The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

While the concept of phone holders is dead for good in VR, there are a few companies that are trying to bring it to augmented reality, exploiting also the fact that true AR headsets (like Magic Leap 2 ) are very expensive and cost thousands of euros.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

I think smart glasses are the next step in that evolution of personal information technology. Imagine knowing the answer to the question on the tip of your brain the moment you touch your phone. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” Then there’s Magic Leap.

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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. Tips & Tricks for the Quest 2! Some years ago, she performed in The Life, a Mixed Reality art piece inside the Magic Leap One. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More info (Oculus Quest 2 tips & tricks) More info (How to activate 90Hz) More info (Top 15 free apps to download on Quest 2) More info (The best paid games and apps to download on Quest 2). Ultra-WideBand (UWB) wireless technology is one of the latest innovations for mobile phones. I’ll link you some of them here below.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

In Taiwan, all western websites work and so you don’t need to set up a VPN just to use Google. How is XR (and technology in general) in Taiwan? Generally speaking, Taiwanese technology adoption has not blown my mind. I met various XR companies and associations, and I loved the passion of people in working with new technologies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

Meanwhile, the technology you guys all have in your pockets or in your laps — your smartphones and tablets and even PCs — have gotten powerful enough that there’s enough horsepower to run this technology. It’s amazing, the technology we have that can unlock that. Even five years ago we didn’t have enough technology to do it.

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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

JUNE 15, 2020

The fact that is going to come later, that it is stereo (so it can calculate the depth of objects) and that it is in high-resolution made some VR journalists wonder if this is the new device that is going to track reliably the PSVR 2 headset, maybe in conjunction with another special tracking technology (like ultrasound) for the controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). These are my current amazing supporters: DeoVR Michael Bruce Ilias Kapouranis Paolo Leoncini John Fredericks Jennifer Granger Jason Moore Steve Biggs Kai Curtis Francesco Strada Vooiage Technologies Caroline Matias Nassi. More info (GTC going digital) More info (NVIDIA develops cheap eye-tracking).

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I mean, part of the reason that my work with virtual reality really took off is because I moved into this new role, and had this freedom to innovate and to explore new technologies. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. Thanks Marco Giammetti for the tip). What about yours?

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I mean, part of the reason that my work with virtual reality really took off is because I moved into this new role, and had this freedom to innovate and to explore new technologies. Alan: Yeah.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

While it’s only been released on the Vive Focus so far, Western audiences may soon have access to Beat Reality and/or similar visualizer apps with the proliferation of MR passthrough cameras on standalone headsets, similar to features we’ve seen on hardware such as Magic Leap One Creator Edition, Oculus Quest and the Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Alan: We actually did it.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Alan: We actually did it.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Alan: We actually did it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

XR is no different, and VRdōjō founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? I worked at their technology headquarters, and we did technology training for the employees.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? Personally, I think there’s no facet of human communication that we won’t be touched by these technologies. Michael: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody's getting this interest in, "what can this technology do for my business? Personally, I think there's no facet of human communication that we won't be touched by these technologies. XR is no different, and VRd?j?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Thanks David for the tip). 5G is a safe technology. 5G is a hot topic in all the tech field because it is an enabling technology. Well, according to FCC, it is exactly safe as 4G and 3G , so we shouldn’t worry more than with the technologies that we currently use with our smartphones. Thanks Eloi for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

During the Sony Technology Day showcase, Sony has shown a prototype of a headset with two 4K micro OLED displays. This gives more power to Google Glass, that are not doing that bad in the enterprise environment after a total disaster as a prosumer device. More info (Realwear Navigator 500) More info (WebEx on Google Glass 2).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

I also like to think about this in perspective: Snap is deadly serious in its AR efforts , and the fact that it keeps releasing glasses proves that it for sure wants to become a relevant company in the new AR technological revolution. Google unveils Starline communication solution. It feels like magic.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Upload VR has been able to visit Kura offices in San Francisco and try the technology behind the Kura Gallium glasses, the AR devices that promise a 150° FOV, a resolution that goes up to 8K, variable focus, and brightness that allows for outdoor usage. Google updates ARCore with Persistent Cloud Anchors.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Prior to the formation of Vuzix, Mr. Travers founded both e-Tek Labs and Forte Technologies Inc. I mean, there’s some really cool technology that’s out there that’s doing all spatial computing and the likes, but it’s big. And the technology that does full up spatial computing, which is big, bulky, all in thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Prior to the formation of Vuzix, Mr. Travers founded both e-Tek Labs and Forte Technologies Inc. I mean, there’s some really cool technology that’s out there that’s doing all spatial computing and the likes, but it’s big. And the technology that does full up spatial computing, which is big, bulky, all in thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Prior to the formation of Vuzix, Mr. Travers founded both e-Tek Labs and Forte Technologies Inc. I mean, there's some really cool technology that's out there that's doing all spatial computing and the likes, but it's big. And the technology that does full up spatial computing, which is big, bulky, all in thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that’s emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it — and especially this technology — was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that’s emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it — and especially this technology — was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that's emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it -- and especially this technology -- was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin? Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model."

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Where do you start with building a course for technology that's emerging? So we began with a kind of a core philosophy that was, the only way to learn anything really in it -- and especially this technology -- was to get hands-on and just start building things. Alan: So how did you begin? Like, "Unity 101: here's how to make a model."

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