The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2021

Today I have the pleasure of publishing an interview I had with Graham Atlee , a very smart guy that has developed the Triton Project, a DIY affordable AR headset with wide FOV and natural hands interactions! For the past 3 years I’ve been working on various AR/VR projects like Pumori.io Triton AR headset (Image by Graham Atlee).

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2022

Breed your own virtual pets in this upcoming location-based AR game. AR developer Niantic , the same team behind popular titles such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom , today announced its first original AR (augmented reality) game, Peridot. “You’ll foster your own Peridots as you embark on this experience. .

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2022

Keep a look out for Google’s AR glasses next time you’re out for a stroll. This past January, reports began circulating that Google was in the development of its own augmented reality (AR) glasses that enable wearers to blend virtual graphics with the real world. For more information visit here. Image Credit: Google.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2024

via GIPHY Since when I got passionate about technology, I’ve heard about the CES, this huge event where a lot of innovative gadgets are showcased and a lot of new products are launched. When I started working in VR, I became even more interested in this event, and I started covering it on my blog in 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. With the Vive Tracker, this setup can become much more compact.

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VRScout

MARCH 7, 2023

Almost a year after its initial reveal, Pokémon GO creator Niantic is set to launch its latest location-based augmented reality (AR) game for smartphones, Peridot. “Our team has marked a handful of these that we’ve identified as “Archetypes” (such as “Unicorn”, “Clownfish”, etc.),” said the Peridot team in an official blog post.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2022

Niantic, the company behind popular location-based AR games such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom , just announced the latest addition to its “real-world metaverse,” a basketball-themed mobile game called NBA All-World. For more information check out the official blog post here. Image Credit: Niantic.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. AR-aided apps can transform industries ranging from e-commerce and tourism to training and education.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2022

Microsoft has partnered with German automotive manufacturer Volkswagon to develop an AR (augmented reality) GPS navigation system powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset. Andro Kleen, head of the data science team at Volkswagen Group Innovation in an official blog post. It’s not so abstract.”.

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VRScout

MAY 27, 2023

Social media giant Snapchat is back with even more fashion-forward Lenses powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. The first is an AR Try-On Lens developed in collaboration with Supergoop! AR try-on Lens here. For more information about both Lenses check out Snap’s official blog update. Credit: Snap Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Im already organizing the trip, and setting up some appointments to try AR/VR glasses. Android XR will be the operating system by Google to power all XR devices, from mixed reality headsets to AR glasses, not to mention smart glasses. If youll be there, let me know! I cant wait to share with you everything about my experience.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Notably though, Aria doesn’t include any sort of AR display, so it’s more of a stepping stone to the sort of compact AR glasses the company appears to be shooting for. ” The post Facebook’s First Full AR Glasses are Code Named ‘Project Nazare’ appeared first on Road to VR. .

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2022

The acquisition was previously reported by The Information in March, however now Google has confirmed in a blog post that it has indeed acquired Raxium, a five-year old startup building microdisplays for use in AR and VR headsets. Check out our primer on the difference between smartglasses and AR headsets to learn more.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2022

Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. The company says in a blog post that it plans to to test AR prototypes in the real world as a way to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.”

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official Upload VR).

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ARPost

APRIL 26, 2022

Things like display, graphics, and rendering tend to get a lot of love in AR. Accurate positioning helps to make sure that AR assets appear convincingly in the world. It also helps to ensure that assets tied to a specific geographic location appear where they are supposed to. However, some advanced AR applications need both.

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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. Kura promises to deliver lightweight AR glasses with astonishing features like 150° FOV, 8K resolution per eye, and outdoor use thanks to some breakthrough innovations they are working on.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

Player 22 games are designed to improve cognitive performance, concentration, reaction times, coordination and control. Rokid’s kickstarter for the Rokid Air, 4K AR Glasses with Voice Control AI Fully Funded in An Hour. The new Rokid Air seems remarkably similar to the Nreal Light AR glasses. Both are Chinese companies.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

In an alternate version, Meta will offer a smartwatch with the neural detection incorporated, so if the user is used to having a smartwatch, doesn’t have to sacrifice it to wear the neural wristband Real AR glasses , with 3D objects in the scene, virtual avatars, and such, are now slated for 2027 I want to just say two things about this roadmap.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

Fast forward more than 10 years, Andrea and I are still in touch, and sometimes we collaborate on AR/VR projects (once I also did a lesson to his students!), It is a real pleasure for me to be interviewed for your blog. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. or just meet and talk about immersive realities.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! Resolution and color are very good in VR, and also in passthrough AR. Could I make an exception for this year?

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Building on its AI-related work, Meta expanded its AR smart glasses strategy by debuting generation 2 Ray Ban glasses with improved AI features. Alongside this, Meta showcased its Orion Prototype, an AR smart glasses device highlighting the future of Meta immersive wearables. 2024 was the year AI glasses hit their stride. .”

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In this blog, paid articles maintain the same objectivity, passion, and detail as non-paid ones. They are also completely written by me. your phone) in relation to a physical place, so that you can correctly interact with AR content that is put in that place. If you are playing an AR experience in a room, they are the way to go.

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ARPost

MARCH 21, 2022

This week, Snap rolled out the long-awaited “Custom Landmarkers” developer tool for creating AR experiences anchored to geographic locations. The following year at the 2020 Snap Partner Summit , the company released “Local Lenses” which were among the first multi-user real-time AR effects. The Road to Custom Landmarkers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Meta’s Orion AR Glasses Prototype | Image courtesy Meta At Connect 2024, Meta also unveiled Orion, an internal AR glasses prototype that packs a laundry list of features , which notably may not make their way to a consumer pair of Meta AR glasses for some timecoming at least before 2030 , Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But these posts have had another unexpected side effect: the people that were not interested in developing a passthrough AR application (because they are not developers, or because they have not the time), wanted to experience it anyway and started asking me for the APK of my passthrough app. Why am I sharing this app?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. Considering that many companies are working on XR devices, saying that Meta is going to show the most advanced thing created by humankind is pretty bold. All of this sounds very… futuristic.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

. “Now in its ninth year, Connect brings together AR/VR developers, creators, marketers, and more to celebrate the industry and its growth, while also exploring what it will take to bring the metaverse to life,” said the company in an official blog post.

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AR Insider

MAY 25, 2021

common AR industry sentiment is that the smartphone will pave the way for smart glasses. Before AR glasses achieve consumer-friendly specs and price points, AR’s delivery system is the device we all have in our pockets. There, it can stimulate demand for AR experiences. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 31, 2020

AR and VR became a force for social change. Mobile AR reached 600+ Million users and 19% of U.S. The first consumer-friendly and affordable AR glasses (Nreal), launched in Korea and Japan and are headed to the US. AR contact lenses got real. The AR Cloud has matured with acquisitions and investments.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2025

The report makes mention of touch-sensitive frames or wrist strap controls as input methods, the latter of which was shown off with Metas Orion AR glasses prototype. These glasses are not intended for mainstream success, but more to succeed in a niche of prosumers: their expected price is around $1000.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

A bit late, but this new roundup of best AR and VR news of the week is out! More info (Official blog post) More info (Explanation on Upload VR) More info (Very good explanation on Road To VR) More info (Jeri Ellsworth saying this technology will arrive “soon-ish”). If you are into brain-computer interfaces, check it out.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” Immotionar and the first contact with AR and VR. Some people even ask if I can become their mentor. From it, ARKit has born, I guess.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The use case is similar to other systems that are becoming popular now: give the user a big virtual display in front of him. This is for sure going to be something interesting to read. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. Visit Website Some XR fun First time? I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Since when I started this blog, I have had the tradition of wishing people the best for the Winter Holidays and for the new year, but this time it is a very difficult task because of the damn 2020. If you are reading this post, maybe you are one of my usual readers, maybe you are someone that is reading a post of mine for the first time.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These glasses are powered by the new X1 chip that XREAL is developing in-house. I think its a very interesting thing that an AR startup is already manufacturing its own chips something that even Meta didnt succeed in doing. And Im not talking about suggestions, Im talking about listing. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This next-generation wearable could have a major impact on VR & AR technology. But no weirder than wearing an AR or VR headset in public, which is slowly becoming the norm. . Wearables are becoming a big part of how we access and consume information. At first glance, the 5G Neckband looks like a beefy lanyard.

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