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Today SteamVR is still the gold standard for what concerns PCVR tracking and many enthusiasts have Lighthouses installed in their rooms to play VR games on their Valve Index, HTC Vive, or Pimax Crystal Light. The controller of MagicLeap 2 features onboard cameras that perform inside-out tracking, too.
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!
All these data together make me a bit skeptical about the capabilities of this company: developing such kind of a high-quality headset requires a lot of expertise, while the company is very small and features no known expert in the field. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. But I can speculate.
HTC Vive stands out as one of the market leaders among companies creating XR solutions specifically for the enterprise and business landscape. VIVE’s ever-evolving range of VR products, including the new HTC Vive Flow glasses, for mobile VR immersion, will unlock a new range of opportunities for designers and creators in the AEC space.
Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Shifting to VR, HTC Vive was once the developer favorite in past XRDC surveys.
On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a MagicLeap 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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Update: We received the following statement from MagicLeap about the departure: “Andy Fouche will no longer serve as VP of Public Relations for MagicLeap, Inc. As we sprint full steam ahead toward the launch of MagicLeap One, we are excited to have Brenda Freeman on board as our Chief Marketing Officer.
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As usual, Jensen introduced it saying that it was the biggest generational leap ever released by the company (he always says so) The first GPU released of the Hopper family will be the H100 , targeted at data centers, that features impressive performances on AI tasks. It can train a model 6–7x faster than the previous data center GPU.
MagicLeap has created lots of hype, but in the end it is just a dev-kit). Header image by HTC). Virtual Reality has many applications in which it is already useful. So, the situation, in my opinion, is very different from the graphs depicted above. It will just take time.
Global tech giants such as NVIDIA, Lenovo, Unity, Epic Games, HTC VIVE, and others have already entered the metaverse space race. Conversely, enterprise solutions are designed at scale to accommodate an immense number of use cases and bespoke data sets. With the increase of data traffic, data security will also take precedence.
We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and MagicLeap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. MagicLeap talk on games and AI. Image courtesy MagicLeap. Hands-on with ‘Budget Cuts’.
And I’m also worried about using a Facebook account for everything XR related, because Facebook has a long history of obscure practices with the data of its users , apart from the standard “personalized ads” business. Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data.
ThinkReality VRX HTC presented their modular HTC Vive XR Elite ($1,099) for which they had won a “Best Headworn Device” award. OWO Haptic Ves t Seeing all the new and creative ways to model and recreate tactile data left me impressed with what’s to come, but at the same time, underwhelmed with the more conventional approaches.
We also have an older build for MagicLeap, but currently there are technical limitations preventing third party browsers on that platform. And within those, people will want to do many of the same things they do on the web, but in 3D: view images, read text, look at visualizations of data, and listen to audio. Mozilla Hubs.
An analysis of the job postings of Meta shows that the company is trying to add cellular data to its headsets. MagicLeap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, MagicLeap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. And a demo is already live. But it’s not only about AI.
In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.”
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.
It includes some of its data and takeaways. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. Though its current active use is lowest among platforms, its installed base is greatest… meaning it has the biggest shell to grow into (see data in the next section). Platform Rundown.
THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.
Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources. Companies such as Varjo, MagicLeap, Meta, Pico, and HTC VIVE rely on AI to assist in foveated rendering.
Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources. Companies such as Varjo, MagicLeap, Meta, Pico, and HTC VIVE rely on AI to assist in foveated rendering.
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Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. Image by MagicLeap). MagicLeap 2 has been teased. Other relevant news.
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Godot now correctly informs OpenXR when it starts processing a new frame and obtains pose data for tracked entities with predicted positioning for the current frame. Face tracking support has been added with face tracking data being sourced from several devices. As part of the Godot 4.3 Godot fully supports the new approach."
The new system combines BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console. He explained that these would include driver assistance techniques like locating vehicles in car parks, alerting drivers to hazards, and displaying key vehicle data.
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 MagicLeap or HoloLens type AR systems are. That’s where I got started with augmented reality.
If we exclude the major tech companies (Facebook, Valve, etc…) and the meteor MagicLeap, this is the first VR company to reach this status, and this is another sign of the health of the virtual reality ecosystem. From this, we can see if it can be a reliable competitor for the HTC Tracker 3.0. More info.
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Until recently, Brian Kane has been highlighting more experiential demos - like one that puts a porthole to the ocean in your living room - to highlight the power of the MagicLeap, and of spatial computing in general. MagicLeap is one of these MagicLeap devices, you put it on, and your whole world is spatial computing.
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The National Mission Force and Rapid Deployable Teams can utilise digital twins combined with incoming data for mission operations planning for teams dispersed across environments.
We can understand this from the data of the sales of the games on the Quest store. It is “easy” to create hype and get preorders and many sales on the first day: Even the MagicLeap One had a very strong first day, and the community was flooded with pictures of people donning the device… but in the end, it was a huge flop.
HTC VIVE and CannonDesign. MagicLeap and VIM AEC. VIM AEC, a company which specializes in making BIM files used by construction companies more accessible, joined forces with MagicLeap to create a new solution for AEC companies. The Haas group can even offer virtual tours for buyers using Microsoft tools.
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The platform will provide metadata, meta tags, user permissions, and other file details for quick access to key data. He has also worked four years at MagicLeap to develop the firm’s user experience capabilities. XR understands Alteon will leverage Meaney’s expertise to build Apple and MagicLeap product ecosystems.
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These are all great news for the ecosystem, but someone in the communities pointed out that we should beware of companies claiming vague data about sales without absolute numbers (for instance, it may also be that previous headsets sold worse than we thought). I suggest you exploit this opportunity, of course.
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