The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. So, if you were one of the lucky guys or girls that have grabbed one, I’m glad for you.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The report claims however this second iteration has been stymied by “fundamental technology constraints,” making a hardware refresh a greater likelihood. Some of this talk of sales numbers undoubtedly comes down to how Magic Leap positions their technology.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). But honestly, I expected a bit more … it’s a bit weird that Microsoft hasn’t solved its biggest pain point yet.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

XR Today’s Big News series has begun exploring the topics closest to the extended reality (XR) market, where daily headlines constantly shift and transform the landscape of the technology world. So far, there are experts afraid of losing their jobs and reluctant to adopt new technologies, unfortunately.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This year, I’m just watching the conference from home The conference has been interesting, and it has been the usual mix of technology and politics. In Japan, new PSVR bundles will include an adapter in the box, while in the West the adapter won’t be included, but it will be given for free to existing PSVR users.

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VRWorld

MAY 20, 2016

Japan is often seen on the forefront of new technologies, regardless of are we talking about weblogs or blogs, phones with cameras, gaming consoles or public transportation system. Before everything, Japan is a country that mixes old and new in the most spectacular ways, and is one of countries I personally love the most.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

According to The Verge, the top executives from Facebook are working on a rebrand of the company, most probably to create a parent company that owns all the various businesses controlled by Facebook … something similar to what Google made when it created Alphabet. Snap and Google Partner to Bring “Quick Tap to Snap” to Pixel 6.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

The pressure is on for airports to invest in new technologies that improve the efficiency of airport processes and reduce service disruptions; thereby allowing passengers to spend less time in queues and more time enjoying airport facilities. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), which sees 6.7

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

He’s currently the acting director in a number of different companies, including world-class VR education content company MEL Science as their director of business development, leading VR education company Smart Stone Technologies, and the co-founder and VP of a leading Chinese VR education company, Growlib Technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

He’s currently the acting director in a number of different companies, including world-class VR education content company MEL Science as their director of business development, leading VR education company Smart Stone Technologies, and the co-founder and VP of a leading Chinese VR education company, Growlib Technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And you complain about the $3500 for a HoloLens 2 …), and for this reason it was destined only for the enterprise market and only in Japan. Google drops support for Daydream. With a communication that has surprised no one, Google has dropped support for the Daydream platform, which won’t be supported in the upcoming Android 11.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

He's currently the acting director in a number of different companies, including world-class VR education content company MEL Science as their director of business development, leading VR education company Smart Stone Technologies, and the co-founder and VP of a leading Chinese VR education company, Growlib Technologies.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Augmented reality technology has proven to be one of the top innovations opening up new growth points for businesses around the world. The improving technology also stands to allow for greater efficiency in the workplace. This past year, Google introduced a few new features for ARCore such as recording and playback APIs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

These are all very positive news for VR: the technology is slowly getting adoption and while not mainstream yet, I agree with Zuck that in 1–2 years we’ll start getting there. The technology is amazing, but I think it’s too rough to be reliably used nowadays in gaming. Google makes Tilt Brush opensource.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The result is that many big brands are canceling their presence at CES: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, Lenovo, and many others, have decided not to go , and maybe provide their news virtually. This is a huge pity: CES 2022 won’t be cool as we expected… but we still hope to see interesting XR announcements from there.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Image by Google). Google’s next flagship phone, the Pixel 4, won’t be compatible with Daydream View headset and Google has also stopped selling the Daydream View. Notice that only programs built with Varjo SDK will be able to exploit the special two-displays technology. Top news of the week. Daydream has died.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Diver-X Half Dive is an interesting headset from Japan. This move resembles the one that Google had with TiltBrush: instead of killing the program, it is returning it back to the community, and this is for sure a good decision. More info (Xiaomi announces its smartglasses) More info (The news as it has been reported by Road To VR).

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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.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

While not swapping anything out, Google is attempting to make the world an ad through its visual search app–Google Lens. And in Japan there are more than 4,000 “Vtubers” , Virtual YouTube stars, which choose to take on virtual characters rather than their real world identity. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. Right now they have about five or six locations, three in US and one in Japan line to buy. So that’s– they have Terminator IPs and it’s been great. Teppei: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. Right now they have about five or six locations, three in US and one in Japan line to buy. So that’s– they have Terminator IPs and it’s been great. Teppei: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. Right now they have about five or six locations, three in US and one in Japan line to buy. So that’s– they have Terminator IPs and it’s been great. Teppei: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? Let's do it with a sense of purpose.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? Let's do it with a sense of purpose.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? Let's do it with a sense of purpose.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

His primary role is developing the strategy and implementation of emerging technology, to best enhance digital projects. or, to do it just because the technology's cool. What is that low-hanging fruit for businesses to get involved, and just start with this technology? Let's do it with a sense of purpose.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as Martin Enthed explains. I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: Hey everyone, I'm Alan Smithson. Martin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as Martin Enthed explains. . I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: Hey everyone, I'm Alan Smithson. Martin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as today’s guest, Martin Enthed , explains. I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: Hey everyone, I'm Alan Smithson.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. valuation) from huge names like Google, Alibaba, and Andreeson Horowitz.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Billion & mind you i haven't added the overall population of #asia.Ignore us at your own risk #facebook #microsoft & the curators of those lists. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. The tracking technology is almost the same , with just the cameras being a bit better in low light conditions. Yes, the Oculus Link works also for the Quest 2, and the whole Link technology will finally come out from Beta this Fall. Description. Oculus Link.

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