The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The damn coronavirus continues to impact all our lives: the fact that many countries are applying restrictions on flights to and from Italy is, for example, creating various nuisances to my job. The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The company’s training platform includes partners across multiple devices, including Meta Quest, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, SAP, NIIT, and Amazon, among others. IT ensures that security, hardware and supporting software such as Mobile Device Management (MDM) tools all meet company requirements.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. FOV: >110° (adapted to HTC Vive). We are striving to collaborate with many content enterprises for developing software including eye-tracking function. FPS: 100Hz/120Hz.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Roy Batty was an example figure we discussed when designing LCF-R’s makeup and persona. I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. Max Preussner was a senior software engineer for Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is the current SteamVR controller pricing in GBP (shipping to UK) at the time the article was written: HTC Vive controller (2018) single £193 includes free shipping and tax HTC Vive controller (2018) pair £386.00 How would they work with current VR software? Image provided by Rob Cole). Would the hand straps be comfortable?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

I hope that a future software update can make the Pico Neo 3 Pro improve in this sense. Vive Focus 3 has an expensive cooling system that can keep the Snapdragon XR2 cold enough to perform its operations at the best temperatures (Image by HTC Vive). Production quality. Price and availability.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game. Pokemon Go is a popular example that uses location-based AR. It can be readily recognized by the software with very little processing overhead.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I'm coming from -- let's just round it down, let's call it 15 years -- in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. And training is a good example.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached HTC is having RMAs issues with the Vive Pro 2. was a lot of money?).

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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. Could this be an unintentional tradeoff of the darkened glass frontplate, or is it solvable with software tweaks?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

NVIDIA announced on Tuesday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 it had expanded its CloudXR software developer kit (SDK) to deliver more scalable, customisable extended reality (XR) experiences for enterprises and developers. This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. While the company had originally collaborated with HTC to create the Vive, this time around Valve opted to handle everything on their own. Image courtesy HTC. Vive Cosmos.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. I think that in 2021, we’ll see always more examples of this technology.

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ARVR

JUNE 21, 2021

For example, Oculus, one of the leaders in developing VR headsets, offers rooms and parties for Gear VR where you can meet with your friends in a virtual private space. You can get a Gear VR headset for $129 on Amazon. to create virtual experiences through HTC Vive headsets and tools like the Google Tilt Brush.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known. April 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

You showed us that the tracker is different because HTC Vive has also released this update. Because I tried it with an HTC Vive and a PC two years ago. Broadly, I think that HTC said that they have it in their roadmap, but that it is the future. I’m a software guy, but I know that hardware is 10 times more complicated.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

Thanks to the control of software and hardware, Apple is far ahead of all the Android systems for what concerns AR , something that many experts (like Robert Scoble) already forecasted years ago. If you’re interested in these devices, have a look at Amazon and Oculus websites. I really can’t wait to see the Apple AR glasses….

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole. But we don’t do a one-size-fits-all sort of enterprise software number. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. Alan: So, what are the headsets that are poised to take over?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole. But we don’t do a one-size-fits-all sort of enterprise software number. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. Alan: So, what are the headsets that are poised to take over?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole. But we don't do a one-size-fits-all sort of enterprise software number. They're much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC. And being immersed in a 360 video, for example, makes a wonderful training tool.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. I'll give an example in automotive and aerospace. I need the seat to come back a little bit, I don't really like where the cyclic or the collective are placed," in an example of a helicopter. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software."

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. I'll give an example in automotive and aerospace. I need the seat to come back a little bit, I don't really like where the cyclic or the collective are placed," in an example of a helicopter. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software."

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

We’ve seen these systems at Target checkout lines, bins at Home Depot, Michaels, and Barnes & Noble, for example, meaning that as you look for presents this year for loved ones it would be easy to pick up one of these headsets at practically any retailer, and give them as a stocking stuffer. Read More: Best HTC Vive Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. I'll give an example in automotive and aerospace. I need the seat to come back a little bit, I don't really like where the cyclic or the collective are placed," in an example of a helicopter. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software."

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. I'll give an example in automotive and aerospace. I need the seat to come back a little bit, I don't really like where the cyclic or the collective are placed," in an example of a helicopter. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software."

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. On the software side, that’s another thing. They had some really interesting examples there. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. That’s where it really needs to push.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. On the software side, that’s another thing. They had some really interesting examples there. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. That’s where it really needs to push.

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Automotive Magic Leap Course Industry 78

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Raj is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor and software industry with Intel Corp. So, for example, you can pretty much set up in the living room. For example, as a business, maybe a business is not going to be making Hollywood-level videos that you can wander around inside. Are people using these for also 3D asset capture?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Raj is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor and software industry with Intel Corp. So, for example, you can pretty much set up in the living room. For example, as a business, maybe a business is not going to be making Hollywood-level videos that you can wander around inside. Are people using these for also 3D asset capture?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Raj is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor and software industry with Intel Corp. So, for example, you can pretty much set up in the living room. For example, as a business, maybe a business is not going to be making Hollywood-level videos that you can wander around inside. Now, that's available for 3D immersive filmmaking.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

People had not been wrong about hardware being expensive and difficult to develop; console manufacturers often claw back hardware costs through software sales, when they own the storefronts and take a cut of everything sold digitally (often 30%). . Image by Rob Cole). I considered the Valve Index controllers a very reasonable price at £129.50

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. One example is retail employees. Then you needed software, and the software didn’t exist yet, so you had to make it. Amazon Sumerian. You talked about exercising in VR. That’s probably the top one at the moment.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. One example is retail employees. Then you needed software, and the software didn’t exist yet, so you had to make it. Amazon Sumerian. You talked about exercising in VR. That’s probably the top one at the moment.

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Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. There's a lot of, for example, architectural firms in town, and they aren't as flashy as a virtual sports or something, but they're all using VR for showing the buildings, or going to a client and saying, "hey, would you like this room moved over here?

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