Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Unlike the ‘e’ naming scheme seen in Apple’s recent iPhone 16e, the ‘e’ in Beyond 2e denotes the inclusion of eye-tracking. Of course, you’ll need a VR-ready PC to use Bigscreen Beyond 2 and the required base stations. Bigscreen is releasing two versions of its next headsetBeyond 2 and Beyond 2e.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

Spatial is leveraging existing popular RT3D content creation tools to become the go-to Metaverse content creation hub. By introducing Unity RT3D content development tools, Spaital invites its community to build the service. Steinerman gave the example of a mini golf course or a stylized cityscape race track.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Apple to launch a second “more affordable” headset in 2025. Since the rumors about the upcoming Apple headset were not enough, the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has thought well to release rumors about the next-generation headset. Other relevant news. Image from the web). Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

Why is Apple Buying NextVR. Some AR/VR firms have seen dramatic increases in interest — especially those, like my company Imeve, who are focused on collaboration tools like AVATOUR which can lessen the impact of distance. Apple and NextVR. The obvious question is: what does NextVR have that could be worth $100m to Apple?

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Road to VR

MARCH 17, 2025

Snap has highlighted a few sample Lenses to show off the integration, including Utopia Labs’ NavigatAR, which guide users with Snap Map Tiles, and Path Pioneer, which lets userscreate AR walking courses. Geo-location data also helped Niantic bring multiplayer to Peridot Beyond , its AR pet simulator exclusively for Spectacles.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 15, 2025

This week, we had quite a lot of interesting news about all the major players: Apple, Meta, Google, and Valve. But now, with the Vision Pro becoming a bit old, we have the rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2. But now, with the Vision Pro becoming a bit old, we have the rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. The results are of course favorable to the new model.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. We can expect so all big tech companies to comply with it in 2023.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2019

A flurry of new job listings for Apple’s secretive ‘Technology Development Group’ suggests that the company has reached a new phase of turning its years of AR/VR R&D into actual upcoming products. However, Apple only barely dipped its toe into VR , but in recent years has become publicly silent on the subject.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2023

There is a lot of hype around the Apple Vision Pro. Video review I made a video of mine where I show you my full hands-on experience with the Quest Pro application that emulates the Apple Vision Pro menu and then give you my detailed opinion on it, highlighting the pros and cons. Eeeeh… not exactly. Let’s see why.

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ARPost

AUGUST 27, 2020

It uses realistic lab materials and tools, which students can manipulate to perform their experiments. However, it’s still an invaluable tool in higher education because of its accessibility. RALE is compatible with most Android and Apple devices. This should give them access to AR-enhanced lessons.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Of course, this is also the mission of big players like Google and Apple. Immersal claims to be a fairly open system, a toolbox that the customers can use as they want, even mixing their own tools with the one of Immersal.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Much has been made of the storytelling capacities of VR and AR, but what about using them as tools to aid other storytelling media? Of course, this tool provides viewfinder and storyboarding features through the camera, but the functionality of Blocker extend beyond basic recording of the world around you. Filmmakers rejoice!

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VRScout

APRIL 2, 2022

When it comes to 3D design, having the right tools at your disposal to create a smooth and seamless workflow is critical. Of course, there is a menu that you can access to drop pre-made shapes and objects into your scene. Collaborate with others on buildings, interiors, and urban plans in mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The most bullish of them is, of course, Meta. The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Apple may have delays for its headset. The rumors about an upcoming Apple XR headsets are not stopping, and this confirms that something is coming. Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

Unless there is an Apple drawn on it, of course. Of course, it has not only been the XR space, but the whole tech ecosystem making jokes. They are just meant to see phone notifications and make photos and videos; this is not something for which people would spend $1000 on top of their phone.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 6, 2017

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Apple’s upcoming iOS 11 update, arriving this fall, will be a huge boost to the emerging AR industry. I believe this is truly the start of the mainstream VR and AR revolution that we at Epic have been striving for, and building for, over the course of many years.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Developed by Signal Space Lab and Actrio Studio ( The Great Ocean ), Human Within focuses on how AI and similar technology influence humanity, developed during a time when artificial intelligence is entering the mainstream with tools like ChatGPT and Apple Intelligence.

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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. The other explanation is that it is there just for decoration, of course. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For this reason, Meta has announced many productivity-focused news, like: New features for Workrooms, like integration with Zoom or the ability to use three virtual screens in front of you A partnership with Microsoft to bring Microsoft 365 and Teams Immersive Experience on Quest Pro Upcoming tools for professionals from Autodesk and Adobe.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2024

For comparison, Apple’s App Store allows apps to be priced up to $10,000, and Google’s Play Store up to $400. Priced at €6,000, the package is built with corporate and course training in mind, rather than individual users. This establishes a new maximum price that Meta has permitted for an app.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Given the investment in this virtual space by companies including Meta, HTC, ByteDance’s Pico, and soon… Apple with their anticipated headset likely to be announced in 2023 , the AR/VR market is a major player in the music industry, even spawning the “Best Metaverse Performance” category in the 2022 MTV VMAs. VR game Walkabout Mini Golf.

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AR Insider

JUNE 3, 2020

Know your tools. Since the emergence of AR on smartphones, tablets, and AR glasses, a new breed of authoring tools has emerged to accommodate the needs of these new “mobile” devices. We all like free tools and the good news is that there is lots of free authoring software out there. Know your resources.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Phone AR will be always more popular.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

For who wasn’t doing AR at that time: Metaio had an amazing SDK for phone-based AR, but then it got acquired by Apple and it disappeared from the market. We so started working on some prototypes for virtual events by using the VRChat SDK and by trying the many tools that the VRChat community had created and shared for free.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Built from the ground up for Mixed Reality (MR), my goal is to make a game that turns any room in your house into a laser obstacle course. To try and overcome these challenges, having good room-emulation tools that enable quick level design iteration is essential. For the past year I’ve been working on a new game called Laser Dance.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Apple headset will not be focused on gaming. A new report seems to suggest that the upcoming Apple headset won’t be focused on gaming at all. According to the rumors, In the beginning only Apple’s first part tools (like RealityKit) will be allowed to create content, and only after, Unity support will come.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. The price of this device is $600 0 and it is of course aimed at the enterprise sector.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It would also have a mobile app to sync user’s data to their Apple Health app on iOS, so they can add their VR workout to the rest of their recorded activity for the day. Over the course of two months, Robert Long, lost over 100 pounds due to a combination of proper dieting and an intense 30-minutes of Beat Saber daily. “I

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 4, 2020

T he biggest advancement in AR in 2020 was arguably Apple’s iPhone LiDAR camera. LiDAR has mostly been touted by Apple as enhancing iPhone photography — a big competitive differentiator and marketing focus for smartphone players these days. In fact, it was featured in Apple’s keynote to unveil the new camera.

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AR Insider

MARCH 10, 2020

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. After covering the ‘What, When & Why’ of Apple’s AR play, what about the “here and now” AR Opportunity? We’re talking of course about smartphones, and the less-evolved form of AR that will be a stepping stone.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2018

The AR function, which is only intended for walking routes currently, is available starting today on Japan-based Apple devices running iOS 11. Map ‘s new AR mode is made possible by Apple’s ARKit, an app development tool that allows developers to build augmented reality apps for mobile devices running iOS 11 or higher.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In a press release by Walmart, it said it is currently building ‘dozens’ of further generative AI tools for customers, associates, members, and partners, such as care assistants for Walmart International and Sam’s Club.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

More info (Steam Autumn Sales) More info (Black Friday Oculus Store) More info (Bean Stalker game discounted) More info (VR Wave Prescription Lenses) More info (XR Bootcamp offering a free course) More info (Upload VR’s roundup of all known deals) More info (Road To VR’s roundup of all known deals). Other relevant news. Image by Niantic).

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