The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2025

If you've missed our biggest stories, we went hands-on with Sony's XYN headset and Play For Dream at CES, while Quest 3S was 2024's top-selling console on Amazon. PowerWash Simulator VR support is ending, Boneworks is coming to Quest 3 , and Sanzaru Games is moving on from Asgard's Wrath 2. Bridge the Gap! Gravity Sketch Version 6.4

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is working to support developers in creating spatial applications on the recently released Vision Pro. These solutions could include first and third-party XR-related services that leverage digital twins, immersive spaces, AR guidance, and simulation features.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Varjo XR-4 is on sale for enterprises, but the company has also opened up a waiting list for interested consumers (especially simulator fans, I guess). But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

An Amazon ad appearing on the streaming platform Peacock shows the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S and the caption: “Meta Quest, starting at $299.99”. Regarding the actual release date, we have also a rumor: someone spotted on the Australian Amazon page an entry about the Quest 3S and the availability date being October, 16.

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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. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Amazon promises “single-digit latency” XR streaming. Amazon has announced some weeks ago “Wavelength”, a new offering of its AWS services, that should provide “single-digit latency” over 5G networks. Secret Oops is a nice AR game for Apple Arcade (and it is made by Mixed Bag, a studio from my city!)

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Apple AR glasses may be released in 2022–2023. Apple remains committed to AR, it still believes it is the technology that will supersede smartphones , but the technology is not ready to create something that is worth the Apple logo now. More info (Apple glasses delayed to 2022) More info (Apple glasses delay).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

We often talk about Apple and Meta, but we should not forget that Google is still in the match, and that in the AR Cloud race, it has still many cards to play, like the mapping of all the world already made with Google Maps. If you want to read all his insights, you can buy his book on Amazon, which has very positive reviews.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” Mark Zuckerberg has Reviewed Apple’s Vision Pro Mark Zuckerberg recently reviewed the Apple Vision Pro headset and unsurprisingly concluded that his company’s Quest 3 headset is better. We remain committed to HoloLens and our enterprise customers.” a license to our patents for haptic technologies.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Throughout the course of human history, we’ve shared stories to connect, simulate alternative realities and find deep meanings. Recently, Apple announced they were going to be leveraging this technology in a big way. Over the last century, this was the role the entertainment industry took upon itself.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Mallinson spoke about ‘natural language understanding’, which he compared to voice operated platforms like Apple’s Siri, Amazon Echo. He also spoke about VR displays, and the importance of integrating focus variation to simulate our real world vision. Mallinson isn’t ruling out hardware upgrades though.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

AWS, Proto to Debut Hologram Avatar At AWS re:Invent 2024, long-time Amazon Web Services partner Proto will unveil the next evolution of its AI-powered immersive hologram technology. This collaboration enables Proto to utilize features from Amazon Bedrock, including Anthropic’s Claude, which facilitates dynamic conversations.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More info (Leaked pictures of Quest 3s shell) More info (Quest 3s passed FCC certification) Samsung MR headset is close, but the endgame may be AR glasses It’s not a secret that Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on a new mixed reality headset that could rival Apple Vision Pro and that should be released this year.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

ARKit  — ARKit is one of the powerful AR SDK released by Apple on 2017 to build AR solutions using iOS devices. Amazon Sumerian   — Amazon Sumerian enables users to create and run virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and 3D applications quickly without requiring any specialized programming expertise.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

XR solutions for transportation are equally growing with new investments – the industry’s relationship with XR and simulation technology is booming. ” XR solutions can also help boost pre-existing training procedures, from classroom learning to simulation training.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone. Another survey conducted mid-June 2019, 4 years since the debut of the Apple Watch, showed that roughly 1-in-5 U.S.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2021

With tech giants such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon and others betting big money on it, every company needs to get a move on and decide how they are going to use the metaverse. The metaverse could lead to advanced simulations that train users in dangerous scenarios, which could be inaccessible in real life.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

This year, the dream of developing once, build once, and deploy everywhere can become reality. …unless Apple arrives and creates its own standard again…. They are standard Quests , the ones you can buy on Amazon, BUT they have a business licensing. Qualcomm announces AR Smart Viewer reference design. Learn more.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Following Mark Zuckerberg's claims that Quest 3 is better than Apple Vision Pro and our in-depth Apple Vision Pro review , we learned Meta's planning to rework some of Quest's core UI infrastructure. Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery VR on Steam can be claimed as a free game for Amazon Prime members until February 28.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Tech giant Apple has even helped to generate new demand for spatial technology with its new Vision Pro headset. For instance, headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro allow users to interact more effectively using eye-tracking sensors with a scalable content interface. Amazon: Amazon is also highly invested in spatial systems.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

For him, such industries would benefit ‘enormously’ from digital transformations via digital twinning, simulation, and computer-aided design (CAD). This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others. We are] creating a digital twin of the [Earth’s climate system].

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

When I was a kid, I wanted to build a holodeck — the immersive 3D simulation system from Star Trek, so I started making games, beginning with online multiplayer games for bulletin board systems. Physics and realistic light simulation (ray tracing) You’d need a way to have a persistent world with data, continuity, rules, systems.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

And bringing AI into the physical world, Huang introduced Omniverse Cloud APIs to deliver advanced simulation capabilities. The cloud platform — available now — enables interactive, high-resolution simulation to accelerate climate and weather prediction. Their goal in life is to generate revenues, in this case, intelligence.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

However, companies like Amazon, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, and BYD leveraged the platform to develop digital twins, virtual simulations, and other systems to utilise the groundbreaking platform fully.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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CraneMorley

AUGUST 1, 2023

Simulation: The industrial metaverse can be used to simulate industrial processes. Simulation: The industrial metaverse can be used to create virtual simulations of physical systems, which can be used to test and optimize designs, troubleshoot problems, and train workers. Apple’s Plan How Will Apple Compete?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. For example, Lumberyard from Amazon is released for creating games and VR experiences, while both Unity and Epic reveal in-VR tools to speed up the development process.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. This approach brings to the fragmentation shown in the next figure Adding on this, no haptics technology can solve the haptics perceptual problem, which means perfectly simulating reality.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They’ve taken virtual and augmented reality for the automobile industry to the next level; from AR apps where you can see cars in your living room, to full VR simulators where you can drive the cars and see what they interact like. ” I said, “have you ever played a real simulation race game?”

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They’ve taken virtual and augmented reality for the automobile industry to the next level; from AR apps where you can see cars in your living room, to full VR simulators where you can drive the cars and see what they interact like. ” I said, “have you ever played a real simulation race game?”

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

I mean, a game is everything about a simulated world and a story mixed together. So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. Again, think of it of a simulated world. They do hundreds of simulation for a year, just to solve some very basic problem. What is a game?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

I mean, a game is everything about a simulated world and a story mixed together. So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. Again, think of it of a simulated world. They do hundreds of simulation for a year, just to solve some very basic problem. What is a game?

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