The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. This information shows us that Apple is playing a long-term game.

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VRScout

JUNE 24, 2021

The company says that a larger surface area would allow them to implement additional features, such as face and eye tracking. According to Facebook, the hat-based form factor would offer a wider range of benefits compared to AR glasses, such as Google Glass, which are limited technologically by their size and form factor.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

More info (Quest 3 coming in 2023) More info (New layoffs planned at Meta) Other relevant news (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) New information on PSVR 2 is unveiled Sony Interactive Entertainment is keeping growing the hype for the upcoming launch of the PSVR 2. But now some data about it is starting to be found.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

More info Researchers perform eye tracking with audio waves The research project of the week has been for sure the one carried on at Cornell University, where the researchers have been able to perform eye tracking using sonar waves. I can help you! Let’s collaborate together!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Well, according to Mike Pell — author of THE AGE OF SMART INFORMATION — that time is now. Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Well, according to Mike Pell — author of THE AGE OF SMART INFORMATION — that time is now. Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

Over the last 12 months or so we’ve been keeping an eye on Google’s aggressive hiring for its AR/VR team which, among other things, suggested that the company was working on new “mass production” hardware that would go beyond the simple smartphone snap-in Daydream headsets. No pictures were allowed.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Additionally, as Samsung and Google have partnered with Qualcomm, it is reasonable to assume that the device will use the Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which supports AI-ready wearables.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

Image from The Information). This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. Google launches “Immersive Stream for AR”. Chinese giant Baidu (The Google of China) has announced its XiRang platform aimed at building the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

According to reports, Meta’s smartglasses will gain AI integration to understand a user’s surroundings and identify information, such as brands, pets, and language. Other features highlighted include information on art, landmarks, and buildings, with users able to reply to the AI assistance and gain further details.

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2017

He works at FOVE which is making a VR headset with eye-tracking, but wanted to speak to me on his own behalf about some of the deeper philosophical questions and conceptual frameworks around the types of intimate data that will become available to VR headsets. What type of transparency and controls should users expect from companies?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Daniel Berrick, Policy Counsel at the FPF and infographic co-author , said explained that organisations could “use pupil dilation and gaze to potentially infer information” about user age, sexual orientation, race, gender, age, and others.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

I put inside it a lot of free information about the lessons we have learned organizing a huge musical VR event, and I’m sure it can be useful for you. Google acquires North. Let’s see if Google will use this acquisition to revive its original vision of the Google Glasses. Top news of the week. News worth a mention.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

So let’s map out the company’s next five to ten years of XR development based on everything we know from public information. Facebook reportedly has a deal with Ray-Ban, which is part of eye-wear giant Luxottica, which also owns LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, prescription lens makers and many of your favorite brands. 2024+: More BCI.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

7invensun for eye tracking addons). These guidelines are contained in a document entitled “Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Accelerating the Development of Virtual Reality Industry” and has been released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Reading the specs of Pimax Reality, every VR enthusiast can only go in awe: there are integrated all the features we have always wanted in a VR headset: amazing visuals, comfort, eye tracking, full-body tracking, hybrid functioning mode, etc… It just needs an integrated coffee maker machine to be perfect. Support me!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The eye and face tracking can also work via Quest Link (but maybe only for developers). There are new complaints about Meta’s privacy policy on eye tracking , as my friend Avi Bar-Zeev points out. In particular, it investigates how it is possible to build an informative AR experience that can accompany an article.

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CraneMorley

JUNE 27, 2023

Apple and Google are rumored to be building headsets of their own to rival their competitors. During the 1980s, AR emerged with researchers developing systems that could overlay digital information onto the real world. Human understanding: hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and speech input. Spatial sound.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 27, 2020

Millions of us now own some sort of room-based voice device such as Google Home or Amazon Echo and the global voice and speech recognition market size is estimated to reach USD 31.82 Millions of us now own some sort of room-based voice device such as Google Home or Amazon Echo Click To Tweet. billion by 2025. 1 – Intuitive UX.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2018

These decentralized systems are a counter balance to the aggregated power of centralized companies like Google & Facebook, who are currently dominating the the online advertising market.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

At GDC 2018 Oculus’s dedicated hour long session was a treasure trove of new and updated information (If you missed it you can re-cap via our live blog coverage right here). SEE ALSO Google Shares New Research into Foveated Rendering Techniques.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Goertek XReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Once computers understand space, we can use these informed computers to edit our real world by placing digital objects and information in it and view this all through a transparent digital screen like smart glasses or even our smartphone: this is Augmented Reality or AR. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 28, 2024

It’s similar to many of the extended reality developer kits available from companies like Meta, Google, and more. Extensive motion information: App icons and other tools in VisionOS feature three-dimensional designs, showcasing depth between layers.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

French startup Lynx announced some months ago a quite interesting headset featuring pass-through augmented reality , hands tracking, eye tracking, and an innovative lens design. Both Facebook and Google have decided to double down on AR effects inside calls. Meet and Portal double down on AR effects.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Although the device was unnamed then, the leaked information provided insights into the recently confirmed Infinite MR headset. In particular, this includes a mid-to-long-term collaboration with leading partners like Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

From the teaser video, we can see that they are advertised as gadgets to see notifications from your phone, have video calls, have contextual information in front of your eyes, have additional monitors, and even operate your smart home via IoT. Header image by Shiftall).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2022

AR and applications designed for it provide sensory information to users with spatially-anchored data. Google, Apple, and other map programmes offer this functionality to users. Google, Apple, and other map programmes offer this functionality to users. AR systems need to quickly relay precise information about the real world.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

Outside VR, the big news to keep an eye on is the dispute between Epic Games and Apple (and Google), which could lead to a complete change in how app stores are managed, even in VR. With this new method, the tracking of the facial expressions is less accurate, but it works well the same. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

BTW, I’ve managed to found some time here and there to write this newsletter, because I’m happy to inform you of the community, especially my Patrons that always cheer for me (have you considered supporting me on Patreon as well?). Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR. NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise edition has been announced.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

Long considered the holy grail of immersive computing, all-day AR headsets represent a way of interacting with new layers of information in daily life which would span everything from turn-by-turn directions to gaming applications—like Google Maps directions floating on the street in front of your car or a city-wide version of Pokémon Go.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by The Information) New Apple headset rumor talks about natural interactions and content creation tools Rumors and leaks about the upcoming Apple headset are being wisely slowly spilled week after week to keep the attention on the headset high. This doesn’t sound to me very “Apple”.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2017

The advertising business models of Google and Facebook rely upon creating a unified profile that connects your online behavior to your actual identity, which creates a persistent digital footprint that follows you where ever you go. Creating Unified Super Profiles. One day, such technology could be built directly into VR headsets.

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