The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. Since HTC has always made announcements during the CES, I think it will be announced in January.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Qualcomm and Niantic bet on the future of augmented reality with AR2. At it, it announced the Snapdragon AR2, a new chip optimized for augmented reality glasses. AR2 is a chip thought so that you can have a pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses that work by being wirelessly connected to your phone via Wi-Fi 7.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2017

However, when it comes to delivering truly high quality augmented experiences, the current options available to consumers and even developers are expensive and few. The result is a augmented reality experience featuring 720p resolution (2k depending on the fps), 60 fps capabilities, AAA graphics and an over 100-degree field of view.

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ARPost

JANUARY 6, 2022

It covers everything from virtual reality and augmented reality to mixed reality. Last month, Fast Travel Games revealed that they are bringing the city-building experience from Cities: Skylines to virtual reality. Players can access it via HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index. Augmented Reality.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2019

Facebook has been pretty hands-off when it comes to providing VR solutions for enterprise, although that may be changing with the entrance of bonafide enterprise versions for both Oculus Quest and Oculus Go. To make matters more interesting, HTC recently announced their enterprise-focused Vive Focus Plus with 6DOF controllers.

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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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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. And now the battle is on standalone headsets: Oculus Quest vs Vive Focus.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. 44 (0)207 375 7567. kbloxham@vr-intelligence.com.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!), Image by Ray-Ban).

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2021

Platform: Oculus Quest/Quest 2. The app itself is available free on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2 alongside a monthly subscription fee of $19.99 ($149 annually). Platform: Oculus Quest/Quest 2. Spatial is available free on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2. Platform: Oculus Rift/Rift S. Platform: Oculus Quest/Quest 2.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

The report published today by global analyst company CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 percent annually over the next five years. In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2020

Founded in 2009, the Orange County-based startup broadcasts stereoscopic video of live sports and music to a wide swath of VR headsets, including Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift S. According to CrunchBase , the company’s total funding comes to $115.5

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Lynx R-1 features the same Qualcomm XR2 chipset as Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive Focus 3, and like those two it’s also based on a heavily modified version of Android. 1,600 × 1,600 LCD @90Hz per eye, with ultra low-latency Color Passthrough for Augmented Reality. million in June. Lynx R-1 Specs. 6DOF rom-scale.

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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. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2020

The concert will be accessible to users with SteamVR headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Valve Index. “Having performed concerts in extraordinary venues, virtual reality will now allow me to play in unimaginable spaces while remaining on a physical stage” says Jarre. million albums in France alone.

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2020

Users can access The Wild on desktops, iOS, as well as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Users can access the software on Mac, Windows 10, various Oculus VR headsets, Vive, Valve and Windows MR to provide an immersive experience that combines XR headsets with cloud-based virtual rooms.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Anyway, he confirmed that the first smart glasses that will be released this year won’t have true AR and said that now Oculus wants to expand beyond the gaming ecosystem. HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. So, what will be the HMD that HTC will launch this year? So it is a bit of a confusing statement :D. I’m curious….

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

French startup Lynx has finally unveiled the R1, the first mixed reality standalone headset. While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device. No availability.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The only difference is that where VR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are designed to transport you to different virtual worlds to explore, this headset is designed to purely play the game Simon. It looks like Hasbro is attempting to get in on the VR craze with their own head-mounted entertainment device.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, it was popularized in the late 20th and early 21st centuries through science fiction literature and media, and more recently, through the development of virtual and augmented reality technologies.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2018

Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. HTC Reveals Vive Pro. Image courtesy HTC. The new HTC Vive Pro was revealed at CES , sporting various improvements over the standard Vive headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2018

He’s ready to answer with his HTC super powers. And I still remember that you have done boxing, so I agree with you in any case… HTC Vive Pro first impressions. Also, the controllers were the ones of Vive 1 and being used to my Oculus Touch , I felt back to the nineties. HTC Vive 1.0 vs HTC Vive Pro.

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ARPost

JANUARY 22, 2021

Instead of opening their doors to a limited number of people at a time, galleries are bringing their exhibits to life using virtual and augmented reality solutions. It may be the first virtual reality exhibit of Serbian street art and graffiti, but it’s one of the many virtual art experiences created during this pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Image by HTC). The interesting thing is that HTC has claimed that duration, but then some people of HTC said that is not true, and also some reviewers called this a fake news. I hope that HTC releases a public statement about these two points, to clarify the situation to its customers. Good luck to him and to HTC!

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Featuring real-world case studies and insights from HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Intel , Nvidia and more, the XR Industry Insight Report takes a comprehensive dive into the XR landscape of today and seeks to distil what the future holds for this young but blossoming industry. See Also: 3 Ways Non-Profits Are Exploring Augmented Reality.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Jak Wilmot, a content producer specializing in VR, has been pondering this exact question himself; so much so that the brave virtual reality enthusiast is livestreaming the effects of prolonged exposure to VR during an experiment in which he spends a full week (168 hours) immersed inside a headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2021

I’m very happy to announce that HitMotion: Reloaded, the XR fitness game that we of New Technology Walkers are developing, has finally been launched for Oculus Quest! It is now available on SideQuest at this link and will come soon on App Lab (as soon as it will be approved).

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ARPost

MARCH 30, 2020

Users can access The Wild on desktops, iOS, as well as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Users can access the software on Mac, Windows 10, various Oculus VR headsets, Vive, Valve and Windows MR to provide an immersive experience that combines XR headsets with cloud-based virtual rooms.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll Me wearing the Oculus Quest. PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Palmer Luckey is a tinkerer,” is how Time Magazine described the creator of the Oculus VR headset back in August of 2015. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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