ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

And Magic Leap , the company we all put our AR faith in, has refocused their strategy away from consumers and towards healthcare, defense and telecommunications. a Canadian company, is the developer that has come closest to launching a nicely designed pair of AR glasses. But they got acquired by Google, so they´re gone for now.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first roundup of news of this new year, and to signal a change with the past, I’ve changed the name from “VR Week Peek” to “XR Week Peek”, because, hey, I like talking about all immersive technologies and not only Virtual Reality. In the meanwhile, I wish you all a fantastic 2020! Top news of the week. Image by nReal).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

When Magic Leap One was revealed, Rony Abovitz stated he was already working on Magic Leap Two and Three, for instance; Facebook believes a lot in having avatars that truly represent ourselves in XR , and it is a field in which they will invest a lot.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Back in 2016, designer and filmmaker Keiichi Matsuda released Hyper-Reality, a concept film that imagined an augmented reality future where physical and virtual realities have merged, resulting in a "city saturated in media."

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, we have some more info on the micro OLED displays: Sony started selling them in Japan, so we have some more specs: they have 4K resolution, 90Hz framerate, a high luminance, and the capability of reproducing a very wide color range. It’s the end of an era.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In Japan, new PSVR bundles will include an adapter in the box, while in the West the adapter won’t be included, but it will be given for free to existing PSVR users. More info (PSVR bundles in Japan) More info (PS Camera adapter will be given for free). Sony has answered this question in the weekend.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2018

I think that using eyes to interact with stuff can not only help us in having less hands and neck fatigue while using VR apps, but can also help disabled people in using virtual reality experiences. At first, they will be launched very soon in nearby countries like Australia and Japan.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

This also means that there is more contamination from the West and also from Japan, considering that this island was part of Japan various years ago. 3D objects had washed out colors , a bit like when you see AR objects through HoloLens 1 and Magic Leap One … they appeared a bit semi-transparent.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

Two interesting XR accessories announced from Japan. At CES it should be possible to find two interesting XR accessories coming directly from Japan. Saudi Arabia fund gets control of Magic Leap. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund (PIF) has just taken a stake of more than 50 percent in Magic Leap.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. Magic Leap are the highest-profile, with both a device and a platform, and more recent entrants include Ubiquity6, AIReal and Placenote.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

More recently, the use of wearable augmented and virtual reality devices by airport and airline technicians to train, perform maintenance, and receive remote support has gained traction. Japan Airlines and JetFly have also tested the headset, which can store up to 40 high-def films including five VR titles.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Thanks to BCI, we could have a virtual reality that goes beyond physical reality. Canon has just announced the launch in Japan of MREAL S1 , its latest mixed reality headset for the industry. It is going to be distributed in Japan starting from this month. Canon launches its Mreal S1 headset. Learn more.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR. The Evolution of Brand Activations.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 29, 2021

If we exclude the major tech companies (Facebook, Valve, etc…) and the meteor Magic Leap, this is the first VR company to reach this status, and this is another sign of the health of the virtual reality ecosystem. More info More info. Some news on content.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2019

In yesterday’s part , she detailed what BadVR does and why she’s so interested in the Magic Leap One device. BadVR will offer the possibility of analyzing data in virtual reality with your colleagues (Image by BadVR).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, let me clarify: the Netflix VR app (which has been available on Samsung Gear VR since September 2015) and the new HBO VR app (exclusive to Daydream) are 360 degree virtual reality living rooms in which you can watch any traditional 2D media from each platform’s library… on a virtual television hanging on your virtual wall.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. While at Zynga, he co-created the game FarmVille and served as the CTO of Zynga Japan.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

This attitude makes me understand that Facebook won’t release an all-in-two headset with a cable like the Magic Leap One, and will always go for an untethered approach. Well, this means that we’ll be able to port our game HitMotion: Reloaded (the first mixed-reality fitness game) to the Quest 2! :O. Privacy in AR.

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