The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

More info Google and Samsung are working on smartglasses According to The Information, Google and Samsung are not only working together on a mixed reality headset but also on a pair of smartglasses (a la Ray-Ban Meta) powered by Gemini AI. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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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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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More info You can do full body tracking in VR using your phone A guy published on YouTube a guide on how to use a body-tracking algorithm (based on Google MediaPipe) running on the phone to trigger full body movements in VRChat. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The reasons behind the layoffs are well-known: the competition with TikTok hurting Meta’s revenues; Apple’s new privacy rules on iOS have reduced the effectiveness of the ads business; the conflict in Ukraine and the inflation have led to bad economic conditions. Snap and Amazon partner to offer AR preview of shopping items.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Qualcomm shut it down to focus on Snapdragon Spaces Learn more News from partners (and friends) Distance Technologies got a €10M investment Distance Technology, the glass-free AR startup founded by two of the co-founders of Varjo, just got €10M investment from Google Ventures. Big kudos to the team and good luck for the future!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. This headset should feature pancake lenses, mixed reality capabilities, and micro-LED displays by Raxium , a startup owned by Google. Hope you enjoy! I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon release open map dataset A group called the Overture Maps Foundation, which includes Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom, has released its first open map dataset, including 59 million “points of interest,” such as restaurants and landmarks. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 2, 2022

Three days earlier, Russia had invaded Ukraine, a country Vladimir Putin believes lays no claim to independent statehood or a distinct identity. The night of Feb. 27, German historian Sebastian Majstorovic couldn’t sleep. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Luckily there is AR that is still strong, and we can hope to wear Google AR glasses soon… ah no, they are dead too. More info (Official Sony blogpost) More info (Summary by Upload VR) Pimax works for the release of Portal Pimax Portal, the Nintendo Switch-like console by Pimax , has just been released on Amazon.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Well, during the previous wave of AI transformation we saw businesses like Google, Amazon and Netflix rethink their strategy from the ground up to center around deep learning. But 2025 is the year I believe we will start to see organizations move beyond the hype and start integrating generative AI into business strategy.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: EastLabs is an early stage accelerator that I founded about eight years ago in Ukraine. The premise there is the region in Ukraine and Belarus and Russia graduates some of the best and brightest technology programmers and developers and designers.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: EastLabs is an early stage accelerator that I founded about eight years ago in Ukraine. The premise there is the region in Ukraine and Belarus and Russia graduates some of the best and brightest technology programmers and developers and designers.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: EastLabs is an early stage accelerator that I founded about eight years ago in Ukraine. The premise there is the region in Ukraine and Belarus and Russia graduates some of the best and brightest technology programmers and developers and designers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

Motorcyclists can use them to receive real-time directions via Google Maps rival What3Words to reach their destinations safely. These include DHL, Aramex, Amazon Alexa, TomTom, Triumph Motorcycles, the AA, Bosch, the Saudi Red Cross Authority, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ukraine, and many others.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s why we rejoiced when Apple launched its headset: while Google and Microsoft can discard new technologies pretty easily, Apple is slower at deciding to take a step, but when it makes it, it commits to it. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

(Image by Amazon). Amazon may be working on an XR device. A job listing from Amazon may point to the interest of the company in developing an XR headset. The second one is called Phorhum and it is a project by Google Research about reconstructing the 3D model of a person, with all its clothes, from a single photo.

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