The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

He has joined Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap and now he’s there, trying to build the MagicVerse as the SVP of Creative Strategy of the Florida company. We went to Europe and found some amazing locations for the movie. And what you are doing at Magic Leap to create these experiences for people? (

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

After Oculus, that has expressed concerns on the manufacture of the Quest, this week Tilt Five has stated that it will have difficulties in shipping devices to the first backers, while nReal , that is based in Beijing, has completely stopped its production. More info (Use Google Translate). Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I just hope for peace to come to Europe again soon : I have friends on both sides of the conflict, and no one of them wants this war, but all of them have to stand the consequences. Unluckily my referral gives you a chance of winning only if you are in the EMEA area (Europe, Middle-East, Africa). That’s it, easy peasy. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

If this may interest to you, here you are the link for the form to be filled (note: I’ve provided you the link for Europe… if you’re from UK, just substitute “eu” with “uk” in the address; if you are from US, use “us”, etc…). Oculus Go showcased. Vive Trackers 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Two cool news from Oculus App Lab. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

Oculus Link official cable now available worldwide (but Quest is still soldout). Good news for all the Quest fans: the official Oculus Link cable is now available worldwide in 22 countries. Anyway, with future software updates of the Oculus runtime, the official cable will be able to exploit all the maximum speed possible.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Like the first HoloLens the device also enables glasses wearers to simply slot the device in front of their spectacles (distinct advantage compared to Magic Leap). To do that, it had to pass the basic impact tests from several protective eyewear standards used in North America and Europe. CSA Z94.3, and EN 166.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

To qualify, registrants need to be resident in EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, or Africa). Another interesting thing is that Pico is not copying Meta or Magic Leap in proposing inside-out tracked controllers : these ones still have a tracking ring. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Step-3: Attend GTC sessions.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Pico launches Neo 3 Link in Europe. More info (Pico Neo 3 Link now available in Europe) More info (Pico Neo 3 Link launched at Laval Virtual). Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. Horizon World is releasing in Europ… ah no. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

I expect the smartglasses from Facebook, first of all, to be Facebook-branded (so, goodbye Oculus), to be very stylish (remember that Luxottica is the leading company for glasses and sunglasses), and to be able to connect to the smartphone without a tether. while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

It doesn’t seem to be on par with the Oculus Quest 2, but as a first device by Nolo, it is not that bad. A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

I think this news is very interesting because we finally see an entrant in the XR space also from India , after so many headsets manufactured in the US, Europe, and China. And it seems that can also change your Oculus Quest 2 with a total of 2.5 Shipping should happen in August of this year (2023). hours of exercise.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. If you ask a minister in a country in Europe what keeps him or her at night? They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator — millions of dollars simulator — to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. If you ask a minister in a country in Europe what keeps him or her at night? They see the value.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

But what was it like kind of going through these growing pains of going from a million dollar simulator -- millions of dollars simulator -- to now we can buy an Oculus Quest for 500 bucks? So this was before Oculus. If you ask a minister in a country in Europe what keeps him or her at night? And very much VR has been like AI.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then they will come to Europe and in the end, they will be available in the US, too. My mind started thinking about Robo Recall on a mobile headset, then I remembered being in a Vive-X company and so avoided citing Oculus. Huang told me that 7Invensun’s aGlass devices will go worldwide. Mobile eye tracking, baby!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. If a family can afford spending the money for 4 Magic Leap Ones, they can play this board game together (Image by Road To VR).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The largest VR event in France; maybe in Europe, even. At Laval — at least from what I could see, especially from the number of exhibitors and the focus — architecture and design and enterprise planning, it’s a huge business area within Europe right now. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The largest VR event in France; maybe in Europe, even. At Laval — at least from what I could see, especially from the number of exhibitors and the focus — architecture and design and enterprise planning, it’s a huge business area within Europe right now. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

The largest VR event in France; maybe in Europe, even. At Laval -- at least from what I could see, especially from the number of exhibitors and the focus -- architecture and design and enterprise planning, it's a huge business area within Europe right now. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void. Alan: Oh wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. And Magic Leap, of course, did an amazing job of evangelizing mixed reality across the world. Well, there we go.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. And Magic Leap, of course, did an amazing job of evangelizing mixed reality across the world. Well, there we go.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And we later did a project called Zombie Guns Raptor with Oculus and Oculus Go, Gear VR. And Magic Leap, of course, did an amazing job of evangelizing mixed reality across the world. Well, there we go.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

It lacks all Oculus Exclusive titles like Beat Saber and Population One, but its store is becoming anyway interesting. It is currently on sale only in Europe , and the company plans to sell up to 22,000 units as part of a beta program. More info (Oculus Quest Store numbers) More info (Meta talks about content curation and revenues).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. Magic Leap is putting out their next generation of glasses and also shipping to the European market for sure — we have the glasses here, but we cannot currently roll out those glasses, because they don’t even have certifications for the European markets.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. Magic Leap is putting out their next generation of glasses and also shipping to the European market for sure — we have the glasses here, but we cannot currently roll out those glasses, because they don’t even have certifications for the European markets.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. 100 percent markup price from the Europe and US price. The Rift never launched here. Alan: Oh wow.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. 100 percent markup price from the Europe and US price. The Rift never launched here. Alan: Oh wow.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week we had no big news from Facebook, but in the communities, the theme of the Facebook login for the Oculus Quest 2 remains pretty hot. Some people say that Facebook threatens to leave Europe, but I think this is never happening. Or better, the debate on Facebook, in general, remains hot. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And all of this when in 10 days there will be the Oculus Connect 6, where there will be announced something cool for sure… I’m rather thrilled while I write this e-mail! Preorders are open now, for $699 (at least €799 in Europe), with worldwide shipping starting from October, 3rd. Oculus Rift has already OpenXR support.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

More info (How to pre-load Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Leaked review of Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Suggestions on how to stream the game) More info (Valve Index on top of Steam charts) More info (Oculus Rift S soldout) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite gives Alyx for free) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite review) More info (Gabe Newell talks BCI).

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. 43- Dillon Seo - Co-Founder #Oculus. DTCP operates and invests in Europe, the US and Israel.

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