The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Apple Maps are going AR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most probably this announcement has been made to envision a future competition with Apple, bringing to XR the battle Android vs iOS (and Samsung vs Apple) that we already have on phones. Learn more Some XR fun In China I have found where the Apple headset is manufactured. Is this consortium going to succeed? Don’t miss them!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Reports have revealed that Apple could potentially ramp up work on a pair of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses that could support the release of the company’s Vision Pro headset. With the proposed smart glasses, Apple fans may tether the devices to their iPhones similarly to others like its Watch and AirPods wearables.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Extended reality education firm EON Reality Inc announced on Sunday its partnership with Axelrod Holdings to launch its EON Metaverse Builder platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Asia-Pacific.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Series A was led by Qualcomm Ventures, and also involved The VR Fund (contributors to The Wave’s round as well), Colopl Next, Capital Factory, HTC, and more. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO. Owlchemy Labs , creator of popular VR titles like Job Simulator, and the Rick and Morty Simulator for Adult Swim, raised $5M. is excited about VR.

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AllThingsVR

MARCH 29, 2017

Weekly Funding Roundup: Lightform gets $26 million, Vive X is investing in 30 startups, Facebook hiring former Apple engineer, & Sliver VR raised $16 million in VC funding. HTC’s Vive X accelerator program is welcoming more than 30 new VR and AR startups to the fold with investments in North America and Asia.

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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). As you know, in the west, SMI (M&A by Apple) was an advanced eye-tracking company before. aGlass DKII is compatible with HTC Vive and Vive Pro.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 28, 2018

VeeR was featured by iOS App Store, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus, Huawei VR, Xiaomi VR. To further lower the threshold for VR content creation, VeeR VR has also developed VeeR Editor, an editing tool for VR content that has been featured by Google App store and Apple store. Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2018: [link].

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RealVision VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

With newer Immersive eye-wear such as the HTC Vive Flow due out this month, OTT platforms are missing out. Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO… to independent platforms such as StarZ Play (Middle East) and the many in South Asia; SonyLiv, Eros Now… let this not be a missed opportunity. Enter… YouTube Immersive.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Over the years i have seen a few lists of Top 50 XR Influencers, but the curators of those list always overlooked China/India/Asia's XR Industry. Pradeep is a speaker and Executive Director, Asia Pacific driving the ecosystem for #VRARA in Asia pacific. Written By: Eddie Avil. 6- Chaitanya Chinchlikar. 7- Alvin Graylin.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: I mean, something like VRChat, for example, I know– I believe they just raised another round, was it?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: I mean, something like VRChat, for example, I know– I believe they just raised another round, was it?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: I mean, something like VRChat, for example, I know– I believe they just raised another round, was it?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You know that in Asia (Japan, China, etc…) the gaming arcade rooms are still pretty popular, while in the West they have mostly died. When I was in Shenzhen, one of the biggest and most technologically advanced cities in China, I had the pleasure of meeting with a few Apple Vision Pro developers.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

I’ve used it with the HTC Vive, and you can literally stand in the middle of your creation, and hold the virtual paintbrush in your hand to paint in the air around you. There are also app stores for the Oculus Rift , the Gear VR , the HTC Vive , and on Steam for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Alan: Well, it’s a good thing that Pico didn’t take the Apple approach and get rid of their headset jack. And as I mentioned earlier, these start in the US and they go all across the globe, from the UK, to Central and Eastern Europe, to India, to East Asia, Singapore, Australia. And then have you deployed it now in Asia?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Alan: Well, it’s a good thing that Pico didn’t take the Apple approach and get rid of their headset jack. And as I mentioned earlier, these start in the US and they go all across the globe, from the UK, to Central and Eastern Europe, to India, to East Asia, Singapore, Australia. And then have you deployed it now in Asia?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Alan: Well, it's a good thing that Pico didn't take the Apple approach and get rid of their headset jack. And as I mentioned earlier, these start in the US and they go all across the globe, from the UK, to Central and Eastern Europe, to India, to East Asia, Singapore, Australia. And then have you deployed it now in Asia?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Since then the HTC Vive , PlayStation VR and Google Daydream View have all entered the arena. The organization found that, by the end of 2016, the Oculus Rift is projected to sell 355,088 units; the HTC Vive will sell 420,108 units; Google Daydream will sell 450,083 units; and the PS VR will sell 2,602,307 units.

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