The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

I think that Gartner was not referring to the consumer market, where VR is still unripe (even if devices like the Oculus Quest and the Vive Focus Plus are helping it in becoming more widespread), but at the B2B one, where VR is already helping companies to spare money (e.g. thanks to a better training). thanks to a better training).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So at least the collaboration with Valve is true, but notice that it has not been on the headset, so they got no reference design from Valve, it has just been on the software integration. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. We’re excited to try this headset when it becomes available.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” ” As just one example, Facebook has increased its annual R&D spend by $10 billion between 2014, when it bought Oculus, to the present. Then there’s Magic Leap. Lots of that is likely going to AR & VR.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

At the very beginning of September, a leaked internal build of iOS 13 was found to contain a “readme” file referring to StarBoard, a system that allows developers to view stereo-enabled AR apps on an iPhone. A third codename, Garta, seems to refer to a testing mode rather than a specific device.). Hard to StarBoard.

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Immersive Authority

JUNE 30, 2016

Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift are popular solutions that enable this form of immersive experience (in conjunction with a number of controllers and sensors). The Google Glass (now discontinued) was one famous example of an Augmented Reality solution. This is one of the cons of the solution.

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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). Around the event venue, instead, there are many writings about VR, and many references around the tech. No one speaks well in English, seriously.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. Future solutions will get rid of clunky wired headsets and move onto glasses that can project a high-definition image onto the eye, a la Magic Leap, and eventually contact lenses that contain tiny screens.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

When I talk about the gap of disappointment, what I’ve referred to is — the bullish analyst forecast is like this. Brendan Iribe, the fearless CEO of Oculus, stepped aside from that job to run the PC VR division of Oculus, which could be perceived as a step down. It’s way too expensive to attract a mass market in the near term.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

The circle will close with the release of XR glasses, and we know that Niantic is also working on a reference system for them. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. The Public Test Channel of the Quest runtime contains a fix for the Oculus Link stuttering on Windows 11.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Steve Mann is commonly referred to as the “father of wearable computing” for innovations like the EyeTap, which combined computer processing with graphical design and textual overlays. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., In 2014, the social media giant purchased Oculus for nearly $3 billion.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Regarding the controllers, we know that they are similar to the Oculus Touch but with force-feedback triggers and more nuanced haptic sensations. Google Tensor chip is made for AI and AR.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: We tried very different kinds of devices, including Oculus Quest, or Pico device for 3DOF, and Samsung Gear. Alan: Let's break this down by, I guess, enterprise or business, and then education.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: We tried very different kinds of devices, including Oculus Quest, or Pico device for 3DOF, and Samsung Gear. Alan: Let's break this down by, I guess, enterprise or business, and then education.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: We tried very different kinds of devices, including Oculus Quest, or Pico device for 3DOF, and Samsung Gear. Alan: Let's break this down by, I guess, enterprise or business, and then education.

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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. Check out the example below of Mica , Magic Leap’s intelligent agent. Just imagine a world where Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant have bodies. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2019

Please also refer to the Kickstarter link above where I describe that we came up with our solution by linking medical software to the gaming world. My current super-elegant Oculus avatar. Oculus avatars are consistent over all Oculus experiences (unless they are overridden by the developer). And from a business one?

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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. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. And for those 11 years, I've always worked at the same school. And you know what?

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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. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. And for those 11 years, I've always worked at the same school. And you know what?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. Correction: The $2 billion a year refers to global VR investment numbers, while the $50 billion U.S. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. We looked at the market that time a couple of years ago to look at who is really central to defining the reference stack. Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. Alan: We actually did it. It would sit weird.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. We looked at the market that time a couple of years ago to look at who is really central to defining the reference stack. Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. Alan: We actually did it. It would sit weird.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. We looked at the market that time a couple of years ago to look at who is really central to defining the reference stack. Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. Alan: We actually did it. It would sit weird.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

The idea of Leap Motion is going against the current trend of augmented reality glasses, that is mostly based on expensive devices that have closed ecosystems (e.g. HoloLens or Magic Leap One ), but to create a headset that is: Affordable; Completely open, both from a software and hardware standpoint. Reference Design Issues.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. And to your point, by the way, what you mentioned — Google expeditions for the classroom — they started off by tackling that problem of bringing VR and synchronizing it across headsets. Alan: Got it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. And to your point, by the way, what you mentioned -- Google expeditions for the classroom -- they started off by tackling that problem of bringing VR and synchronizing it across headsets. Alan: Got it. Alex: It does.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. And to your point, by the way, what you mentioned — Google expeditions for the classroom — they started off by tackling that problem of bringing VR and synchronizing it across headsets. Alan: Got it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

It lacks all Oculus Exclusive titles like Beat Saber and Population One, but its store is becoming anyway interesting. In case there is another platform involved, e.g. Android, 30% will go to Google, and 25% of the remaining money (i.e. More info (Oculus Quest Store numbers) More info (Meta talks about content curation and revenues).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. My duck-face while wearing Magic Leap One glasses. The company to keep an eye on is Magic Leap. Magic Leap should be very careful.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It is also able to understand vocal commands in noisy environments, like the ones of factories Cisco and Google have joined forces and now Webex Expert on Demand, the platform for remote assistance by Cisco, will be available for Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. More info (Realwear Navigator 500) More info (WebEx on Google Glass 2).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Oculus Quest gets v29 update. This week Facebook has started rolling out the v29 runtime update for Oculus Quest , and it brings some interesting features like: Multi-user mode on the original Quest 1 A renewed UI of the “toolbar” of the device. Google unveils Starline communication solution. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2016

MAGIC LEAP, THE NOTORIOUSLY SECRETIVE STARTUP, STEPS INTO SPOTLIGHT. Magic Leap has raised $1.5B for mixed reality lightfield technology that no one has actually seen (outside of a small number of people with ironclad NDAs), and is funded by giants like Google and Alibaba. Hillary Clinton! Kids welcome!”

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And all of this when in 10 days there will be the Oculus Connect 6, where there will be announced something cool for sure… I’m rather thrilled while I write this e-mail! Last week I teased how iOS 13 contained references to an AR glass dubbed “ Garta ” and to an AR launcher for apps called “Starboard”. Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? When you look at Facebook or Oculus's announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they're creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. That's what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? When you look at Facebook or Oculus's announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they're creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. That's what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? When you look at Facebook or Oculus’s announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they’re creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. That’s what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? When you look at Facebook or Oculus’s announcement of their varifocal lenses: basically, they’re creating lenses inside a headset that will allow you to focus on multiplane. That’s what was used to kind of as the kernel for a curriculum that Circuit Stream started with.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

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