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HTC announces XR Suite and teases the future of collaboration and workplace

The Ghost Howls

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. Some of these key players, like ENGAGE, are companies in which HTC already invests into.

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Will Meta Be The Android Of Spatial Computing, Or The Blackberry?

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Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps. Further, Google itself is seemingly preparing to be the Android of XR with.

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XR Talks: Shaping the Future of Commerce, Part I

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AR will influence commerce through brands’ and retailers’ self-distributed apps for eCommerce and in-aisle retail experiences. Unity’s Tony Parisi reiterates that this capability is here today… we just need to make it scalable. Brand spending on AR ads is on track reach $1.41

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HTC Vive Exec Makes Predictions for the Next 2 Years of Virtual Reality

Road to VR

HTC’s China Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin, took to the stage at the Unity Vision Summit in Asia this week and made a series of bold predictions for where we’ll see VR in the next two years. All key retailers begin offering VR shopping models. Employers begin offering work from home programs via VR.

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How the Stock Market is Showing Faith in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

ARVR

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 Last year, Google also acquired North, an AR smart glass manufactures.

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GDC 2018 ‘Day 1’ Roundup – Vive Pro Pricing, Magic Leap SDK, Nvidia RTX, and More

Road to VR

Image courtesy HTC. HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. Now this is what I call retail theater.