The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.

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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

JULY 19, 2021

Now, with a new 3D scanning app you can turn the photos of the item into an AR-ready object and integrate it into the respective environment, thanks to the PhotoCatch app which uses the recently-launched Apple Object Capture photogrammetry technology. What Is Photogrammetry? How Does the PhotoCatch 3D Scanning App Work?

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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2020

A touch of technology in your own hands. The timing couldn’t be better—now the technology and a consumer base exist to make Vezzoli’s dreams come true. billion humans have a haptics device in their pocket, and no one is really leveraging it,” commented Vezzoli in reference to a study by international business data firm, Statista.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. First of all, Apple has updated the runtime VisionOS to version 1.1, bringing many quality-of-life improvements. More info (VisionOS 1.1)

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AR Insider

AUGUST 26, 2021

New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $17.7 Consumer AR meanwhile trails in revenue, as the technology isn’t yet stylistically viable for consumer markets. But spending shares will shift over time as consumer AR adoption gains ground in later years – partly accelerated by Apple’s projected market entrance.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 9, 2021

If you want to build a career in immersive technologies , you can start by getting your degree in this field. Throughout the program, students will learn how to use modern immersive technology primarily for communication purposes, with a focus on the aspects of ethical and social improvements.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2022

Today during Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote, the company announced that iOS 16 will allow users of modern iPhones to scan the shape of their ear to create more accurate spatial audio. During the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple announced the feature as part of the forthcoming iOS 16 update which is due out later this year.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s remarkable that with the micro OLED display that Apple uses, a single pixel of the iPhone 15 Pro Max can fit 54 Vision Pro pixels. Also, DeoVR is coming with its immersive video service (… bringing with it also the compatibility with SLR, I guess: we’ll finally have the Apple Vision Pr0n).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

Sony also provides the screens for the Apple Vision Pro, but these ones for the Samsung headset would be from a new generation. Many new applications would become possible: Ive made for instance a prototype of an AI interior designer or of an AI Pictionary game to show some of the possibilities enabled by this technology.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Remote collaboration has been one of the biggest promises of immersive technology as it relates to work but employers seem to be more excited than employees. That’s pretty good for an emerging technology. Immersive technology platforms, particularly those incorporating VR hardware, offer more opportunities for surveillance.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In the early days of the pandemic, dozens of researchers launched studies trying to see whether wearables of all sorts could potentially identify covid-19 before symptoms began. In one such study, researchers from Mount Sinai discovered that the Apple Watch was capable of detecting the onset of covid-19 up to seven… Read more.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2022

The last two years put immersive technologies on the high-speed growth path. One of the most important trends we note is the fact that AR/VR companies are working hard to democratize access to new technologies. See Also: Zakeke Releases Study on VR and AR Retail, Launches New Web Viewer Tool. from 2020 to 2027.

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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. What a time to be alive! Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

I remember many people laughing at me when we of New Technology Walkers released a fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus ( HitMotion: Reloaded ) because they said it was a big and overpriced headset. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release This is huge.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 2, 2021

Apple introduced the ability to track your noise level exposure on the Apple Watch back in 2019. The company also launched three clinical research studies alongside that feature, including one to examine hearing health.

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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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $13.4 Consumer AR meanwhile trails in revenue, as the technology isn’t yet stylistically viable for consumer markets – a factor that could flip with Apple’s projected market entrance. Billion by 2024. ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for head-worn AR revenues.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 1, 2021

New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $13.4 Consumer AR meanwhile trails in revenue, as the technology isn’t yet stylistically viable for consumer markets – a factor that could flip with Apple’s projected market entrance. Billion by 2024. ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for head-worn AR revenues.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

Unless there is an Apple drawn on it, of course. 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. So, apart from the fans of Meta and the hard tech enthusiasts, who does usually buy very expensive devices in the early stages?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Today I am very happy to host on my blog Kura Technologies , one of the most interesting augmented reality startups out there. Will a little startup be able to beat the big behemoths like Apple and Facebook? One of the first public renders of Kura AR glasses (Image by Kura Technologies). What is Kura’s story?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2017

With ARKit already baked into the mobile operating system of “ hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads, ” the massive potential install base means there’s plenty of reasons for developers to start making new augmented reality apps for Apple’s App Store.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Over a dozen cybersecurity experts are slamming Apple and the European Union’s plans to scan photos on people’s phones for known child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), the New York Times reports. In a 46-page study, the experts say the photo scanning tech is not only ineffective, but it’s also “dangerous technology.” Read more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Virtual reality is being used to test Apple’s self-driving vehicle. According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, Apple will be able to continue to keeping their secretive plans to develop self-driving software behind closed doors thanks to virtual reality. For a full list of Apple’s VR plans, we listed out 10 of them back in February.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. And notwithstanding this new technology, it manages to also be smaller than the traditional Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mark Gurman in his latest update confirmed that Apple will announce its Reality Pro headset in Spring , give more details about its development practices during WWDC, and then release the device during the autumn. The new report regards other devices in the work at Apple. But this is something that we already knew.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The most recent season, “The Impending Execution of Elwood Jones”, is already available to USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Wondery+ subscribers, while non-subscribers will be able to watch it weekly, starting February 8, on Wondery, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify. We’ve consistently learned more and more.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2021

And especially, he’s a great expert in technology. He highlights how the pandemic has accelerated the technology on many sides (for instance, the AR virtual-try-on features have skyrocketed) while slowed it in others (AR indoor navigation of public places is no more a priority if people are spending most of the time at home).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 2, 2021

He’s mostly active on Linkedin and has always worked in VR considering not the technology, but the human and all the collectivity at the center of his vision. Hi, I’m Christopher Lafayette, founder of the Black Technology Mentorship Program. I’ve enjoyed being active in this particular technology space for some time.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Children born after 2010 are expected to be strongly infused by technology. They can’t imagine life without Apple, Google, and apps, so education must adapt to their new perception patterns. Let’s take a look at what AR technology they offer. As usual, app developers are the first ones who notice these things. CoSpaces Edu.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

Microsoft has licensed its technology to three third-party companies that can so build devices similar to Kinects. More info Some new leaks on the Apple Vision Pro This has been a quite positive week to discover news about the Apple Vision Pro, thanks to a few leaks about it. But it seems there is a bit of hope this time.

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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. In a piece of separate news, a study revealed that the water is wet and the fire is hot. Outstanding move.

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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. If Google and Apple are working on AR maps here in the west, the giant Huawei is doing in the same in China. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2022

Put as many technologies as you can, the more the better. And APPLE IS ENTERING THE FIELD. Apple is going to change everything, don’t forget that. Take inspiration online and then mention that in the metaverse we will study history by entering into the battles, so learning will have more retention because it will be fun.

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