The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Facebook halts the sale of Quest in Germany. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany. Germany, please save us . More info (Facebook halting Quest sales in Germany) More info (A Redditor explaining the problem). HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns. HTC, you did it again.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Last week, HTC Vive has announced the Vive Facial Tracker, a sensor to track your facial expressions while you are in VR. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). As long as it works….

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. I send you good vibes so things go well for you too! Top news of the week.

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ARPost

AUGUST 30, 2019

The fourth annual European Augmented World Expo is set to take place on October 17 and 18 in Munich Germany. Featured XR technology companies include Oculus, Google, Facebook, HTC, and Qualcomm. ARPost is excited about any XR technology conference but as AWE’s partner, we’re particularly excited about this one.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 3, 2023

Additionally, significant technology and extended reality (XR) firms like Google and AT&T have provided Magic Leap funding since the company’s debut in 2010. Magic Leap debuted its device internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Germany-based startup Vality is developing a VR headset that aims to offer near-retina resolution in a compact form-factor. The prototype weighs in at around just 200 grams—less than half the weight of a headset like the original Rift or HTC Vive—and Vality expects the finished product could be under 150 grams.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 4, 2019

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. 2019 SAP SE. All rights reserved. Please see [link] for additional trademark information and notices. ###. About InstaVR Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Even with the organizers of the event, I have to speak mostly in Chinese (hence my headache) and use a lot of Baidu Fanyi (the Chinese counterpart of Google Translate). Mega-events like the Gamescom in Germany occupy far more floor space. Me with a Droolon F1 inside an HTC Vive Cosmos! No one speaks well in English, seriously.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Image by Google). Google completely opensources Cardboard. With a surprise move, Google has announced with a blog post that it ha opensourced completely Cardboard. Google affirms that Cardboard has been a huge success to introduce people into VR, and more than 15 million headsets have been distributed. Image from Amazon).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2017

“So many got away, living in peace in their houses in post-war Germany, that we can’t really be satisfied,” says Jens Rommel, state attorney at the Central Office dealing with Nazi crimes. It is much, much more precise than Google Earth.” You can catch the full documentary at the bottom of the article.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2017

Currently available on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and accessible via PC, you can build up to 3 of your own worlds — and after that, Sansar charges a $9.99+/month fee depending on how many worlds you want to build. WILL GOOGLE LET YOU ANIMATE YOUR SCENES MADE WITH BLOCKS SOON? What does this mean? …and just a few more.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. Popular VR Youtuber Sebastian Ang has spotted two online stores (one from the Netherlands and the other from Germany) already listing the Vive Cosmos for €799. It’s time for some amazing VR news, isn’t it? Top news of the week. Image by Ars Technica). Other relevant news. Image by Kura).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Jena, Germany-based firm has also collaborated with the Khronos Group and Metaverse Standards Forum along with some of the world’s top tech firms. ” Companies developing solutions similar to HTC VIVE’s lip-tracking tools would deepen immersion and lead to greater levels of realism for avatar development.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. A big company like Apple, Google, really pushing the thing out and saying, “this is what it’s going to be,” and then making it part of everyday life. That’s where it really needs to push. Alan: Yeah?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. A big company like Apple, Google, really pushing the thing out and saying, “this is what it’s going to be,” and then making it part of everyday life. That’s where it really needs to push. Alan: Yeah?

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. HTW Berlin, Germany. University of Florida, USA.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

festival in Germany. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. Anne: Completely live.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

festival in Germany. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it’s a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. Anne: Completely live.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It can be pre-ordered on the Meta website and will ship from October, 25th in all the 22 countries where Quest 2 is already shipping (sorry, still no Germany, then). Do you remember when everyone was mocking HTC for its super-high prices and people were praising Meta for its cheap costs?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

festival in Germany. So HTC has given us some Vive Focus and we love them, because being untethered is a huge important part of having audience come in and not feeling like it's a hassle, but really having this like ritualistic atmospheric experience without breaking that sense of immersion. Anne: Completely live.

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