XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The tech industry responded by rallying as a community and a group. This began with devices from Lenovo, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, and Meta Platforms, so the growth we’ve seen for consumer use cases has been very strong since then. These range from the Lenovo A3 [and Magic Leap 2].

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Not all members have VR headsets in your group?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Magic Leap raises other $350M. HTC announces Vive Pro Secure.

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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). If Realmax manages to find a way to improve its tracking (maybe thanks to some magic by Qualcomm), then this can become an amazing device for the enterprise segment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The problem of these terms is that what is considered “harassing” depends on the group of people you are in : with some of my friends I can talk about kinky things for hours, with some other people I have to be more formal. Companies like HTC and Facebook have TOS that allows for the gathering of anonymized data. Learn more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “ great fear ” when Apple releases new products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. Another core target group for this version of the device is also developers. School groups a hundred years from now will be able to ask questions directly and get answers as if that person is with them physically.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” I have a daughter, she’s 10, and she is literally terrified of needles.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” I have a daughter, she’s 10, and she is literally terrified of needles.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time." Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. He'd also chaired the Independent Digital Strategy Group for eight years there. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. He'd also chaired the Independent Digital Strategy Group for eight years there. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many products showcased at the conference included flagship releases of VR headsets and solutions such as the Meta Quest Pro, Magic Leap 2, Lenovo ThinkReality A3, and AT&T’s Volumetric Video Photo Booth, among many others. Currently, ExplodedView is iOS exclusive. Face tracking and camera resolutions need to improve.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Then hopefully we’ll see other groups joining us. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR. Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Google recently bought Eyefluence for its eye tracking.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY. HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

In case there is another platform involved, e.g. Android, 30% will go to Google, and 25% of the remaining money (i.e. If the rumor is true, Meta by 2024 is going to basically release the Nreal glasses or a mix of Nreal Light and Magic Leap 2. HTC Vive is going to launch… a box. HTC implements OpenXR on the Vive Focus 3.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Big vendor news this week, Admist start-ups and fresh ideas; this week, big names like Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Apple took the headlines due to each firm’s optimisation of its XR product portfolio. The OpenXR Working Group collaborates with various industry leaders to determine the best ways to optimize cross-platform XR content.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

HTC has launched a new headset, we have another confirmation of Apple glasses, we read about the first hands-on on Kura glasses, and many other things have happened! Image by HTC). HTC launches the Cosmos at $699. HTC has finally launched the HTC Vive Cosmos , its new flagship headset. Top news of the week.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One thing she’s trying to put together is something called the sensory design group. One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We’re not tied to Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One thing she’s trying to put together is something called the sensory design group. One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We’re not tied to Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One thing she's trying to put together is something called the sensory design group. One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We're not tied to Magic Leap.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. However, in June 2020, a U.S. 7- Alvin Graylin.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

This kind of seamless interface is great and it is exactly the same one that HTC already offers with the Vive Focus Plus and Viveport Streaming and that I’ve tried and appreciated. I guess Oculus will aim at something similar, because it is very handy (Image by HTC Vive). Rift line gets discontinued. Privacy in AR. VR Content.

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