ARPost

JULY 14, 2020

I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for Pico since they never got the credit they deserved for launching an all-in-one headset a year before Oculus. One of the interesting things with VR was that there was lack of hardware,” FundamentalVR CEO and co-founder Richard Vincent said in a Zoom interview.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The leading XR hardware and software vendor debuted Meta Quest for Business in November following a previous iteration and beta testing stages. Additional security concerns lead to some at the VRARA believing that the coding on Quest hardware – alongside connectivity concerns – can lead to potential backdoor hacking threats.

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The AR Show

MARCH 14, 2023

Stan was inspired by the early Oculus device, the DK2, but wanted a better connection to the real world. As he finished his university education, he embarked on the journey to establish the leading European mixed reality hardware technology company.

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ARPost

JULY 12, 2021

VRdirect is a platform for authoring and distributing VR content, specifically virtual tours and educational content using physical locations. Depending on what hardware the viewer has access to, content created using the VRdirect Studio is viewed via a mobile app, a web player, or streamed to a VR headset. “All

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

XRDC interviewed 5 innovators in art, science, game development and design, education, and R&D. This year, new standalone headsets from Oculus and Vive debuted. As software, hardware, and applications improve, so do the mental health and medical fields. Technology improves over time.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! So, Microsoft has made whatever it could to make the limited FOV more acceptable and we have to appreciate that. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Use of VR in the Field of Education Vindevogel goes on to say that VR will be a useful tool in the field of education. These investments are seen as foundations for future content and hardware, and with consumers purchasing more immersive tech hardware, it’s likely that we’ll be seeing more VR and AR content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2022

VR had a great Christmas, and in particular, Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. I’ve written a post highlighting these concerns and asking that we all cope with this problem: if parents do not want to respect the 13 years old limit, at least we should educate them on how to give their children a safe VR experience (e.g. More info.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using holocake [lens], using multi-view eye tracking, using reverse passthrough, with hardware components that exsist. Mirror Lake can potentially provide a lighter form factor, therefore matching Meta’s reinvigorated focus on designing appropriate workplace XR hardware and the industrial Metaverse software.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

The first interesting forecast is about the number of sold Oculus Quest 2 headsets. In fact, Mr. Mahaney reports that due to the huge expenses for R&D, deals with game studios, and hardware sold at loss, “ [Facebook] will generate between $5.4 Image by Microsoft). billion and $6.4 But actually, this has not happened.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Although MR hardware costs are still relatively expensive, as hardware innovation continues, the space will become more accessible. 2022 is a breakout year for MR hardware and software. Moreover, Microsoft is powering many MR hardware and software solutions with its immersive software development kit.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The event has not featured any important hardware announcement, because it was all focused on declaring the new shift of focus of Facebook. He stressed many times how he wants to empower creators, and how he wants to provide free tools for content creators and cheap hardware for the users. Oculus brands disappears.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. For those that are outside of the Middle East region, just for context, Oculus has next to no presence in the Middle East at all. I mean, I was a distinguished educator.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. HIGH-END VIRTUAL REALITY JUST GOT MORE AFFORDABLE. Over 10,000 U.S. …and more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For this, it has just started Access Hardware, a program that gives for free Magic Leap glasses plus dedicated support to all developers that are planning to do interesting applications using the Magic Leap 1, especially in the enterprise sector. Image by Microsoft). New SteamVR devkit aims at making custom hardware easier.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. For those that are outside of the Middle East region, just for context, Oculus has next to no presence in the Middle East at all. I mean, I was a distinguished educator.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. Dania Academy of Higher Education, Denmark. California State University Monterey Bay, USA.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. The one thing obviously that is already clearly missing from this mix, is the word Oculus. For those that are outside of the Middle East region, just for context, Oculus has next to no presence in the Middle East at all. I mean, I was a distinguished educator.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. It has applications in training and educational use cases. It can run on AR/VR hardwares.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As researchers continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and companies like Microsoft prototype new haptic devices, we can probably look forward to a near-future where the virtual world will not only look realistic, but also feel real to all our senses. Training and Education. Brain-Computer Interfaces. Immersive Journalism.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

While there is certainly a place for high-end experiences and hardware, not all VR needs to function as a “high-end” experience. Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. . Content and Education. WebVR developers at a WebVR xLab, copyright: Vanessa Radd. .”

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 has been leaked. The famous leaker WalkingCat did it again, leaking this time a new model of the Oculus Quest , in the beginning with some renders, and then with true pictures of a pre-production device (that had been originally shared by redditor CallThePlumber). Top news of the week. Image by WalkingCat).

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

They also had a disassembled Vive headset, Vive controller and Vive base station on display, giving me a rare glimpse into the inner workings of this new SteamVR hardware. In June 2019, Valve entered the hardware market themselves with their Index PCVR system, sold direct to consumers through Steam.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 18, 2017

First, he said, I was going to use a generation older hardware from internal prototypes that likely would be improved upon in practically every way before its release as a reference design to developers and eventually to consumers (Google hopes at least HTC can achieve consumer release in 2017 with its first standalone headset). WorldSense.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware).

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2020

Zoom leaves Microsoft miles behind with Skype and teams. Higher education level will force startups to build products for the market. In 2020, we will see users learning more about their own requirements for AR and VR (software and hardware). They will know exactly what they need.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 18, 2022

Meta Oculus. One of the top contenders in the virtual reality space today, thanks to the use of more affordable software and hardware solutions, Oculus (from Meta) brings the power of XR to every retail brand. Microsoft is gaining ground as one of the leaders in the Mixed Reality landscape for a reason.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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