Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

HTC has submitted a new trademark application in both Europe and the US, specifically requesting the use of a new name: Vive Focus. First revealed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference, both HTC and Lenovo announced they were building standalone VR headsets for the Daydream platform. Check out the hands-on here.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Discovery and Google today announced the launch of a new 38-episode VR video series called Discovery TRVLR, a product of both Discovery and Google’s internal VR teams. The post Discovery and Google Announce VR Travel Series ‘Discovery TRVLR’, First of 38 Episodes to Arrive in November appeared first on Road to VR.

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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. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR. Learn more and participate.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Of course, one of the key differences between AWE US and AWE EU is that different individuals and organizations are active (or active in different ways) in Europe. However, Pico is an active consumer company in Europe. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. Different Voices at Different Volumes.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The Vive is the ‘room-scale’ VR system created by HTC and Valve. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. Google Daydream.

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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. Where to try it?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Citing people familiar with the situation, the report maintains that TikTok parent ByteDance is canceling Pico’s next VR headset, or what is being referred to as ‘Pico 5’ It’s said this was in direct response to middling sales of Pico 4, the standalone released in Asia and Europe to compete with Meta Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. No one can compete now. Let me show you what are some of them.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. US search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Peak search volume for Quest in the US was 1.6

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. million). It’s growing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

More info (Laval Virtual canceled) More info (XR Europe canceled) More info (E3 canceled) More info (Tribeca canceled). The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. More info (Camera Path and Google Drive backup) More info (Sketchfab exporting). I’ll hug you all in autumn.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe. It’s good to see this cool product finally arriving in Europe, not anymore as a devkit, but as a full-fledged product. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder and CEO of the Immerse Growth Network and Founder and President of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) , discussed with XR Today the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Europe , an industry-leading event set to take place in Madeira Island, Portugal, which will allow tech firms to showcase their efforts to reach such a milestone.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The airplane featured in the experience– one of the iconic Lancaster Bombers – was called F for Freddie , and the original report documents its mission as it weaved through searchlights and bullets, crossing over mainland Europe until completing the mission and landing back safely on British soil at RAF Langar, in Nottinghamshire.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lenovo Mirage Solo, the Google Daydream standalone VR headset, just passed an important milestone that could mean commercialization in mainland China isn’t far away. SEE ALSO Google Reveals Experimental 6DOF Controllers for Lenovo Mirage Solo. Image courtesy Yivian.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Send me hugs while I’m still human! Learn more.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The VRARA is hosting its Immerse Global Summit (IGS) Europe event in Savoy Palace At Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, between September 28-30. We have so much planned for the Immerse Global Summit Europe on Sept 28-30! IGS Europe is hosting over 100 companies and speakers. Here’s a glimpse of the talks! Who is Coming?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber. IMAX is making clear it is providing a premium experience partnering with the HTC Vive for a series of room-scale pods complemented by Subpac haptic vests and a D-Box motion chair. Photo provided by IMAX.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. Shoutout to @ArcturusXR and @dlxrofficial for helping to make this demo happen.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

I wonder if Facebook has already taken the decision of leaving the enterprise market to HTC and Pico , while focusing on the much bigger piece of cake of the consumer market. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. I think we’ll discover it “soon”. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

HTC held joint developer forum at Alibaba’s Cloud computing conference this weekend in China and had a number of big things to say about what their plans are to help grow the VR ecosystem, including becoming a “publisher” for VR content to experience centers as well as launching a beta of their Viveport platform for mobile called, Viveport M.

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ARPost

JULY 27, 2023

In addition to frequent all-online events, AWE consists of three in-person events each year: AWE USA, AWE Europe, and AWE Asia. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Between that, I worked on consumer cloud software with Google for five years… managing engineering teams for Gmail, Japanese mobile, Google Labs, and social (Blogger etc.) We also have a small office and a couple of people overseas in Europe and America. The Vive Pro Eye just launched by HTC at CES (Image by HTC).

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Following a COVID-imposed hiatus, AWE is back in Europe to focus on the region’s significant influence on the XR market. AWE is hosting the largest European XR event of its kind, with over 100 exhibitors highlighting immersive products for real-world enterprise XR use cases. Attending In-Person and Virtually, Opportunities for All.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. HTC has also been smart because every time someone says “Focus” during some VR event, he’s doing some hidden advertisement for its product. The never-ending story. Thanks to Miss S. This is a big point for Oculus Quest.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The airplane featured in the experience– one of the iconic Lancaster Bombers – was called F for Freddie, and the original report documents its mission as it weaved through searchlights and bullets, crossing over mainland Europe until completing the mission and landing back safely on British soil at RAF Langar, in Nottinghamshire.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2017

They have a rich catalog of award-winning animated music videos, performed live with Madonna via hologram at the 2005 MTV Europe Awards to promote their record Demon Days, and even had augmented reality album art accompany their 2010 release Plastic Beach. Google DayDream : Download the official YouTube app. Bada bing, bada boom.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The US, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) are projected to account for three-quarters of revenue for VR and AR. Many consumers have yet to even experience more accessible VR headsets like Google Cardboard or Gear VR — leaving quite a bit of head room for growth. HTC Vive most talked about headset on social media.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2017

Currently available on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and accessible via PC, you can build up to 3 of your own worlds — and after that, Sansar charges a $9.99+/month fee depending on how many worlds you want to build. The fund identified almost 500 companies, up from 300 from the first Europe-focused report from February 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! HTC announces Vive Pro Secure. in Europe).

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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. Pearly Chen, Vice-President of HTC VIVE. Smaller, Lighter, Comfortable, Compelling.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. For sure you remember the recent launch of a full line of Vive Cosmos headsets , all with customized faceplates.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

Even if it is not so famous in Europe, the SXSW (South by SouthWest) has always been one of the events to be in the United States. I’ve personally met and had a chat with people from Unity and Epic Games, Roblox, The Sandbox, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Rec Room. Going SXSW. SXSW Logo (Image by SXSW).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The release comes amid fierce competition with Meta Platform’s Quest Pro, the Pico 4 and its Enterprise edition, the HTC VIVE Focus 3 and Flow Enterprise, and Lenovo’s VRX and A3 headsets. The company also announced at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe in Portugal that it would launch its product across 19 countries.

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