The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Dubbed Pico Neo 3 Pro, the headset is going to cost $699, and its Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye variant, featuring eye-tracking by Tobii, is going to cost $899. Some interesting info emerging from them: Epic proposed Sony develop a VR game for the PSVR 2 if Sony accepted Fortnite on PlayStation with cross-play with other platforms.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and countless other vendors in the technology space are now investing heavily on the concept of “spatial audio”. Spatial audio and haptic feedback could potentially work together to create more meaningful virtual experiences and training environments for people in challenging industries.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

During the Chinese counterpart of the event, the V2EC, Vive has also announced two other interesting pieces of news: The 7Invensun Droolon F2, an eye-tracking add-on for the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, coming soon for $299. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR2 may feature 4K display and eye tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

In this industry, developers are experimenting with ever-more intuitive screens, lenses, and accompanying XR technologies, to create solution for a range of industries. Options like the AR All-in-one glasses provide access to 6DoF tracking, RGB cameras and proximity sensors, and an open acoustic design for audio.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. Microsoft has showcased a great holographic translating technology. (Image by Capcom). PSVR 2 will be cool but don’t overhype it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

In this industry, developers are experimenting with ever-more intuitive screens, lenses, and accompanying XR technologies, to create solution for a range of industries. Let’s explore some of the top vendors in the industry today. Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In this industry, developers are experimenting with ever-more intuitive screens, lenses, and accompanying XR technologies to create solutions for a range of industries. Options like the Moverio BT-45CS focus on the industrial landscape with a ruggedized design, 8MP centralized camera and intelligent control system.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Some surprises may arrive from Sony (I hope so, but I don’t believe so), but for the rest, I’ve mostly heard about news from secondary operators.

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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 Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Following the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, XR saw a tremendous acceleration in adoption and new solutions across industry verticals. This, combined with cutting-edge hand and eye tracking, combine real-time 3D (RT3D) content with a person’s field of view (FoV). It is also expected to top $345.9 Entertainment and Events.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Now let’s dig into the best news! Road To VR.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As we head into the next generation of XR hardware, here are some of the big developments and releases coming out of the industry. See Also: The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into Think how Microsoft revolutionized personal computers, or how Apple changed the mobile phone market forever.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , companies are set to reshape the industry with high-tech creativity and ingenuity. Regarding technologies, the Metaverse will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the internet of things (IoT), and hand and eye tracking tools.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

As the gaming industry eclipses the movie and filmmaking sector, gaming firms are leveraging their technologies to create next-level immersive experiences. Companies such as Meta, holoride , Improbable , Steam, Sony, and many others have begun tapping their serious gaming technologies to achieve this.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

Unless overuse of VR headsets has granted them telepathic super powers, it would have been pretty hard for any one person to predict everything that happened to the VR industry in 2016. Wireless headsets and eye tracking and whatever aren’t going to be game changers, we already have the hardware to change your life.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. During the presentation of HoloLens 2, Microsoft called on stage Trimble to present its safety solution to use the latest Microsoft AR headset safely in industrial environments.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And this isn’t beneficial just for Meta, but for all our industry. In the month of October, companies will be able to use Mesh inside Microsoft Teams, so members of a company can meet in a 3D space (in VR or flatscreen) and interact together. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset.

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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. PSVR 2 may have inside-out tracking. In 2018, this was mindblowing.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Some of the most basic waveguides were first commercialized by Lumus Optics (coming out of Israeli military-industrial research). Google and Sony both have intellectual property around waveguide designs similar in nature. They recently closed a $22M round co-led by Sony and Foxconn.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We captured the transition from a couple companies shipping development tools to hobbyists into a fast-moving industry driven by some of the world’s largest tech companies, each of which is selling increasingly sophisticated systems directly to consumers. The transition for both the VR industry, and for UploadVR internally, has been enormous.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Facebook makes billions out of the ads industry and it is one of the best platforms to provide advertisement. This is much more than what Oculus promised to track some years ago (“only the height of the user is sent to Facebook, for statistical purposes”), and the amount of tracking info is going to slowly increase.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

As XRSI’s Marco Magnano told me : if even we in the industry can’t agree on a meaning on the term, it’s impossible we are able to communicate it properly to the average consumer. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Eye tracking. Project Cambria should come with eye tracking too.

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