The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And as I promised you, I’m sharing with you all my impressions , so you will feel as if you were here with me… Today I will talk with you about the WCVRI event, the RealMax AR glasses and the Droolon F1 eye tracking accessory! Me with a Droolon F1 inside an HTC Vive Cosmos! Is it really important? And… how is Nanchang?

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2017

Eye tracking experts SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) have collaborated with Valve to bring their technology to OpenVR. Eye tracking-enabled HTC Vive units are being shown at GDC 2017, as part of an R&D effort to integrate eye-tracking support into Valve’s OpenVR API.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2016

FOVE, the company behind the eponymous eye-tracking VR headset, today announced that they will be showing off a new industrial design at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH 2016 where attendees will have a chance to demo the new headset design themselves. FOVE’s new design showing Vive-like strap system. FOVE’s Journey.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2017

After hyping everyone up recently with a short teaser video, eye-tracking specialists Tobii have revealed more details and video examples their eye tracking in action at GDC, including integration with social VR application Rec Room. We called it “unnervingly effective” at the time and indeed it still is.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 31, 2016

SMI Talks Eye Tracking VR Applications & Foveated Rendering Sensomotoric Instruments (SMI) is a German-based eye tracking company who has released an eye tracking kit for the Oculus DK2 & Gear VR , and most recently for the HTC Vive.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 12, 2023

Following its Vive XR Elite reveal, HTC confirmed which games and apps will arrive during the headset’s launch window. Supporting mixed reality with color passthrough, the Vive XR Elite supports controller-free hand tracking, while an eye tracking and face tracking add-on is also planned. The Last Clockwinder.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 18, 2017

Tobii Expands Eye-Tracking Technology to Virtual Reality There’s a saying, “the eyes are the windows to the soul.” To date, Tobii’s technology has been used in certain games, such as Deux Ex: Machina Divided, to allow you to control the camera position with your eyes and set up your aim.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the meanwhile, in physical stores, clerks are preparing to provide demos during the launch weekend of February, 2nd. This Face Tracking add-on magnetically attaches to the facial interface of the device, and it adds to it both eye tracking and face tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

In v1 it was only possible to enhance the central part of the frame, while in this new version, VRSS integrates dynamic gaze tracking, and will be able to move its high-quality region so that to make it stay where the user is looking. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. Shariiing VR helps you in providing demos in VR.

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Peter Graham

JULY 26, 2019

With this in mind, Zerolight continually looks to optimise the software via the use of eye-tracking and heatmaps. Using a headset like the HTC Vive Eye, Zerolight can monitor where a customer is looking, what draws their attention and how long they may look at specific areas.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2023

One of the most important XR news from CES has been the reveal by HTC of the Vive XR Elite. In case you missed it, I can summarize it by saying that HTC launched a new Quest Pro competitor priced at $1100. Big kudos to HTC for this. The HTC Vive XR Elite has some of the best passthrough I have seen yet. Parts Recycling.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2018

Now with an innovative combination of VR and eye tracking technology, German optical systems manufacturer Zeiss is on a mission to change that. The VR demo lets users play a fun game of ping pong, only to quickly realize that simple things like ping pong aren’t quite so simple with impaired vision.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 3, 2024

Moreover, during the set-up process, Vision Pro users can customise “EyeSight,” the device’s eye-tracking system, showing what applications a caller uses during a remote collaboration session. Users can edit their persona with additional accessories like glasses for further customisation.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

HTC’s Quest Pro competitor is Vive XR Elite, shipping in February for $1100. HTC pitches Vive XR Elite’s passthrough as noticeably superior, with higher resolution and dynamic range. HTC is claiming an “up to 110 degree” field of view, but didn’t specify whether this is horizontal or diagonal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Just be sure to keep an eye on your e-mail to not miss it…. Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. Then, the price is a bit high , and this is very HTC.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Stepping into the closed off demo space at Microsoft’s MWC booth, I was greeted by a pretty familiar mock-up of a few tables and some art on the wall to make it feel like a tastefully decorated home office. Both demos had the headset at max brightness, which can be changed via a rocker switch on the left side.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 12, 2023

HTC is looking to differentiate itself in consumer VR with Vive XR Elite. Starting at $1100, the Vive XR Elite marks HTC’s initial effort to reclaim some of the consumer standalone VR market after retreating to focus on enterprises. The Maestro demo on Vive XR Elite showed a mix of hand and controller tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2019

I have tried its software in my office before going to Taiwan and then also had a live demo of some of its features in iStaging’s beautiful office. Apart from the demos, it has been also interesting talking with iStaging about the virtual tour business. Me doing a hands-on session with the Vive Pro Eye.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

I’ve used my eyes to interact with a virtual world before, but startup Neurable just enhanced that experience by reading my thoughts too. At SIGGRAPH this week the Boston-based startup is showing its modified HTC Vive which include EEG ( Electroencephalography ) sensors along the interior of the headstrap.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On the sensors side, there are 2 sensors for eye tracking and an additional sensor for face tracking. These sensors can be used to track what the user is doing, for instance, to provide better training. Eye tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit. Face tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2019

In Beijing, I have visited again my friends of 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leaders in eye tracking technologies. During my first visit , they showed me some cool prototypes: a prototypical eye tracking add-on for HoloLens and a prototypical Vive Focus with embedded eye tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Eye tracking solutions firm Tobii announced it had inked a major deal on Tuesday with US startup HeadVantage to provide athletes with cameras, sensors, and cutting-edge eye tracking technologies. Tobii’s solutions have also been widely used for Pico Interactive and HTC VIVE headsets.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2017

I had a chance to catch up with HTC’s Dan O’Brien , who is the Vive General Manager of America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. We talked about HTC’s emphasis of growing the ecosystem in 2017 with this new Vive Tracker, and what type of applications he expects that it will enable. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 19, 2024

It introduces new features never before shipped, and its visionOS fuses eye tracking and hand tracking for intuitive input with a unique take on the spectrum of immersion. Vision Pro's eye tracking serves three purposes: authentication, foveated rendering, and driving your FaceTime avatar. hours (video) 1.5-2.5

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

HTC 5G streaming. HTC was at MWC showcasing its new headset Vive Focus Plus together with a 5G network. There was a real 5G network created by HTC where on one side there were some special computers that mocked a rendering farm and on the other side there was a user wearing a Vive Focus Plus.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Saccadic suppression occurs during these movements, essentially rendering us blind for a brief moment until the eye reaches its new point of fixation. A VR backpack allows a user at GTC 2018 to move through the saccadic redirected walking demo without a tether. The research is being shown off in a working demo this week at GTC 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! The first apps supporting it will be Elixir (a tech demo also showcased at OC6), Waltz of the Wizards, and the Curious Tale Of Stolen Pet. Participate in a VR eye-tracking apps contest!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The device comes with top-tier specs to justify its price, such as 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, 23 million pixel display, 90Hz/96Hz/100Hz refresh rate, spatial audio, 2 hours of battery, Bluetooth, eye tracking, hand tracking, and a 21.2-22.9 ” HTC VIVE Flow The HTC VIVE Flow headset costs $499. ounces weight.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

But maybe the system performs sensor fusion between all the three cameras to create a colored stereo passthrough Two 480p 120FPS eye-tracking cameras Two 400p 120FPS face-tracking cameras. HTC ecosystem conference brings news in eye-tracking and positional tracking solutions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

In the same demo, the drab surroundings of the room transformed into a lush forest, showing how users could seamlessly transition from AR, in which they can still view the physical world around them, to the more immersive experience of VR—a combination known as mixed reality. N301 could cost around $3,000.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Nvidia RTX. Photo: Remedy Entertainment.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2018

Qualcomm’s latest reference headset supports Vive Wave, HTC Vive Focus international launch, Oculus talks about their 2018 ecosystem, announces ‘Positional Timewarp’, reveals new Oculus Go details, and Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing demo. Unreal Engine’s real-time ray-tracing live demo.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

This week we learned that there was indeed something to all that hiring, as Google has announced new ‘standalone’ headsets coming to the Daydream platform , fully self-contained VR devices, the first of which will come from HTC and Lenovo. Core to the discussion was the new ‘standalone’ VR headsets coming to Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. It’s been an interesting demo. And a demo is already live. HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse. But it’s not only about AI.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2023

HTC officially unveiled its next consumer-focused headset at CES 2023 today. Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe with Meta’s Quest Pro, but at a notably cheaper price of $1,100. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy HTC.

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