Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The new division aims to address a wide range of sectors including automotive, gaming consoles, data centers, telecom, and others that could benefit from tailored silicon solutions. Sony's custom OS would not be much of a challenge for NVIDIA." "NVIDIA was in the first Xbox, and in PlayStation 3. . "NVIDIA

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Of course, this is still a research project, so, for instance, it works only with green light (I mean, there is also a prototype with all three RGB colors, but it is bigger and only sits on a desk), and there is no hardware on the glasses (no SOC, no tracking cameras, etc…). Google acquires North. Sony Dreams adds PSVR support.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

The ring should have a double purpose: on one end, it should act as a health sensor, able to track heart data like a smartwatch; on the other end, it should act as a controller to be used in conjunction with XR glasses. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

The first bit to point out, of course, is that 90% of startups in any industry fail. Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy. million).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

I’m a man, so of course, I don’t cry, but “a friend of mine” had his eyes become very wet while watching it. I’m of course referring to the Dead and Buried demo showcased at OC5. A lot of data that will be very useful to Facebook to create its Live Maps functionality. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Available today on both Rift and Gear VR, it positions players as hackers in a cyberpunk futuristic environment where they must retrieve data from some of the world’s most secure networks. But nothing on Vive or Google’s Daydream yet.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

This is the first day of this sunny season (if you live in my same hemisphere of course), and I hope that you won’t have any Summertime Sadness like Lana Del Rey, but you all will enjoy the sun, have some relax, and forget for a moment all the hard times we are living in. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Happy VR Summer!

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.” billion in 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

More info (Use Google Translate). When I interviewed Facebook’s Sean Liu , he told me that 2019 was an inflection point for VR, and the data around us seems to confirm this statement. Google Chrome now supports WebAR. More info (Google Chrome 81 supports AR) More info (Nicolò Carpignoli’s initiative). Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

But this could also have the same unpleasant consequences that happened to Oculus: Bytedance is another company known to harvest as much data as possible from its apps , and for sure will want to continue this trend in XR too. Recently it has even changed its privacy policy to report that it can collect biometric data from its users.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. The Quest 2 is expected to have 8–9M units sold in 2021 (and this is compatible with the estimated sales data we have now), while the new device should sell 18–20M units in 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Developers have also included support for the FreeD protocol , which provides camera positional data for XR providers, in a bid to expand the availability of solutions to users. The new solution allows extended reality (XR) studios to create virtual production content while cutting costs and boosting ease of use.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Of course, like everything regarding Apple, these are just rumors. It is the home country of Sony, so PlayStation VR and Meta itself have clearly expressed its interest in penetrating the market. According to Upload that has reviewed them, the glasses are not bad , but they, of course, carry all the problems of present-time AR (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Through comprehensive media services (mainly including media coverage, expert consultation, data research, and event and public relation management), it helps entrepreneurs with idea incubation, financing, strategy consultation, and publicity. and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

There has been outrage periodically over the course of the year regarding timed-exclusives, subsidized developments, and closed platform ecosystems. With the announcement of the VR Association , a collective that includes Oculus, HTC, Sony, Google, and many others, we might be getting closer to that open VR ecosystem so many people desire.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

That is without Sony making any effort to prevent non PS4 users from using it. The iVRy Driver creator speculates that Sony has likely encrypted the signals to prevent use across any non-PlayStation device. To boot, the developer says anyone Googling “will PSVR2 work on Windows?” Then the controllers etc.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Of course I’m talking about a potential AR glass, the iGlass , that could so exploit the computational power of the phone without needing a cable to be connected to it. Microsoft has released more specifications for its upcoming XBOX Series X, and from these data is clearly possible to see that it will be compatible with VR headsets.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In the VR industry it’s hard to find good data on the number of headsets sold, and even harder to find data on the number of actual active users. This week Resolution Games—which is in a good position to have insight into the figure—offered up an interesting data point.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of course, it would be almost 600 years before the birth of modern VR technology and VR headsets). They created many VR devices including, the Data Glove, the EyePhone, and the Audio Sphere. Data glove and high-resolution goggles were used to view the experience. 2014 was an exciting year for the VR community.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Now let’s dig into the best news!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Every year since when I entered VR, someone says that “this will be the year of VR” and then of course this never happens. And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Only a minimum of the data should be shared with the online servers and most of them should be handled locally; the applications and the communications should be secure; the user must have all the control among what data of his/hers gets shared and what not. More info (Use Google Translate). Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Accompanying this will be persistent, stateful geographic Assets and Data, some static, others interactive with behaviors of their own.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

So where can we turn in an effort to get the most accurate data about VR headset sales expectations? To the companies that are making the headsets, of course. Sony – PlayStation VR. SEE ALSO Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach "Many Hundreds of Thousands". Google – Daydream. Facebook – Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

In this first post we will be describing what OpenVR is, what it may be useful for and finally, we will go through a little OpenVR application to demo some of the core functionality of the API in what respects to interacting with a VR system (get connected devices, get tracking data, etc). And the same happens with OpenVR!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard VR viewers are convenient and universal, because they work with practically any modern mobile phone. The phone slots into the viewer and you download compatible apps from the app store on your phone, either the iOS App Store or Android’s Google Play. Daydream View.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 26, 2017

Then consider their platforms, made by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Then look at the names of the best sellers: Job Simulator , Tilt Brush , Google Earth, Raw Data , Land’s End , Onward , etc. Notice anything about them? They’re all from well-established IPs, beloved for years and evoking hype from their titles alone.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

VR, of course, is a different beast, or so I tell myself. And to explain at least a small portion of this sudden success, I’m going to look at another piece of technology at the time, Sony’s Playstation 2. Did Sony’s Playstation 2 cause DVD players to become a breakout technological hit? Of course not. That’s impressive.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Google searches are very revealing. These are a common “Sony type” called BXP-01 used in many digital cameras. Pimax also mentions using a higher specification IMU with a faster data capture rate. dimensions (mm): W29.9

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

All of these things together create an immersive experience that you cannot get at home and he won’t be able to get it home ever because as the home technology gets better and better of course the location-based entertainment is going to get better and better as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

All of these things together create an immersive experience that you cannot get at home and he won’t be able to get it home ever because as the home technology gets better and better of course the location-based entertainment is going to get better and better as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company.

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