UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

A pioneer who helped kickstart VR’s renaissance is driving the strategy for Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, spanning both HoloLens and a collection of VR headsets rolling out later this year. UploadVR has now confirmed Bolas’ role. .

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The second annual Virtual Reality Strategy Conference hosted by Greenlight Insights takes place October 24th through the 26th with new focus-areas reflecting the VR and AR industry’s lightning fast changes and growing worldwide impact across industries. VR Strategy Conference 2017.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2023

It’s only been three months since Meta launched Quest Pro, pitching its next-gen mixed reality standalone to enterprise and prosumers with the hefty price tag of $1,500. Typically, Meta is consumer-forward, pricing its headsets below (or close to) $500, but Quest Pro represents a pivotal shift in Meta’s strategy.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While Microsoft has been full steam ahead on the augmented reality side of Windows Mixed Reality via HoloLens, the company has had very little to say in the last year about the VR side of its platform. While it may look like Microsoft has largely given up on the effort, the company tells us that it remains committed.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

HTC 5G streaming. HTC was at MWC showcasing its new headset Vive Focus Plus together with a 5G network. There was a real 5G network created by HTC where on one side there were some special computers that mocked a rendering farm and on the other side there was a user wearing a Vive Focus Plus. The look it provides is also cool.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. Speaking with Upload VR, HTC VIVE EMEA General Manager Graham Wheeler has predicted for 2021 the rise of all-in-two devices, that is lightweight viewers that are connected to smartphones (or also PCs sometimes). But this news is interesting because it shows HTC’s views on the topic.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

And the latest game by Owlchemy Labs, Dimensional Double Shift, which is free to play, just reached 500K downloads as a testament that this strategy works. Fast Travel Games just made Mannequin free to play. There are anyway a couple of considerations that I want to add to Metas statement.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Virtual and augmented reality open an arena for architects, interior designers, and clients to virtually come together and work on a design. The agents have to wait until the building is complete in order to step in and build out a selling strategy and messaging points. Collaborative Design. With VR, that is no longer the case.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

According to Vinay Narayan VP, Platform Strategy and Developer Community HTC VIVE, this upcoming year will present the most robust ecosystem of innovations yet. Technological innovations will make XR experiences a widely accessible tool for industrial enterprises of any scope and size,” he says.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

With virtual reality, companies can build models of projects in a digital landscape, and make it easier to interact with specialists from all over the world. What’s more, Mixed and Augmented reality also allow for greater access to valuable content on the job site, reducing risk levels, and improving productivity.

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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2018

So, when everyone is trying to do augmented reality, I’m sitting here trying to do the opposite, that is Diminished Reality (and Mediated Reality in general). . Let me do an example: if I show you your real world, but your real black sofa becomes red through your glasses, can we really talk about augmented reality?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

HTC Vive XR Elite HTC Vive XR Elite (Image by HTC Vive) The star of the event has for sure been the Vive XR Elite, HTC’s latest flagship headset. One is the high cost: HTC markets it as a consumer device, but at that price, not many consumers are going to buy it, so it will be a prosumer one.

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ARPost

JANUARY 30, 2023

Interestingly, the runner-up is the as-yet-unreleased PlayStation VR 2 with 18%, followed by the HTC VIVE ecosystem at 15%. See Also: Top 5 AR SDKs for Building Augmented Reality Mobile Apps​ “A handful of respondents shared that they were developing games for Pico, a platform that was not on the survey list,” the report offers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The HTC VIVE Focus Vision is now available to pre-order, and we’re excited about its potential for the enterprise market. Meta announced its affordable Meta Quest 3S headset at Connect, as well as showing off impressive pair of new augmented reality glasses. What is the HTC VIVE Focus Vision? Unlike some VIVE devices.

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ARPost

JULY 27, 2023

This session is followed by back-to-back keynotes by HTC Global Vice President of Corporate Development Alvin Graylin and University of South Australia professor Dr. Mark Billinghurst. See Also: Niantic and 8th Wall Explore New Monetization Strategies Another tough decision follows. Day Two also starts off with keynotes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 9, 2024

The report also showed how Apple has quickly advanced to the second top-selling vendor, overtaking industry veterans such as ByteDance, Xreal, and HTC. Llamas also forecasted that MR headset costs will decrease over time, noting that the MR device marketplace is still in its early stages.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

More info (Meta’s reported financials) More info (Some graphs on Meta’s financials) More info (Meta may have to slow down some investments) More info (All the official financial numbers by Meta) More info (Zuck commenting Meta’s strategy) More info (11–12M Quests estimate). Image by HTC Vive). Other relevant news. Image by Snap).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2025

This investment supports the ongoing development of digital twins, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality hardware. By observing the market’s steady but rocky rise, Samsung can learn many lessons via observation.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

According to Vinay Narayan VP, Platform Strategy and Developer Community HTC VIVE, this upcoming year will present the most robust ecosystem of innovations yet. Technological innovations will make XR experiences a widely accessible tool for industrial enterprises of any scope and size,” he says.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

This latest acquisition is another piece in a secretive strategy: over the past few years Snapchat has quietly acquired a couple of other potentially augmented reality-related companies as well as talent. Augmented Reality Gets Its First Smartphone-Powered Headset and a BIG Partnership Between Hollywood-Backed Giants.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2020

Each level of SUPERHOT VR requires different movements and strategies in order to succeed. Half game and half boxing trainer, HitMotion uses the HTC Vive Focus Plus’ passthrough capabilities to immerse you in an augmented workout that will have you throwing jabs, hooks, and uppercuts as you box your way through each round.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3 Ellsworth: Right.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

I suggest everyone consider the possibility of harder times coming when defining the strategy of his own company. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”. We are still waiting for in-device tools, though. Participate in the Nreal Game Jam.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

L’Oréal, Ford, HTC Vive, Nestlé and more discuss the future of immersive technologies across different industry verticals in the massively popular VRX webinar series. With EndeavorVR, SuperData (a Nielsen Company), HP Tech Ventures, Paramount and HTC Vive. Get access to the webinar recordings here.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, HTC already has a setup that works without SteamVR stations , and it is more expensive than this one, but HTC has more experience with trackers. This could be huge. But we need more hands-on impressions on them to see how much this could become feasible. Expect it to be pricey, though.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

You know what you’re talking about, since you’ve experienced it, but conveying it to others requires a common language, but where it comes to our industry, experts, and consumers seem equally confused about what constitutes “Augmented Reality” versus “Virtual Reality” or Microsoft’s preferred “Mixed Reality.”

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EON Reality

APRIL 20, 2020

The former HTC, Google, and MTGx executive joins EON Reality to assist with investments, marketing, and sales strategy. EON Reality, the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces the addition of Rikard Steiber to its global Advisory Board.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 18, 2019

More than 600 attendees from across 10+ enterprise and consumer verticals, will join a senior speaker line-up from some of the world’s most powerful technology companies and brands, including HTC Vive, General Electric, Paramount, ExxonMobil and more. Unquestionably the best conference of its kind I’ve been to.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2017

HTC’s Vive X accelerator is a $100 million fund for AR/VR companies that the company announced last year. Today HTC is revealing the second batch of companies that will receive investments and mentorship from the program. Aurora AR’s goal is to be the leader in augmented reality glass optics and device design.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

recently confirmed a $30 million funding round led by Quanta and HTC. Lumus is a leading provider and developer of augmented reality technology. recently announced a $30 million Series C round of funding led by Quanta Computer, the world’s largest notebook computer ODM company, along with HTC and other strategic investors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Lately, Meta, like many other XR innovators , has increased its focus on the enterprise space, recognizing a growing demand for virtual, mixed, and augmented reality solutions that enhance training, collaboration and product design. But what makes Metas ecosystem a great choice for businesses?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

EndeavorXR is a strategy and consulting firm for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions and symbiotic frontier technologies. Many companies aimed to determine their future products and services, outline benchmarks, and apply their strategies to the “real-world limitations of [Web3] technology.”

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

You can imagine that after it has been released through two official blog posts, an enormous backlash from the community started to happen. On Reddit, the news has had an insane amount of upvotes (more than 10K) with all negative comments. The same on Twitter. Other relevant news.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

See Also: Resonai CEO Emil Alon Shares How Augmented Reality Will Transform the Modern Workforce. The panelists were technologist and author Charlie Fink, futurist at Paramount Ted Schilowitz, HTC China President Alvin Graylin, and Media.Monks SVP of Growth and Metaverse Innovation Strategy Catherine D.

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