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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.09): Qualcomm XR2 defines the future of XR, Magic Leap having tragic sales, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. That is, the Quest 2 and the Vive Focus 2 may be based on this technology. Image by Magic Leap).

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AR Glasses You’d Be Happy To Be Caught Dead In

VRScout

Magic Leap makes you look like a Minion, and even though I personally think the HoloLens looks much cooler (hey, what can I say, I’m a geek), I will admit that you begin to feel the considerable weight of the device after prolonged use. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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Lyft Patents Show How AR & VR Could Change Ridesharing

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Two patents in particular indicate Lyft’s exploration of AR and VR technology as part of their potential business model. The concept behind Lyft’s VR sounds very similar to Audi’s own backseat VR entertainment system, Holoride , which debuted last month during CES 2019 in Las Vegas. Image Credit: The U.S.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.11): Samsung headset delayed, Apple cheaper Vision delayed, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. In Las Vegas, it has been built a huge sphere all covered with LED displays that can create majestic effects on the skyline.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

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With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. The casino game with the most to gain from VR technology would be poker.

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The New 3D Apple Arriving at WWDC

Robert Scoble

Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. ” He said “I learned Google is learning faster than we are.” ” “We instrumented Google and discovered that its AI systems are learning faster than ours are.”

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The Tantalizing Promise Of Augmented Reality Games

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CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. It’s amazing, the technology we have that can unlock that. Even five years ago we didn’t have enough technology to do it.