The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Just after Facebook has launched Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses developed in collaboration with Luxottica and just before Apple Event, Xiaomi has entered the smartglasses field with its own product , just announced on its blog. Specifications. Representation of the single display waveguide on Xiaomi smartglasses (Image by Xiaomi). Commentary.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Atlantic has filmed several BAFTA-winning films in XR and has gained extensive experience in creating virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) documentaries. With the novel, advanced 360-degree filming system, Bucharia aimed to show how Canon’s solution could democratise filmmaking for aspiring and veteran directors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 2, 2024

Apple has released its quarterly earnings without indicating how the Vision Pro is selling. Last month, we announced that we’re bringing some amazing new immersive content to Vision Pro, including new series, concerts, films, and more. Cook was speaking as Apple revealed overall numbers that beat analyst expectations.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More info (Leaked pictures of Quest 3s shell) More info (Quest 3s passed FCC certification) Samsung MR headset is close, but the endgame may be AR glasses It’s not a secret that Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on a new mixed reality headset that could rival Apple Vision Pro and that should be released this year.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. Talking about content, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is one of the first series shot with Apple’s ‘Immersive Video’ format and is set to debut on Apple TV+ in late 2023.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Apple Immersive Video format sounds like it will deliver 180-degree video with high quality. When Oculus Quest arrived Facebook's content focus shifted to more interactive content and games, but with Apple Vision Pro immersive video looks set to make a comeback. Apple Immersive Video in the Apple TV app.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. AR is still alive, Apple will still release its AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Apple launches iPhone 12, Pro models have Lidar sensor. But if Apple won’t abandon the project as Google did with Tango, and if companies like Samsung will start copying Apple (as it seems) in some years we could all have better phone-based augmented reality and 3D scanning may become a commodity. More info. “To

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

It expands beyond these devices to create various use cases on hardware such as 3D monitors, virtual film productions, and smartphones. Industry experts need to understand what an XR device is and how it is evolving, with companies such as LG and Samsung leading the way.

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VRScout

JULY 16, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. Your game experiences and buddies travel along with you across all of your Gear VR, New Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad devices. SAMSUNG VR CONTENT. ENTERTAINMENT: Open Movie VR ( Gear VR – FREE).

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 2024 is here, and this month marked the end of a long, long wait for Apple’s Vision Pro. Apple has already sold 200,000 devices in the first week, which is impressive. However, the optics are positive for now in terms of enterprise and consumer XR markets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

It’s not clear whether the entire festival will be filmed for VR, as the statement merely says “…with a GoodFest experience filmed for virtual reality distribution,” and notes that a Pixel phone will be used to “capture photos and behind-the-scenes content.”

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Apple’s M1 Mac Mini and a Tacklife fire pit table lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 8, 2022

If you want a more affordable pair that you wouldn't mind accidentally losing during your travels, we suggest scavenging through your belongings for an old pair of free-with-iPhone Apple headphones — just make sure you have a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter , too. Credit: Apple/Amazon. Make sure to pack some extra film!

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

For the recent Rogue One film, director Gareth Edwards used virtual reality to stage several several scenes. He would load a digital draft of a scene onto the HTC Vive, and then use the virtual world camera to record how he envisioned the film’s camera (the POV of the audience) moving around in that environment. NYC LAUNCHES VR/AR LAB.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Everyone is waiting on news of Apple’s imminent AR eyewear, even though it might be a video-see-through visor at first, before it comes in a sleeker form factor. Cinematic AR films: A new genre for Home Entertainment. Nreal is another company to look forward to in the AR eye-wear space, as is Facebook. Future to-do: Full, [.].

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Participants used a wayfinding app on two VR headsets (Oculus Go with a hand controller and Samsung Gear VR), as well as on a smartphone which was the reference condition. How do you imagine the Apple Glasses? A total of 43 persons (39 passengers and 4 cabin crew) participated in the tests in KLM’s motion base cabin simulator.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

The recently launched new Samsung Gear VR with controller was also briefly mentioned as an affordable alternative to the more cost-intensive Rift set-up. Apple WWDC : June 5-9, 2017. The Santa Cruz standalone VR unit that Oculus is working on was briefly mentioned but no new version of the prototype was shown. Impact on Consumers.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Virtual Reality (VR) film has seen tremendous growth recently. There is quite a number of critically-acclaimed VR/360° films out there that are already popular among viewers. Here are the 10 best short films we've picked out! This allowed for seamless set changes, given that the entire 10-minute film was shot in one take.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 2, 2021

A sale on Pokémon 25th anniversary apparel and Aukey’s Smart Watch lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more.

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RealVision VR

APRIL 28, 2018

Mini Review: Samsung Pilot Season. I checked out, briefly, all 6 episodes in what could be called Season1 of Samsung’s VR Pilot. A commendable initiative by Samsung to promote cinematic VR films. Apple called it QTVR and this is what it is. They were all streaming as flat 360 video.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

So, over the past couple years, we've done a lot of different VR work, ranging from filming the 49ers -- Colin Kaepernick's last season with them -- to the San Jose Sharks. Kevin: I always thought about doing this as a narrative film, actually. So we filmed some AR videos with Will.i.am. Kevin: Sure. Can you talk about them?

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VeeR VR

MARCH 5, 2018

Meanwhile at the 360 VR Bay Area Film Makers meet-up we saw talks from Apple and Pixar. A team from Apple announced a whole new suite of features and VR enhancements for Final Cut Pro. While Pixar’s John Halstead’s reflected on the lessons learned from Coco VR. Culminating two exciting nights of going back to the future.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches. 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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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. Alan: We actually melted one of the Samsung Gear VRs back in the day. Alex: On the last burn, we actually had to put two Samsungs in and one Fusion. And we pulled the Samsungs out at different times just to make sure we had a cause of the fire, up until it gets too dark.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. Alan: We actually melted one of the Samsung Gear VRs back in the day. Alex: On the last burn, we actually had to put two Samsungs in and one Fusion. And we pulled the Samsungs out at different times just to make sure we had a cause of the fire, up until it gets too dark.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. Ben: Yeah, and just a lot of cost savings and scalability, too, because when you don't have someone rejigging all your orders just to get it over to film it, yeah, your business can just scale.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. Alan: We actually melted one of the Samsung Gear VRs back in the day. Alan: We actually melted one of the Samsung Gear VRs back in the day. Alex: On the last burn, we actually had to put two Samsungs in and one Fusion. You want to be inside the film. Alan: [Laughs]Yes!

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GizModo VR

APRIL 3, 2021

A pair of JVC AE wireless earbuds with running coaching and a set of solar-powered outdoor torches lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 27, 2021

A sale on Tacklife auto products and nourishing skin and hair masks lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 10, 2021

Nintendo gift cards and the PS5 DualSense lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

All the big names in tech are working on their own devices, including Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Google. Now you can film wherever you want, even on a soccer pitch, and then simply apply the pre-calibrated stitch template to get a perfectly aligned result! Cinematic VR requires radically new ways of thinking about filming.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 11, 2021

A Pulsar heavy-duty portable dual fuel generator and a sale on Greenworks outdoor power tools lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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