The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Apple has performed very strategic acquisitions as well, and the news of the week is that Snap has acquired Compound Photonics to gain a key supplier of LCOS and Microled displays. Image by Sony). Beat Games).

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2023

This week, Apple dropped VisionOS, a set of XR design tools to entice immersive content creators to start designing for its upcoming headset before its release. Users can also port across mobile phones, PCs, and gaming consoles such as the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft XBOX, and Nintendo Switch.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Apple Watch SE and Outriders (Xbox) lead Friday’s best deals. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Apple is working on a whole spatial ecosystem.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

SEE ALSO 'Pokémon GO' Now Uses Apple's ARKit on iOS 11, Bringing Pokémon Closer to Reality. Google says they’re partnering with manufacturers to bring ARCore to other devices moving forward, including upcoming phones from Samsung, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, ASUS, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, ZTE, Sony Mobile, and Vivo. OnePlus’s OnePlus 5.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And its ads business is under a crossfire attack: on one front, Apple with its new data policy is limiting how much data the Facebook app can collect about its users, and on the other one, the EU is trying to enforce its regulation about European people’s data not allowed to be sent to Facebook’s US servers. Image by Apple).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. Header image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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GizModo VR

MARCH 30, 2021

Apple Watch Nike S6 and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and countless other vendors in the technology space are now investing heavily on the concept of “spatial audio”. While the concept of teleportation in the XR landscape today might not be exactly the same as the idea once conveyed in sci-fi books and shows, it is developing at an incredible rate.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Pudica is a mixed reality experience that provided my first time trying out Sony's new standalone enterprise headset. It's an experience I'd happily recommend to anyone trying Apple Vision Pro for the first time. It's an experience I'd happily recommend to anyone trying Apple Vision Pro for the first time.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

As part of our Kickstarter campaign in 2013, one of the price tier perks was 50 Ready Player One books signed by Cline. And then we did a small event in Austin with Cline signing the books. “Funnily enough, [he] lives in Austin,” says Goetgeluk. “As We had a wooden prototype at the time.”

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Credit: Apple. 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. An Apple Watch. An Apple Watch. Credit: Apple. An Apple Watch lets you access smartphone features conveniently on your wrist.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Since Apple confirmed its entry into the extended reality market at WWDC 2023 in June, consumers have been clamoring for an official Apple Vision Pro release date. Advertised as more than just a mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro could mark a new era for extended reality.

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Mashable VR

MAY 24, 2022

That’s for top end headphones from the likes of Sony, Apple, and Sennheiser. Earbuds are more compact and portable and will better suit anyone who’s moving from place to place with a bag full of books and devices. Headphones can easily cost hundreds of pounds. What headphone features are good for students?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

When you’re “wearing” in Vernor Vinge’s 2006 book Rainbow’s End, contact lenses and computers woven into clothing serve up an assortment of competing realities and overlays. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

I was reading Mark Gurman’s latest rumors about the upcoming Apple headset, and I found his article very intriguing. Apple’s products are very popular among content creators (e.g. This is the first Apple keynote I watched hoping for something XR-related. Let me explain to you why. The seamless transition iPhone X.

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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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Mashable VR

MAY 20, 2022

Credit: Greg Lewis / AMC / Sony Pictures Television. Credit: Apple TV+. Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston unite in Apple TV+'s The Essex Serpent , based on the novel by Sarah Perry. How to watch: The Essex Serpent is now streaming on Apple TV+, with new episodes weekly. Better Call Saul. One last ride for Saul Goodman.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 11, 2021

Atlas Coffee Club and Apple’s MacBook Pro lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We are publishing a book with that information for XR. 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. XR, upcoming book. Any other idea?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Other relevant news. Image by Mojo Vision). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR? Blogger Tom Ffiske, that writes on Virtual Perceptions, has decided to write a very good book about AR and VR technologies and it is becoming pretty popular on Amazon. Very cool, actually.

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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. Literally everyone in the industry other than Magic Leap and Apple uses Qualcomm’s spatial computing tech stack). The problem with reacting to Apple.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2. EasyJet and British Airways followed with Apple Watch apps allowing travelers to receive real-time flight updates and board their planes with just a flick of the wrist.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? With CES, the year’s first major event, now in the books, let’s hear from some those that work with VR itself about what happens next.

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AR Insider

JULY 19, 2021

The streaming giant is going head to head with Microsoft, Sony, Google and Apple. A new book, An Ugly Truth , tells the whole sordid story. The New York Times Book Review calls it “the ultismate takedown.” See his books here. Facebook Head of AR/VR Content Mike Verdu to Lead Netflix’s Push into Gaming.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 8, 2021

If the PocketBook InkPad Color was an attempt to bring the benefits of a tablet’s larger screen to e-readers so ebooks like comics and magazines are easier to read, the Boox Nova 3 Color is an attempt to bring the benefits of an E Ink screen to tablets. The results are a more capable and powerful e-reader, but with a… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Ours come from our design from a supplier that also makes lenses for photography camera brands such as Leica, Olympus, Nikon, and Sony. Highest resolution in consumer VR headsets, on par with Apple Vision. No manufacturer in VR has used glass lenses in their headset before. Glass aspheric lenses.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

Maybe this “big thing” will be the famous Apple headset, which thanks to the Apple brand and some key innovations, will draw new people into our market. The convergence of technologies I loved Charlie Fink’s book “Convergence” because it opened my eyes about technologies not living in a vacuum.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This seems to hint that the two companies are going to build a new XR headset together, which according to the rumors will be the Quest Pro 2, which would be aimed at competing directly with the Apple Vision Pro. This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

That said, inviting you to support this blog on Patreon , so that I can keep hosting these amazing articles, I leave you to Rob’s post, that is like a tiny book, on the journey of developing Project Caliper. The booking agent at the office also started recognising me, which became a running joke between us, “another RMA?”.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). Previously she was one of the first employees at NextVR ( acquired by Apple ), a virtual reality company focused on live entertainment across music and sports. 17- Helen Situ. 29- Clyde Dsouza. 32- Dinesh Punni.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple. And probably the Android world will follow Apple’s steps soon and will adopt depth sensors as well in the upcoming months. Yes, Android, Google.

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