Upload VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Open Blocks, the open source rebirth of Google's Blocks, is now available on Quest in early access. Blocks by Google released in 2017 as a PC VR tool for low-poly 3D modeling with tracked controllers, and was one of the first VR-native 3D creation tools.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

The Quest 2 is quite powerful and so Facebook has confirmed tha t in 2021 there won’t be the need for a Quest 2 Pro as some people were supposing. NVIDIA doubles down on Cloud Rendering and Omniverse at GTC 2021. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Preorders are open now with just a little deposit of $10, shipping in 2021. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. Since HTC has always made announcements during the CES, I think it will be announced in January. But I can speculate.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2021

HTC teases new hardware ahead of its mysterious “Go with the Flow” event scheduled to take place later this month. This week HTC Vive tweeted out an image of a mysterious canister with a lid next to a computer. 10.14.21 [link] #gowiththeflow pic.twitter.com/TaidAkicJo — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 27, 2021.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

In terms of compatibility, the platform is cross-compatible with nearly every major VR & AR device, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2, as well as AR-enabled iOS and Android devices; it’s never been easier to take your friends’ money!

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

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ARPost

JANUARY 21, 2022

We had a lot of news in the XR space in 2021, and a lot of trends could be distilled from that news. See Also: 21 Most-Read ARPost Articles of 2021. We’re talking, of course, about Google Glass. Google Glasses were the first arguably-AR glasses on the consumer market, coming out in 2013. A lot of people were.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hard data on the VR market is often difficult to come by, while broad ‘industry reports’ are often so general that it’s difficult to see what things look like ‘on the ground’ To get a sense of VR’s outlook in 2021, we’ve collected 14 of the most recent and concrete indicators for your perusal.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome 2021! 2021 has been greeted by many virtual celebrations. One of the smartest ideas ever had by HTC has been the invention of the Vive Tracker: a little puck that you can attach to an object so that to track it inside virtual reality. More info (Subscriber count of subreddits) More info (Google searches for “Oculus”).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

This era ended with the launch of the first consumer-oriented PC VR headsets: the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift CV1. Google joined forces with Samsung (and Qualcomm) to release a new headset soon. Google also owns popular services like the G-doc suite or Gmail. The interface of the Lenovo Mirage Solo, designed by Google.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2021

As we move into 2021, both the VR and AR industries exhibit a plethora of career development opportunities for aspiring developers. Let’s discuss how to do so properly, as well as cover some of the paths you should consider pursuing in 2021. Image Credit: HTC Vive. Set yourself up for success within the immersive industry.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The report suggests that premium headset shipments like Google Daydream will see more growth over light mobile headsets. Google Daydream will sell the most premium headsets in 2017, getting 6.8M CCS Insight expects global sales of smartphone VR headsets to grow fivefold from 2017 to 70 million by 2021. billion by 2021.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

For most people interested in the Extended Reality landscape, the name “HTC Vive” will be familiar. In 2021, the Vive Sync application was launched to support enterprise users in collaborating more effectively during the age of remote work.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. To showcase its functionality, HTC showed some videos of the tracker in use to improve the performances of hands tracking and also with the tracker installed on external props.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Meta Horizons. The Metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

The statement also seems to indicate the return of E3 in 2021, though perhaps not in the same format as previous years. “We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry.”

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

See Also: “Facebook” Is now “Meta” and Other News From Connect 2021. Google’s real-time face and body tracking; Source: Google. Full-Body Tracking.

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AffinityVr

JUNE 28, 2021

The first half of 2021 has brought incredible tidings, bringing the industry ever closer to its projected value of $333 billion within this decade. Despite localized slowdowns happening across the world, tech giants like Google, Facebook, HTC, Snapchat and Apple have [.].

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Pictures from FBEC 2021 (Image from VRTUOLUO) Who will be the most important speakers?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Lenovo and NuEyes to launch AR glasses in 2021. The AR wars are ramping up, and with Facebook and Luxottica releasing a smart-glass in 2021, they will become even more fierce. For instance, Beck is an athlete that prepared for years for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that have then been postponed to 2021 with much of her frustration.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. The latest phones produced by Google and Samsung are still compatible with Daydream View and Gear VR headsets, but there has not been any new release of a mobile VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

We had 500k downloads on Google Play , 100k downloads on Gear VR, and 50k on Steam. This is how we managed to get by till late 2021. This includes but is not limited to HTC, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei. In fact, we believe we were among the first to make a truly usable VR video player. Some were VR-related, and some were not.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Firms such as AWS, Samsung, and HTC VIVE took to the event to showcase the future of work and paradigm-shifting immersive technology. Now, it appears that a wider breadth of vendors and service providers will populate the XR marketplace, building a future shy from Meta’s 2021/22 hold on the market.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

See Also: The Best Upcoming VR Games in 2021. Google Earth VR. That means you’d need a gaming computer and either a PCVR headset such as the HTC Vive, Valve Index, or Oculus Rift. Another interesting observation is that many of the adults jumping into VR for health, fitness, or fun have no previous gaming experience. Everest VR.

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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! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. HTC announces Vive Pro Secure.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The company doesn’t expect to launch their initial product until Q1 2021, so this really is a prototype , and while it’s clear there’s still tuning to be done, the headset’s form-factor is certainly enviable. Photo by Road to VR. A rendering of Vality’s vision for the finished product | Image courtesy Vality.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

WebXR is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.?—?Wikipedia Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 WebXR Toolkits ?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

The market for VR is projected to hit $25 billion by 2021. Kaleidoscope has identified 120 different sources of potential financing, from companies like Facebook, Google, and HTC, as well as emerging sources such as Viacom, IMAX, Wevr, Within, Arte, Starbreeze and many more.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. The most popular devices include currently: Meta Quest 2, Pico G2 / Neo3, HTC VIVE Focus and Flow (coming up as the glasses?—?size Showtime VR Story at VR Days 2021 in Amsterdam The of such system has no limits.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. For sure you remember the recent launch of a full line of Vive Cosmos headsets , all with customized faceplates.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. Speaking of Google Earth, its VR edition is an immersive dive into 3D cities around the world. Winning Bet One question that arises from all of the above is if Realworld can compete with Google Earth VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

A new report from market analysis group Juniper Research states that VR hardware will be worth $50 billion by 2021. Its relatively low price of $400 when compared to PC VR headsets like the $600 Oculus Rift and $800 HTC Vive could jump-start the virtual reality market.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. the year of AR glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 7, 2020

The SDK look a bit different than the ones made by Oculus and HTC, it reminds me a bit the SDKs made by Google for Cardboard and Daydream. The best news of this device is that it proves that Pico is still committed to the 3DOF world and will keep supporting it at least for 2020 and 2021.

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