The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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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. I also expect it to be consumer-oriented in China. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

The problem is that we had no idea about the release date for us western people because the device had been announced and released only in China. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). At GDC, the Oculus Go has been one of the main characters.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This has been the week of the OC6, but, believe it or not, I have been able to find some other interesting news that don’t regard Oculus. Image by Oculus). Oculus bets on Oculus Quest at OC6. Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Do you want to read them? Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This boils down to better eye-tracking – where you can trigger an action merely by directing your gaze at a specific spot, and better gesture recognition (in the demo, the device also scanned Julia’s hands, adjusting to their particular shape and size), rather than relying on the very specific “pinch” action which the original HoloLens relied upon.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Another interesting thing is that Pico is not copying Meta or Magic Leap in proposing inside-out tracked controllers : these ones still have a tracking ring. Pancake 1C: 1600×1600 resolution, 2,999 yuan ($444), preorder August 26, shipping September (China). You can now try games on the Oculus Store.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use. Shipping should happen in August of this year (2023).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Alan: What do you try it?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Alan: What do you try it?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is no point if you have face tracking and it doesn’t work well… and the positional tracking alone is very difficult to provide well even for established companies (only Oculus’s one is very fluid) In the video they say confusing things like “R&D is cheap now” (really? All of this for $450 and free shipping.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

I finally -- finally, after a year and a half -- I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Alan: What do you try it?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

This is a cool video of me unboxing the Nreal Light Devkit: I have to say that I loved unboxing this headset : while Nreal has not reached the mastery of packaging that Oculus has, it has done a great job: the external box is in a very elegant silver color, and the case of the glasses is small and beautiful.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I and my partner Gianni bought every new headset on the market : the Oculus Rift DK2, the Vive, the Rift CV1, the Gear VR, etc… We also went to almost every event we were invited to, even the smallest one (I remember once we went to a public plaza with like 7 people listening to our talk about VR…). The reasons?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

and in China as well. Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. and the east coast in China. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR. It’s a joint venture with Youku.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

If you were wondering, my journey to China has gone pretty well and many people liked HitMotion at WCVRI. Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. The Quest is selling well, and Oculus itself didn’t expect billions of sales. for breakfast a lot! Top news of the week. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

To summarize, these are its specifications: Qualcomm XR2 chipset 4K low-persistence 90 Hz Curved Display 3664 x 1920 resolution, 773 PPI 72Hz with support for 90Hz 98° FOV 6GB RAM (2133 Mhz) for the Pro model, 8GB for the Pro Eye Model 256GB storage Wi-Fi 6 connectivity USB-C 3.0 10 Years of Oculus. Meta plans AR glasses for 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

While the Cosmos is tailored at consumers, the just announced Vive Pro Eye is dedicated to enterprise customer s. It is a slightly improved Vive Pro, that features integrated eye tracking offered by Tobii. It will be something similar to the new Oculus Home. Everyone is hyped for the Quest (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. My duck-face while wearing Magic Leap One glasses. Maybe with eye-tracking, AI, 5G connection, and a battery that lasts all day.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

Antony recently traveled to the fourth annual VIVE Ecosystem Conference — VEC — in Shenzhen, China. You’ve got mobile phone-based AR, eye tracking set devices, taste experiments, hot and cold devices, thermal devices, and then tracking systems for motion capture, and of course, treadmills for omni-directional walking.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. Oculus has sold a couple million. Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. Oculus has sold a couple million. Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

Antony recently traveled to the fourth annual VIVE Ecosystem Conference -- VEC -- in Shenzhen, China. You've got mobile phone-based AR, eye tracking set devices, taste experiments, hot and cold devices, thermal devices, and then tracking systems for motion capture, and of course, treadmills for omni-directional walking.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

Antony recently traveled to the fourth annual VIVE Ecosystem Conference — VEC — in Shenzhen, China. You’ve got mobile phone-based AR, eye tracking set devices, taste experiments, hot and cold devices, thermal devices, and then tracking systems for motion capture, and of course, treadmills for omni-directional walking.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. We're not tied to Magic Leap. Oculus has sold a couple million. there's just all these tools.

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