The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices. Considering the release date (and the technology that will be available in 2021), the price tag, and the sensors, this looks like a smartglass.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The company’s immersive technology is assisting businesses in building more collaborative experiences for staff, more emotional customer service interactions, and even unique hybrid retail experiences. Varjo’s versatile collection of XR technologies makes it an excellent choice for all kinds of retail and ecommerce initiatives.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

I have shot the usual video documenting my unboxing experience with the headset. The video documents my full unboxing experience of the package as it has been sent to me from VR Expert , and it is slightly different from the real unboxing experience with a brand new HoloLens. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. It’s the money his company is spending to become the leader in the next technological platform , and if he succeeds, it’s actually money very well spent. It’s basically a monopoly.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 26, 2022

The document released by Valve also serves as an outline of Valve’s technologies and history. Proton, for example, “allows Windows games to be played on Linux devices”, essentially freeing some gamers to dump their dependence on Microsoft’s Windows if they choose.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) promise to change how the world interacts with computing technology, and smart glasses are just one component of this transformation. While widespread consumer adoption is still far away, many AR hardware and software firms are leading the pack in spreading the technology worldwide.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The companies investing in spatial audio today are using the technology to enhance the quality of their virtual reality landscapes, and develop new experiences in the metaverse. For companies looking to implement spatial audio into their existing investments, Rebuff reality could offer an excellent alternative to investing in new technology.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Spiess shares that the technology concept of “smart assets” is key to making mixed reality valuable for SAP’s customers. barcode labels, documents) stored in an SAP system. Because it supports so many platforms, we can be device-independent and build applications for Microsoft HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest, iOS devices, and more.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Zuck’s announcement has been reported everywhere, and this has been a very powerful endorsement for immersive technologies. Oculus brands disappears. And most importantly, the Oculus brand will disappear and will just become Meta : Oculus Quest will be the Meta Quest (yes, it sounds terribly, I know). And so it happened.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first roundup of news of this new year, and to signal a change with the past, I’ve changed the name from “VR Week Peek” to “XR Week Peek”, because, hey, I like talking about all immersive technologies and not only Virtual Reality. Image by Oculus). In the meanwhile, I wish you all a fantastic 2020! Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. The glasses tether to a PC or select Motorola smartphones via USB-C cable to enable smart workers to view documents, collaborate, and visualize schematics. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Yet XR technologies being developed currently could converge in future to make much more sophisticated interactions possible without the user having to even wear any sort of devicesuch as a glove. There are a plethora of potential applications of immersive technologies in healthcare. Healthcare. Democratizing Art.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These stories are ranked in no particular order, and are a mixture of some pretty momentous stuff that has happened in the industry and a sprinkling of use cases that illustrate how these technologies are already impacting every aspect of our lives. The Oculus Quest was a hit. Happy holidays! Google Ends the Daydream. Talk Show Fun.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Body tracking leaked from Quest SDK documentation. A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. VR is a dangerous technology lol. Other relevant news. Image leaked from Meta firmware).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products. But the race is on.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. Maybe Oculus planned to showcase Del Mar at GDC. More info (Rumors on Oculus Del Mar) More info (One of the source articles on Reddit).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Ultimately, it’s these experiences that will drive mass-adoption of immersive technologies. . Technology Agnostic. “ Technology Agnostic. “ Even today, we still maintain the technology-agnostic policy,” said Stone. The ‘Casual VR’ Phase. Why and how?

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

” The technology served as a visually rich shorthand for dystopian cyberpunk fears in an age of rapidly accelerating technology. For decades, the technology has felt ahead of its time, beginning with Sensorama in 1962. Sutherland, who is still around today at 85, contributed important technological innovations for decades.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Yet XR technologies being developed currently could converge in future to make much more sophisticated interactions possible without the user having to even wear any sort of devicesuch as a glove. There are a plethora of potential applications of immersive technologies in healthcare. Healthcare. Democratizing Art.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Based in Germany, ThyssenKrupp is a European national conglomerate that just announced a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens. As it turns out, heavy Oculus Rift usage is linked to increased dream lucidity ; the more time people spent in virtual environments, the higher their ability to dream lucidly. AppleEyes, anyone?

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Industry analysts are quickly revising their projections for the adoption of the technology in the wake of the epidemic. The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. Pricing: AltspaceVR is free to use.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

This is a cool video of me unboxing the Nreal Light Devkit: I have to say that I loved unboxing this headset : while Nreal has not reached the mastery of packaging that Oculus has, it has done a great job: the external box is in a very elegant silver color, and the case of the glasses is small and beautiful.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

This technology has opened up a galaxy of new possibilities, every VR designer I know is bursting with ideas, we need to grab our machetes and get exploring. 1) I believe the virtual reality market will continue to have steady sales reaching over 2 million HMD’s between Sony, HTC and Oculus. 2) Costs need to be reduced dramatically.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes. Streem is currently in use for product support, instant and remote insurance claims and home improvement quotes and even help to document a home inspection. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I mean, part of the reason that my work with virtual reality really took off is because I moved into this new role, and had this freedom to innovate and to explore new technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I mean, part of the reason that my work with virtual reality really took off is because I moved into this new role, and had this freedom to innovate and to explore new technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I mean, part of the reason that my work with virtual reality really took off is because I moved into this new role, and had this freedom to innovate and to explore new technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

But that’s one way to describe the technology behind meetingRoom, a VR space, where colleagues from around the world can gather and discuss business as if they were all in the same, plain ol’ multi-purpose room! For us, though, we’ve taken a step back and said, “how can we use today’s technology really effectively?”

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

But that’s one way to describe the technology behind meetingRoom, a VR space, where colleagues from around the world can gather and discuss business as if they were all in the same, plain ol’ multi-purpose room! For us, though, we’ve taken a step back and said, “how can we use today’s technology really effectively?”

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

And so I've been documenting his experience and his family's experience in VR, because it is the empathy platform and it's the medium that many people will see things different. I think this was back in like 2015, and I had never seen anything quite like this technology up until this point in time. And he was recently got out of bail.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

But that's one way to describe the technology behind meetingRoom, a VR space, where colleagues from around the world can gather and discuss business as if they were all in the same, plain ol' multi-purpose room! For us, though, we've taken a step back and said, “how can we use today's technology really effectively?”

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Rob loves exploring the technology always starting from the human perspective, putting the human at the center of his experiments and analysis, and he did this also while working on Project Caliper, his experiment in building a better version of the Valve Index Controllers alone in his spare time. Image provided by Rob Cole). Tundra HDK RMA.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

How an end user experiences a new mode of technology is almost as important -- if not more -- than how the tech works on the inside. Austin employs a user-first synthesis of technical understanding and UX design to create effective and useful products in emerging technology. I'm really, really excited to welcome Austin to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

How an end user experiences a new mode of technology is almost as important — if not more — than how the tech works on the inside. Austin employs a user-first synthesis of technical understanding and UX design to create effective and useful products in emerging technology. Austin, welcome to the XR for Business Podcast.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

How an end user experiences a new mode of technology is almost as important — if not more — than how the tech works on the inside. Austin employs a user-first synthesis of technical understanding and UX design to create effective and useful products in emerging technology. Austin, welcome to the XR for Business Podcast.

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