Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2020

The leading standalone VR headset, Oculus Quest, has been increasingly focusing on controllerless hand-tracking as a means of input for the device. Other major headset makers, like Microsoft and its HoloLens 2, have also honed in on hand-tracking as a key input method.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Recent technological advancements have pushed the envelope of what modern technologies are capable of. Furthermore, these innovations have greatly changed the way users interact with such technologies. Unfortunately, such beliefs stem from a misunderstanding of the technology and how it works.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The company’s immersive technology is assisting businesses in building more collaborative experiences for staff, more emotional customer service interactions, and even unique hybrid retail experiences. Varjo’s versatile collection of XR technologies makes it an excellent choice for all kinds of retail and ecommerce initiatives.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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VRWorld

JULY 5, 2017

While I am an enthusiast for VR and all associated technologies, one major issue that’s really breaking my immersion into different VR environments is – resolution. More sharp eyed readers of this post can see the pixel grid on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, and this is where Varjo hopes to make the difference.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. of WaveOptics , a UK startup, purchased for 500 million dollars.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That’s iPhones today and a wearables suite (including AR glasses) in the longer term. Microsoft wants to double down on a longstanding position in enterprise productivity, and Facebook wants AR (and VR primarily) to boost social engagement and ad revenue. to Oculus headsets. The Social Layer.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

In the advertising industry, the rise of new and disruptive technologies can be an incredible way to unlock new levels of audience engagement. Meta is one of the market leaders in the technology environment right now, particularly in regard to XR, advertising, and the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. The first one is that the Quest 2 has now sold in some months more than all the other Oculus headsets (with the exclusion of Gear VR) combined in all these years.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In the last couple of years, several emerging high quality and precise hand-tracking technologies were introduced to the market. The VRfree® system consists of a pair of lightweight gloves, and an HMD module that you clip onto your headset ( Oculus , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , or similar).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Just as the leading immersive technology firm started rolling out its most recent MR headset and Ray Ban Smartglasses, it appears that behind the scenes, Meta’s diverse lineup of XR engineers is working towards the next step of its headset lineup. As Metaverse technologies continue to progress, more and more opportunities will open up.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Metaverse solutions are quickly emerging as one of the most exciting concepts in the technology landscape. The Meta team is exploring augmented reality solutions designed to work with smartphones and smart glasses, as well as virtual reality environments compatible with a range of Oculus headsets.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 18, 2021

Facebook is really, really serious about augmented reality. Last year, the company showed off a frankly ambitious framework for the future of AR, and now the social media giant has revealed some of the advanced gadgets it’s designing to help people interact with the AR world. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

EMG technology (the one by CTRL+Labs) is the one that Meta has identified as the best of XR interactions, so it is crucial for the company to integrate it inside its smartwatches. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

What’s more, the company is also responsible for one of the most powerful and affordable VR headsets available – the Oculus Quest. Microsoft already stands as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, thanks to the development of the Xbox ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. There will be much more excitement than now.

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012. We already have wearable personal computers and they're increasingly with us most of the day both inside and outside the home.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. Meta Oculus and Aptiv. Microsoft HoloLens and GE.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 3, 2023

The new hands-free wearable device is a step up from the prior generation with its enhanced viewability. I wanted to quote from Noah Balmer, RealWear’s Director of Product Design , “Just like any technology, customers always want more. aR is the technology that underpins industrial wearables.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The negative reputation could stick with the social network, but not influence products like Oculus headsets, for instance. Facebook releases the Oculus Go unlocked runtime. Top news of the week.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. Microsoft is not playing such tricks. 4 GB of RAM. A graphics card with DirectX 12 support.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

I think smart glasses are the next step in that evolution of personal information technology. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” For example, struggles that counterbalance 2019’s progress include Microsoft’s challenge in scaling up Hololens II production.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. billion by 2024, a five-year CAGR increase of 54%.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) promise to change how the world interacts with computing technology, and smart glasses are just one component of this transformation. While widespread consumer adoption is still far away, many AR hardware and software firms are leading the pack in spreading the technology worldwide.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The challenge facing today’s developers is to recognize that the paradigm for personal technology is shifting. From Rift to Apple Watch to Snap Spectacles, the trend is toward wearable computing. Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. Current Limits.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products. But the race is on.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

This work led him to develop a patent pending technology for non-invasive facial expression monitoring using wearable technology. Charles published the first review of virtual reality for surgical training in 1994 and has an extensive background in research and the evaluation of new technologies.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

XR, or Extended Reality, is an umbrella term for a variety of immersive technologies including VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality). Some examples include the Oculus Quest and Vive Focus platforms. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . Table of Contents. Martina Porru.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Even though they’re not the only VR headsets on the market, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift attract the most attention and command the mainstream media presence. When announced, Oculus Rift launch price of $599 presented a main advantage over HTC Vive’s $799. Oculus Touch controllers to cost £190 in the UK.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With all the phone and watch and TV and game and chip and other chip news coming out of Apple’s big event, it was easy to forget the company’s longest-running background process: an augmented-reality wearable. “It’s more than Microsoft can be said to be doing.” That’s by design.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

billion to build a wearable computing device, is trying to raise even more cash as it readies a long-awaited debut product. Revolutionary approach calls for projecting a digital light field into the user’s eye, involving technologies potentially suited to applications in augmented reality and computer vision. s Oculus Rift.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One downside is that the Quest 3 lacks the eye-tracking technology of the Quest Pro, so you can’t just control your software with a glance, and there’s no foveated rendering when you’re moving through mixed or virtual reality. The first way to do this is to create a direct connection through the Oculus app for Windows.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In fact, Apple’s patents in this field tell us that the company has been thinking about immersive wearables for a long time; patents filed at least as far back as 2007 show a device that looks much like the VR headsets we see today. See Also: 3 Moves Oculus is Borrowing from Apple’s Marketing Playbook. Acquisitions.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2022

“We’re in a moment now where some of the technology that will power the metaverse is starting to take off,” said Zuckerberg. We think that this is one of the most exciting challenges in technology today.”. Microsoft Teams in Workrooms. It’s a sign that the future isn’t so far away. Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella. “We

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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VRWorld

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy is best described as a VR Headset in the class of HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, but with the ability to “cut the VR cord”, since it features mobile processing similar to the one used on Microsoft’s HoloLens. RealSense is also used as the controller for the said device.

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