The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is the final newsletter of the year, so… see you in 2021, a new year that I hope will be filled with many interesting news about immersive realities! Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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Slashgear

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft is finally ready to launch HoloLens across Europe. Ever since the headset was first released back in 2016, it’s been available in only a few European regions, namely the UK, Ireland, Germany, and France.

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

Virtual and artificial reality technologies are changing the world. In the very near future, virtual reality headsets are expected to significantly shift the way consumers work, experience entertainment, make purchases, and participate in social activities. Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. WHAT IS A PATENT?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

With high performance VR motion controllers right in the box, the system offers a highly immersive experience that lets you physically walk around a room-sized space while immersed in virtual reality. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 15, 2018

The University of Hull has launched an accelerator dedicated to developing Mixed Reality tech for the Microsoft HoloLens. The University of Hull’s Mixed Reality accelerator was recently launched with the remit of promoting collaboration between industry and academia to develop commercial applications for Microsoft HoloLens.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. and there is always more interest in virtual gatherings. I’ll hug you all in autumn.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Last winter Microsoft announced that the company started working together with its PC hardware partners to develop headsets that support a mixed mode, between virtual and augmented reality. Windows Mixed Reality headsets will be able to run on laptops that don’t include dedicated graphics card. billion (S$15.5

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In an era where Sony appears to have a significant lead in console sales already, and with PSVR sharpening the system’s competitive edge, pressure is mounting for Microsoft to figure out its Xbox VR strategy. Pressure is mounting Microsoft to figure out how its VR plans pan out on Xbox. Moving the Needle. Photo by Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself. I hate how the speculation in the crypto world is risking to ruin what was one of the most interesting open social VR worlds in Europe.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 13, 2018

When I tried Microsoft Remote Assist with the HoloLens back in May at Microsoft Build I was able to “repair” a complex electrical panel in a matter of minutes. The competition in that space is growing fast to keep up with this demand, and not just in Europe and the U.S. Mixed Reality for Industry 4.0 efficiencies.

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EON Reality

MARCH 28, 2019

EON Experience Fest 2019 brought with it exciting news and updates from across the Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) industry. Thursday maintained the high-level momentum with featured the likes of Microsoft, Samsung, University of Bologna (UNIBO), HP, and Festo Didactic.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

I wrote my own ViFi novel, MetaWars , in 2010 after the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights across Europe. Anyone who spends their days working from home, on what feels like non-stop Zoom meetings or Microsoft Teams sessions, is living a type of virtual reality. Still from 2018 film Ready Player One.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Virtual Reality hype is a worldwide phenomenon. On the one hand we have platform wars , where Vive, Play Station, Oculus and Microsoft compete for the users. And they are also starting to think about how their problems can be solved with virtual reality. Uniting Europe In VR. Carina Mentrup, Project Leader.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

Full Sail University and XR Education USC’s Frontiers of Computing Programme follows several key efforts from universities in the United States to develop the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) industries.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 25, 2016

This applies to getting a pizza and posting as vrycutgrl97give$$$plz on social media, but it is also something that should apply to the emerging industry that is virtual reality. The hack will be held completely online and it is being put on in conjunction with several technology partners including Mozilla, Microsoft, and Google.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Nreal Light is shipping in Europe and US in 2021. Other relevant news. Two interesting videos on the Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This week I’ve anyway found the time to enjoy the artistic piece Finding Pandora X and to work on organizing my session at the Virtual Reality Day (more on this later on in this newsletter). But honestly, I expected a bit more … it’s a bit weird that Microsoft hasn’t solved its biggest pain point yet.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe. It’s good to see this cool product finally arriving in Europe, not anymore as a devkit, but as a full-fledged product. Image by Microsoft). Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Also, it revealed how users could incorporate Meta Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets into the immersive space via the company’s Connec2 XR collaborative platform. This platform uses Microsoft Teams for calls, Microsoft Office apps like Powerpoint, Miro, Alleo, Power BI, and many others.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

IVAS is meant to increase the capabilities of the soldiers deployed on the field thanks to the support of augmented reality glasses. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

During the promotional video, Clegg noted that “Metaverse technologies like augmented and virtual reality have the potential to revolutionize the way we work and learn.” This week, Arvizio introduced its AR Instructor assistive reality service to the Meta Quest 3.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Try Vive, Rift, Touch, PSVR, Gear VR, and Daydream Free HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. Use the link above to search for the nearest location to you.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Such innovations include its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, digital twin and hyperrealistic avatar construction tools , and AI-powered Research SuperCluster facility, among others.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The virtual and augmented reality industry is just starting to take off. According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The news is overly important because Alyx is already changing the virtual reality landscape for these reasons: It is increasing awareness towards VR a lot (all mainstream gaming media are talking about it); It is increasing sales of VR headsets a lot; It will probably show us new interactions in XR that will affect the UX of many games after it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tokyo Game Show has been the first big gaming event to be held in virtual reality : dubbed TGSVR, the event let you wander around a virtual space full of booths about popular games, and watch videos and posters about them. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. News worth a mention. Image by ambr).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

And it is a European company, and now in Europe there is a growing interest in creating technologies that can compete with US and China, so Lynx may have some support from the whole European ecosystem, and become much stronger than expected; Samsung is working on a hybrid AR/VR headset according to many rumors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Ahead of the event, XR Today spoke to Jason McGuigan, Head of Commercial Virtual Reality (VR) for Lenovo , to discuss more on his company’s latest innovations, activities, and future plans. Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality VRX at IGS Europe 2022. Lenovo’s Latest Ventures.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. CloudXR SDK, NVIDIA’s service to offer cloud rendering, will update to v2.1.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

If the lenses become dark, you don’t see your surroundings anymore, but just the augmentations, and so you have Virtual Reality on an AR glass. When you are in virtual reality, you see the objects closer than they actually are. Kudos to the Asian company for this. In VR the obects appear closer than they are. Other news.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2018

VirtuaLink is new connector standard created by a consortium representing many of VR’s most prominent players—NVIDIA, AMD, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft. and Europe. The Quadro RTX cards, RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070—and now the TITAN RTX all include it. data channel for on-board cameras, and up to 27 watts of power. TITAN RTX Specs.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There’s just over a week to go until the European leg of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2019, offering a chance for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) professionals from around the world to get together, share ideas, and test the latest immersive technologies. Image credit: AWE USA 2019.

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EON Reality

MARCH 21, 2019

This annual global meeting from EON Reality brings together international leaders from across the immersive technology industry, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) experts, esteemed Fortune 500 clients and peers, cutting-edge educators, and government officials. This year’s lineup is bigger and better than ever. revolution.

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EON Reality

MARCH 25, 2019

This annual global meeting from EON Reality brings together international leaders from across the immersive technology industry, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) experts, esteemed Fortune 500 clients and peers, cutting-edge educators, and government officials. This year’s lineup is bigger and better than ever. revolution.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Are they as revolutionary as RayNeo says, or will they quickly fade into the background as companies like Meta, Microsoft , and Apple continue to invest in the XR landscape? There’s still the potential issue of latency causing a little “ virtual reality sickness ,” too. So, what exactly can these innovative smart glasses do?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

A leak by the famous leaker WalkingCat shows some pictures of the HP Reverb G2, which is the result of a collaboration between HP, Microsoft, and Valve. There’s a speech at AWE held by Microsoft and HP on 28th , so this may be a good moment for the launch. Image by Microsoft). in Europe). News worth a mention.

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