The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A source speaking to Reuters at the time stated Tencent’s XR projects would not reach profitability until roughly 2027, citing internal forecasts. Pico’s rival headset also competes with HTC VIVE’s XR Elite mixed reality (MR) headset, which dropped at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in early January.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Mordor Intelligence , the XR market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 57.91% by 2027. Going forward, I think we’ll see more examples of MR gaining rapid adoption in the enterprise space, particularly as Varjo, HTC Vive, Magic Leap, Microsoft, and other leaders continue to innovate. 2. New Treadmill Technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2023

Analysts predict that more than 16 million industrial XR devices will ship in 2027 at current adoption rates. HTC VIVE unveiled enterprise-grade hardware and platforms on Thursday via its XR Elite Business Edition and Business+ solutions.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

million by 2027 for the automotive space alone. In 2018, for instance, Volkswagen started using virtual reality with HTC Vive to bring staff members together to work on the same model remotely, in real-time. In fact, one element of XR, Virtual Reality , is set to reach a value of around $14.7

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

During the interview we talked about practical stuff, like if HTC is working on a new product, and when we can expect to see lightweight AR glasses on the head of everyone. A lot of things have changed in your life since the last time we met: your role in HTC, the country you are in… So, how is life now?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Its userbase is superior to known PCVR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Pro 2 and most probably in the next weeks, it will also surpass the Pico 4. This is a pretty surprising result, considering that the PSVR 2 is a device for a console (the PS5) and its adapter for PC was released only a few weeks ago.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The death of Windows MR headsets comes on the same week Microsoft revealed that HoloLens 2 production has ended , and that software support for the AR headset will end after 2027. Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2 As Production Ends HoloLens 2 production has ended, Microsoft confirmed to UploadVR, and software support will end after 2027.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

A few years ago I was interviewing Alvin Wang Graylin , the HTC Executive (or “Mister President” as I like to call him), and we were talking about the book Our Next Reality he’s written together with Louis Rosenberg. In the book they talk about XR and AI , and how they could impact our future, for the good and the bad.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

This would be pretty disruptive, because up to now every standalone headset has been a walled garden with its own store and hardware, with the only exception being HTC trying to distribute its Viveport store to some other Chinese devices. Meta may have a prototype to show this year, but the first release of a product is rumored for 2027.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

When Microsoft launched Windows Mixed Reality in 2017, it wanted to take advantage of the rapidly growing PC VR market, which was previously dominated by Oculus and HTC. Microsoft XR Software: The Death of Windows Mixed Reality Lets start by looking at Microsofts approach to XR software development.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

The next edition of the glasses, codenamed Artemis, is instead meant for commercial distribution, but this should not come before 2027, according to some leaked documents. Only around 1,000 units are expected to be manufactured. Seeing some AR glasses at this Connect would already be very cool.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond. And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. You have HTC in China dominating the Chinese market with their headsets.

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