AR Insider

MAY 3, 2021

The new Looking Glass Portrait allows users to use their phone to take Portrait mode photos, videos, or 3D models and then display them as a hologram. The new holographic displays will ship with a number of standalone demos on them, including one from Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios. Lumeto Inc.

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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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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. In the recent weeks we all read the news of the acquisition, by Snap Inc.,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

The technology has since been updated, to form the Glass 2 device, which features safety frames, a lightweight form factor, and instant access to software for collaboration capabilities. The Google Glass 2 smart glasses run on an Android open source project operating system, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

But it’s not like video chat, which is also imperfect. Machine learning algorithms for avatars will use tracking data from our eyes, mouths, and bodies. Expect to see some fusion of Portal and VR with video and avatars mixed. Instagram-ready) cameras, and possibly eye-tracking too. 2024+: More BCI.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! This is the 150th Week Peek! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Microsoft already stands as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, thanks to the development of the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft is one of the most exciting companies to watch for gaming companies and consumers interested in the potential of Mixed Reality in gaming. Most recently, ARKit 6 introduced new 4K video opportunities.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. The next step is about trying to integrate the glasses with cloud services, something about which Microsoft is a worldwide leader thanks to Azure.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. The video regarding the UX attached to the hands has become viral pretty fast.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Now, as Microsoft and Qualcomm alumni, Chief Executive Peggy Johnson has advanced the company’s position as a top-tier enterprise product. million pixels per eye resolution, 4K video output, 120Hz refresh rates, and 256 GB of storage space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Latest ThirdEye News Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology, with the “Glass” headset. Sensors are included to track positioning and movement, and an 8MP camera allows for content streaming in real-time. Users can navigate content with their voice, share files, and more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The headset takes inspiration from the Varjo VR-3 premium VR headset and removes its famous retina-resolution display and also hands tracking via Ultraleap, making it become a VR headset more similar to the other ones in the market. Aero still features an impressive resolution and pixel density, and also integrated eye-tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. 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. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Although certainly not high-quality, the photos can be viewed in any Google Cardboard-style headset and you can easily share your shots via link on social media platforms. …and more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. HARDWARE: Oculus Touch controllers are FINALLY coming, and they sure feel smooth and intuitive (you won’t have to break your immersion with that silly bundled Microsoft Xbox controller anymore).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

If the rumor is true, probably this is the Del Mar headset , and the Jedi controllers may be like the Oculus Touch but more comfortable and maybe with full finger tracking. Or eye tracking?). Microsoft presents VROOM, a solution that mixes AR and robotics to let you have a telepresence robot with your AR avatar during meetings.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Apps like Snapchat even use this technology to allow users to filter images and videos. For instance, headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro allow users to interact more effectively using eye-tracking sensors with a scalable content interface. Google has even invested heavily in the XR spatial elements in the past.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

The technology has since been updated, to form the Glass 2 device, which features safety frames, a lightweight form factor, and instant access to software for collaboration capabilities. The Google Glass 2 smart glasses run on an Android open source project operating system, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 6, 2022

There are anthropological questions that we should get ahead of and start to have conversations about” She added she saw a future with wearable technologies, where people would move away from “our phones into glasses” to view data, volumetric video, and other immersive content. What and Who Will Lead the Charge? .”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These have appeared across Google’s ARCore, Niantic’s Lightship AR developer kit (ARDK), Snap Lens, Meta’s Reality system, and Apple’s ARKit platforms, namely for smartphones. Companies like Lenovo, ARuVR, Microsoft, and ArborXR have mastered such device requirements with administrative account management.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2019

Holo4Labs is a solution developed by Poland-based company Solution4Labs (together with its parent company TenderHut and its partner SoftwareHut) that aims in improving the efficiency of scientific lab workers thanks to Microsoft HoloLens. Holo4Labs aims exactly at solving these and other problems exploiting Microsoft HoloLens.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Although the benefit for businesses could be significant, smart glasses enable workers to access mission-critical documents hands-free with increasingly sophisticated eye tracking and voice-assisted navigation options. million pixels per eye resolution, 4K video output, 120Hz refresh rates, and 256 GB of storage space.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology with the “Glass” headset. Microsoft Microsoft’s smart glasses are designed with a focus on the mixed reality landscape. Other features include video capturing, AI translation, and microphone technology.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Microsoft has officially stated that Minecraft Earth , that has been in beta for Android and iOS in carefully selected worldwide locations in the past months, is now ready for its launch. The future of VR 180 video format is uncertain. Google is doing it again. Minecraft Earth is close to its release. The time is coming!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Facebook has not done well in the past in guaranteeing user privacy and I’m afraid of what it can do with my data, especially when in the future there will be eye tracking, emotion tracking and such. Google ARCore now adds depth detection. JanusVR and High Fidelity close. Road To VR even gave it a “6” mark.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This means that if you employ 4 for tracking, you can still use two for instance for eye-tracking and one for lips tracking; Be able to finally offer passthrough augmented reality with appropriate resolution and framerate. Adobe acquires Oculus Medium. In a surprise move, Adobe has bought Oculus Medium from Facebook.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

In 2024, the space saw far less sophisticated XR devices with older products like early Oculus or Google Glasses. At the same time, XR’s enthusiasts were well aware of other players in the headset space, like Microsoft, Varjo, HTC VIVE, and others. But the race is on.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

I’m an early-stage VC focused on virtual and augmented reality, so I pieced this together based on the forward-thinking pitches and demos I’ve been lucky enough to see through my work, plus a lifetime of burning through sci-fi and video games. Eye tracking: Fove: Eyefluence: SMI: Bladerunner (film). Sensory additions.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A piece of very interesting news about this headset, which has been reported by few people, is that the Chinese company 7Invensun has already developed an eye-tracking module for it, making Vive Flow even more interesting for enterprise uses. Facebook is working on a big dataset of POV videos. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. I think that this tracker can be very useful. Further references. Road To VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This special version of the headset features additional sensors that can get more data about the user: A heart rate sensor on the forehead; Two additional cameras that track the lower part of the face of the user, so that to read his facial expressions; Eye-tracking cameras , that can also detect the dimension of the pupil.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. There have been a few key announcements at Connect: Meta has launched Quest Pro , its new premium headset, for $1500 Meta announced its focus on a new vertical, productivity Meta has partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to tackle the XR enterprise world.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Regarding first use, the company has started sharing videos to teach how the properly wear the headset , so that users do not make mess while wearing it, even if they don’t have personal dedicated support. But she can point things, and this is something; The visual aspect is not as cool as the one of the presentation video.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

I think that, after a year, its specifications don’t sound exceptional anymore and maybe it is better that LG jumps directly to a second generation or that enters the standalone market (as it seems, since there are some rumors about a new revolutionary headset screen developed by Google and LG). Oculus Go showcased.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

This past year, Google introduced a few new features for ARCore such as recording and playback APIs. These enable developers to record video footage with AR metadata. By using depth and IMU motion sensor data, developers can recreate the same environment as in the video and use it for further testing.

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