The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Image by Road To VR, from HTC images). HTC launches Vive Tracker 3.0 HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. I know that many of you won’t be excited by this news, but remember the Vive Tracker is one of the most successful accessories ever created by HTC. Come and visit it!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Magic Leap 2 Magic Leap jumped the starting gun and played their cards early. The Magic Leap 2 was released in September last year with an entry price point of $3,299. HTC is doubling down on VR glasses for smaller experiences like in-car journey entertainment and movie watching through the VIVE Flow.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 3, 2023

To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The investment by Saudi’s PIF division allows the region to own over 50 percent of Magic Leap’s ownership stake. 120 Hz refresh rate.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset. CloudXR SDK, NVIDIA’s service to offer cloud rendering, will update to v2.1.

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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. The volume control on the left ear and the mute button on the right ear work very good and are pretty useful. HTC Vive 1.0 vs HTC Vive Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

AR tech firm Magic Leap is set to launch in 19 countries across the world, Lisa Watts, Vice President of Product Marketing and Developer Programs for Magic Leap announced at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Madeira Island, Portugal. Magic Leap 2 stands on the shoulders of giants and the force.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Audi Motors recently debuted its Activesphere concept car, which features Magic Leap’s augmented reality (AR) driving user interface (UI) technologies. With Magic Leap 2, Audi Dimensions delivered a novel UI creation to empower drivers while on the road.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. And one has surprised me: the controllers will feature inside-out tracking. More info (Magic Leap presentation) More info (Close up of the controllers).

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

As Davalos' savings ran out, just $60 left in his bank account, Magic Leap grant money arrived to build a voxel tool for their initial consumer AR push. Things are changing now that Quest 3S is out and it's so cheap to get in," Davalos said.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. This week we had a full reveal of the headset, the controller, and the computational unit in a video that reveals all their external details. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. News worth a mention. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In my unboxing video, you may see that I’ve found an additional Leap Motion v1 controller + Leap Motion mount for RealMax + USB-C cable for Leap Motion. Thanks to these three buttons, it is possible to handle many of the operations with the Qian even without using the controller. Controller and input.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The Sonic seems a good device: 4K resolution, 101° FOV, 72Hz refresh rate, 256GB, and 6DOF controllers. It is a bit disappointing that it just has 2 tracking cameras, but the controllers are tracked with ultrasound beacons, so the tracking FOV should be good. More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

While we don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. ” SEE ALSO Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Developer Lee Vermeulen didn’t wait for VR headsets like the Vive Pro to get an AR function , but rather strapped a stereoscopic Zed Mini to his original HTC Vive in effort to push Modbox forward into augmented reality.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Zappar was also nominated in the Best Developer Tool category for the ZapWorks SDK , and in the Best Head-Worn Device category for the new-and-improved ZapBox – a mobile phone adapter that includes targets and two hand-tracking controller wands. Alvin Graylin, HTC China President, presented the Auggie for Best Head-Worn Device.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Google can count on the acquisition of North, the experience he has matured by producing Google Glass and investing in Magic Leap, and the fact that it owns the most-used mobile operating system. Some will also feature tracked controllers. Magic Leap will meet its fate. Duck Face, Magic Leap One, and me.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

When it comes to HTC, most everyone’s mind is on the Vive Pro. With GDC being the last major event in Q1, hosted just a week before the end of the quarter, and given the presence of HTC at GDC in years past, it certainly seems like the appropriate place and time to reveal the price and release date of the Vive Pro, if not a delay.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2016

The timing for this event comes on the heels of an announcement that ILMxLab have been collaborating with Magic Leap , a company shrouded in secrecy that is promising revolutionary augmented reality technology. Where: VRChat to join live with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or monitor. See controls here. billion in funding.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

The standard has been in development since April 2017 and is presently supported by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players like Magic Leap. Today the group announced the release of OpenXR 1.0, representing the first production-ready version of the standard.

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2023

ThinkReality VRX HTC presented their modular HTC Vive XR Elite ($1,099) for which they had won a “Best Headworn Device” award. It also comes with a tracked controller. I had a chance to give it a try and was impressed with its large sweet spot, visual clarity, and a high degree of comfort.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. That’s why Avi Bar-Zeev in a tweet on this topic talked about “the illusion of control” of our data : actually, Facebook already had it all. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter some years ago that he wants full control of the XR platform.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns. HTC, you did it again. And I think that he was doing a good job: he understood that at this point, HTC can’t compete with Oculus and its ridiculously low prices, so it should all focus on the enterprise market, where instead HTC shines. Image by Magic Leap). News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, the industry relies on the following technology components: VR hardware – Medical practitioners and patients can use VR headsets, controllers, trackers, and other hardware solutions to interface with real and immersive environments. This can include use cases such as surgery practise, pain management, or rehabilitation.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. That’s where I got started with augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

The Reverb was already a very good headset (as you can read in my hands-on impressions ) with good comfort and an astonishing resolution, but it had some problems with the display (mura, red smearing) and with the controllers (classical mediocre WMR tracking). Rony Abovitz steps down from Magic Leap CEO. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

Actually, there is no much more to say apart from what we already knew about the Index : the visuals are astonishing, especially because of the 120 Hz refresh rate; the audio is a next-gen one; the controllers allow for a new kind of interactions; the headset is very comfortable; there is a very handful guide on how to setup it on Steam website.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Our software and hardware engineering and research teams have used a variety of equipment that rides on top of our in-house developed technosports platform , ranging from the HTC Vive Pro and its motion detectors, the (now unfortunately defunct Myo) sensors, the ZED stereo cameras, and Microsoft’s HoloLens.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2020

We also have an older build for Magic Leap, but currently there are technical limitations preventing third party browsers on that platform. Firefox Reality has become the official browser for HTC Devices. Firefox Reality is a brand for bringing the web to any VR or AR headset. Mozilla Hubs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

High-precision 6DOF tracking, eye tracking, gesture inputs, with dedicated input controllers The SDK will support Unity , with Unreal coming Soon. I came to the US when I was in high school, so I don’t know well the XR ecosystem in China , but HTC is our investor and is helping us in understanding more of the market there.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Remote workers can conduct full audits, inspections, and quality control checks at facilities with real-time AR guidance. Additionally, companies like AR firm Taqtile directly involve remote workers in compliance by performing paperless inspections across industry verticals.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Magic Leap raises other $350M. I honestly don’t even know how to report this piece of news: Magic Leap has raised other money, to be exact $350M, and it seems that a healthcare company is involved. My friends at 7Invensun and HTC have organized a contest to develop VR applications featuring eye tracking.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Flow Business Edition. HTC has just launched the Business Edition of the Vive Flow , the lightweight device meant for media consumption and wellbeing applications enjoyment. For this Business Edition the company will also supply a 3DOF controller to use with the device. Learn more.

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