The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. What is interesting the most of this announcement is that in the invitation to the event it is stated “Join us to begin a new chapter of virtual and augmented reality”. Augmented Reality. Magic Leap is suing nReal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Magic Leap and nReal are trying to find an agreement.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. The company’s direction is unclear.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. More info (Magic Leap presentation) More info (Close up of the controllers). Oh look, we have again an Oculus account on Twitter! News worth a mention.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2023

Augmented Reality. In 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus and planted a flag in virtual reality. Apple's announcement today is a very good validation of the overall XR/spatial computing sector," Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz wrote to me. Then Tim Cook said "One More Thing". Apple Vision Pro. Spatial computing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

In my opinion , the true error is with the Vive 1 , that will get a price that is higher than the one of all the competitors… and that will cost as much as a Samsung Odyssey, notwithstanding its far lower features. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). Vive Focus comes to the west.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

Other investors include Expa, Lerer Hippeau, Leaders Fund, Samsung NEXT and Andy Hertzfeld (of Macintosh fame). It’s not disclosing valuation at this stage, Anand Agarawala, the CEO who co-founded the company with Jinha Lee (CPO), said in an interview.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it. I truly hope they can create a serious blockchain that can be the foundation for ownership and payment systems in virtual worlds. Quest 2 may have sold around 15M units.

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Immersive Authority

JUNE 30, 2016

Unless you’ve been studying immersive technologies very closely, you may not have seen the rising use of the term Mixed Reality. Everyone probably has a good idea of what Virtual Reality is all about. It’s the immersion of a user into a fully virtual environment, by means of a VR headset. license.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

We Repeat: The Metaverse Is Not Dead Inbar’s avatar told audiences that augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies were “no longer buzzwords,” but had become “an integral part of our daily lives.” His presentation would set the tone for the resurging XR sector.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

Facebook is launching the Oculus Go this year (hopefully) for an extremely low price of $200. According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. I wrote another feature on VeeR of the 6 Best Standalone Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets in 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

We're going to be talking about 5G, virtual reality and transportation. Alan: So how is 5G -- or just the ability to have this kind of massive data pipe -- affecting your ability to do virtual reality, or augmented reality, or mixed reality? All that coming up next, on the XR for Business podcast.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

We're going to be talking about 5G, virtual reality and transportation. Alan: So how is 5G -- or just the ability to have this kind of massive data pipe -- affecting your ability to do virtual reality, or augmented reality, or mixed reality? All that coming up next, on the XR for Business podcast.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Facebook has talked about its long-term potential to launch smartglasses, but in 2020, its primary presence in the AR market is as a mobile AR platform (note: Facebook is also a VR market leader with Oculus ). Although there are other ways to define them, mobile AR platforms can be thought of as three broad types: messaging-based (e.g.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

That is the basis for the new Apple and is important for a range of new products, from robots that will do things around your house, to cars that will drive you around, to augmented and virtual reality products that will bring new kinds of games and experiences to all of us. Disclaimer. This is something no other company can do yet.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

We're going to be talking about 5G, virtual reality and transportation. Alan: So how is 5G -- or just the ability to have this kind of massive data pipe -- affecting your ability to do virtual reality, or augmented reality, or mixed reality? All that coming up next, on the XR for Business podcast.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Even if you put aside its decidedly bug-eyed appearance, the leaked HTC Vive Flow is a baffling headset. By all accounts, it’s supposed to be a standalone consumer VR device that’s made for activities like meditating and streaming media. It also will allegedly come with its own take on the metaverse. In a somewhat… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

This CES has been very good for augmented and virtual reality, but it has not been exciting. Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. AR and VR at CES.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2018

Alvin Wang Graylin , I’ve been very lucky t o be able to try the new Vive Pro for some minutes and I’m here to describe you my first impressions with the latest device made by the Chinese virtual reality company. Also, the controllers were the ones of Vive 1 and being used to my Oculus Touch , I felt back to the nineties.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

Just recently, in the last few years, I founded a company called CastAR, where we’re making AR glasses that allow you to blend virtual graphics with real-world objects on your table. Three times the size of virtual reality, goes their prediction. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

But we since branched out to cover other areas, like eSports, game streaming, and of course, augmented/virtual/mixed reality. Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022. So they're.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. The latest report on virtual reality by SuperData doesn’t offer us great news on the VR landscape. The Quest is selling well, and Oculus itself didn’t expect billions of sales. Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Is virtual reality a bubble? Digi-Capital reported that venture capitalists invested $500 million in augmented reality and VR during the third quarter, with 65 percent of that money coming from mainstream traditional VCs. Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Google is also hiring high-profile people for it, like Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, and Paul Greco, the previous CTO of Magic Leap. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile. Samsung has just announced its new Exynos 2200 mobile chipset , powered by AMD RDNA 2 architecture.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Vive Cosmos is the virtual reality superstar of this CES 2019. So, the idea is that you have your virtual reality headset plugged into your smartphone that becomes its processing unit , exactly as happens with the Lightpack of Magic Leap One , for instance. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2021

Facebook has already launched the Quest 2 ; HTC hasn’t tweeted anything, so I expect it to not launch its Quest 2 competitor at this CES ; Nreal is still in the middle of its logistic problems; Samsung is silent; etc… I hope to be wrong, but I don’t think we’ll see any kind of disruptive XR headset at CES 2021. Compliments to FRL for that.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Our mission was, as you said at the beginning, was to bring VR analytics and data to virtual reality. Alan: That, to me, is something that… at the very beginning when VR was kicking off, when Samsung did this huge presentation and they had hundreds — or probably a thousand headsets — all synchronized.

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