The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The evolution of technology. The evolution of VR is usually compared to the one of other technologies, like the web or mobile. Years pass by and technology shifts and market changes lead to a shuffle of the cards, and new market leaders arise. Let me show you why. No one can compete now. Let me show you what are some of them.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

XR solutions for transportation are equally growing with new investments – the industry’s relationship with XR and simulation technology is booming. Moreover, as shown during NVIDIA’s Omniverse showcase at GTC last month, all forms of spatial data are becoming valuable to businesses from management to training.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

Away from business analysts’ wildly varying estimations on how much virtual reality as a business segment is and/or will be worth, it’s very difficult to gauge just how well VR is doing as a technology outside of enthusiast communities. Again, somewhat surprisingly, the HTC Vive trails at 10% recognition among those polled.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. It is a next-gen tablet device that utilizes artificial intelligence and lightfield technology to immerse the users in a variety of 3D experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Top news of the week.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Resolution and data bandwidth requirements represent one of key obstacles that break the illusion of immersion in VR content. FOVAS claims to deliver ultra high-resolution (up to 100 Megapixel) quality VR video stream, while cutting data delivered by up to 70% overall. On the level of awareness, what does it means to look real?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. And this reaches all the way up to the major players. million).

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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 4, 2018

HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. From the talk, it is clear that HTC is betting a lot on these new technologies and envisions a future where all of us will wear these devices every day. tracking technology. Samsung S9. He has a point. It has a 5.8-inch

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Kevin also added that in terms of raising XR awareness for the general public, “I think it’s brilliant now,” he also remarked that while at CES, the enterprise space was bubbling with interest “not just with Vision Pro, but all sorts of other technologies and digital twins obviously being the pillar.”

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

It requires a close partnership deep at the engineering level to design the right optics, display technologies, sensors,” said Singh. ” The current count of Daydream-compatible phones includes Google Pixel and Pixel XL, Moto Z and Z Droid, Asus ZenFone AR, and ZTE Axon 7, with more to come from Samsung, LG, HTC, Mi, and Alcatel.

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VRScout

JULY 14, 2017

Code-named “Pacific” by an undisclosed source via Bloomberg Technology , this upcoming model looks to fill the gap between expensive, PC-driven VR headsets and cheaper mobile-powered versions. The idea is to focus on a standalone system that sacrifices power and cables in favor of a convenience and wireless functionality.

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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

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. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In a mission to make 360 video less terrible, the Seattle-based company has developed a number of technologies since they came out of stealth last December. With Pixvana SPIN, the company claims they can deliver up to 100 megapixel quality within the user’s field-of-view while cutting data delivered by up to 70% overall.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

MIT is partnering up with Bayview Labs and early stage VC firm the Seraph Group to launch a new accelerator dedicated to “Playful Technologies” such as VR and AR. which come under the scope of what they define as “Playful Technologies”. Tagged with: mit game lab.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

So, let’s look at the facts, the numbers and the data. Manufacturers are holding sales numbers close to their chest, and there isn’t much to ascertain from consumer data. Here’s some market data that does exist, all of which is relevant to 2016: According to Develop , 80% of consumers are unaware of VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. HTC – Vive. Samsung – Gear VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

We can understand this from the data of the sales of the games on the Quest store. But if Apple won’t abandon the project as Google did with Tango, and if companies like Samsung will start copying Apple (as it seems) in some years we could all have better phone-based augmented reality and 3D scanning may become a commodity. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Between leaks, announcements, and official info, we have had this week a glimpse of the future of Meta, which won’t be only about XR but will include also many other trending technologies like AI and 5G. An analysis of the job postings of Meta shows that the company is trying to add cellular data to its headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

The reason for such a decision would be that was impossible to create a glass that could be thin enough and that could contain all the desired technology (e.g. NVIDIA is going to showcase at SIGGRAPH a technology it has developed to implement foveated rendering in augmented reality glasses. It reminds me a bit of Varjo, but for AR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen , a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. For example, creating and processing 360 videos creates a lot of data. He also helped me in understanding how XR can be actually used in the traveling sector because he has made many experiments in this sense.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Further references.

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GizModo VR

MAY 6, 2021

A recently discovered vulnerability inside Qualcomm-produced phone chips could be exploited to gain access to data on affected devices, allowing an intruder to snoop on phone calls and text messages. Read more.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market are forecast to increase by 100% or more over each of the next four years, according to the latest update to the Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide from the International Data Corporation (IDC).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Japan is a country always devoted to innovation, and at the forefront in some technological fields like robotics. The price is $599, but to work the glasses should be tethered to a smartphone from Samsung or OnePlus, so the overall price of the whole system is well beyond $1000. Image by HTC). News worth a mention.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Without exception, everyone who hears about VR technology is interested on some level, and because of this and its many uses, some have already started using VR technology. Of course, it would be almost 600 years before the birth of modern VR technology and VR headsets). Intro to VR Development. .

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VRWorld

APRIL 20, 2017

Starting today, on April 20th we’re launching a new daily section covering the latest news from the world of technology. “Major NAND flash suppliers including Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and Toshiba have rolled out 64-layer 3D NAND flash products, said the sources. We hope you’ll enjoy them.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

Plus, as discussed a few weeks ago, our new detailed Analytics give you all the data you need to monitor employee performance in VR, as well as iterate and improve your apps. A great use case for VR technology! Unlike with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you don’t have to pack a large suitcase and spend hours setting up.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

Many transformative technologies are being developed right now as you are reading this article. It’s estimated that in the 2020’s these technologies will converge into a synergistic human man machine. Facebook is the technology empire to do this and fuel VR for the masses. Limitless Unfathomable Experiences.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Sounded good.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So we focused on the emerging consumer landscape and the emerging technology landscape, and make sure that the KT brand continues to be relevant not only today, but five or ten years from now. So we are focusing on looking at new business models and emerging technologies, then tying those to our strategy businesses.

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