XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Headsets will also improve over time to avoid disorientation and latency issues creating uncomfortable immersive experiences for users. People will no longer require a studio, but a headset, to design items from augmented reality (AR) clothing to cutting-edge vehicles.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The news comes just in time for Varjo’s debut of its Aero VR headset at consumer electronics retailer Gamestop, putting the Varjo brand and portfolio into the hands and minds of many. The adoption also enables Varjo and its clients to scale Metaverse services for enterprise operations.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Now stocked on shelves in retail stores across the nation in preparation for the last-minute gift grab, Axe’s $20 gift set includes one 16 oz Axe Body Wash, one 4 oz Axe Daily Fragrance Body Spray, and one virtual reality headset. But then again, you probably knew that deep down inside already anyway. image courtesy AXE.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 22, 2021

This took a lot of people by surprise, because, as we all know, VR is very sensitive to latency. But it turns out that by being highly responsive to networking conditions and by efficiently eliminating perceived latency, we’re able to deliver robust, high-quality XR streaming. Most recently, we’ve taken XR to the cloud.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

The headset combines Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) capabilities into one compact, lightweight, powerful and highly versatile device – perfect for gaming, fitness, productivity and more. HTC VIVE has unveiled its new consumer flagship all-in-one, VIVE XR Elite.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 2, 2017

It’s also got low latency motion control, though it’s not clear if it offers six degrees of freedom (6DOF) like on Rift and Vive, or 3DOF as seen with Daydream and Gear VR. Apparently the controller can work with over 300 Open-Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) supported games already. It connects to Android 5.1

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

Some of the largest takeaways from the report found that the augmented reality (AR) market had taken over 55 percent of global markets in 2021. However, virtual reality (VR) was set to grow from 2022 to 2030, with software making significant gains in the same period. It also estimates that the sector will reach around $345.9

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

NDI) that enables accurate, low latency 6DoF controller and peripheral device tracking without line-of-sight restrictions.” NVIDIA CloudXR provides edge servers always close to the users to that it can render XR content fast thanks to NVIDIA graphics card and stream it with very little latency to the user.

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Road to VR

JUNE 10, 2017

Given recent opinions shared by the founder of Oculus , that current generation virtual reality headsets would not see a successor until 2018 at least, it’s fallen to other technology leaders to push the state of VR hardware forward. SEE ALSO Hands-on: IMR's Wireless VR System Aims to Untether Today and Tomorrow's VR Headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After purchasing my first HTC Vive virtual reality system in 2016, rumours soon surfaced of a SteamVR “tracking puck” that HTC had in development. In HTC’s own words: “Track movement and bring objects from the real world into the virtual universe.”. Have fun reading this first part! Introduction. So what is a Vive Tracker?

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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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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 16, 2023

As the final updates from CES 2023 roll out, the extended reality (XR) realm is firing back up with full force into an optimistic new year. According to Intel, DCT-ready Quest devices offer up to 20 percent low latency connections. Many summed 2022 up as a challenging year for the immersive industry.

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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 city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ubitus Cloud Streaming XR Technologies Ubitus has provided cloud gaming solutions, ray tracing, and low-latency performance to L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty Division’s metaverse expo. ” Doing so would bring virtual shopping experiences “to life in unprecedented ways,” she added.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 30, 2022

Verizon is working with business leaders on AR-Enabled retail displays, as well as AR and MR solutions for collaboration. Ericsson’s extensive 5G environment allows companies to get involved in the future of XR to unlock the high bandwidth and low latency they need for a full sensory experience in the immersive world.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

But I would wait to rejoice from it: VR requires a very short motion-to-photon latency, and as of today no cloud rendering service can offer such low latency in every possible location of the user. A bit of boomer humour about virtual reality. Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I have been able to speak for almost one hour with Jeremy Bailenson , which is the professor at Stanford that is a legend in the VR field for his studies on interactions, psychology, and training in Virtual Reality. Or how does resolution or latency affect simulator sickness? The latency, I think, was about a quarter second.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Both tools offer virtual reality experiences, with powerful graphics and immersive solutions like hand tracking. You can purchase them directly through the Meta website or through a partner retailer, such as Amazon. The XR2 Gen 2 chip also offers a fantastic pass-through latency of only 12 milliseconds.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

I think this new pricing strategy is very important: $299 has historically been considered as the golden price to start getting mainstream adoption , and Facebook proposing this in the months that lead to the Christmas Holidays may cause a big spike in sales of virtual reality headsets. I’ll miss ya, boi. Other relevant news.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 15, 2019

Both of which can be used with virtual reality (VR) headsets. Backing tiers for the Vest Edge start from $299 USD for the Early Bird (time-limited), saving you 40 percent on the standard $499 price at retail. Just like its bigger brother, the Strap Edge comes supplied with CSR APTX low-latency Bluetooth 5.0

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 5, 2023

Alteon Debuts Support for Apple Reality Pro Headset Alteon’ content creation platform USDZ, the optimal file format for Apple and Pixar content and potentially for the upcoming Apple Reality Pro device. Furthermore, Apple’s Reality Pro headset is expected to facilitate this as an enterprise content creation platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

Additionally, Sylvain Chagué, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Artanim and Dreamscape , outlined how the solution provided optimal “virtual body ownership and immersion in VR.” ” It achieved this with accurate tracking and “very low latency” technologies with “substantial” R&D efforts.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

For consumers after a virtual reality (VR) headset with a really wide field of view (FoV) choice is very limited, in fact, there’s only really one on the market, and that’s Pimax. The Pimax Vision 8K X standard headphone version retails for $1,299.00 USD, while the deluxe headphone version retails for $1,399.00.

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XROM

JANUARY 5, 2023

The headset combines Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) capabilities into one compact, lightweight, powerful and highly versatile device – perfect for gaming, fitness, productivity and more. VIVE XR Elite is available to pre-order globally from 5 January via vive.com and participating authorized retailers.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Virtual reality devices are beginning to double as AR headsets thanks to stereo video passthrough. The combination of these ingredients are solving for some of the biggest challenges video passthrough faces such as latency. Source: Varjo.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2023

This means the system first renders the crucial information a user needs, minimizing lag, latency, and GPU load. Foveated rendering allows extended reality tools to mimic our actual vision. Mixed and augmented reality solutions can even guide employees remotely, reducing the risk of errors.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You can purchase both headset versions from the Meta Store in 23 countries or through select retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Argos, or Target. However, if you’re worried about lag and latency, the cable will ensure a more stable connection. and come with low-latency hyper-speed technology.

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

Headsets with waveguides are retailing in the $3000 to $5000 range. The XR visual processing pipeline is both compute intensive and latency sensitive. Much like the headroom with smartphone processing, 5G creates infrastructure level headroom for data, throughput and lowers latency. So, Jio Glass is the first of it’s kind?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

So, I opened a chain of retail computer stores in the 90s, I ran a fairly large chain in Oregon with five computer stores and then in 2000 I started working in Silicon Valley doing electronics and engineering… and eventually, I got into doing consumer products. Let me compare it to virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Since a key feature of our technology is a very latency-optimized synchronization between driving motion and at least parts of the perceived experience, we naturally counteract this effect in the long-term and have a significant reduction of corresponding negative effects.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Their hardware and software lets people seamlessly mix realities together, moving from the real world to extended reality into pure virtual reality, all with human eye resolution. Their new headset, XR-1, is a mixed reality developer device for engineers, researchers, and designers who are pioneering a new reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Their hardware and software lets people seamlessly mix realities together, moving from the real world to extended reality into pure virtual reality, all with human eye resolution. Their new headset, XR-1, is a mixed reality developer device for engineers, researchers, and designers who are pioneering a new reality.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 8, 2023

However, like other Meta headsets, the Quest 3 will also be available through selected retailers. The XR2 Gen 2 chip even offers an average pass-through latency of only 12 milliseconds. Where to Buy the Meta Quest 3 The easiest way to buy the headset is to purchase it directly from the Meta Store , available in 23 countries.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

And our team manages the technical-- technology side of virtual reality. And really the foundation for that was to put the power of augmented reality and virtual reality into the hands of even the most common user of technology. So that's one of the retail experiences. But specifically you mentioned Riot.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

And our team manages the technical-- technology side of virtual reality. And really the foundation for that was to put the power of augmented reality and virtual reality into the hands of even the most common user of technology. So that's one of the retail experiences. But specifically you mentioned Riot.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Their hardware and software lets people seamlessly mix realities together, moving from the real world to extended reality into pure virtual reality, all with human eye resolution. Their new headset, XR-1, is a mixed reality developer device for engineers, researchers, and designers who are pioneering a new reality.

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