The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. What I discovered instead was that Valve had finally announced its flagship VR game, called “Half Life: Alyx” on Twitter! Can’t wait to share it with all of you!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

Pico has sent me one Pico G2 4K Enterprise headset and guess what, I ‘m writing a full review here for you! On the front of the device, you can see the 16MPixel RGB camera , that has been added to the G2 4K model so that it can be used in some enterprise applications (more on this later on in the article). Right side. Right side.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Well, after that article, I discovered that the CTO of MeLeap , the company behind HADO, is one of my readers! :O Her graphics workstation is far more impressive than my laptop in my home office. What is Meleap? O He contacted me and of course I asked him to have an interview with me regarding his job in LBAR. in Tokyo.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I’m finally finding some time to write a few articles that I have left back from my journey to Silicon Valley to attend AWE US. So she’s opted for offering glasses that are devoted only to one purpose but do it very well. Here you are my experience with them! Tilt Five launch video.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. You know well that I’ve been at SXSW , but, shame on me, I haven’t stayed a few days more to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The sad news is: it was not a meaningful event for announcements.

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Ryan Schultz

APRIL 28, 2024

Many people are already talking about the death of the Apple Vision Pro…what’s the real story? So, what’s really going on? I decided to do a little digging to see what’s going on, and what it might mean for Apple and the AVP. First the analysts said AVP was supply-limited to 180k units.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 23, 2022

Under the username DanEricksonMDR , the Los Angeles-based film and television writer talked about working with Severance director Ben Stiller and the talented cast, (vaguely) answered burning fan questions, and offered some insight on what's to come for the show. And the rest probably do too!). You're welcome. Page 197 slaps.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

More info (News on VentureBeat) More info (News on Road To VR) More info (Article by Robert Scoble with its point of view) More info (Article by Fink & Mikenseer with their point of view). Top news of the week. Image by Martin Hajek, from iDropNews). Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. Other relevant news.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 23, 2021

We're looking for writers with a true passion for the technology we cover, a deep understanding of what's out there and a thirst for more knowledge. Systems/Laptops (US-only). What I need is a writing sample that demonstrates your ability to talk about any one of these topics. News/Pipeline (Mobile). Networking.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

In my article about the craziest XR devices out there , I mentioned Ekto VR , the shoes that let you walk in real life to walk in virtual reality. After that article, Brad Factor, the CEO of EktoVR, contacted me to tell me that there have been a lot of updates in the device since the last time I tried them. Hello, Brad. How is life?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s Monday again, so it’s time for a new roundup of the coolest AR and VR news of the week! But before digging into the news, let me invite you all to the latest work that we of VRrOOm have developed: a new social XR immersive music experience from the French legendary composer Jean-Michel Jarre! The most bullish of them is, of course, Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I hope that this way, even if you lost the announcements from CES, you can catch up with all the most important ones by just reading a single article. As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! — VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022. Further references.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

As this article is an ambitious, multi-act tale, we’d probably call this “The Exposition” How did the channels made it to this list, and what we will be looking for in our upcoming lists? Categories: Old/Obscure Hardware Configs, Performance Benchmarks and Analysis . Production. 10: 32 Megabytes.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fasten your seatbelts because today I’m going to publish for you an amazing new tutorial, this time on Oculus Spatial Anchors, a new experimental feature added to the Oculus SDK. With it, you will be able to add persistent virtual objects in an exact place of your physical world. Let me tell you everything you need to know about them!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The event kicks off at 10 am PDT and you can watch it here: [link] Besides Apple, very soon you will also discover new info about our game Hitmotion: Reloaded … this is more interesting than Apple glasses that may revolutionize all the XR sector of course… so stay tuned! May he rest in peace. Top news of the week. Image by Basti465).

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RealVision VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Here’s one rough example that was on my laptop, so let’s make do. Obervations; 2D image – download it by clicking the header image in this article. How hard is it for someone to come up with a further refinement of the good old Si2k Mini stereo rig to create a back to back 360 capture solution?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

It doesn’t contain 100% the information of the written article, but it’s a very good summary. The stereotype of the Chinese company is all about doing things with cheap manufacturing and terrible aesthetics. Nreal shows that this stereotype is false and that Chinese companies can also do something good-looking.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Like its predecessors, the screen is detachable from the base, so you can use it like a laptop or like a tablet. We really like the looks of new Surface Book, screen, and features, but what the hell is going on with hardware they are using? Microsoft Pulls an Apple: Surface 4 Pro and Surface Book.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

I’m pretty busy lately, so I’m writing very slowly my articles from AWE … but even if slowly, I’m keeping going forward. What surprised me is that, exactly like the North Star devices that I tried at the house of my friend Noah Zerkin, this headset looked a bit 3D printed, too. Which ones?

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VRWorld

AUGUST 7, 2021

Most modern laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles and other devices feature an SD card slot of one shape or the other. If you have an old digital camera, its maximum storage capacity might be limited to a 2 GB SD card, so keep this in mind. Overview of SD Card Types. The SD is an abbreviation for “Secure Digital”.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

When we VR people talked in the communities, our common statement was “We’re doing everything we can to survive” Now the situation is totally different, and many companies can live by just doing immersive realities project s. I hoped that that comparison was dead in 2018, but it seems that it still has lots of fans.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

What's old is new again. Is this really what it takes to convince people to pay for $1,000-plus phones?," While I'm still not comfortable with a world where phones are on par price-wise with laptops, I do think including the S Pen with the S22 Ultra was a wise move. The S22 Ultra, by contrast, is all business.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

He drops in to talk about how XR is taking old ideas and breathing new life into them. He is the out-of-home location-based entertainment expert, and he’s what’s coming up next. How do you put people in those masks without having to sterilize all of the devices? In this episode coming up is Kevin Williams.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

He drops in to talk about how XR is taking old ideas and breathing new life into them. He is the out-of-home location-based entertainment expert, and he’s what’s coming up next. How do you put people in those masks without having to sterilize all of the devices? In this episode coming up is Kevin Williams.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And wow, what a year. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. Alex: That's one way to start a podcast.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And wow, what a year. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. Alex: That's one way to start a podcast.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

He drops in to talk about how XR is taking old ideas and breathing new life into them. He is the out-of-home location-based entertainment expert, and he's what's coming up next. How do you put people in those masks without having to sterilize all of the devices? In this episode coming up is Kevin Williams. Let's show everybody.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Alan: Well, I figured since we're about to end 2020, and I also figure that since this is our 150th episode, I would crack a beer while we record this episode, because what a year we have had. And wow, what a year. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. Alex: That's one way to start a podcast.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2021

To discover all of this, I have tried Workrooms these days with the people at New Technology Walkers (especially with Massimiliano Ariani , that has helped me with this review) to do meetings and to work in VR. Here follows what has been my experience with it. Is it possible to use it in place of Zoom as Zuck hints?

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Headjack

MAY 30, 2016

What we needed was a consistent folder structure which we had to stick to. This is what we came up with: We have our RAW FOOTAGE folder where we dump all the files that come from our cams. We started Purple Pill VR with two people and an idea. Things are moving fast, and keep moving faster as the VR market is picking up speed.

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Headjack

AUGUST 23, 2016

A while ago we wrote an article covering the basics of live streaming 360 degree video to VR headsets. That article was written after we were asked to build a VR app capable of playing a 360º live stream, which taught us a lot, but meant we did not have to do the stressful work of setting up the cameras and keeping the live stream in the air.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s years that I read about the “nits” of AR displays and why they should be meaningful for outdoor AR, but I never truly understood what they meant. It was about time to change that and to understand what is a “nit” and how it does relate to the other measurements of lights, like lux, lumens, and candelas.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2022

The central part of what you see is perfectly fine, but when you move your head, you can spot that something is “moving” and distorting in your peripheral view, and this is quite distracting. Let me tell you something about all of them! Varjo XR-3. Varjo XR-3 is considered the gold standard for pass-through augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Some immersive games will be available at launch: Game Room, What the Golf?, Probably What The Golf will become the game of the year 2024… I’m of course super excited for this launch because the hype created by this headset can reinvigorate the whole XR ecosystem. The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! This way, by reading this article, you are sure you have not missed any one of the announcements made there. Meta Quest Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

Worldwide cases of COVID-19, at the time I’m writing this article. With just two headsets, I can do almost everything: standalone VR, PC VR and some kind of AR. Don’t forget what a headset needs… With the headset, remember carrying also the various accessories , like the cables (e.g. I hate working from home.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

What came out is a very fascinating and inspiring interview, where Alvin provides some insights about how mankind may change in the future. Then since I like to ask this question to you every time, let me do it immediately. And I’m very curious, what is this book and why have you decided to write it? That’s good.

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