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

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

VR headsets are just the tip of the XR iceberg. Though we will also be looking at one VIVE headset, Oculus rules the road when it comes to standalone VR headsets. Oculus has a number of standalone models. If you want a quicker comparison, Oculus prepared this one themselves. Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. Despite its $3,500 sticker price, Vision Pro has shown that big and expensive is okay as long as you can engage diehard fans with compelling hardware and greater ecosystem integration.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

The Oculus Quest had a good Christmas. And this is proven by the fact that the Meta Quest app (previously known as Oculus app) on the App Store has been at the first place as the most downloaded app on iOS for like two days after Christmas. Thanks Ivan Aguilar for the tip). Thanks again to Ivan Aguilar for this tip).

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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

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). Some XR experiences have won Emmy Awards.

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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. Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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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

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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

If Microsoft will improve the WMR ecosystem with at least 4 tracking cameras, this can be an headset to look at with much attention. GTC digital is online, NVIDIA shows cheap eye tracking. This is intriguing because a system made by only LEDs is very very cheap, and could help the widespread of eye tracking in XR headsets.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

From the advent of the Oculus Rift in 2012, we saw Oculus attend the show for the first time in 2013 to show off their pre-production Rift headset prototype ahead of the DK1 launch, following their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. CES 2013 however gave us the first glimpse of Oculus VR operating as a company.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. Oculus Link gets updated to 90Hz. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Two cool news from Oculus App Lab. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The negative reputation could stick with the social network, but not influence products like Oculus headsets, for instance. Aero still features an impressive resolution and pixel density, and also integrated eye-tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 31, 2022

The headset won’t come in two sizes, but in a single one, because the eye box of the lenses is big enough to accommodate for different positions of the eyes in the users. To be exact, the eye box is twice as large as the one in Magic Leap One. Meta abandons the Oculus name on Twitter. Thanks Edimo Pereira for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Or eye tracking?). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Together with Air Link, Oculus has also rolled out the new version of Oculus Avatars.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

More info (Review on Road To VR) More info (Review on Upload VR) More info (Editorial about PSVR showing its age) More info (Tips&Tricks for Iron Man VR). Another amazing research project showcased by Oculus this week can enable high-resolution displays for the next generation of Oculus Quest. Get ready to create!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! The Achille’s heel of positional tracking is the light: if the room is completely dark, it doesn’t work anymore. Hands Tracking. Eye Tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It’s good news by the way that there is continuous IPD adjustment (and with a wider range than before) and that thanks to eye tracking sensors, the headset can tell you if you have positioned it well on your head. There is also an eye-relief dial, so you can put the lenses very close to your eyes, for added field of view.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Oculus has sold an estimated 250k Rifts. Sadly, it seems this may be the tip of the iceberg on the issue. Since then, we have seen a movement.

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VRScout

JULY 4, 2017

An anonymous tip lead MacRumors to the fact that Apple just dropped some cash on a German-based computer vision company called SensoMotoric Instruments. SMI focuses on both the hardware and software side of eye-tracking technology, and has a product for the automobile industry which tracks where a driver is looking.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Pico 4 Pro should feature next-gen functionalities like RGB passthrough, eye tracking, face tracking, and automatic IPD adjustment. The specifications of the device are really high, and I wonder for instance how the XR2 can support such a high-resolution screen without eye tracking. News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. Oculus has sold a couple million. Amazon Sumerian. ” Or better yet, maybe marketing. million sold.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. Oculus has sold a couple million. Amazon Sumerian. ” Or better yet, maybe marketing. million sold.

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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. Oh look, we have again an Oculus account on Twitter! Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Oculus Quest Application SpaceWarp can give apps a +70% boost of performances. At Facebook Connect, Meta has detailed Application Spacewarp, a new warping technique that should give an enormous boost of performances to experiences running on Oculus Quest 2. Thanks Rob for the tip on the second one!). News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It sounds fantastical, but the more I learn about BCI, the more I’ve come to realize that this wish list of functions is really only the tip of the iceberg. SEE ALSO Oculus Chief Scientist Dives Deep Into the Near Future of AR & VR. The headset has an eye-tracking based UI that sometimes feels like magic.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

The working group, that includes all the major XR companies (Oculus, HTC, Intel, NVIDIA, Valve, etc…), facilitated by the Khronos group, has finally agreed on a set of specifications, after having listened to all the feedback that come after the release of the version 0.9. Oculus wants to make people control AR headsets just using the brain.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. And the next generation of headsets that will come out in the next 24 months will all have eye tracking and head tracking. Oculus has sold a couple million. there's just all these tools. Amazon Sumerian. Alan: Well all right!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Pancake 1Pro : 2280×2280 resolution, miniLED backlight, RGB passthrough, eye tracking (developed with 7invensun), gesture recognition, price not announced yet, available Q4. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Pancake 1 : 2280×2280 resolution, 3,999 yuan ($592), preorder August 26, shipping September (China).

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

When speaking of modern headsets, we can talk about improvements in the characteristics of the screen and the optics, better tracking sensors, as well as an overall increase in the productivity of computers. It’s due to this concept that you can touch the tip of your nose with your eyes closed.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

While this data helps us build and sell better products, it is just the tip of the iceberg especially since we really don’t know much about the user once they leave their desk or put their phone away. Mobile gave us location. And with social media we were given insight into people’s online relationships.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Alan: And they just gave slight haptic feedback on the tips of your fingers. I think once we have eye tracking and this gesture recognition and voice, it's just going to be "Show me that thing."

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Alan: And they just gave slight haptic feedback on the tips of your fingers. I think once we have eye tracking and this gesture recognition and voice, it's just going to be "Show me that thing."

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