The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. But I can speculate.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

HTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. According to the announcement, HTC will receive $1.1 That comes out to roughly $500,000 per HTC staffer.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The event hosts people from very important companies like NVIDIA, VR Chat, The Khronos Group, Alibaba (there is Jack Ma!),

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For example, Project Cambria, the codename for Meta’s (previously Facebook) MR hardware, is continuously being classified as either AR, VR, or MR depending on the article or publication. Out of the current mainstream XR technologies, mixed reality is possibly the least well-known due in part to the hardware costs and practical applications.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2018

During my Chinese adventure, in the period that I was leaving Shanghai to go to Chengdu to watch pandas, I had the opportunity to interview via WeChat Qiyong Chen, one of the people leading the Virtual Reality R&D experiments at HTC. Who are you and what do you do in HTC? I’m Qiyong Chen, leader of HTC China Immersive Lab.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Since the launch of HTC’s dedicated VR app store, Viveport , it was clear that the company was looking to give us more ways to discover and experience non-gaming content with the Vive. Which is probably why HTC has been exploring entirely new ways to bring VR to art, education and culture — starting with museums around the world.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I also led a group of 8 Chilean companies, that were awarded a government fund to create the 1st Chilean XR industry export hub , and within that initiative, we traveled to Immerse Global Network – Miami in December, to promote and lead the way for the Chilean XR exports. It’s a royal pain to get hardware in Chile.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

A research and engineering group called the Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) in Fellbach, Germany conducted a study recently that reveals just how accurate some of the top VR headset’s are when it comes to tracking their respective motion controllers. HTC Vive Cosmos lags behind by a wide margin with its 2-3 mm deviation.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

It’s a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium of many of the biggest names in the AR/VR sector. OpenXR’s ‘working group’, under which representatives from member companies have been actively developing the standard, is facilitated by Khronos Group.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

A new report from market analysis group Juniper Research states that VR hardware will be worth $50 billion by 2021. By hardware, Juniper means VR headsets, peripherals, and 360 cameras. To give you an idea of how much growth that would be, Juniper projects VR hardware revenues to hit $5 billion this year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. The OpenXR Working Group leverage industry-wide feedback to improve its API service. ” Wu also noted that HTC VIVE supports OpenXR 1.1 on PC and AIO.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2016

This week at MWC Shanghai, HTC announced the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), a consortium of 28 venture capital firms focusing their funds on virtual reality. Collectively, the group represents more than $10 billion in capital aimed at growing the VR industry. And it looks like things are only continuing to grow.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

And, while there are a number of XR apps and platforms out there promising to gauge and improve user cognition, two perennial favorites of ARPost are targeted at those age groups most at risk of experiencing complications due to Alzheimers – residents of senior living communities. November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

The Volkswagen Group will use an augmented reality hub to train employees across the globe. ????????????In This year, the Volkswagen Group has revealed the next step of it’s VR training plans in the form of a global initiative that would bring VR training to 10,000 employees of Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

HTC held joint developer forum at Alibaba’s Cloud computing conference this weekend in China and had a number of big things to say about what their plans are to help grow the VR ecosystem, including becoming a “publisher” for VR content to experience centers as well as launching a beta of their Viveport platform for mobile called, Viveport M.

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2016

Just announced at a Star Wars “Meet ILMxLab” panel at the Star Wars Celebration expo in London, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine will be released for the HTC Vive on Steam for free on Monday 18 July. The post ‘Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine’ is Released for HTC Vive 18 July appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Quest streaming features open up the hardware’s content offerings massively by allowing users to include any PCVR software in their Meta Quest library. In an enterprise or industrial environment, firms use mobile XR hardware to stream content directly to a worker – ranging from training resources to video feeds.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The brand offers one of the most affordable and straightforward hardware solutions for users interested in virtual reality on the market. One of the most popular companies in the virtual reality space today, HTC VIVE specialises in delivering high-quality immersive experiences to enterprises and everyday users alike.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the first one, you can read what are the features that people that HTC interviewed were asking for a VR headset : HTC has used these data to design its new headset and accompanying software ecosystem so that to fulfill these requests.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With VR becoming more accessible than ever given new hardware options, premium content offerings, and new AI advancements, we can address these challenges today by elevating performance of both the workforce and the bottom line.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, the industry relies on the following technology components: VR hardware – Medical practitioners and patients can use VR headsets, controllers, trackers, and other hardware solutions to interface with real and immersive environments. Despite suffering a burglary on Christmas day, the charity recouped stolen equipment.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2020

It’s no doubt been a massive undertaking creating a platform agnostic standard for VR and AR, as The Khronos Group consortium has included in its ranks the important hardware and software creators in the industry, including AMD, ARM, Epic Games, Facebook, Google, HTC, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Unity, and Valve.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk about the latest data from Valve’s latest Steam Hardware & Software survey , most of it drawing erroneous conclusions about overall market share of VR headsets while missing out on a very interesting data point. See Also: HTC Vive Headset Nearing 100,000 Install Base, Steam Data Suggests.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Better AR Hardware Options Better AR hardware options, caused by innovations in mobile technology, such as LiDAR and ToF (depth sensing hardware). All these require collaboration through working groups, policy and standard discussions, and new software solutions for moderation and cyber threats.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Samsung Revenue Drops This week, Samsung also revealed its Q2 earnings.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

The last days of AltspaceVR have seen many events happening in the platform where people said farewell not only to the platform, but also to the communities and the groups they were part of. Now all these groups of people do not have a house anymore: some of them will migrate to other social VR platforms (e.g.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

VMC uses VR headsets from firms like HTC VIVE to provide learners with immersive education environments such as surgery rooms. Additionally, VMC environments support multiple remote users meaning dispersed learners can access training exercises as a group of connected students and teachers. Partnering with Siemens Healthineers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. Goertek Goertek produces a variety of hardware and device options for the XR space, including augmented reality smart glasses and comprehensive VR headsets.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

HTC held its VIVE™ Developer Conference 2017 (VDC2017), where it announced VIVE WAVE™ ( www.vive.com/cn/vive-wave-en ), a VR open platform and toolset that will open up the path to easy mobile VR content development and high-performance device optimization for third-party partners. Via HTC Press Release [link].

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2016

I wanted to take a moment to dig into some of the more subtle technical nuances when comparing the Oculus Rift & Touch with the HTC Vive, but also some of the larger VR ecosystem considerations to take into account. The post Comparing Oculus Touch & HTC Vive Technology and Ecosystems appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, remote education and communication solutions are rising to solve modern classroom problems; a core technical innovation to help solve this is emerging mixed reality (MR) hardware and software solutions. MR education tools can provide a safe, repeatable, and engaging space to hone skills efficiently.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. The award ceremony recognizes multiple achievements in VR, such as hardware advancements, gaming, film, social experience, and marketing to name a few. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. HTC – Vive Pro Eye.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

It was more of a conceptual showcase at the time, the report maintains, as some prototypes ran on Windows while others were based on the original HTC Vive. The report says Cook “rarely visits the group at its offices away from the main Apple campus.” Rockwell, Meier and Rothkopf soon encountered pushback from Ive’s team.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

HTC VIVE is currently providing their devices for North Dakota Classrooms, and Meta recently gave thousands of Quests to Kentucky Schools. Learner onboarding is still an issue because there exists a knowledge gap for individuals who do not understand how to use a headset, which is an intimidating factor for many current XR hardware adopters.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, remote education and communication solutions are rising to solve modern classroom problems; a core technical innovation to help solve this is emerging mixed reality (MR) hardware and software solutions. MR education tools can provide a safe, repeatable, and engaging space to hone skills efficiently.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There is a rise in consumer-grade headsets from firms like HTC, Meta, and Pico. Alongside the hardware rise, more smartphones are integrating augmented reality (AR) technology for social media applications. A smartphone’s accelerometers and AR hardware provide the service’s interactive, immersive content.

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