The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

While you wait to see what is going to happen, I strongly suggest you read my latest article which is basically a mini-book that gives you many insights into what happens behind the curtains when a social VR platform is being built. remove VR from VRChat), but I don’t think Apple would make such a stupid move.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2022

Probably also the big guys of XR are on vacation because this week we have very little interesting news about things happened in our ecosystem. So… don’t expect this to be my best roundup ever… . Top news of the week. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Some articles on the metaverse. Input Mag).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2023

women’s team, Snapchat is introducing the first-of-its-kind USWNT Team Tracker Lens that will give you and other fans the ability to track the team’s stats, stay up-to-date on the latest news, learn fun facts about the players, and receive real-time updates on games. Soccer App Integration : Post U.S. Soccer App.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

I’m writing this roundup of news with a huge headache and a real will to sleep, so forgive me if there are some errors. Top news of the week. HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. More info (New products by HTC) More info (Sam Watts claiming to be interested in the Face Tracker).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Top news of the week. Other relevant news. More info (Shopify’s room planning prototype) More info (Twitter thread with technical details about the app). Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the new CTO of Meta, has debunked the rumor spread by Brad Lynch about Project Cambria launching without controllers. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And since our love is for immersive realities, let’s celebrate it with this roundup of the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week. This week we had a bunch of news, that seem quite unrelated, that show us how Facebook is working on its plan to become the dominant force in future technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

And what is a better way of celebrating my blog’s birthday than writing a new fantastic roundup of the best XR news of the week? Top news of the week (Image by VRChat) VRChat Android Alpha is now live After the announcement a few months ago, VRChat has finally launched its mobile Android version in alpha. This seems good.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Top news of the week. I have to admit that at least Zuck tried to do this in the best way possible : he has taken full responsibility for the problems in a video call where he announced the layoffs and has offered a good severance package for people going away. Other relevant news. It is going to be suuuuuuper interesting!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Top news of the week. More info (News on Upload) More info (News on Engadget). Other relevant news. After many weeks of teasing, HTC is finally ready to unveil its new headset at CES. Resolution Games just had its own event during which it announced many pieces of news about its games. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Top news of the week. We have new rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. Other relevant news. The news was Tweeted by the co-founder of Zesty, a WebXR immersive ads provider. The news was reported everywhere, but it seems we declared this project dead too soon. News worth a mention. Image by Epic Games).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It’s December, the month of Christmas, the holidays, and New Year’s Eve! But while you wait for the days in which you can relax a bit, enjoy this collection of the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week. Other relevant news. Sony has just announced a new affordable tracking system.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

This newsletter is happening one day after because on Sunday I was traveling, so I had to spend my Monday reading online articles for this roundup while I still was confused about the time of the day and the night. Luckily, we had not huge news about XR this week, so my work has been a little easier. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all of you that are fathers! Top news of the week. I don’t know if it is true or only a rumor, but if it happens, this is huge news for virtual reality. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Image by Roblox).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week. (PS This deprecation includes the Mixed Reality Portal app, and Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR and Steam VR Beta.” I found it a very inspiring article, very different from the others I usually read. And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

Top news of the week. David Heaney has written a good article on Upload VR where he tries to hypothesize what could this group of people work on, but in the end, he has no idea as well of what can be the most probable outcome. Other relevant news. Image by Facebook). And honestly speaking, I think they have no idea as well.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

Top news of the week. Since he continues changing the year of this prediction of his, please take this news with many kilos of grains of salt. Other relevant news. I found the news a bit worrisome because Facebook currently owns the most used hardware, and is acquiring all the studios creating the best content for the headsets.

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Upload VR

APRIL 20, 2024

Here's our latest news roundup. With VR hardware, Pimax revealed two new wired PC VR headsets - Crystal Light and Crystal Super. Othergate confirms its adding two-handed swords, new localization options, a 'Nightmare' difficulty tier with the max player level being raised to 60 and bHaptics native support.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Top news of the week. The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. Other relevant news. HTC’s new headset gets leaked. News worth a mention. Some news on the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Well, good for you that are going to read this text Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Meta’s XR roadmap unveiled The Verge’s Alex Heath has been able to gather information about an internal meeting that happened at Meta, in which the management informed the employees about the roadmap of the upcoming XR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Since it’s very late, I’m also making it a bit shorter than usual, but you will still find here all the news you need to know. And you will also find here a fantastic giveaway of SAM&MAX , which you will discover in the Friends section of this article. I hope we will meet there and have fun together!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

No big news this week, but expect thousands of boxes and reviews coming out from tomorrow on. Top news of the week. Many partner stores like Best Buy have already received hundreds of boxes and are ready to start selling the headset from tomorrow. Other relevant news. NVIDIA takes Cloud XR to AWS and reveals other news.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Top news of the week. The big news of this week is that Bytedance has reportedly acquired VR headsets manufacturer Pico. The big news of this week is that Bytedance has reportedly acquired VR headsets manufacturer Pico. The two companies have not publicly confirmed the deal yet (so take this news with a grain of salt).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Top news of the week. Other relevant news. Facebook has unveiled new details on the research it is performing on the UX of the AR glasses of the future. News worth a mention. After the news went viral, Microsoft has clarified that it was just “a translation bug” and that Xbox is not adding VR support at the moment.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I know that in these crazy war moments probably we all are a bit less interested in the news about XR, but this is my job, so today you can find here the new weekly roundup I prepared for you, as usual. I really hope for the best for all people that are in this awful situation. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This has been a week full of interesting news. Top news of the week. Soon a demo of it for Quest 2 will be released on App Lab, but this demo is meant to shine with Project Cambria Zuckerberg is still committed to the Metaverse. Other relevant news. Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

If you want to watch the video of the recording, you can find it here: And now, let’s start speaking about the best AR/VR news of the week! Top news of the week. The most viral XR article of the week has been an interview that Mark Zuckerberg had with The Verge. Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Is snow following me? Anyway, let’s have a look at the most relevant XR news of the past week! Top news of the week (Image by Varjo) Varjo has announced the XR-4 headset Finnish company Varjo has just announced its latest device: Varjo XR-4, a very high-end mixed reality headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This week came with two great pieces of news for me. The second one is that we of New Technology Walkers have just launched our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded for Vive Focus 3. Top news of the week. The final amazing news of the week is that the Tokyo Game Show will be held in virtual reality this year. Image by iQiYi).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 5, 2019

Xiaomi has not confirmed nor denied this news , since it has not answered to my request on the topic. Everything contained in this article may be refuted , or could be true only in part. I’m publishing it because the source of this news is very reliable. So, I’m sure that the news is true at least in part.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This great October in VR has not finished yet, and we have still to hear the big news from Facebook in a few days. That said, let’s see what have been the most interesting pieces of AR and VR news of the week…. Top news of the week. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Image leaked from Oculus runtime).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

I’m doing my best to work, and I don’t want you to miss this appointment with my news roundup, so I’ve prepared it the same… I just warn you that my usual commentaries will be shorter this time. Top news of the week. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Some articles on the metaverse. Send me hugs.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The hardware to be launched at the event had already been totally leaked We had no unexpected major VR game announced , nor news on GTA or Assassin’s Creed VR Most pieces of news were already been announced o r were not that relevant. Some of them, like the new avatars, were much worse than expected.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Before starting with the XR news of the week, let me propose to you an interesting opportunity. Top news of the week. This news came as totally unexpected: it is very weird that a price of an electronic product gets raised 2 years after its release because usually, it is the opposite to happen. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Top news of the week. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Other relevant news. This is anyway good news. Image by Apple).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR. Let me briefly tell you what have been in my opinion the 5 top pieces of XR news to keep an eye on from this event.

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