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HTC Applies for ‘Vive Eclipse’ Trademark in New Zealand

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It was first theorized that the name Vive Focus was intended for the upcoming standalone Vive headset confirmed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference. It came to light via the Dutch publication Lets Go Digital that HTC has also applied for a trademark for the name ‘Vive Eclipse’ in New Zealand.

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Post-Pandemic, Augmented Reality Serves Entertainment With Its Re-Emergence

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Most people don’t know augmented reality was first created and tested in the late 1960s: by a Harvard professor, with a wired head-mounted display. As in-person events and conference panels went virtual, AR activations emerged to entertain and entice.

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Acer Reveals ‘ConceptD OJO’ 4K Windows VR Headset

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Revealed during the company’s annual “next@acer” conference earlier today, the headset will launch alongside their new professional computer lineup, ConceptD. A new chapter for creativity: Introducing #ConceptD , our new brand of premium desktops, notebooks, monitors, head-mounted displays & gadgets designed for professional creators.

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Meta To Show 'Near Retinal' Resolution Varifocal Headset Prototype At SIGGRAPH

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The 'Retinal-resolution Varifocal VR' headset is described as follows: We develop a virtual reality head-mounted display that achieves near retinal resolution with an angular pixel density up to 56 pixels per degree, supporting a wide range of eye accommodation from 0 to 4 diopter (i.e.,

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Apple MR Headset to Release in January, Kuo Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Kuo described the upcoming Apple as being “the most complicated product Apple has ever [designed]” and that rival firms may imitate the head-mounted display (HMD), sparking industry growth. He called Apple “a game-changer for the headset industry.”.

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

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Augmented Reality Definition Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that overlays digital content (graphics, text, audio, and video) on real-world images using mobile devices, PCs, or glasses, which have an integrated camera and specialized software (Papagiannis, 2017). 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake. Jaimini and M.

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Apple Reportedly Delays MR Headset ahead of WWDC

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Apple will likely announce its anticipated mixed reality (MR) device in the spring of this year, ahead of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, reports show. He added that the Cupertino-based firm developed a prototype for the head-mounted display, with a few developers testing the experimental models.

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