Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Japan's Sony and Honda have signed a deal to jointly develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), the two companies announced on Friday. Although Sony and Honda are companies that share many historical and cultural similarities, our areas of technological expertise are very different.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Toei Animation, one of Japan’s most prestigious anime studios, has launched its ONN’ON STUDIOS venture and plans to host its first-ever “Watch Party” on VRChat. Fans can view the messy Otaku character with Sony’s world-renowned anime shows. ／ Let’s watch 90’s anime together on VRChat!

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EON Reality

MAY 22, 2019

Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) for industry uses in Japan is expected to skyrocket thanks to the partnership between AVR Japan and EON Reality. Currently, the AVR market in Japan is taking a turn from gaming giants (like SONY for hardware and GREE for software) to move towards education and enterprise markets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

But for Sony, it’s changed with each console generation. During an interview with Glixel , the Head of PlayStation’s Magic Lab, Richard Marks, recounted the several years the company has been working on some form of experimental technology that contributed to the creation of the PSVR headset.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In celebration of the event, Sony Music Solutions is hosting a “mini-live performance” on March 6th at 2pm JST that will feature a mixed reality performance by ReoNa brought to life using a combination of motion capture technology and a virtual camera system referred to as “jeannedarc.”

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Anand Tech

MARCH 28, 2023

JOLED, a Japan-based producer of OLED panels and displays, said it had applied for bankruptcy protection at the Tokyo District Court, citing total liabilities of ¥33.7 As a result, JOLED will shut down two plants located in Japan and terminate approximately 280 workers as it exits the OLED panel manufacturing and sales.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recently a Sony patent appeared indicating plans for upgrades to PlayStation VR, adding features like inside-out tracking and wireless capabilities. Spotted by the masters of patent hunting Lets Go Digital , this particular AR patent comes from the Japan Patent Office (JPO), published on 11 July 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

In Japan, the number is around 80K. What I think we can extrapolate are relative data and in particular, the fact that the Quest 2 is more popular in the USA than in Canada and Japan: 4M of sold gaskets in USA vs 170K in Canada and 80K in Japan mark a huge difference. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The cutting-edge immersive experience will celebrate the heritage of Black and diverse artists, creators, and musicians using a host of emerging technologies. It will also offer a showstopping performance from critically acclaimed fusion band Phony Ppl, using a host of emerging technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

VR Anime in Japan. In general, VR in Japan didn’t take off as quickly as it did in the West. But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change. Project Morpheus or Sony PSVR. With how popular Oculus Go and Mobile VR is in Japan, there have been more and more original IPs in this space as well.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The name change, the company says, broadens the fund’s scope to more than just VR, putting more emphasis on ‘frontier technology’, a term intended to encompass VR/AR/MR. Maruhan, Yahoo Japan and Akatsuki are among Limited Partners (LPs) of the fund. In addition to GREE, Colopl VR Fund, mixi, Inc.,

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VRScout

JULY 18, 2018

Sony Music partners with the David Bowie Archive, Planta, and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum to deliver an incredible VR/AR retrospective of David Bowie’s career. This fall, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., The David Bowie is tour has ended, but the show must go on!

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

SID Display Week played host to a number of big names in display technology showing off their respective high pixel density VR panels. Japan Display Inc. JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, debuted their high pixel density display at Display Week, showing off the 3.25-inch,

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The technology is not ready, so they need more time than expected to finalize it. Image by Sony). Sony unveils affordable Mocopi tracking system. Sony has just announced a new affordable tracking system. Vooiage Technologies. Header image by Sony). Also, these delays are perfectly in line with the Law 3.1

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Learn about the m**averse in Japan. Mogura VR , one of the most important magazines about VR in Japan, has organized an event hosting a few important Japanese VR professionals to discuss the m**averse in Japan. Japan is a country always devoted to innovation, and at the forefront in some technological fields like robotics.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

VIVE Mars CamTrack is open for purchase in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with plans to launch in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia over the next few months. Learn more: [link] #VIVEMARS #SIGGRAPH2022 #trackedonmars #virtualproduction pic.twitter.com/uNTI9bH6hs. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

Studios in Hollywood, California, The 8th annual Lumiere Awards will honour an impressive amount of influencers in the arts and technologies of 3D, HDR, VR, AR and 360-degree content. Belgium, China (Beijing and Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand, and Canada. Taking place February 13th a Warner Bros.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

It is a next-gen tablet device that utilizes artificial intelligence and lightfield technology to immerse the users in a variety of 3D experiences. More info Meta releases deep dive on WebXR WebXR is a very promising technology, but it has never really took off over the years.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

This report is the fifth edition of Greenlight Insights’ annual report providing a comprehensive perspective on the virtual reality industry, including hardware unit forecasts, market revenue forecasts, industry and technology analysis, and other special topics for industry executives.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

On January 15th, the 2021 Green Manufacturing List released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was publicized via. Three additional subsidiaries of Luxshare ICT have obtained the title of the National Green Factory, namely Luxshare Electronic Technology (Kunshan) Ltd., Huzhou Jiuding Electronic Co.,Ltd,

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. HTC, Oculus, Sony, Samsung, and Google—all of which offer higher quality headsets with the reliability of market-testing, customer support, and general accountability.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Sony has just clarified that VR “games with unlocked framerates or dynamic resolution up to 4K may see higher fidelity” on PS5 , and some games like Blood&Truth and Firewall Zero Hour have been patched to introduce this feature, but it is not enough for the PSVR community. Nreal launches Nreal Light in Japan.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

Peng Jin also added: We do see spatial computing as the major technological trend in the next maybe two, three decades. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Epic’s powerful technology in areas such as graphics places them at the forefront of game engine development with Unreal Engine and other innovations.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

HTC VIVE’s Ultimate Trackers will offer next-generational motion-capturing (mocap) technologies for avatars and real-time 3D (RT3D) content development. The new tracking technologies will not require base stations to operate, allowing people to receive full-body tracking with minimum gear and multiple points of reference.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

He also hyped people about the upcoming Infinite Office, BCIs, AR glasses… saying for most technologies that “they are coming sooner than people think”. But when the journalist asked about the use of Ctrl+Labs technology, he specified that “sooner than people think” is maybe 5 years. Wise decision. News from partners (and friends).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

JDI is a Japanese electronics conglomerate that combines the display enterprises of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. Tagged with: industry , japan , JDI , latency , resolution , screens. In a recent press release , the firm announced that it is actively developing new, highly advanced displays for virtual reality, head mounted displays.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. Header Image by Sony). Thank you all for making me feel your warmth, you are an amazing community!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. IQiyi is already working with over 300 partners to do so, including Chinese VR manufacturer Beijing Baofeng Technology.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 21, 2022

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has developed a lunar lander for an upcoming mission that will deploy a rover that was jointly developed with TakaraTomy : a company best known for creating… Read more. Although 12 astronauts have walked on the moon, there are still lots of places to explore on our nearest celestial neighbor.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. Yesterday afternoon, Bloomberg released a report regarding Tokyo-based LCD specialist Japan Display Inc, in the process revealing potential information regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset.

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VRWorld

MAY 20, 2016

Japan is often seen on the forefront of new technologies, regardless of are we talking about weblogs or blogs, phones with cameras, gaming consoles or public transportation system. Before everything, Japan is a country that mixes old and new in the most spectacular ways, and is one of countries I personally love the most.

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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. I feel that this year will be full of big changes for me and this is just the first of a long series.

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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. Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Sony has answered this question in the weekend.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. Nem x Mila have released a report about harassment in the metaverse , especially focused on Japan and VRChat.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to the company, “the case is just 35.8mm at its thinnest” thanks to the pancake lenses technology. Main visual features of the Pico 4 @PICOXR #VirtualReality #VR #technology pic.twitter.com/IrUv9SeKVY — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) September 22, 2022. Price and availability.

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