Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 8, 2018

Magic Leap finally materializes into a product some of us can actually buy, yet the real test will be whether developers take the bait. There are plenty of players like Microsoft HoloLens and DAQRI which consistently deliver not only cool demos, but real use-cases for holographic Mixed Reality Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. DreamWalker: created by Microsoft researchers Jackie Yang, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Andrew D. Wilson, Image courtesy Microsoft Research.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 has been teased. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Other relevant news. Pimax and Varjo are ready to announce new headsets.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But that’s really a stepping stone towards AR’s fully actualized self which of course is head-worn. It’s also the topic of an ARtillery Briefs episode (video & takeaways below). For example, Microsoft is down and Magic Leap is up, which flips their previous positioning.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Capture photos and videos, listen to music, and take calls with the new Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. Ray-Ban Stories allows you to capture photos as well as 30-second video clips thanks to a pair of built-in 5MP cameras. Let’s dive into this exciting piece of hardware, shall we?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

The first huge leak we had this week was a full unboxing video of the device. This time was not some hotel employees finding some random Quest boxes, but a n anonymous guy uploading the unboxing video on Reddit. The video was later republished by “VR Panda” on Twitter. That’s fantastic news for all Unity XR developers!

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2021

Unlike Microsoft or Magic Leap’s approach—which have traded some bulkiness for greater capabilities—Snap is taking a form-over-function approach by starting with a form-factor that consumers would find reasonable, even if that means paring down some of its capabilities.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Of course, this is an acquisition to work on a long-term vision, not short-term releases. Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. This week we had a full reveal of the headset, the controller, and the computational unit in a video that reveals all their external details.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

Of course, some people from all over the world made some tricks to buy it anyway. For the launch of the device, Tim Cook shared a promotional video where you can see part of the manufacturing process of the Vision Pro, and it is pretty cool. So at launch, there will be 150 3D videos on Apple TV.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Magic Leap VP Product Marketing and Developer Programs, Lisa Watts, presented the Auggie for Best Enterprise solution to Avataar. Microsoft Principal Program Manager, Shelley Peterson, presented the award for Best Societal impact, saying that “our finalists have demonstrated that they are building a kinder world.”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. The Future of Magic Leap After Ross Rosenberg was appointed Magic Leap’s CEO in October 2023, the company has since focused on its enterprise roadmap for 2024; targeting its XR devices towards enterprise and industrial clients.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

Steinerman noted that Spaital started as a platform solely available on XR headsets such as Microsoft’s HoloLens and the Magic Leap. Steinerman gave the example of a mini golf course or a stylized cityscape race track. You want to go with your friends. We’re hoping you know to be a part of that conversation.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 13, 2018

The most obviously useful functionality of these devices is the ability to do video calls on a “you see what I see” basis. When I tried Microsoft Remote Assist with the HoloLens back in May at Microsoft Build I was able to “repair” a complex electrical panel in a matter of minutes. efficiencies.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

But this is no animated video and I’m not watching this on a screen. Check out this short “flattie” video showcasing the 1st WXR Pitch Showcase, held in VR. The founders received a Microsoft mixed reality headset and are currently enrolled in the WXR Mentorship Program beta. — Sarah Hill (@SarahMidMO) January 6, 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

There is also a video version of this article if you prefer watching videos to reading text! Dynamic generative applications The lightbulb in my brain powered on by reminding my interview with the amazing John Gaeta (when he still was at Magic Leap). Something so cool I could try and fail big. And then I had an idea.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

When Magic Leap One was revealed, Rony Abovitz stated he was already working on Magic Leap Two and Three, for instance; Facebook believes a lot in having avatars that truly represent ourselves in XR , and it is a field in which they will invest a lot. Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference. Absolutely Not.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Image courtesy Microsoft. The hope of course is that AR Headsets will eventually shrink enough to be rightfully called AR glasses, but in the meantime, don’t let anyone try to sell you “AR glasses” which are really just smartglasses. Examples of AR Headsets: Microsoft HoloLens. Magic Leap One.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. We all know that Magic Leap is in big trouble, and it seems that one of the paths it is trying to follow to exit the quicksands is trying to get more developers onboard. Image by Microsoft). More info (Use Google Translate). Are we at an inflection point for VR?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

Considering that Microsoft owns part of Facebook, this wouldn’t sound impossible to me, even if I thought that Xbox would have been compatible with WMR headsets. Vive Video 6 DOF Lite is now available. The one that caught more my attention is the official release of the “Vive Video 6 DOF Lite” mode. nReal answers to Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

So it seems that the user will be able to see the videos he/she is recording, with the actual AR filters already applied in real-time. Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. It seems that this test has been a success, and so now Microsoft has won now a bigger contract to carry on the project: $21.88B (!!)

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Some days ago, I published on Youtube the video of my unboxing of the Realmax Qian glasses. RealMax Qian Video Review. I have prepared a cool video review about the RealMax Qian , talking about how it is in all its aspects, and showing some through-the-lenses footage. Are you ready to discover more about Realmax Qian?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

It will be possible to shoot 4K videos of the augmented applications, body tracking has been improved , and the system will be able to perform better environment understanding The new ARKit features will be used by a new tool provided by Apple for all its iPhone users: RoomPlan. I think the news is the final nail in the HoloLens coffin.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

And once you decide to sell a premium product, of course, the price becomes super-high and unaffordable for all normal people. With Gear VR, you use your phone to experience VR apps, but your phone is a device that has to do a bazillion things (handle calls, messages, videos, VR, etc…), so it has to be good for lots of use.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2023

Of course, for mainstream adoption, we need much more than that. Once, this technology was available only to dedicated expensive glasses like HoloLens and Magic Leap, but now that Qualcomm has integrated them in Spaces, we are going to see it very soon also in consumer-ish AR glasses connected to the phone.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Companies like Varjo, Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, Lenovo, and HTC VIVE have entered the industrial XR space to create solutions tailored to professionals with complex requirements. Workers must report incidents to specialists as quickly as possible to correct the course of a business.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2018

We are in the days of the Magic Leap hype : developers that have bought it are posting videos everywhere and every one of us is trying to understand if the device is valuable or not. So, here you are my editorial regarding Magic Leap. So, here you are my editorial regarding Magic Leap.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The 10-week course instructed aviation staff on using its Manifest platform. Trainees could use Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap headsets, as well as tablets and smartphones for the platform. With the immersive kit, workers could overlay manuals, holograms, and video guides on physical aircraft repair walkthroughs.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

If the Reverb will actually switch to 4 cameras, it may be that either Microsoft is going to release a new reference design featuring 4 tracking cameras, or that HP is going to its own route because WMR has died. Boneworks has used very well some gameplay videos on the popular Node Youtube channel. This is something worth discovering.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Youtuber Mike VR Oasis has also published a video of the passthrough vision from the Index. If you have a recent phone, you can select the lipstick that you wish and see the image from your front camera updated automatically so that to let you preview how you look with that lipstick on (of course, I looked fantabulous!).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And since I’m here, of course I’m spending also some time to try some cool stuff before the exhibition starts on the 19 th (after that, I will be forced to stay at my booth). And there are booths of many important companies : Lenovo, Microsoft, HP, Huawei, GoPro, etc… so this event has cool stuff to showcase. I liked it a lot.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2018

Of course, Zuck, Barra & the others do not want you to apply this procedure, because if all Rift owners won’t buy the Santa Cruz, this will make them lose a lot of money. This is a video of me playing in the garden to make all of you envious! So, go on only if you are brave enough. That’s awesome!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

If we talk about compatible devices, we all have a smartphone that can do AR, we all have watched on some social media short video selfies with some AR effects on. This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Magic Leap will meet its fate.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Matsuda himself subsequently began working in AR following the film's release, leading design teams at both Leap Motion (now Ultraleap) and Microsoft. Over the course of the three-day media tour in Tokyo, the company presented me with a litany of those ideas in an almost overwhelming fashion.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Keep in mind that Magic Leap One has a diagonal FOV of 50° and you realize why the word “only” is between quotes. The hand tracking was fabulous as always thanks to Leap Motion and its Orion tracking. Probably Shadow Creator took inspiration from Microsoft device when designing it. This camera is so little!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Of course, this option is hidden from all of us, so probably the secret user is a beta-tester of this functionality that leaked it. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Even if they are not general-purpose glasses like Hololens or Magic Leap, these glasses feature inside so many technological innovations that made all we of the tech communities fall in love with them, and with their creator Jeri Ellsworth. Top news of the week.

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