Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

Amit Singh, lead of business and operations at Google’s VR/AR team, today officially announced on stage during the Huawei keynote speech that the Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Mate 9 Porsche Design will be the next phones to conform to the Daydream VR platform. “What we found is building smartphones for VR is a lot of work.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It showed what is its vision for the long-term future: AR glasses that are intelligent enough to learn about your behavior and to examine the context you are in so that to be able to already provide you suggestions about what they can do to help you. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. As long as it works….

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2020

For many parents and guardians this means learning to work from home while simultaneously keeping their families safe, happy, and healthy under quarantine. Companion apps are free, available on the Ap p Store and Google Play. 12 immersive ways to keep your family entertained and fit while at home. Rating: Everyone 10+. Price: $19.99.

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ARVR

MAY 13, 2021

BigQuery from Google Cloud has many powerful features that allow users to view their data in real-time, providing continual up-to-date information to help guide business decisions. BigQuery’s Machine Learning and Business Intelligence Engine analysis of various data models are quite powerful. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

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. The whole machine equipment. You can find the original text in Mandarin here. Introduction. – Near-eye display technology.

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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. Image from Amazon).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. This means that if you are in Google Earth VR in a green room where there is a friend of yours, you can see the city that you are visiting all around you, and the real image of your friend being there with you.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I’ve studied at important universities like UC Berkeley, and I’ve worked on many technical projects (for work or personal interest) in electronics, optics, brain-machine interface , natural language processing, etc…. What lessons have you learned during these years? What is Kura’s story? What is the current status of the project?

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ARPost

AUGUST 30, 2019

Featured XR technology companies include Oculus, Google, Facebook, HTC, and Qualcomm. Talks will also discuss the future of XR technology including new use cases, new adopters, and how XR will work with other technologies like 5G internet and machine learning. Talks and Exhibitors.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Read more here.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 18, 2023

YouTuber Mike Cussell, known as VROasis, posted his own comparison to X , showing that this issue actually isn't present on other slim pancake lens headsets such as HTC's Vive XR Elite and Bigscreen Beyond. We aren't the only ones to notice Quest 3's microphone quality. How tf did Meta make the microphone sound so bad on the Quest 3!?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings also explore the “interplay” of sensors, data volumes, and machine learning (ML)-based algorithms and automated systems deployed for shared experiences, avatars, and other use cases. Future of Privacy Forum (@futureofprivacy) October 25, 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ultraleap’s computer vision and machine learning models also enable low-cost hand-tracking integration for enterprise end users. Partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek provide the framework to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. Other teams in this group include Survios ( which is funded by investors to the tune of $50 million ) and Owlchemy Labs ( acquired by Google ). Learning New Skills. ” Moore recalls thinking.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Additionally, as Samsung and Google have partnered with Qualcomm, it is reasonable to assume that the device will use the Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which supports AI-ready wearables.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

For existing VR makers like Pico, HTC, Meta, Valve, and Sony, a $3,500 headset-in-a-box might not be too threatening to their immediate positions, but what happens when Apple's less expensive follow-ups ship with much less bulk? Can these smaller players really hope to lure enough developers to compete with the likes of Meta and Apple?

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InstaVR

AUGUST 4, 2019

Learn more at [link]. ###. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. InstaVR requires no prior VR experience and no specialized engineering knowledge. Clients include Toyota , TUI Group , PwC, US Navy , and GOV.UK.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Shahram Izadi, Vice President of AR at Google , notes how Android ecosystem support will enable developers to collaborate with Samsung and Qualcomm to drive the future of immersive and spatial XR.

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ARVR

MARCH 9, 2022

As for Virtual Reality (VR), it’s a complete immersion into a virtual world, shutting off the physical world entirely through special VR devices like HTC Vive, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Rift. This saves companies a significant amount of time and money while building machines. Learning Credit: Unsplash.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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. I send you good vibes so things go well for you too! Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Allen discussed the benefits of immersive learning platforms, citing a company study on the return on investment (ROI) for clients via VR training. Regarding upskilling challenges across multiple verticals, Allen discussed the costs and expenses of creating immersive learning experiences. Oberon Technologies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. There’s a lot to learn about how we can start to blend these different experiences into the world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 31, 2016

If you look at what you have now as a convergence of big data and analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, ubiquitous connectivity — all these things come together. When you think about things like intelligent assistants, we have embedded services like Siri from Apple, Google Home, Amazon Echo with Alexa.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

They sold this money machine to focus on a technology that is currently not making any relevant money. The approach chosen by Meta is similar to the one that Google promised to take with Android XR. This will let Google enrich its content library pretty fast. Its a big bet on the bright future of XR.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that’s really key in learning. Labster is great, and also supported by Google.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that’s really key in learning. Labster is great, and also supported by Google.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

To learn more about the work he’s doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: I believe in XR as the empathy machine. Michael: Yay!

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

To learn more about the work he’s doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: I believe in XR as the empathy machine. Michael: Yay!

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Is Founder CEO of consulting company Global Mindset focused on leveraging globalisation & digitisation for Learning & Working. Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). 5- Pradeep Khanna.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can't help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that's really key in learning. Labster is great, and also supported by Google. Kai: I agree.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I will be speaking at that conference on the transformation of learning with XR. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. These are the learnings that we’ve made, and this is the benefit that we found.” All that and more, on the XR for Business Podcast. Kathryn: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

To learn more about the work he's doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You've done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: I believe in XR as the empathy machine. Michael, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

If you’re not already following Tony, you can learn a lot by connecting with him on LinkedIn and subscribing to his newsletter at skarredghost.com. Antony: Yeah, of course, I was there; I listened to all the presentations by HTC. I think that the strength of HTC now is the services that they’re offering for enterprises.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. Alan: It’s interesting that PlayStation– you hear so much hype about Oculus and HTC, but PlayStation is just delivering VR headset after VR headset.

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