The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet memories of the experiences I had there and the amazing people I spent my time with. I’m back in Turin, Italy! Did you know that I met Santa Claus and that I pet some reindeer in the Lapland? And that I also visited a chocolate factory?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro offers an incredible hand segmentation A leaked screenshot from an Apple Vision Pro devkit shows how the Vision Pro is able to show almost perfectly the hand of the user above virtual content. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

So Varjo decided to flex in its presentation to show why the XR-4 may be more interesting for companies than the Apple Vision Pro. My commentary here is that it always depends on what is the use case: for some, Apple may be comparable, for others, not at all. M2 chip has an internal GPU that’s limited to around 3.6

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

PICO is shipping the 4 Ultra in Europe, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Apple and upcoming headset vendors such as Samsung have deep hardware ecosystems that may boost the capabilities and adoption of XR devices.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Apple CEO Tim Cook enjoyed a private tour of the show in January this year while visiting Toronto. . The AR exhibition ReBlink was so good it was extended into 2018. Originally scheduled to end in December 2017, the exhibit was such such a hit it ran through April 2018 (and making its way into this list).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

ARway.ai, a firm working with various XR device leaders, such as Apple and Magic Leap, to leverage its unique immersive wayfinding platform for a broad range of use cases, recently announced a new partnership that amplifies its product offering to an increasingly sizeable international user base.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

XR-4's displays have over 20% more pixels than even Apple Vision Pro , and the passthrough cameras output more than twice as many pixels per second. Varjo claims this is by far the highest quality passthrough on any current or announced headset, "practically indistinguishable from natural sight".

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Additionally, Colossal Order, a Finland-based gaming development studio, has created best-selling titles like Cities: Skylines. This also includes Amazon Polly, Mixamo, Apple’s ARKit, and many more. AVALON, a massively multiplayer online (MMO), is currently under production.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The firm is experiencing sales success with its current iterations of the Ray-Ban Stories product, currently distributing the device in the US, CA, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. I think the AR announcement will be very groundbreaking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

PICO’s Apple Vision Pro-Style Workplace Device to Ship PICO has revealed more details about its upcoming PICO 4 Ultra MR headset, first introduced last month. The listing does not reveal any further specifications or details about the device, but previous announcements earlier in the year provide a clear picture of what to expect.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

From Rift to Apple Watch to Snap Spectacles, the trend is toward wearable computing. Researchers in Finland are experimenting with brainwave analysis as a method for content curation. The challenge facing today’s developers is to recognize that the paradigm for personal technology is shifting.

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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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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MARCH 6, 2023

Varjo, Finnish National Opera and Ballet Debut Immersive Opera Premium XR headset provider Varjo Technologies partnered with Finland’s National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) to launch a first-ever immersive opera event.

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XROM

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Dec 1, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland Today at Slush 2023, OpenBCI Founder & CEO, Conor Russomanno revealed the company’s vision for the future of computing. . ● OpenBCI sets its sights on driving the next computing revolution by incorporating the user’s mind and body into the “closed-loop” of inputs and outputs.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Here, tech dreams come true, app ideas flourish into billion dollar corporations, and some of the most powerful tech companies in the world – Facebook, Apple, Google, to name a few – recruit smart and talented individuals to assist in shaping their bright future. As you are likely aware if you’re from L.A.,

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This is a slide that Netvios made a couple of years ago about it (Image by Netvios) The Apple Vision Pro is not coming to the rescue Apple Vision Pro has been launched in China, too, and it had a mild reception. The Apple Vision Pro Still, I’ve met people who are developing content from Vision Pro.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. They were acquired by Apple. You know why Apple bought them? The AR glasses are going from a glasses standpoint, where you can see the real world and then you’re kind of putting holograms on top. Alan: Oh, Vrvana! Björn: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. They were acquired by Apple. You know why Apple bought them? The AR glasses are going from a glasses standpoint, where you can see the real world and then you’re kind of putting holograms on top. Alan: Oh, Vrvana! Björn: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

And it could finally make us reach a point where an app built for a device will work on all devices , making the life of us developers easier… …until Apple arrives with a competing standard, of course. Santa Claus comes from Finland, and every Christmas many tourists go there to visit his home. News worth a mention.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Based in Helsinki, Finland, Vizor raised $2.3M APPLE HIRES AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERT FROM NASA. The two designs will be licensed to a select group of commercial partners… and the x24 claims to shoot 8K with 6 degrees of freedom. These babies should shake up the 360 video world… as well as the post-production industry. in funding.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. More info (Acer ConceptD OJO canceled) More info (Acer still interested in exploring XR).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Hello from Finland! I’m writing this newsletter across Finland, between Helsinki and the Lapland. I’m having a pretty good time here (as always): I’ve met Santa Claus, pet reindeers, and eaten typical local food. Soon I will attend MatchXR, one of the most relevant XR events in Nordic Europe!

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Alan: It’s interesting that Apple is taking a longer approach to bring their 5G device to market. It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. From the cell phones in the past and the early stages of the smartphones.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Alan: It’s interesting that Apple is taking a longer approach to bring their 5G device to market. It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. From the cell phones in the past and the early stages of the smartphones.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Alan: It's interesting that Apple is taking a longer approach to bring their 5G device to market. It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. From the cell phones in the past and the early stages of the smartphones.

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