The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2025

Sony, instead, announced XYN, a new line of software and hardware XR products dedicated to creatives. Apart from the Amazon top classification, last week I also reported about the Meta Horizon companion app for phones topping the Apple App Store. It reached this status while being released only in October. This is impressive.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We’ll kick things off this week — Reality Bytes’ inaugural edition — with Maher’s look at Amazon Sidewalk, Facebook AR glasses and Twitch fashion. Amazon Sidewalk wants to ‘activate’ all the hardware in your house (#Alexa, #Ring Doorbell) to create large neighborhood WiFi networks.

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MAY 29, 2019

Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited. The post PlayStation ‘Days of Play’ Sale Knocks $50 off PSVR Hardware Bundles & PS4 Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Back-end Infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Update v46 introduces a variety of improvements to Quest hardware. Beginning October 10th, you can log in to your Quest headset to find a Home environment inspired by the new Amazon Prime show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Image Credit: Amazon Studios. Make the halls of Khazad-dûmc your home.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Meta Quest 2 is a standalone VR headset, which means no additional hardware is required in order to operate. You can pick up a discounted Meta Quest 2 VR headset and two free games now via Meta.com or one of the following retailers: Best Buy , GameStop , Amazon , Target , and Walmart. Feature Image Credit: Meta.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

HTC teases new hardware ahead of its mysterious “Go with the Flow” event scheduled to take place later this month. According to the report, the hardware is listed as a “headset” with a model name of 2Q9R100. The lid looks somewhat like a smart hub device similar to that of the Google Home Mini or Amazon Echo.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Arguably the best consumer-focused headset out there, Valve Index , does cost $1,000 for new customers who don’t already have any VR hardware. The most popular headset used on Steam right now is the Oculus Rift S [Amazon] which costs $400 brand new. SEE ALSO Cas & Chary Present: Why Working Out in VR is Game-changing.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Nreal announces three big updates for its Nreal Air AR hardware. This past September , Nreal released its Nreal Air glasses in the US through Amazon , quickly gaining the attention of the gaming community. Nreal Air is available now for $379 via Amazon. You can pick up the Nreal Adapter for an additional $59.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

XR hardware is on the move. So, more and more XR providers are providing cloud services in addition to their hardware and platform offerings. For Varjo clients, a lot of the management and IT solutions that make up cloud services for other developers are handled through software subscriptions bundled with almost all Varjo hardware.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This year HTC is celebrating the holidays with $100 off on select Vive VR hardware over on the Vive website , along with other HTC Vive distributors such as Amazon , Micro Center , Dell , Lenovo , and Adorama. Pick up the HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap at its lowest price ever. Looking for suggestions on what to buy?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook officially unveiled Quest 2 today along with third-party hardware accessories offered direct from Oculus.com , which includes two new headphones from Logitech and replacement facial interfaces from VR Cover. Availability : Available in North America at Oculus.com and Logitech.com, and through retail partners Amazon and Best Buy.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Today during the company’s GTC 2021 developer conference, Nvidia announced that its CloudXR tech is now available on Amazon Web Services, and it’s coming soon to both Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Google Cloud. Nvidia also says it’s working to bring CloudXR to Tencent Cloud.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

to develop a premium-level hard shell carrying case, which is available for purchase now via the Meta Store , Incase , and additional retailers such as Amazon. The outside of the Incase Carry Case for Quest Pro features a compression-molded EVA exterior shell that can help protect your precious hardware from accidental fall damage.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others. Starting with Google, it acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform by having its own hardware. Speaking of direct consumer touchpoints, Amazon blitzed the wearables market in 2019 as a delivery system for Alexa. Its motivation? Vertically Integrated.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

It doesn’t look like Oculus will be discounting Quest 2 hardware this year, instead the company is focusing on game deals. We’ll continue to monitor for Quest 2 Black Friday discounts, but for now here’s the MSRP that you should expect to pay for the headset: Oculus Quest 2 (64GB) – $300 on Amazon.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

At an event that was dominated by AI software , XREAL was a real highlight in the wearable hardware space. XREAL One is restocked on Amazon and XREAL.com now. XREAL’s highly anticipated XREAL One Pro glasses debuted at CES 2025, showcasing their cutting-edge AR technology.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. They’re a hardware and camera heavy company and are hiring for engineers with optical and imaging experience and software engineers who have experience with machine learning and mobile devices.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We haven’t seen regional pricing yet, but we’ll have out eyes on all of the standard retailers, such as MediaMarkt, Saturn, Amazon, and of course the PlayStation Store itself.

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MARCH 16, 2019

In October of last year, a report by Techcrunch claimed that Facebook’s Oculus would be abandoning its plans of a proper Oculus Rift 2 in favor of minor hardware updates to the existing Rift headset. Reports indicate Oculus’ next headset will make its debut later this month. Dubbed the ‘Rift S’, the 1.5 Oculus Quest / Image Credit: Oculus.

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JULY 2, 2018

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn’t revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets are making slow, but steady headway on the platform. Participation in the survey is optional.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

This is notable given that all-things hardware are constrained during Covid-era lockdowns. It sees wearables both offsetting near-term iPhone revenue deceleration; and future-proofing its hardware-heavy profit machine. W earables continue to be one of the fastest-growing product categories in consumer tech. Revenue Reconciliation.

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MARCH 13, 2020

cable – $18 [Amazon]. active extender – $16 [Amazon]. You will, of course, need a VR capable PC ( see here to find out if you’ve got the required hardware ). We’ve had success using Quest and Oculus Link on PC with this cable and active USB extender which achieves 26 feet. Anker 10ft USB 3.0 CableCreation 16ft USB 3.0

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MAY 24, 2022

As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. . Amazon US Prime members qualify for free shipping, which ought to arrive to those of you in the lower 48 in early June.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The company has since refuted this claim with Reuters , stating instead it will be making adjustments to some business teams as development plans for XR hardware had changed. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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AR Insider

APRIL 8, 2020

After examining Amazon , Microsoft , and Google , it’s time to zero in on Bose. In Bose’s case, that’s a leading position in high-end audio hardware. Hardware Blitz. Bose also knows that hardware penetration is the first step to audio AR, and it’s blitzing the market from a few angles.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The recent partnership with Meta around mixed reality s eems a sign that the company is not pursuing new hardware projects internally. More info (Microsoft ended its collaboration with Samsung) More info (Microsoft and its disinvestment in XR hardware). Mojo Vision showcases the integration of its contact lens with Amazon Alexa.

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ARPost

JANUARY 19, 2022

It allows us to access more content while requiring less memory and less sophisticated (and expensive) hardware. Reducing hardware requirements is something of a holy grail for the XR industry that typically requires head-mounted displays – and, often, head-mounted computing. Varjo, NVIDIA, and Amazon Join Forces.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Throughout 2020, ThirdEye focused on building partnerships and rolling out software updates rather than going for three hardware releases in three years. One of our unique factors is that we are hardware, software, and support. The RemoteEye and RespondEye Platforms. The Enterprise AR Landscape.

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MAY 1, 2019

Image Credit: Amazon. Sumerian by Amazon. With more VR hardware available than ever before, this is your chance to push the industry forward. The interactivity is mostly limited to basic animations, which means you can only create relatively simplistic scenarios.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Because the hardware does not use an internal CPU or storage, users must tether the device to a smartphone, tablet, or desktop to operate the Smart Vision Glass product. The device’s hardware specifications include a Micro-OLED display, binocular 1080P resolution, and German Rheinland blue-light certification.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2020

And because it piggybacks on ubiquitous hardware, its delivery is in bits rather than atoms. Will Amazon Accelerate AR Shopping’s ‘Next Normal?’ More importantly, the experience takes away the impersonal elements of digital gift cards today — such as an Amazon gift card that lands in your inbox. Future Meals.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2025

The same negative trends regard the Black Friday sales on Amazon. This may be for many reasons, including the fact that various users having a Quest 2 didnt find compelling reasons to update to a 3 or 3S.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The company has made its new pricing scheme available at major retailers like Amazon: Quest 2 (128GB) – $200 Quest 3 (256GB, refurbished) – $270 The new low price can also be found at Walmart , Target , Best Buy , New Egg , and more, including direct from Meta.

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MAY 29, 2019

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, many were curious as to why a social media company, whose track record with hardware included a phone that failed just a year prior to the Oculus purchase, would be interested in buying the plucky VR startup for over $2 billion dollars. That’s where Facebook comes in.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It is its Reality Labs division, the same one working on XR headsets, that is developing the hardware and the software for these AI-powered robots that can handle everyday household tasks. Microsoft will still provide the Azure cloud, but all the hardware and software should be provided by Luckeys startup. This is impressive.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

That is why the thinking behind Nreal Air is very focused on the aesthetics, display quality, and its connectivity with other hardware devices.” Finally, Nreal Air starts at $379 (available on Amazon ) – $220 less than Light. We don’t only have new information about the hardware. Software Announcements and Updates.

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