The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. To these, you have to add the companies that are already competing, like for instance HTC or HP. No one can compete now.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It’s my first time in such an important magazine and I’m incredibly happy about it! Reading the reviews from the most important magazines, I’ve learned that the killer feature of this headset is the new XR2 Gen2 chipset. Shipping will start on October, 10th. And as you can imagine, the leaks come from him, always him: Brad Lynch.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Considering the terrible sales performances of Snap Spectacles, I think the news will arrive on all main tech magazines, but the sales of these glasses won’t be spectacular. Sounded good. Smartphone-based AR is here to stay. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). The same on Twitter. Other relevant news. Image by Epic Games).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Flow Business Edition. Some others, like Niantic, will probably join soon.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. According to the Korean magazine Electronic Times, the device should be an AR glass and it should use one of Samsung’s Exynos chips.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2019

This is a super-important news that has not been stressed enough by magazines: Oculus has announced a complete overhaul of its business offering, in part for the good and in part for the bad. To me, it seems a choice similar to what Microsoft has done with Hololens 2. I forecast 1-2 million Quests sold this year. Oculus For Business.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. But actually, HTC , once the biggest competitor Oculus had, added these functionalities to its devices one month before Meta , but the news was not reported by the main VR magazines. Kudos to the Asian company for this. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

You may wonder who am I to write such a post, since I have never been featured on the front page of TIME magazine. Me and my HTC Vive, obtained my the great VR man Nicolas Esposito. At the same time, we are creating our mixed reality fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , that is made in collaboration with HTC.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Facebook came with the Oculus Quest 1 & 2 , then Microsoft with the Hololens2 with hand tracking capabilities; but there are limitations in dealing with occlusions and in tracking outside the camera’s field of view on the headset. It allows users to fully track their hands and fingers in 3D space?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

This week, we had tons of materials and news coming : First of all, Valve has released 3 new gameplay trailers, plus one long 9-minutes gameplay video made in partnership with the popular magazine IGN. HTC has answered to Road To VR about the critics regarding the too many headsets of its on the market. Pico Neo 2 is going on sale.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. Google Earth VR also isn’t multiplayer and is only available on PC VR, such as HTC Vive. 3D mapping is a technology that’s perpetually on the horizon. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index. This can be done with a headset that allows you to see through or a modified pair of glasses, such as Google Glass, or Microsoft Hololens. So what makes augmented and virtual reality so special?

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Microsoft has done well in the mixed reality space as it relates to enterprise adoption. Transformational Challenges Ahead… was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. link] Metaverse!

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: HTC’s got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: HTC’s got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. Alan: Today’s guest is a good friend of mine, Bob Fine. A lot of companies focusing on it. A lot of companies picking up on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. Alan: Today’s guest is a good friend of mine, Bob Fine. A lot of companies focusing on it. A lot of companies picking up on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She's the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, "sit behind a desk" kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: HTC's got their enterprise division. Dean: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Because I think it's a big shock, when you explained to me how the magazine that we get, some of the photos in there aren't real photographs, they're renders. And I've gone through the magazine, I can't tell. The HTC Vive Pro has eye tracking-- or the new one has eye tracking. Alan: So how is IKEA using these tools now?

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Because I think it's a big shock, when you explained to me how the magazine that we get, some of the photos in there aren't real photographs, they're renders. And I've gone through the magazine, I can't tell. The HTC Vive Pro has eye tracking-- or the new one has eye tracking. Alan: So how is IKEA using these tools now?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: HTC’s got their enterprise division.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time."

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Because I think it's a big shock, when you explained to me how the magazine that we get, some of the photos in there aren't real photographs, they're renders. And I've gone through the magazine, I can't tell. The HTC Vive Pro has eye tracking-- or the new one has eye tracking. Alan: So how is IKEA using these tools now?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Road To VR) More info (Snap announces new Spectacles glasses — Upload VR) More info (Ian Hamilton reviewing the device) More info (A comment on the launch video of the device) HTC announces Vive Focus Vision HTC has announced its latest standalone headset: the Vive Focus Vision.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

And there have been countless interviews with Facebook executives (especially on the online magazine Protocol), and every one of them has shared very interesting pieces of information. A leak by the famous leaker WalkingCat shows some pictures of the HP Reverb G2, which is the result of a collaboration between HP, Microsoft, and Valve.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A new HTC headset may come in 2021. A comment of HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin makes us understand that HTC is going to launch a new VR headset in the first months of 2021 , and that it “will be better than what is available on the market”. Microsoft Flight Simulator to become VR compatible in December.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive. Yes, it will be hard against Microsoft, which is well poised in the field, but the market is so new and growing that there is the place for more than one single company. Image by HTC Vive). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Thanks to Upload, this job is easier: the online magazine has compiled a list of suitable USB cables and extension cables so that to guarantee an optimal image quality on your Quest. Microsoft now sees VR as a high priority for Flight Simulator. You know, Microsoft only adds VR when people ask for it…. Some news on VR content.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. Image credits SCAND Blog Virtual Reality (VR)  — It teleports the user into a completely immersive world that replaces the physical world.

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