The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. Header image by CapCom).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2021

HTC teases new hardware ahead of its mysterious “Go with the Flow” event scheduled to take place later this month. This week HTC Vive tweeted out an image of a mysterious canister with a lid next to a computer. 10.14.21 [link] #gowiththeflow pic.twitter.com/TaidAkicJo — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) September 27, 2021.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 22, 2025

Recently, at the TED2025 conference, Shahram Izadi , the leader of Google’s AndroidXR development team, gave a public demonstration of the upcoming smart glasses operating system, following its initial launch in the new year, showcasing a prototype pair of smart glasses during the presentation.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. The firm entered a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, giving the leading XR firm a massive $250 million investment. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, HTC CEO Cher Wang took the stage to outline the company’s big picture approach to the future. Virtual and augmented reality are part of the ‘virtuality’ continuum. Having recently sold off much of its smartphone team to Google in a $1.1

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Image by HTC Vive). HTC teases a new headset. HTC has started the usual marketing operation it does for the launch of every new device. We don’t have further details about it, and if you try to enhance the above image, you just get a “Nice try” trolling label coming to view (gg HTC for that). Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

These glasses have outperformed the sales of Ray-Ban’s first-generation smart glasses, ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ This potential deal could grant Meta more control over EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses division and strengthen its position in the competitive market against tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

One is that Google will contribute to developing the device via the AndriodXR OS, another is that the device will adopt elements of Samsung’s mobile AI technology, and thirdly, it will receive more public-facing updates this year. Notably, Google is developing this XR OS in collaboration with Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts. Really fantastic.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

In terms of compatibility, the platform is cross-compatible with nearly every major VR & AR device, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2, as well as AR-enabled iOS and Android devices; it’s never been easier to take your friends’ money!

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AR Insider

AUGUST 28, 2020

T he AR cloud is a foundational principle that helps contextualize the future of augmented reality. Fink’s Convergence Connects the Dots on an Augmented Future. One historical parallel is the mighty Google. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this “Internet of Places.” Last Mile .

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2017

In addition, he announced an AR mode for an upcoming educational tool called Google Expeditions. Google Tango is a smartphone-based AR platform that has the ability to map the world around you in real-time using a number of on-board sensors and the phone’s camera. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

” This year, virtual and augmented reality were well represented throughout the ceremony. Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, and so they’ve been long-time advocates for the open web. At Google I/O last week, the company announced that they’ll soon be shipping Google Chrome for Android with WebVR , and that they’re going to start experimental builds for WebAR.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

T he AR cloud is a foundational principle that helps contextualize the future of augmented reality. In that way, Google is well-positioned because the spatial web will need to be parsed and indexed, similar to what Google has done for 20 years on the 2D web. Is Google Building an ‘Internet of Places?’

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Lenovo today unveiled the first standalone VR headset in Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem, the Mirage Solo. Revealed today at CES, the headset integrates Google’s WorldSense six degrees of freedom (6DoF) positional tracking alongside the headset’s 3DoF controller. ” image courtesy Lenovo.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Some of the sessions in the section dedicated to XR will explore topics such as: Sculpting in VR; Using VR for story development and pre-production; Revolutionizing content businesses with XR spatial design.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

One of the smartest ideas ever had by HTC has been the invention of the Vive Tracker: a little puck that you can attach to an object so that to track it inside virtual reality. The Tracker is good, but since HTC has never had competition in the field, i t has always been the same since the launch year.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2017

Artist Anna Zhilyaeva recently created an ‘augmented reality painting’ for her YouTube channel, ‘ Anna’s dream brush ’, which is dedicated to VR-based art. The work combines mixed-reality footage using VR software Tilt Brush with a real painting on canvas. “I Photo courtesy Anna VR.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Source [link] Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) have had a noticeable presence in the news lately. Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu? You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2025

With Google promising camera access on Android XR , Meta close to releasing passthrough APIs, and Pico and Apple offering camera access for enterprise, I think it is important that you start considering this tool for your next mixed reality projects. As I’ve said, because I want to inspire you.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Epic Game’s Unreal Engine is making it easier to create for augmented reality in the newest 4.18 update, now including official support for Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac. ” Unreal Engine 4.18 Nougat and above including Samsung S8 line.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

However, where as Palmer Luckey explored the possibilities with VR technology, Vermeulen explores the possibilities of augmented reality, and how AR experiences grounded in real-world physics can co-exist with reality. ZedMini camera mounted to HTC Vive / Image Credit: Lee Vermeulen.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Captured and preserved using advanced laser scanning and volumetric photogrammetry technology, that same exhibit is now available to view from home using virtual and augmented reality. Users can also download the app on their iOS or Android devices and physically walk around the digital exhibit using augmented reality. “We

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Slashgear

MAY 17, 2017

Google had an exciting announcement about virtual reality and augmented reality at its keynote today, revealing, among other things, that it is working with HTC, Lenovo and Qualcomm to produce standalone VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some of the biggest names in the business are teaming up to secure the future of virtual reality. Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

Amit Singh, lead of business and operations at Google’s VR/AR team, today officially announced on stage during the Huawei keynote speech that the Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Mate 9 Porsche Design will be the next phones to conform to the Daydream VR platform. “What we found is building smartphones for VR is a lot of work.

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ARPost

JANUARY 21, 2022

We’re talking, of course, about Google Glass. Google Glasses were the first arguably-AR glasses on the consumer market, coming out in 2013. After all, it was a Google product and a lot of people expected the world. Google Glass retired to the enterprise sector and much of the public gave up on AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Google has entered into a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, granting the leading XR company a substantial investment of $250 million. This investment provides HTC with significant XR-related support from Google and access to a non-exclusive license for HTCs XR intellectual property.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 23, 2021

One of the biggest hurdles for augmented reality devices is design: No one wants to wear an obvious gadget on their face. Realizing the issues Google Glass had with gaining consumer traction, it seems Facebook may embrace a unique design for a future wearable. Folks, it’s a baseball hat. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

More info (HTC VIVERSE WorldsRoad To VR) More info (HTC VIVERSE WorldsUpload VR) AMD is launching its new graphics cards AMD is now launching the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards it had announced at CES. Its for sure an interesting approach and it will be interesting to see if this differentiating factor will pay off.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses. It seems the journalist liked them. This is for sure going to be something interesting to read.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2022

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio known for Job Simulator (2016) and Cosmosmious High (2022) , teased a new multiplayer VR game that’s built from the ground-up for hand tracking interactions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

The Magic Leap environment today is well-known for producing a host of mixed reality and augmented reality experiences for business environments. For most people interested in the Extended Reality landscape, the name “HTC Vive” will be familiar.

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