Road to VR

MAY 11, 2018

Both JDI and Google are presenting high-pixel-density displays at SID Display Week, with Google showing their 1443ppi OLED on-glass display there as well. We’ll certainly be reporting on whatever comes out of it, so check back then.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Eyefluence is company founded by William Torch and Jim Maggraff, with the goals to create eye tracking system that measures the intent of your mind, not just the motions of your eyes in order to control technology. This new system would allow a user to control device through movements of users eyes.

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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

JULY 6, 2020

A research paper that Facebook is going to present at SIGGRAPH presents the impressive work that Facebook has done in miniaturizing VR headsets so that they look like sunglasses. Google acquires North. Let’s see if Google will use this acquisition to revive its original vision of the Google Glasses.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

SEE ALSO Google & LG Detail Next-Gen 1,443 PPI OLED VR Display, 'especially ideal for standalone AR/VR'. Foveated rendering ties closely with eye tracking, the technology that Abrash thought was the most risky of his predictions in 2016. Ergonomics & Form Factor. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Google Glass v2. Let me show you what are some of them.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

The SDK will support eye-tracked foveation and fixed foveation (like the one of Oculus Go); The Vive Focus will soon have finger tracking : for every hand, you will be able to have something similar to what Leap Motion offers. During the presentation, there has been almost no mention of the Cosmos.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Reports suggest the firm’s new device will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The event featured leading XR firms, such as Google, Meta, and Magic Leap, with representatives from Google and Mojo Vision who introduced the event in an opening keynote. ” To stay on track with leading AR/VR/MR events, check out XR Today’s event list.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). The headset has some wholly unique capabilities not seen on other consumer VR headsets, like eye-tracking, head-haptics, and adaptive triggers.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May. Since then, the project has remained quiet, and there is no sign of the headset this year. Magic Leap announcements. image courtesy Magic Leap. Nvidia RTX.

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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 foveated rendering for VR applications will be possible using eye-tracking devices embedded into the headset. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Meta found the first common benefit among enterprise end-users was employees feeling present during digital meetings and collaboration procedures. Meta’s MR product looks to compete with other MR products from firms such as Apple, Varjo, HTC Vive, Nreal, Samsung, and Google.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 15, 2019

He got quite bored by the related solutions of the moment, since as he states, companies were just “copying-and-pasting Google Analytics into virtual reality” , while he thought that virtual reality had much more potential for the analytics sector. AR and VR are actually great technologies to study the behavior of the users.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

One of the more surprising announcements during the presentation, Spatial Anchors serve as a way to share three-dimensional images compatible with Apple’s ARKit as well as Google’s ARCore. Microsoft wrapped up its presentation by outlining its commitment to fostering an open MR ecosystem. “We Spatial Anchors.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

There are three very interesting tidbits from this article: Somnium is going to open source the algorithm used for eye-tracking The headset will let developers have access to the raw streams of the passthrough cameras. Learn more Some XR fun Charging the headset is so boring Funny link Toc toc. who’s there?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2018

I have been received by Mr. Heavin Mi , that with the help of my assistant Miss S, that translated the whole conversation, has presented me his company. Of course, he said that after having tried Google products, they also took inspiration to improve their ones to try to keep pace, but this was surely a bad news for them.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Even when they presented the Rift games, they talked about “PC VR” and they suggested enjoying them with Quest 2 and Link. ARIA is a glass mounting 2 IR external cameras, 2 IR internal cameras (for eye tracking), 1 RGB camera, 7 microphones, 2 IMUs. Pepperidge Farm remembers (Image by Damo9000).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Zuckerberg repeated numerous times throughout his presentation that VR/AR is the next computing platform, and rounding out the future-focused theme was Michael Abrash’s final predictions. Daydream is Google’s entire-pipeline solution, from hardware to software to content, and the first Daydream-ready hardware is here.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

Digilens and Luxecel present innovations for AR lenses. DigiLens , which has already designed an interesting reference design for AR glasses, has presented some plastic lenses it has produced together with Mitsubishi Chemicals. This proves once again that it is not easy, but it is possible to be profitable in the VR market.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

This sounds like black magic and it is really fascinating: using eye tracking and other hints, the system may understand what is that you want to hear, and filter out all the rest. Google releases a tool for body tracking on your phone. Magic Leap now is worth a bit more than $450M. Magic Leap and its magic drop.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Backed by technology giants like Google, Microsoft, and Meta, this environment has the potential to change many aspects of people’s everyday lives. However, it also presents a unique set of challenges from a safety, privacy, and security standpoint. Even concepts like the virtual workplace are becoming increasingly appealing.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The app also supports Quest Pro’s face and eye tracking features. This meditation and mindfulness app lets you unwind and focus on your breathe and being present in the moment, helping you relax and unwind. It now supports color passthrough on Quest Pro, which can use to work in VR alongside a tracked keyboard and desk.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Unlike a VR headset, smart glasses focus on presenting an AR environment which overlays immersive visualizations upon a user’s location. For example, the two firms teamed up to present an immersive broadcast of the Tour de France in 2022. Firms like Orange are working with NReal to enhance broadcasts with AR visuals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

XR Today: How was Apple’s presentation of the device? Aneesh Kulkarni : It was an impressive presentation, and they checked a lot of boxes. Emma Ridderstad, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, Warpin Reality Emma Ridderstad : Apple’s presentation of the device didn’t fully demonstrate the range of VR activities that can be achieved.

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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). Google AR apps.

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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. According to an evidence presented by Epic Games, Apple has not only removed Fortnite from the Apple Store, but it has also revoked the status of developer to Epic Games.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The headset is expected to be an evolution, rather than a revolution, of the current Quest, lacking technology such as eye-tracking, which is expected to be present in the next generation of higher-end headsets. It also integrates with Google and Amazon Echo devices meaning it can be fully voice-controlled.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

While our current digital advertising presents a massive opportunity it has its limitations as it is stuck behind a pane of glass and in this confined to our time online. While not swapping anything out, Google is attempting to make the world an ad through its visual search app–Google Lens. The Evolution of Brand Identity.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The main scope of this position is to prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking. Google Starline starts real-world testing. Remember: we are still in the early days.

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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. NVIDIA CloudXR is now available on Google Cloud. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The headset will use its eye tracking capabilities to scan the iris of the user and so understand what user has just put on the headset, unlocking itself and maybe also loading the personal preferences; Large scale mapping. Support for the development of local and remote multiplayer applications; Iris login. That’s great.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The battery tether feels ever-present, and because it's so short it's much more annoying than the long tether of PC VR headsets or PlayStation VR2. When you first put it on you’re told to hold the top button, and you feel (and see a visualization of) the lenses moving horizontally to align with your eyes. I've snagged the cable.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? It fully includes the world and creates a new reality in which you can be present.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? It fully includes the world and creates a new reality in which you can be present.

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