The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Unity has already sent an email to all of us to say that the distribution of the Beta will start next month (July) and will be gradual starting from a small group of developers. Thanks to Hexa, Amazon can so show the 3D model of the items it is selling , and also provide virtual try-on features.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Road To VR) More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Upload VR) Amazon announces new Echo Frames Amazon has announced the new model of its Echo Frames glasses, which are smartglasses that connect you to Alexa. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a pretty extreme pivot, and it is causing internal turmoil inside all the Meta group: the company is suggesting many people from Facebook and Instagram join Reality Labs instead , or it is promoting people working on social media to have also metaverse roles. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

More info Playstation 5 Pro can bring better performances to PSVR 2 PlayStation 5 Pro is the new expensive PlayStation model announced by Sony Interactive Entertainment. This seems to confirm the rumors about the “Puffin” MR glasses that are attached to a computational unit. It brings better performances than the standard PlayStation 5.

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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. Stormland’s Innovative Open World and Developer Acquisition by Sony. And if you happen to have a gaming PC anyway, Quest also doubles as a PC VR headset.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

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. We have a super group, and I feel very lucky to be working with them on a daily basis.”. Sony has done an amazing job with the PSVR and is headed towards 4 million units sold.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Based in London, the creative has previously collaborated on massive projects with major entertainment firms such as BBC, Sony Pictures, and NBCUniversal. He is also the Chief Creative Officer for Masterpiece Studio, Head of Story for Opis Group, and Lunar-X’s showrunner.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Swedish video game company known as Embracer Group has purchased Dark Horse Comics , the third-largest publisher of American comics behind Marvel and DC. Apparently, the Embracer Group has… Read more. The acquisition was announced earlier today, but don’t expect any major changes to come to the company anytime soon.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. Recently, Microsoft and Amazon cut back roughly 10,000 employees, and Meta dismissed approximately 11,000 people.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Currently, firms like Siemens, HPE, and Amazon are all working with digital twin technologies to a certain degree. Meanwhile, LG, Samsung, and Sony are all working towards debuting headsets. The global digital twin market is experiencing rapid growth at a CAGR of 41 per cent and is expected to reach a value of $240.3 billion by 2035.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”. Alongside will come Standards to help speed development and interoperation.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. Disclaimer.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

the XR Haptics working group I chair with Chris made incredible strides in only 6 months. Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. Example for end-user focus : Sony is using 2 classes of haptics actuators in their dual sense controller. And it works!

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 20, 2016

And this system, configured “as is” – costs as much as one of those “AMD announces, but you can’t actually buy” CyberPower $499 VR Ready computers paired with an Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PlayStation 4. Predictably, the kind of performance that Intel packs into this NUC doesn’t come cheap.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I think that for a small startup that is shipping its first product, it may make a lot of sense: for a company of that size, it is better to handle a smaller group of high-paying customers than doing the opposite. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.” Wait, what???

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. All the accessories (Fitness Tracker, etc.) should be priced at around €49 each. Presentation.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

More info Someone wants to make a product with GVS A group of people under the name of Orbit has managed to create a working prototype of a product that can reduce motion sickness thanks to the use of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation. Farewell, HoloLens. But I hope so. A Creator Platform for next-gen to ‘Socialize.’

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

Because of ongoing Covid lockdowns in China, Pimax were unsure if the controllers would ship with batteries (held at another warehouse location), so advised me to purchase them on Amazon and provided a link. A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. dimensions (mm): W29.9

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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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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Group gift, anyone?) Credit: sony. Whether you're a professional or just picked it up as a hobby, photography nerds know that the Sony a7R II is an incredible piece of equipment. Credit: amazon. Credit: sony. Credit: amazon. Still living that single-camera iPhone 8 life? The latest iPhones start at $799.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. Virtual reality should be seen as very different than augmented reality, even if both use the same spatial computing grouping of technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. PlayStation believes in VR. PSVR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s very important to notice that these glasses are built in collaboration with BOLON, which is a Chinese fashion brand of glasses that is part of the EssilorLuxottica group. Together with these commercial smartglasses, we also got to know that, according to Reuters, Amazon is working internally on some glasses, too.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One studio says that didn't happen with Quest 3S , despite retailers like Amazon reporting high sales. Quest 3S Was The Top Selling Console On Amazon In 2024 Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. Amazon sold me a moulded nylon grip for an AR-15 airsoft rifle… it was time to start work building my first development “Mule”. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Even if Sony has not confirmed a release window for PSVR 2 , I believe that it will be launched in 2022, probably in the last part of the year , in time for the Winter Holidays. Meta and Sony will bring new great games to XR. OpenXR standardization project.

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