The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Dubbed Pico Neo 3 Pro, the headset is going to cost $699, and its Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye variant, featuring eye-tracking by Tobii, is going to cost $899. Image by HTC Vive). HTC new products may be the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3. In the West, it will be sold only as an enterprise device. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

After the announcement of the release date of the Apple Vision Pro, the whole community is just waiting for its preorders to open up this Friday. The headset will be sold in physical stores and on the Apple website. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple has only 60–80K units available at this time , so most likely they’ll go sold out.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Other companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG, and Sony also invest in XR technology. HTC Reveals Enterprise-Focused VIVE Focus Vision HTC has revealed a new VIVE headset for enterprise and high-end gaming markets. Apple is optimising the device through incremental improvements to streamline the user experience.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Colocating a Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro for same-room mixed reality works with Figmin XR. 0:00 / 0:34 1× The app is in closed beta for Apple Vision Pro and we're in active communication with creator Javier Davalos to get a link to the app's listing on Apple's storefront as soon as it is available. 0:00 / 3:52 1×

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

XRHealth and HTC VIVE are set to blast off with a groundbreaking solution in a major partnership to help astronauts tackle mental health issues. In a 5 November lauch date to the International Space Station (ISS), XRHealth’s immersive healthcare solution will set course for the stars with HTC VIVE and Nord-Space Aps.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

HTC just announced Vive Focus Vision, a refresh of Vive Focus 3. But HTC has upgraded the sensor suite and RAM, and added multiple new features including eye tracking and support for DisplayPort PC VR. And to further entice PC VR users, HTC has added native DisplayPort support.

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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. All VR interfaces will change with the introduction of eye tracking, becoming more intuitive. FOV: >110° (adapted to HTC Vive). FPS: 100Hz/120Hz. Hello Tony!

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2018

According to a report by CNET , citing an anonymous “person familiar with Apple’s plans,” the company is working on an AR/VR headset targeting 8K resolution per-eye, scheduled for launch in 2020. The report also indicates inside-out tracking for the headset rather than external trackers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

Mirror Lake includes holographic lenses, reverse passthrough (people can see your eyes when you wear it), varifocal, and eye-tracking in a single very lightweight device. We have lots of non-news about Apple’s XR efforts. For every one of the four main themes, a headset solving it has been shown in the video.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company’s AR/VR headset behind closed doors. The report says Cook “rarely visits the group at its offices away from the main Apple campus.”

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

This week, Apple and Epic continue to exchange blows, Tom Brady leans into NFTs and Vuzix forms partnership with TechSee. Let’s dive in… Apple says Epic’s Fortnite lawsuit is a marketing stunt to revive ‘flagging interest’ in the game. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. That’s right, baby.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

Unless there is an Apple drawn on it, of course. More info Some developers are working to make PSVR 2 eye tracking work on PC A developer known with the handle whatdahopper has managed to make a prototype where he is able to read eye-tracking data from PSVR 2 on PC.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. Render of the possible upcoming Apple device (Image by Antonio DeRosa). No one can compete now.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

See Also: The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into Think how Microsoft revolutionized personal computers, or how Apple changed the mobile phone market forever. In comparison to the upcoming competitors we’ll discuss, this device by far stands above the rest in terms of financial expense alongside Apple.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2024

Qualcomm also creates ‘reference headsets’, which are bare-bones but fully-functional headsets that contain their latest chip, and act as a blueprint for customers (ie: Meta, HTC, or Samsung) to use as a starting point to develop their next device. Will this become a new standard input method?

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Play For Dream MR's hardware and software design is definitely heavily inspired by Apple Vision Pro, and a representative admitted as much to me. The built-in eye tracking scanned and set my IPD automatically, and afterwards I immediately saw a clear and sharp image from edge to edge.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

HTC released a video showing off its vision of the metaverse, a reflection of what the company thinks virtual spaces will look like in the near future. HTC’s most recent concept video isn’t at fault for shooting for the stars. To think, HTC and Oculus were once competitors back in the early days of consumer VR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

With an eye on that long-term perspective, it’s once again time to reflect on the biggest stories of the last year and to talk about what’s on the horizon. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

These are the specs of the device, courtesy of Road To VR: The device features very high resolution, passthrough RGB, and face and eye tracking sensors. The headset has a price that could make HTC pale, and I wonder why no one has started making the same comparisons that were usually made for HTC. Satya Nadella.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 31, 2025

HTC XR solutions have been revolutionizing the extended reality landscape for some time now. Ever since the original launch of the first HTC VIVE headset in 2016, HTC has constantly strengthened its position in the enterprise market, proving that XR solutions can be intuitive, cost-effective, and versatile for a range of business use cases.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2024

The news comes after the UK bank NatWest announced that its retail banking app is now available on Apple’s Vision Pro. The launch makes it one of the first banks globally to feature on Apple’s VisionOS. NatWest said this marks a significant step in adopting spatial computing in financial services.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2025

We now have the Quest 3 and Quest 3S , not to mention countless impressive headsets from the likes of HTC VIVE, Pico, and Varjo. When the rumor mill began churning out insights into other upcoming headsets from companies like Apple and, more recently, Samsung , we had a few more insights. Still, thats just speculation.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. According to an evidence presented by Epic Games, Apple has not only removed Fortnite from the Apple Store, but it has also revoked the status of developer to Epic Games. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release The same on Twitter.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The HTC VIVE Focus Vision is now available to pre-order, and we’re excited about its potential for the enterprise market. Plus, we’ve had new announcements from Snap , new rumors from Apple, and new innovations in VR locomotion, like the Virtuix Omni One to explore. What is the HTC VIVE Focus Vision? Unlike some VIVE devices.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This is the same confusion that created issues for HTC in the past with the Vive Pro, for instance. The other part of the problem is due, as per my speculation, to Meta wanting absolutely to take this out before Apple could release its headse t, to have a first-mover advantage over it. Ars Technica) More info (Meta Quest Pro review?—?Redditor

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

At SIGGRAPH this week the Boston-based startup is showing its modified HTC Vive which include EEG ( Electroencephalography ) sensors along the interior of the headstrap. This is combined with eye-tracking technology from German firm SMI, which may have just been acquired by Apple.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

HTC has revealed a new VIVE headset aimed at the enterprise and high-end gaming markets. The VIVE Focus Vision consumer edition will cost $999, with the enterprise edition at $1,299, making it the second most expensive in HTC’s line-up behind the VIVE Focus 3 (The XR Elite was previously $1,099 but has since been knocked down to $899).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2023

Exactly one week ago, Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro, its first XR headset. It will be a shorter and maybe not-so-exciting newsletter, but I will be happy of having shed some light on other interesting pieces of news from this week in XR Stay tuned for my roundup about the Apple Vision Pro coming in the next few days!

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Valve Index, HTC Vive). Full-Body Tracking SteamVR trackers (ex. HTC Vive Tracker, Tundra Tracker).

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JUNE 25, 2024

Play For Dream's latest headset is a blatant Apple Vision Pro clone but with a Quest Pro style rear battery. That fifth headset was revealed to be Sony , and HTC still hasn't revealed its headset. The headset's total weight is exactly the same as Apple Vision Pro, 650 grams, but the distribution of this weight is vastly different.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. Upload VR).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 24, 2024

Pros: Full-color passthrough for mixed reality High-resolution visual quality Powerful processor Comfortable and lightweight design Upgraded ergonomic controllers Cons: Relatively short battery life Lacking eye-tracking technology 2. This device also has 12 cameras, six microphones, and five sensors for tracking movements and voice.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. The company has just revealed the Vive Wrist Tracker, which is an external 6DOF tracking unit that can be put on the wrist of the user or also on external props.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 7, 2025

Interested in learning more about HTC XR’s business benefits? Companies worldwide are beginning to turn to extended reality market leaders like HTC for innovative hardware and software that can help them boost productivity, efficiency, and creativity. Youre not alone.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 3, 2024

Apple Vision Pro’s latest update optimises the device’s persona remote immersive communication feature, further boosting the device’s potential of bringing immersive conferencing features to the productivity-focused device. Apple first noted the Avatar system would upgrade during its Vision Pro 1.1 In version 1.1,

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

First of all, it seems that the headset is not a new product, but that Apple has been working on it for 7 years. It seems anyway that for the first time ever at Apple, Cook has this time now given priority to the operations team. There are some interesting pieces of information about the glasses inside the article.

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