The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

Just to make you understand how much money this could mean, my reader Sir Gamedev has sent me a link where one of the previous Xbox executives has revealed that the initial undercost sales of the first Xbox units cost Microsoft between $5B and $7B. More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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GizModo VR

JUNE 17, 2022

Microsoft is responsible for bringing many of us into the digital realm, introducing generations of consumers to the PC. Beyond Windows, Microsoft and its brand Xbox have been a driving force behind the growth of gaming, Office… Read more. Even today, the Windows operating system is used by more than a billion people worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Road To VR) More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Upload VR) More info (Ian Hamilton reviewing the device) More info (A comment on the launch video of the device) HTC announces Vive Focus Vision HTC has announced its latest standalone headset: the Vive Focus Vision.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Sinespace is currently available on PC via download or a web client, all OpenVR compatible headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Microsoft Mixed Reality, with plans for iOS and Android releases in the near future. There’s also live collaborative editing functionality as well as an extensive plugin architecture.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2020

A video chat of a group of three friends over Skype (Image by Microsoft). This is very important for who works in design, or architecture; If you need your whole human body. So, here you are my guidelines on when VR is useful for meetings and events and when it is not. Skype vs VR: 2D video is ok most of the times.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Tucked away in a corner of the internet is a YouTube user who immediately stood out like a blazing sun to me for two reasons: He was posting HTC Vive Tilt Brush content. John Sterling McGregor is a student learning calculus and he’s learning it using Tilt Brush in VR with the HTC Vive. He has the same last name as me.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. We all know that Microsoft is building AR glasses for the US Army : a modified version of HoloLens 2 called IVAS, that is ruggedized, with a wider field of view (80° x 40°), and feature additional sensors (for instance to provide thermal vision). Well played, Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Following its debut, Igloo Vision began rolling the product out to end users, including Microsoft, Nike, and AtkinsRéalis. This platform uses Microsoft Teams for calls and Microsoft Office apps such as PowerPoint, Miro, Alleo, and Power BI. The first showcase of the Igloo Core Engine solution was at last year’s ISE event.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2022

Over the last two years, metaverse technologies have matured due to investments from firms such as Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Epic Games, and many others. Wi-Fi, the blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud architecture, and graphics processing units are examples of technologies that empower the Metaverse. Closing thoughts.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 18, 2023

It continued that the lower-spec device would feature simpler architecture resembling normal eyeglasses. Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Snap, Amazon, Twitter, and other major tech giants have not been immune to mass layoffs and budget cutbacks. Currently, the tech giant aims to release a premium MR headset for roughly $3,000 USD.

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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. Other relevant news. It also features a free version.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Firms such as Virbela, Meta Platforms, ENGAGEXR, Spatial, Arthur, NVIDIA Omniverse, Microsoft, Pico Interactive, Varjo, HTC VIVE, and UPWorlds are all working to build these platforms. Tech firms large and small are building the virtual spaces of tomorrow.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 18, 2017

One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. Development: Unity , Vuforia , Microsoft Visual Studio , Windows 10 SDK , HoloLens Emulator (if you do not have a device). Image courtesy Microsoft.). Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Microsoft and the Haas Group. The company decided they needed to update their technology as a result, and turned to Microsoft for assistance. With the Microsoft ecosystem, and the HoloLens 2 headset, it’s easier to provide everyone with a comprehensive view of what a project will look like, and make rapid changes to designs.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 30, 2020

One of which is The Wild, a platform specifically designed to help architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms coordinate more effectively. Not solely for business – but marketed for that sector, Spatial offers 3D avatars and Microsoft Meetings support.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It uses advanced architecture to enable computing requirements to be shared between the glasses, the hub, and the cloud. Vodafone is bringing its computing connectivity capabilities to the Snapdragon-powered HyperRealityHub that it says “shifts the paradigm” from heavier XR headsets to more lightweight and affordable AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

I have anyway selected four news that can be relevant for you: NVIDIA has announced a new GPU architecture, called Hopper, that represents the evolution of Ampere. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. We had almost no news explicitly directed towards VR or AR. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

for prototyping or architecture), I advise you to give a look to the XR-1. This is for sure great for giving people awareness of what AR is good at, and Microsoft can be happy about it. HTC won’t announce anything big at CES. For the first time after 3 years, HTC won’t host a press conference at CES 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Instead, he has concentrated his journalistic efforts on a stereotypical dystopia of avatars and social media white elephants from a caricatured Meta, Microsoft AltSpaceVR, and Decentraland. Yes, the media has documented failures among the consumer-facing metaverse, which includes Meta, JP Morgan, Decentraland, Microsoft, and others.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Five Boroughs of Igloo Vision According to Igloo Vision, its immersive spaces now include: Immersive visualisation room with floor projection : In a 5 x 5-metre space, Igloo Vision displayed 360 video, Insta360 live streams, Unity-based architectural models, Matterport-based photogrammetry models, and immersive presentations built on Slides.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 6, 2023

At this price, Apple’s primary competitors are the Magic Leap 2, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, and Varjo’s VR-3 — all enterprise headsets. Many of the world’s midrange enterprise headsets like the Meta Quest Pro, HTC VIVE Elite XR, and Pico 4 Enterprise are priced well below $1,500.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Oculus and HTC are both promising numerous experiences that will push those boundaries, such as Top 7 games from Oculus Connect 3 conference. This behavior presents a great opportunity to do even better through software architectural improvements, and Asynchronous Shader computation represents the next important step. video output.

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VRWorld

APRIL 20, 2017

” Microsoft explains why the company opted against combining Polaris GPU with RYZEN CPU architecture. ” Microsoft Doesn’t really Want Mobile Phones (Again). “Microsoft seems to have shut down the service, breaking the one official upgrade path that existed.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

There’s no doubt that the announcements made on this conference might be the clearest direction where VR/MR/AR are heading as an industry, as it will happen after Microsoft Windows 10 Mixed Reality launches, as well as seeing the first sales results of next generation Oculus Rift headset. Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, 20th Century Fox.

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Doc-Ok

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Now that Vrui is working on the HTC Vive (at least until the next SteamVR update breaks ABI again), I can finally go back and give Vrui-based applications some tender loving care. Figure 1: Analyzing a CAT scan with 3D Visualizer on the HTC Vive. Figure 1: Analyzing a CAT scan with 3D Visualizer on the HTC Vive. Cat included.

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VRWorld

APRIL 14, 2017

According to the publicly available whitepaper (PDF Download), ShenWei CPU architecture is inspired by a long-time killed Alpha architecture, and the sheer performance is astounding. The same one which is being used for Microsoft Xbox “Project Scorpio” APU from AMD. VIA Technologies infused $37.31

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Greg has been designing and driving the development of immersive digital simulation for architecture, engineering, and construction markets for the last 20 years. So Bentley Systems — just to frame that — is a global software company focused on engineering and infrastructure, architecture, and construction software.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Greg has been designing and driving the development of immersive digital simulation for architecture, engineering, and construction markets for the last 20 years. So Bentley Systems — just to frame that — is a global software company focused on engineering and infrastructure, architecture, and construction software.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. SoftSpace works with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, SteamVR, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. It works with the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

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VRWorld

APRIL 30, 2017

“ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. The module is called the aGlass and it will be available for “limited pre-order sales” next month, according to HTC. The AIC outperforms legacy architectures by delivering 1.25 link] 7invensun-eye-tracker-for- vive/. ” A palpable speed improvements for SSD.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Greg has been designing and driving the development of immersive digital simulation for architecture, engineering, and construction markets for the last 20 years. He's been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. Virtual Reality is becoming always more important in enterprise settings , for training, architectural visualization, prototyping, and more. How does it compare with the services offered by Pico and HTC? Why is this relevant?

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Road to VR

MAY 31, 2017

Today at Computex 2017, the annual IT expo held in Taipei, Taiwan, Microsoft revealed more from their line-up of affordable Windows ‘Mixed Reality’ headsets, including Asus’ headset and an updated design from Dell. Microsoft says the headset is designed by the same team that creates their premium XPS and Alienware PCs.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: It’s interesting that PlayStation– you hear so much hype about Oculus and HTC, but PlayStation is just delivering VR headset after VR headset. Alan: Now did you guys participate in that round as well? Alan: Okay.

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