Upload VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We’re a long ways off from that and it won’t happen with the first generation Apple Vision Pro. What they do convey, however, is the promise of all-day augmentation and the ways it’ll help, like having a to-do list hanging on your fridge, a vacuum cleaner that's fun to use, or a big TV to watch while doing the dishes.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2021

At AWE 2021 , I have finally been able to meet in person the people from Mojo Vision , the amazing startup that is working on AR contact lenses that I have interviewed some months ago. I am very fascinated by the idea of augmented reality lenses, so as soon as I saw they had a private demo room, I ran towards its door begging for a demo.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. UploadVR David Heaney If you want to read an on-paper specs breakdown of Vision Pro, you can do that here.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

Since I’m always favorable about sharing knowledge, let me tell you the secrets behind this application, so that you can do your augmented virtuality application for your Quest, too! The experience uses a technology called Augmented Virtuality and I’ve been inspired by my friend Chris Koomen in using it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2023

In case you missed it, I can summarize it by saying that HTC launched a new Quest Pro competitor priced at $1100. Super small size. I’m not totally sure it can work for long-term usage , especially after my negative experience with the Quest Pro that every time makes my forehead become totally red. Mixed reality, again.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 30, 2022

All the new headsets (starting from Quest Pro and Pico 4 ) are featuring color passthrough vision and this trend is here to stay because every headset that has been announced in the latest weeks has this functionality, too. Augmented reality makes the game more “essential” I have only the targets I have to punch.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

As I’ve just told, I will spend a few words on CES, since I’m writing a super-mega-hyper-roundup about it for tomorrow! More info (Pico 2 Neo) More info (Panasonic VR glasses) More info (Pimax Artisan) More info (Pimax 5K SUPER) More info (NVIDIA RTX VRSS) More info (XTAL 8K). HTC reduces the Vive Pro price by $200.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

The company’s XR portfolio covers everything from augmented reality smart glasses to a cloud-based platform for digital workflow creation. Recently, Meta introduced the Meta Quest Pro , with a focus on serving the enterprise VR space. There’s also the 5K Super headset, with full SteamVR tracking capabilities and a 200-degree FOV.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them all. without writing code.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Then the wish to compete with Apple may not become a reality: when the Vision Pro was announced, Samsung didn’t expect such cool features from it, so it delayed the announcement of the headset to have the time to increase its capabilities. The first world to launch is the game Super Rumble, created by a dedicated internal content team.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He said in his social media post, Today we are proud to announce that Red 6 and Boeing have completed the first augmented reality test flight with Red 6’s ATARS and ARCADE. The change makes it possible for both new and existing apps for the iPhone and iPad to run on the Vision Pro device.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. Reddit user Samulia has been able to find in the runtime of Quest 2 some video tutorials for the user (shared on Twitter by Basti564), and in them, it is clearly visible a device that is not the Quest 1 or Quest 2, but a much better device, most probably the Quest 2 Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 4, 2023

Moreover, Kuo noted that Apple will launch the AirTag 2 with Vision Pro compatibility, which is also due next year. Kuo explained: I believe that spatial computing is a new ecosystem that Apple wants to build, using Vision Pro as the core to integrate other devices, including AirTag 2.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

Cambria will be a pro headset to substitute your laptop. In the long post talking about Meta’s future, Zuck has said that Cambria will be a pro headset aimed at professionals that want to work in VR. With its usual super-neat marketing images, Varjo has released Reality Cloud, its cloud streaming service for Varjo headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

The HoloLens 2 is considered the best augmented reality headset in the market. The “rainbow vision”, that is color inconsistency all around my field of view was very prominent , and noticeable especially when I had a white virtual image in front of me (like a Window of the OS). Anyway, 52° diagonal is still little.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Anyway, analyzing its situation at the present time, you can find the following problems: The passthrough is blurred and black and white , so it doesn’t offer a believable augmented reality. If they just improve the cameras (maybe in the Quest Pro?) You can’t even provide a custom shader for the passthrough.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

Another feature that has been praised by many is the RGB color AR passthrough, which has some warping and not the same depth as the Quest Pro’s one, but it features a very detailed resolution. The price is $1100, which makes it in direct competition with the Quest Pro. Many people were impressed by this.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2021

GIF from that CES Demo where CREAL shows the switch of focus you can have in your vision between the foreground and background elements. I had super high expectations and when I saw the augmentations, the first reaction that I had was “isn’t this more or less like a HoloLens?”. Me with the CREAL AR headset prototype on.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

You know, the one position of one author, whether it’s, you know, super positive, or it’s super doomer. But it was already cool and I loved the analysis of AI and XR and also loved the different points of view that you and Louis, who is another super great mind of our ecosystem, had about the different topics.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meta Platforms has now entered new territory with Chinese tech giant MediaTek as it explores a partnership for its future augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The latter has been supplying compute power for Meta’s Quest product lineup, including the Quest 2, Quest Pro, and Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Image by Mojo Vision). Mojo Vision CEO has worn a working smart contact lens. Drew Perkins, the CEO of Mojo Vision, the company working on smart contact lenses, has fulfilled the dream he had envisioned 7 years ago: he finally wore in his eyes a functioning smart contact lens. Other relevant news. Learn more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

Google’s venture into Augmented Reality has been steeped in problems practically from day one. Google Glass was part of this vision. Google wanted to capitalize on the mystery and excitement around augmented reality. The company wasn’t “augmenting reality” as it claimed with its device, just supplementing it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! To ring in 2021 we released our first AR effect on the new iPhone 12 Pro, using LiDAR technology which allows us to create effects that interact with your environment – visually bridging the digital and physical worlds.

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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. That’s by design. Hard to StarBoard. First came StarBoard. So far, so unprecedented.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! The first device that has been reviewed by many Youtubers is the Vive Pro 2. News worth a mention.

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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. These partnerships make nReal glasses more complete and efficient, and also give a vision of how will be the future iterations of the device (that will have eye tracking and 6DOF controllers for sure). That said, let’s start!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The word “AR” changes everything since Oculus must now s hift also towards augmented reality. There’s only one exception to the above rule and it is augmented reality. And now, we have the super-polished Quest. Testing the Vive Pro with the Vive Wireless Adapter. Or better… of XR DEVICES.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. In Barcelona, various journalists have been able to try the new Vive Pro and the Vive Pro with the new Wireless Adapter.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences can then become ubiquitous across company hardware. This also allowed the company to integrate CAD, 3D, and other digital content creation tools to build a “super digital twin of the Denza car model.” This is extremely costly and time-consuming.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It has to be seen how the shipping service will be : all people were super-impressed by the incredibly fast shipping and the dedicated first-use assistance service offered by Magic Leap. Coming later on in 2019… this could really add intriguing possibility to augmented and mixed reality applications. Object Recognition.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

I have been working in the immersive space since 2015 and my personal vision is to inspire and educate people to think and act in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable way. MetaVRse One App: Our unique One App solution unlocks Augmented Reality by installing a small utility application (16mb).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Project North Star is an opensource reference design for a wide-FOV augmented reality headset that Leap Motion (now Ultraleap ) has given to the community. Noah also took it around with a super-elegant suitcase. Shadow Creator Action 1 Pro. Me wearing The Shadow Creator Action One Pro. North Star AR headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 25, 2024

Sebastian Beetschen also noted that during the years working in the industry, Almer has “learned a lot” about designing XR devices that are “super adaptable” and provide flexibility for workers’ preferences. This allows AR-backed content to be hosted without prior programming experience.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

This means that using a prescription lens of standard glasses, is able to provide AR augmentations that have 3D stereo effect and focus at different depths like real objects. This new optical engine will be showcased at AWE, and I hope to be able to go hands-on with it. Good luck to him for his future!

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Cats and VR

JUNE 1, 2017

AWE (Augmented World Expo), the largest and longest running conference and expo dedicated to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), officially opened its exhibition doors today to kick off the biggest event in the event’s 8-year history. link] InsiderNavigation is revealing its indoor augmented reality navigation 1.0

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

It’s Chinese Single Day and I wish the best to all the single people that are reading this article: I hope you are all on Taobao or Aliexpress buying super-discounted items! Great times ahead for augmented reality! If you will be in Italy, please come visiting me! Together, they could create a device that would be fantastic.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I’m super excited about this interview… I’m a bit of a fan of yours since a few years, so I’m super happy to be here with you today. Although, Tony, as you know, from having been doing VR for quite some time now, sometimes you don’t need a super fancy system to have a high presence. Hello Jeremy!

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