The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human! Image by IGN).

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2016

E3 2016 kicks off this week; it’s the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. With the launch of the Rift only a few months under their belt, don’t expect anything new in the hardware department from Oculus. ” Microsoft Xbox.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

And these experiments about wireless headsets make us think that Valve is investigating the possibility of making the Index wireless (or even better, standalone), a feature that many users have asked for. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). Image by Microsoft). Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 21, 2017

Pallister added, “It feels like the current set of hardware has tipped us over a point where people can feel a magical experience but it is really only just the beginning of the types of experiences depicted in those fictional works.”. Snow Crash imprinted [the idea of virtual life] on the culture,” Grossman said.

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AIXR

APRIL 1, 2022

With secrets spilled and tips revealed, Alex Makes VR is an essential listen for storytellers and curious VR enthusiasts alike. The weekly show consists of a hardware and industry trend-based discussion. . Field of View. The rule book of the XR industry is constantly being written and rewritten by the second. Between Realities.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

What is a bit disappointing is the price, $1500, that anyway is inline with other enterprise hardware, the quite strange design and the fact that it doesn’t support controllers, but only hands tracking. PC VR games are going to look incredible! (Thanks to Massimiliano Ariani for the tip). News worth a mention. Image by Tweak Town).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Oculus and HTC), there were some cases when this sensor could actually prove to be very useful for some experiments. you should consider upgrading to this new one. (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). Sony has confirmed once more than PlayStation 5 will work with the same hardware of the PSVR. News worth a mention. Image by Sony).

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

It’s important to remember that every VR device fits one of three categories: mobile (meaning it uses the user’s smartphone to produce its virtual world), tethered (meaning the device must be hooked up to a PC or console) or more recently, “all-in-one” (meaning the computing hardware is built into the headset itself). Photo from Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

They have some great capabilities in terms of hardware. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . This piece of hardware displays a 3D hologram overlaid on the real world. The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. . Source: Microsoft “What is Mixed Reality” [link]. What does this mean?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

New Steam hardware survey highlights that the number of VR headsets has grown again, and now according to Road To VR there are 1.6M I wonder if Facebook has already taken the decision of leaving the enterprise market to HTC and Pico , while focusing on the much bigger piece of cake of the consumer market. Thanks Leywes for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

We have no clue of when it will be released, but if you remember, last week Youtuber Eric For President revealed that some sources of his talk about a September reveal for the “VR hardware we want” from Facebook. Some reviews of VR hardware. If you love technical hardware details about XR devices, I recommend you read this article!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If the price of the headset is below $1500, I think we are looking at a piece of hardware that may kill many competitors in the enterprise XR space , also considering the fact that HP is a reliable company for business collaboration. If you use VR in your company, keep an eye on the Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition. It seems fair to me.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. Let me quote the article: “We were giving away the hardware but making money on the data,” he said. Some news on content.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 1, 2017

Today was an exciting day for the UploadVR Editorial Team because today we got our hands on some new VR hardware. Luckily, Microsoft and HP are here to save the day with the developer kit of the upcoming HP “Windows Mixed Reality” VR headset. We’ll have thoughts on the HP Windows VR headset soon enough.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. The device is exactly the same and there are no hardware differences, but I guess that they have different ROMs that should be flashed directly from Facebook , and this is pretty difficult to guarantee. Header image by Oculus).

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each platform has its strengths and limitations, so it’s worth considering which one is right for you based on your budget, hardware requirements, and preferred type of games. From improvements in VR technology and hardware to the growth of the metaverse and virtual economies, there’s no telling what the future of VR gaming might hold.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive. Yes, it will be hard against Microsoft, which is well poised in the field, but the market is so new and growing that there is the place for more than one single company. Image by HTC Vive). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Most probably there won’t be hardware releases (Oculus has just launched the Rift S and the Quest ) but just teases of new devices of the future and a lot of new software releases and showcases (like the one about the game that is being developed by Respawn). HTC has a new CEO: Yves Maitre. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. As hardware and software mature, awareness is driven by wonderful things like Pokemon Go. Instead of having to install applications to do this, it’ll be part of the OS and part of the hardware itself.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). Compare that to the HTC Vive that has like 40 giant infrared lights that strobe constantly to synchronize everything and spinning lasers with infrared light… and then the Kinect that has this huge laser illumination system, so those systems work totally different than ours.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Thanks to Rob Cole for the tip). Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip). Other relevant news. Other news.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She's the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, "sit behind a desk" kind of thing. Jenna: Yep.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. My background is in film. So yeah, that's where I'm at.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. My background is in film. So yeah, that's where I'm at.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. My background is in film. So yeah, that's where I'm at.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A new HTC headset may come in 2021. A comment of HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin makes us understand that HTC is going to launch a new VR headset in the first months of 2021 , and that it “will be better than what is available on the market”. Microsoft Flight Simulator to become VR compatible in December.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 3, 2017

There are plenty of brand new hardware innovations that we could be getting peeks at during the show too. Vive (HTC). The HTC subsidiary is still finalizing its show plan and has told us it will update us with final details soon. What we know: Microsoft’s primary E3 weapon is its Xbox brand.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta has not explained why it was removed: some people suspect it was because it could have been used “to see through some clothes”, but I don’t know if the truth is actually some software/hardware incompatibility. Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recently, Valve announced delays to their new Steam Deck handheld, whilst Megadodo Games announced a delayed, limited production run of their DecaGear before leaving the hardware market completely. It wasn’t even possible to buy another Tundra HDK, and months later they are still showing out of stock. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. This announcement is not sus, it is just great. Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Learn more.

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