GizModo VR

JUNE 7, 2022

Not everyone is split into either Windows or macOS camps—for some people, using both of these operating systems is part of their computing experience. If you’re a long-term user of one of these platforms and about to start to get acquainted with the other one too, you might need a little bit of help along the way, and… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The article ends with Facebook claiming that it cares about privacy, and wants to discuss the topics of privacy, security, and safety of this technology with all the community. Image by Microsoft). More info (Volu official website) More info (The technology behind Volu). Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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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. More info (Camera Path and Google Drive backup) More info (Sketchfab exporting).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. VRSS is the technology that makes the graphics card draw in higher resolution the region of the image you are looking at. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR.

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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.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The technology can be so powerful, but it must be used the right way. Facebook acquires Scape Technologies. With a surprise move, Facebook has acquired UK startup Scape Technologies , ramping up the AR Cloud Wars. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Thanks Leywes for the tip). I really hope so. is coming.

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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! Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. Vive XR Suite is HTC’s full enterprise suite for remote collaboration.

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AIXR

APRIL 1, 2022

Alex Ruhl navigates her listeners through the fluctuating landscapes of business building and a freelance career wherein immersive technology is always evolving. With secrets spilled and tips revealed, Alex Makes VR is an essential listen for storytellers and curious VR enthusiasts alike. Between Realities.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!). This startup just exited from stealth mode, is like Google Maps but for the interior of shopping centers, offices, and other closed environments. I am very excited by this news, but at the same time, I’m very confused.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Image by New Technology Walkers). New Technology Walkers (NTW) has released on SideQuest a free demo of HitMotion: Reloaded, a fitness XR game that was already one of the launch titles of the Vive Focus Plus. The bad news is that tracking seems devoted to external modules like Nolo… (Thanks David @spatialpixels for the tip!).

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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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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

FWIW, Google had also partnered with Luxottica but never shipped a more fashionable version of Glass.]. Automatic electric tinting sunglasses is another desirable feature for sunglasses, but the options are limited by technology. It’s basically the Facebook of eyewear. The question is: What will they ship? 2022+: Aria Grows.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google Cardboard. from Google. Cardboard will give curious individuals a chance to dabble in VR without spending a lot of money on a technology they don’t expect to use regularly. Google Daydream View. from Google. Photo from Microsoft. from Microsoft. Windows Mixed Reality (Various Headsets).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

PanguVR works with two amazing technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence , so I was really interested in talking with him. After that, I headed for China to pursue my dream and headed marketing and strategy for the release of the Microsoft A.I. product Cortana in China. What does PanguVR do?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

After all, not only does it have its own dedicated entertainment apps , but it works with solutions like Zoom and Microsoft 365 apps too. Are we experiencing a new technological revolution with the new visors? There’s plenty of evidence to suggest that this headset will be ideal for both entertainment and business use cases.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

XR, or Extended Reality, is an umbrella term for a variety of immersive technologies including VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality). The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. . Viral new solutions include Snap’s new AR glasses prototype and Google Glass Explorer Edition. .

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Youtuber Brad Lynch of the channel “Sadly It’s Bradley” has discovered, thanks to “a tip”, some references to a device codenamed “Deckard” inside some SteamVR firmware files. iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering. Other relevant news. Image by IGN).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I tried contacting Canon, and if I get more info, I will let you know! (Thanks Davy Demeyer for the tip!). Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). 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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides that, it is also hiring key figures to make this AR dream a reality : the operating system project will be supervised by Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer who co-developed Windows NT. OVR Technology is working to bring smell in VR. That sounds amazing, and in fact it is, given that the reviews are pretty positive.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“This year will be a tipping point for disruptive technology’s role in society,” the report said. According to the organization, the generative AI technology that was all over the news in 2022 is capable of creating realistic images, videos, and text with just a few sentences of guidance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Furthermore, the comparison with Microsoft doesn’t hold well: Microsoft was a software company that just didn’t have high standards, so it made products with many bugs. More info (Use Google Translate). Thanks Ilja Zegars for the tip!). This explains the shortage of Valve Index headsets in all these months.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

If OpenAI wanted to slow down to have time to understand the consequences of this new type of AI, Microsoft would already ready be to hire all the talents of OpenAI and carry on AI developments by itself. Now Microsoft is discontinuing them , putting another nail in the coffin of the HoloLens. Thanks to Davy Demeyer for the tip!)

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. For others, they might be a way of selling ads, Dr. Bautista said. […] In 2018, Intel shut down the Vaunt project, before selling many of its patents to North, the start-up acquired by Google. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2020

Today I host a guest post by Ryan, Senior Writer at AR/VR Tips , an online company that showcases the latest augmented reality apps and virtual reality products. HoloLens 2 AR glasses (Image by Microsoft). Augmented reality glasses are eyewear that have the technology to merge what you see in the real world with virtual information.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

We all know that XR will be the next big technological platform. The news of the week is that Meta is poaching talents from all the other companies : in particular, it has been able to “steal” 100 employees from the HoloLens team in Microsoft. Thanks VR Fitness Mag for the tip). Come and live the future of music performances!

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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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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. Image by Microsoft). What about yours?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2024

Nvidia’s Evolving Value Nvidia burst into the technology scene in 1993 as the brainchild of three chip engineers who believed enhanced computers would one day be able to process better visuals. By the 2000s, the company had earned a contract to make chips for Microsoft’s Xbox console. Why is Nvidia Stock Going Up?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There is also a good example of a part of the day of a person in the metaverse. (Thanks to Will Burns for the tip). 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. Some XR experiences have won Emmy Awards.

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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. Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes. Just imagine a world where Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant have bodies.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

Generative AI promises to revolutionize every industry it touches — all that’s been needed is the technology to meet the challenge. GTC — which in 15 years has grown from the confines of a local hotel ballroom to the world’s most important AI conference — is returning to a physical event for the first time in five years.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. Valve could provide some audio-visual improvements, while Microsoft its WMR platform, with inside-out tracking of controllers. thanks Alessio for the tip!).

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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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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

But that’s one way to describe the technology behind meetingRoom, a VR space, where colleagues from around the world can gather and discuss business as if they were all in the same, plain ol’ multi-purpose room! For us, though, we’ve taken a step back and said, “how can we use today’s technology really effectively?”

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

But that’s one way to describe the technology behind meetingRoom, a VR space, where colleagues from around the world can gather and discuss business as if they were all in the same, plain ol’ multi-purpose room! For us, though, we’ve taken a step back and said, “how can we use today’s technology really effectively?”

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And a whole range of technological solutions – including the much-talked-about metaverse – have sprung up to support this widespread behavioral shift. Technology plays a part in helping us overcome these challenges. However, that isn’t to say that it isn’t without challenges. How do we build culture remotely?

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