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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset. More information about it is coming “later this year” Project Starline , the booth to have volumetric 1-to-1 calls has been improved and optimized. All without leaving your editor.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

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Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.23): Facebook works on its OS, Oculus Link official cable released, Huawei VR glasses available, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. First of all, Oculus has finally released the hands tracking SDK for Oculus Quest , letting all developers create hands-tracked application for this popular standalone headset. More info (Example n.1 I hate this.

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Clay Brings Gesture Tracking To Apple’s ARKit With No Extra Hardware

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It can recognize more than 30 gestures users make with their hands, allowing for controller-free navigation of experiences. You can see those examples in action below. The SDK is already functional with the Unity engine, and support for Samsung’s Galaxy phones is also planned for the near future.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Small startups can’t compete with big companies, so usually, startups produce expensive headsets at a smaller scale to survive : see VRgineers or Varjo as an example. Facebook has showcased how thanks to the use of hand-tracking gloves, it has been able to let people touch-type in VR.

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KLM’s Chris Koomen teaches us how to use AR/VR in the civil aviation sector

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During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Some examples of this category of glasses: Intel Vaunt (project abandoned); North Focals; Vuzix Blade; Snap Spectacles v2 (they are just cameras to share videos); Bose AR glasses (these are not for visual, but for audio augmented reality). Both systems also track images, and so you can use ARKit and ARCore as you used Vuforia before.