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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

3 hours Eye Tracking ❌ ✅ ❌ Face Tracking ❌ ✅ ❌ Controllers Touch Tracking Rings Basic Haptics Touch Pro Self-Tracking TruTouch Haptics Touch Plus Ringless TruTouch Haptics Pricing $300 (128GB) $350 (256GB) $1000 (256GB) $500 (128GB) $650 (512GB) Quest Pro is still the only Meta option for local dimming, eye tracking, and face tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2020

These days we have had various leaks about a new upcoming Oculus Quest , with also renders and photos shared by the famous leaker Walking Cat. Oculus is going to release a new Oculus Quest. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset. The comfort enigma.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2022

According to the company, the PS VR2 will feature a 4K HDR resolution (2000×2040 per eye) powered by an OLED display, smooth frame rates of 90/120Hz, and a 110-degree field-of-view. Most interestingly of all, Sony has confirmed haptic feedback technology, foveated rendering powered by built-in eye-tracking, and improved motion controls.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

PSVR 2 will officially be the first consumer-oriented VR headset to implement eye-tracking, foveated rendering, and HDR. It has also ergonomic controllers with advanced haptic feedback. The real question is how this PSVR 2 device will be able to compete with the Oculus Quest 2. Seeing them confirmed is anyway good news.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

Bloomberg has a decent track record regarding the accuracy of its VR sources. Last year the company correctly reported that Oculus would release a successor to the Quest with a faster refresh rate, new controllers, and a smaller redesign that would remove the headset’s fabric accents. Four months later, Quest 2 was announced.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

The next-gen PSVR is said to include: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution OLED. Eye-tracking capable of foveated rendering. Inside-out tracking. Head-mounted haptics. Here’s a recap of what we’ve heard so far, and then what’s presented in the new report. IPD adjustment dial.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

No one wants to work every day with a faulty input: as Michael Abrash said during one of the Oculus Connects, no one would work with a mouse that works only 90% of the time… imagine if every ten clicks, one would be misdetected… you would probably throw your mouse out of the window.

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

Some new additions to the headset are features such as pupil and eye tracking, heart rate, and facial tracking with an extra mounted unit. The Unity Cube is an experiment from developer Tony “SkarredGhost” Vitillo to test the limits of what Oculus will allow into the App Lab program.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As for the “standard” features, the device makes a big jump forward with regard to the previous model: it has 2K x 2K per eye, 110° FOV (probably diagonal), OLED displays, and up to 120Hz of refresh rate. Haptic technologies were represented at CES very well especially by two companies: OWO and bHaptics.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Oculus is working on 2nd gen VR. Mark Zuckerberg told that Oculus Quest closed the first generation of VR and so Oculus is now working on its second generation. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints. Other relevant news. What’s next is where things really get interesting ”. More info More info.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2016

It may only be two years old, but Oculus’ Connect developer conference has already established some cherished traditions. Abrash’s 2021 predictions for VR, presented at Oculus Connect 3 in 2016. Prediction: Eye-tracking will play a big part in the future of VR. So what exactly did Abrash predict?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

The original PSVR was released about six months after the first major consumer VR headsets—HTC Vive and Oculus Rift—hit the market back in 2016. However, HTC, Oculus, and others have released many new headsets in the interim. PSVR 2 Sense controllers (rechargable), eye-tracking. On-board cameras. 3.5mm aux output.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 9, 2023

With its Pro device, Meta is attempting to change the future of work with several features that make it a high-end device, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ processor, pancake optics, hand/face/eye-tracking, stylus Quest Pro controllers, TruTouch haptics, 75 percent greater contrast than Quest 2, and a movement SDK to support full-motion avatars.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 8, 2016

If anyone could take my mind off the missing-in-action Palmer Luckey at the Oculus Connect conference, it was Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Oculus, the maker of the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift. That is exactly what Oculus needed to do after Luckey angered many developers.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On the sensors side, there are 2 sensors for eye tracking and an additional sensor for face tracking. These sensors can be used to track what the user is doing, for instance, to provide better training. Eye tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit. Face tracking sensor on a Pico 4 Enterprise devkit.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. Intelligence makes it easier for VR solutions to track movements and deliver valuable content at speed to users. Enhanced Headsets. Customers should also consider other critical options.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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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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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Talking about the hardware, we have confirmation about the 2K x 2K per eye resolution and the eye-tracking used for foveated rendering. Is Oculus Quest killing PCVR?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Plus, they have haptic feedback capabilities, though they’re less advanced than those on the Meta Quest Pro. The first way to do this is to create a direct connection through the Oculus app for Windows. The Quest 3 even beats the Pro in most ways, although the Pro does include eye-tracking tech.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This has been a hectic week for the leaks on the upcoming new Oculus Quest Pro device. Marky Z hinted that the device should feature eye and face tracking, and recent findings in Oculus Quest 2 runtime confirm this. I also thank everyone of you that supported me in this journey! Top news of the week. Image from Imgur).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Last week Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash stood on the stage at Oculus Connect 3 and talked about where he thought VR will be in five years’ time. That’s why Oculus Research is launching a $250,000 grant initiative looking to advance work in a few key areas. ” ‘Multisensory studies’ is next.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn't even know were XR-compatible. You've got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let's start at something crazy; haptic suits. You can have haptic feedback.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

I can’t guarantee that these predictions will come out to be true (I always joke about the fact that I miss many of the predictions about Meta/Oculus), but I think they will be worth reading anyway to understand what can be the trends to look for in this new year. Me wearing my branded Oculus Quest 2. Eye tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Project Cambria may feature facial haptics. This would be very intriguing: I have tried haptic feedback on the face, and I’ve found it cool.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. First of all, its eye-tracking technology will be provided by Tobii , one of the market leaders in the field. More info (Tobii will provide eye tracking to PSVR 2) More info (PSVR 2 cable is detachable) More info (First PSVR 2 picture in the wild?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Or some haptic accessories?). This is an enormous endorsement for virtual reality, and the previous use of 17,000 Oculus Gos by Walmart pales in comparison.

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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. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). Watch a Quest 2 getting watercooled.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

These headsets offer users cutting-edge technologies, often with 6 degrees of freedom, spatial audio , foveated rendering, and bespoke hand, face, and eye tracking for avatar movement and gaming. Manufacturers have also improved pixel densities and image sharpness using pancake lenses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I have hosted two great interviews I am very proud of: one with the CEO of HaptX about the new haptic gloves his company has delivered; and the other one with the CEO of Happy Giant with some exclusive news and footage of the upcoming “Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual!”. Oculus Quest 2 keeps showing impressive sales stats.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 has been leaked. The famous leaker WalkingCat did it again, leaking this time a new model of the Oculus Quest , in the beginning with some renders, and then with true pictures of a pre-production device (that had been originally shared by redditor CallThePlumber). Top news of the week. Image by WalkingCat).

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