Augmented and Virtual Reality appeared first on VR World.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 23, 2019

If you haven’t done enough this week to honor our planet you can get some belated Earth Day action this weekend at the annual EarthXConference in Dallas, Texas — and, if you can’t get there in person, streaming online and on its YouTube channel. Bloom, an immersive experience by PXLabs. Image courtesy EarthX.).

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Robert Scoble

JANUARY 11, 2022

That there is a new unserved market for VR/AR companies: focused around people that are sitting down to do a variety of high-engagement tasks. Former Apple/Microsoft exec Linda Stone told me that was coming back when I worked at Microsoft 17 years ago. Here we are. What is the conclusion?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I mean, that’s where the money has to be made, both for end users and the AR/VR companies themselves. AR/VR happens to offer a solution to a lot of their pain points. Alan: We’re seeing– starting to see some some new technologies, like VR and AR, that are starting to bridge that gap. Pretty impressive.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I mean, that's where the money has to be made, both for end users and the AR/VR companies themselves. AR/VR happens to offer a solution to a lot of their pain points. Alan: We're seeing-- starting to see some some new technologies, like VR and AR, that are starting to bridge that gap. And we listen to their pain points.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I mean, that’s where the money has to be made, both for end users and the AR/VR companies themselves. AR/VR happens to offer a solution to a lot of their pain points. Alan: We’re seeing– starting to see some some new technologies, like VR and AR, that are starting to bridge that gap. Pretty impressive.

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