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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. It is a perfect strategy, that makes NVIDIA able to offer very comprehensive end-to-end solutions (e.g. What a time to be alive!

Leap Motion

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The XR Week Peek (2024.05.14): New rumors on the Vision Pro 2, Ultraleap Hyperion, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. What a time to be alive! Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

Leap Motion

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking? More info (Ultraleap teasing a new device) More info (Maybe a new sensor is coming) Has Palmer Luckey tried the Apple headset?

Google

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

With the Varjo XR-4 series, the tech leader aims to offer a more affordable and diverse alternative to upcoming headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. This aligns it with the prices for competing solutions like the Apple Vision Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2. However, they are more affordable than you might think.

Razer

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EXCLUSIVE: First details about Valve Deckard have been leaked

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2024

But the release of the Apple Vision Pro proved to Valve employees that people are fine with having an all-in-two device with two units connected by a cable. This is in stark contrast to the release of a standalone headset because PCVR people want to have astonishing graphical quality.

Apple

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Indie developer shares the lessons learned from publishing the first App Lab bundle

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

So I applied the same strategy to the bundle, I openly called for all VR developers who had submitted to App Lab to set up a bundle on Monday, laid down a few points… and 3 devs immediately said yes. Sometimes I just want Apple to get their headset out, with one-right-way to do things, and save us all from bad VR UX once and for all.

Oculus

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.22): Oculus working on AR glasses with Luxottica, Apple glasses FOV discovered and much more!

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

We may know the field of view of Apple AR headset. Of course, since he has not an Apple HMD, the only thing he could obtain was the screen splitting in two on his phone, showing that view that we XR developers know very well. It is now sure that Apple is going to release an AR headset , the questions are just when and what.

AR

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.04): Apple to launch its headset, Meta unveils Quest 3 and many games, and more!

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. How is Apple going to sell this headset?

Apple

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All you need to know about the leaked Valve VR headset: is Half-Life 3/2 coming?

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

On this sense, Valve may play on the consumers’ side with a strategy similar to the one of Facebook: they could sell the headsets at cost or below cost , hoping to earn money with the sold games. The Leap Motion we all have is the v1 sensor, that is far less powerful than the v2 sensor, that is only sold as integrated into headsets.

Eye Tracking

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On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And once that starts to catch steam, every company in the world is going to have to have an exit strategy. Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? So, you think Apple Apple would do this? What do you think is the next big thing around the corner? Let’s look out five years.

Training

Training San Jose Oculus AR

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And once that starts to catch steam, every company in the world is going to have to have an exit strategy. Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? So, you think Apple Apple would do this? What do you think is the next big thing around the corner? Let’s look out five years.

Training

Training San Jose Oculus AR

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And once that starts to catch steam, every company in the world is going to have to have an exit strategy. Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? So, you think Apple Apple would do this? If they don't, then they'll just get left behind like they did in the days of the web.

Training

Training San Jose Oculus AR

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And once that starts to catch steam, every company in the world is going to have to have an exit strategy. Do you think Apple is going to come out with their glasses in the next five years? So, you think Apple Apple would do this? What do you think is the next big thing around the corner? Let’s look out five years.

Training

Training San Jose Oculus AR

Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Has been at the forefront when it comes to XR, earlier he was VP, Platform Strategy & Dev Community at #HTC and is currently working at Facebook Reality labs. As a customer-focused product strategist, he oversees platform strategies that unify the product category for emerging technologies. 16- Vinay Narayan. 17- Helen Situ.

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EXCLUSIVE: First details about Valve Deckard have been leaked

Indie developer shares the lessons learned from publishing the first App Lab bundle

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.22): Oculus working on AR glasses with Luxottica, Apple glasses FOV discovered and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.06.04): Apple to launch its headset, Meta unveils Quest 3 and many games, and more!

All you need to know about the leaked Valve VR headset: is Half-Life 3/2 coming?

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi

On the XR Beat, with VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi

Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

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