UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Google certainly thinks so as it has just acquired Eyefluence for itself. According to an official statement on the Eyefluence blog announcing the acquisition: “Today, we are excited to announce that the Eyefluence team is joining Google! Google will reportedly be releasing its Daydream View VR headset in the next 2-3 weeks.

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Namely, the new Bigscreen Beyond 2 adds independent adjustment of lens placement directly in front of each eye. UploadVR David Heaney "Independent monocular IPD was made for your eyes Ian," Shankar wrote over email. The tiny hex tool slips inside a small hole on either side of the Beyond 2's outer shell, and then you just twist.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The multipurpose utility supports Tilt Brush (bringing in art from PC VR's early years into the standalone era with colocated multiplayer) alongside Figmin's expansive tools for building objects and scenes with physics and lighting. Colocating a Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro for same-room mixed reality works with Figmin XR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s why we rejoiced when Apple launched its headset: while Google and Microsoft can discard new technologies pretty easily, Apple is slower at deciding to take a step, but when it makes it, it commits to it. Following the movements of the eyes, they were able to reliably detect the passwords the user was typing in the headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Unfortunately, the only Quest headset to offer eye tracking is the Quest Pro which is now discontinued , but theres a good chance Meta will add eye tracking capabilities to future products. Already, its experimenting with advanced tracking solutions, like EMG wrist bands introduced with the Meta Orion prototype.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2020

The web-based, low-poly social space is accessible to both VR headsets and desktop web browsers, making it potential tool for businesses looking for a quick way to shift in-person meetings from the physical to the virtual. SEE ALSO Pico Unveils Neo 2 Standalone Headset with Integrated Eye-tracking.

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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. This means that foveated rendering for VR applications will be possible using eye-tracking devices embedded into the headset. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

This is something Google doesn`t yet have. link] New Hardware Pico Neo 2 eye : eye tracking, vr and ar, hand tracking. Super sensitive new interfaces for buttons and tools. This is something AR has been waiting for in a long time. I hope it works as they advertise. Varjo : super quality, all features.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Google acquires North. It is official: after we all heard the rumor that Google was acquiring North for $180M, the Big G has confirmed the acquisition, not disclosing the actual amount of the deal. Let’s see if Google will use this acquisition to revive its original vision of the Google Glasses. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. And the same holds for Google, which is applying similar restrictions.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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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. eye-tracking analysis to see if you have fallen asleep while driving). The official computational unit runs Android. All APIs have a plain C version. for fitness).

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2018

These decentralized systems are a counter balance to the aggregated power of centralized companies like Google & Facebook, who are currently dominating the the online advertising market.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Among the biggest technology brands in the world, and a major name for any company interested in advertising within the digital world, Google has plenty to offer in XR promotion. Most companies investing in concepts like SEO and content marketing will already have a strong knowledge of Google and the company’s wide range of tech resources.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

The device includes an upgraded sensor suite, including an RGB camera, position-tracking cameras, eye-tracking cameras, spatial microphones, IMUs, barometer, magnetometer, GNSS, and custom Meta silicon. Aria Gen 2 will feature an overall increase in the specs of the device. It now also features onboard speakers for audio output.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Langzou VR in education, VR Waibao in collaboration tools) and other on hardware (e.g. 7invensun for eye tracking addons). The document is divided into nine parts: I will report them here, as a small summary of mine, together with the full text translated with Google Translate (so, RIP English), if you want to read it.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The Lowe‘s Holoroom is being used to let customers test drive power tools and other home renovation equipment so that they feel comfortable not just buying it but also using it when they get home. While not swapping anything out, Google is attempting to make the world an ad through its visual search app–Google Lens.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 15, 2019

He got quite bored by the related solutions of the moment, since as he states, companies were just “copying-and-pasting Google Analytics into virtual reality” , while he thought that virtual reality had much more potential for the analytics sector. AR and VR are actually great technologies to study the behavior of the users.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Further, the announcement reveals plans to integrate Microsoft Mesh—the company’s multi-user XR foundation—with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR development tools. Talking about XR, NVIDIA has also announced huge news for Nvidia Omniverse: the tool will exit from its beta phase and will officially be available for all creators.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Hammersmith, London-based company has also partnered with some of the world’s biggest tech and media firms, including Apple, National Geographic, Google, Sony, Meta Platforms, Sky, IMAX, Intel, and many others.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

Thanks to Snapchat and Instagram, and its new tools to create filters, like Spark AR, we’re seeing an explosion of the production of this kind of content, that are a new way for people to express their creativity. Maybe with eye-tracking, AI, 5G connection, and a battery that lasts all day. Google Maps has now AR features.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

One of the more surprising announcements during the presentation, Spatial Anchors serve as a way to share three-dimensional images compatible with Apple’s ARKit as well as Google’s ARCore. More immersive. Dynamics 365 Guides. Trimble XR10 w HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft. Customization Program.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Facebook will have its own Cloud Gaming Service, entering so the field of the future of gaming where other companies like Google (Stadia!), More info (Using Google Translate). Productivity tool Immersed , that simulates a virtual office you can enter in with your Quest, now lets you bring your physical keyboard in VR!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

You can already use Valve’s tools to create custom maps for the game. If Microsoft will improve the WMR ecosystem with at least 4 tracking cameras, this can be an headset to look at with much attention. GTC digital is online, NVIDIA shows cheap eye tracking. No complete SDK is in sight , tough. Apple ARKit 3.5

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

It also supports productivity tools and communication platforms developed using XREALs SDK, boosting worker efficiency. Samsung Electronics has reportedly been developing this product since February of last year with assistance from Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Image by Google). Google completely opensources Cardboard. With a surprise move, Google has announced with a blog post that it ha opensourced completely Cardboard. Google affirms that Cardboard has been a huge success to introduce people into VR, and more than 15 million headsets have been distributed.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Pre-release versions of beta tools such as Reality Composer, Create ML, Apple Configurator, etc… ?—?Engineering

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Furthermore, the showcase of such a device by Meta has surely created some anxiety in its competitors : Apple, Google, etc… may act cool on the outside, but for sure on the inside are trying to get information about Orion, and are working hard to build something better than that. Android Studio) and languages (e.g.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

By pivoting towards the enterprise market early on, Microsoft managed to create strong and sustained demand for Mixed Reality tools among companies looking to solve real business needs. That, in turn, allowed their partner developers to secure key contracts as they figured their way around the new technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

According to current metrics monitoring, 26 percent of respondents stated they relied on platforms such as Google Analytics to measure data such as location, clickthrough, visits, and social media activity. “We XR Firms Secure Next-Gen Tracking Tools.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This involved then-innovative feedback methods like eye-tracking and even going into customers homes while they used TurboTax. Google Glass was released in 2013, which wasn’t powerful enough. So we thought, we need to give Boeing the tools to create this content themselves. Apple is taking the opposite approach.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

Not so long ago, if you wanted a cheap VR headset, you’d be limited to phone-based devices like Google Cardboard. Today’s best cheap VR headset options will offer access to various applications and tools. You might even want to look for headsets that support adding haptic tools , like gloves and body suits.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2018

The four most important experiences are: Space Draw , that is a tool to draw in space inside virtual reality; Space Block , that lets you create 3D models by using colored cubes; Space Painter , that lets you draw graffitis on a wall; Space Code , that lets you develop easily using visual blocks and no lines of codes.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

WHAT A DAY FOR A DAYDREAM… The highly-anticipated Google Daydream headset is here. Priced at $79, it is currently only compatible with the Google Pixel phone. Using a digital compass, accelerometer, and GPS, this augmented reality app could provide an interactive mapping tool that incorporates the real world surroundings.

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