The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. Nreal wins first round against Magic Leap in the IP theft trial. But Magic Leap has 30 days to appeal, and we are all sure that this is going to happen.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M headsets in the next year. Don’t miss them!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use. Sony was pushing developers to have hybrid VR games, and Gran Turismo seems to work exactly along these lines.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! Mozilla has also released Firefox Reality for HoloLens , and it features hands tracking in WebXR experiences. Magic Leap raises other $350M. It’s all very cool.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Facebook has showcased how thanks to the use of hand-tracking gloves, it has been able to let people touch-type in VR. Some years ago, she performed in The Life, a Mixed Reality art piece inside the Magic Leap One.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The headset features dual 3840×3552 micro-OLED displays from BOE, higher resolution than Vision Pro 's Sony panels, with a refresh rate of 90Hz and 92% DCI-P3 color gamut, the same as Vision Pro. Its pancake lenses offer a claimed field of view of 103°, and the headset has eye tracking for automatic IPD adjustment and foveated rendering.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. Developers can gain access to its deep AR, perception, hand-tracking, 3D reconstruction, and other technologies. These range from the Lenovo A3 [and Magic Leap 2].

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

And in fact, Neon reminds me a bit too much Magic Leap’s Mica project. Seeing the troubles Magic Leap is in, I wonder how Neon will go… Learn more on: The Verge Engadget. Sony Playstation. Sony was the only VR big player present at the show. Image from Road To VR).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Hand tracking. Eye tracking. Additionally, AnjaLens is preparing an enterprise edition of its product that integrates eye and hand-tracking technology. Aside from the noted immersive solutions, brands like Sony, LG, and Magic Leap had offerings on show. SteamVR and OpenXR support.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. HoloLens 2, Magic Leap 2, iPhone Pro, and iPad Pro automatically scan your room and create a 3D mesh, which apps leverage for collision and occlusion between virtual and real objects. Pro Controllers & Hand Tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

This openness reflects also on the hardware side, where Pico has just announced a partnership with Ultraleap to bring its hand-tracking device to Pico via an adapter. If the rumor is true, Meta by 2024 is going to basically release the Nreal glasses or a mix of Nreal Light and Magic Leap 2. I am very much flattered by it.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony shows prototype headset with dual 4K display. During the Sony Technology Day showcase, Sony has shown a prototype of a headset with two 4K micro OLED displays. The new update also brings hand tracking support in the Oculus OpenXR plugin. Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale.

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