The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Just like any other VR headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) leaves plenty of room for improvement, and the company’s R&D division has a few ideas on where to take it on both a software and hardware level. Building on that, the company’s also interested in affecting the virtual world around you with gaze tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

First of all, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki has said that he thinks that PSVR 2 may sell more than the 5–6 million units that the original PSVR sold. This shows that Sony is pretty bullish about its device, and it is confident that it will be appreciated by a good share of its base market. And luckily for you, I have one. Such great news!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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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. Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Apple headset is rumored to be announced this year. Top news of the week. But features tell only a part of the story. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

If I had to bet, I would say that the possibilities are two: Smartglasses to see the notifications of your phone A hybrid VR/passthrough AR headset, similar to Project Cambria or the rumored Apple headset. With the rumors intensifying, and with Apple always closer to entering the market, I am expecting an announcement for this year.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

He also is aware of Apple entering the market, and said his employees that the battle between Meta and Apple is a battle between open ecosystems vs closed ecosystems. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Some people switched to other virtual worlds like Neos.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

This week, Sony officially entered a partnership with GeniusXR and The Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Levan Center of Innovation), announcing a Volumetric Capture Studio for creating digital twins of real-world people and objects to suit a variety of enterprise needs. This partnership with the Alan B.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

But other partners like XREAL, Sony, and Lynx are working on new devices compatible with this operating system. Gemini AI is deeply integrated into the OS, and the Gemini assistant always follows what you are doing, both in the real and in the virtual world, and it is ready to guide you when needed. million units, down from 7.7

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Apple’s end goal is the one of building lightweight AR glasses that people wear all day, too, so it’s pretty normal that people at Cupertino are concerned about the work that Meta is doing (this is one of the positive side effects that I envisioned about the reveal of Orion , and in fact, it came true).

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week we got to know new interesting details on the matter: it seems that Meta was developing its own fitness VR game, but then got to know that Apple was interested in buying Within. More info (Meta buying Within because of Apple) More info (FTC against Blizzard acquisition). What I think about the Apple XR headset Funny link.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

What about Meta, Google and Apple? Apple still hasn’t released its long-awaited AR headset. Overall, global sales of virtual and augmented reality headsets shrank 12 percent in 2022, according to research from CCS Insights , from 11 million units sold in 2021 to 9.6 million in 2022. million units its first year.

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XROM

JUNE 4, 2023

The battle for supremacy in the world of augmented and virtual reality devices is heating up, with #Apple and #Meta taking center stage. On June 5th, Apple is rumored to launch its XR Glasses at the Worldwide Developers Conference (#WWDC) for an expected price of $3000. So who will lead the HMD market in the future?

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This is followed by 36% who shared that they’re planning to use the metaverse for interactions with colleagues, as well as for creating virtual content for their audience. The Park Playground’s Vindevogel adds that virtual reality will increasingly grow to become a part of our daily lives. “

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. Les Mills Body Combat has just been announced as being part of the content library. Great job Pico on this one.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 23, 2022

Ready Player Me will “build avatar content creation tools to enable developers, brands and individual artists to create and sell avatar customization assets that work across thousands of virtual worlds,” wrote Ready Player Me Co-Founder and CEO Timmu Tõke in an emailed answer to UploadVR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We’re excited about the depth and richness that the resulting characters bring to the game for our players” Popul8 the Virtual World with Didimo Solutions like Didimo’s Popul8 platform have grown in popularity over the last few years due to increasingly demanding production pipelines for gaming and real-time 3D (RT3D) content.

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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). Doing marketing in virtual worlds can be valuable.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. Meta’s new digital landscape is sure to pave the way for endless new virtual concerts and online experiences in the years to come.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). The Arcade head mounted display has the profile of ski goggle and includes eye holes for assumed pass through vision. The Cell (2000).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention appears straightforward, directly aiming at Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. Horizon is also the immersive framework behind the firm’s Worlds metaverse platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

In contrast, Apple is establishing a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision, which opposes Meta’s new open approach. It appears that Meta is trying to compete with Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. You could drive the Apple displays from Quest silicon.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! It is sold by Sony, but actually, the idea behind it comes from Impulse Gear , that studio that developed Farpoint.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Google now supports numerous Android smartphones such as Asus, Lenovo, LG, Moto, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, Vivo, Infinix, Tecno, Sharp, and Xiaomi. More recently, Google introduced Geospatial Creator , which allows AR content creators to develop real-world models for XR experiences and AR for physical locations.

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VRWorld

MARCH 21, 2017

As is often the case, Apple users have been forced to watch from the outside in recent months. Unless you’ve opted for mobile VR and some unsupported apps, the entire Apple ecosystem is excluded from VR. “A lot of people have Apple hardware, especially in the laptop space. Mac Users Can Still Enter New Realities.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). This is a very fascinating hypothesis, but honestly, I don’t know if I believe it. The main reason is: if the glass is not connected to the phone, it needs a dedicated battery , and this means that it must be bigger. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These professionals use new devices to merge the physical and virtual worlds with creative, engaging immersive content. XR blends the physical and virtual worlds with digital overlays that interact in real-time with real-life objects. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) and upcoming PSVR 2 are examples of such designs.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Already, many leading digital brands have begun to invest heavily in spatial solutions from Apple and Varjo, to Microsoft and Sony. With spatial audio embedded into a VR environment, collaborators can feel as though they’re genuinely interacting with their colleagues in a virtual world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. But at the end of the day, you can be and interact with the virtual world. And I think that's all XR is about, is empowering and connecting the virtual and the real. I mean, good 3D, things react when you interact with them.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. But at the end of the day, you can be and interact with the virtual world. And I think that's all XR is about, is empowering and connecting the virtual and the real. I mean, good 3D, things react when you interact with them.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. But at the end of the day, you can be and interact with the virtual world. And I think that's all XR is about, is empowering and connecting the virtual and the real. I mean, good 3D, things react when you interact with them.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Unless Apple kills it, of course… Productivity ecosystem. video editors) use Apple computers, and for sure Apple will launch its device with a lot of functionalities for prosumers and professionals … so it has established partnerships to announce a similar type of content before Apple itself, to beat it in time.

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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 digital world helps us in overcoming many of the physical limitations of the real world, and we are already enjoying all of this. Rinse and repeat.

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