ARPost

APRIL 12, 2021

In addition to being a contributor to Forbes and an active speaker and event moderator, she has worked at leading XR companies Magic Leap and VIVE and has written two books on XR and emerging technologies. Virtual Insider is an up-and-coming YouTube Channel dedicated to VR gaming tips, guides, round-ups, and reviews.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Magic Leap 2 Magic Leap jumped the starting gun and played their cards early. The Magic Leap 2 was released in September last year with an entry price point of $3,299. Zuckerberg has tipped a price point between $300-500 and the release is expected later this year. What Is Everyone Working On?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

It doesn’t invent anything new, but consolidates existing mechanics in its genre Quantaar tries to become the Smash Bros of VR, but it lacks providing the sense of physicality to do that well Yupitergrad 2 continues the setting of the first episode but adds a lot of repetitive walking across the same paths that makes the game frustrating More info (..)

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailing for nearly £5,000 GBP (more than Magic Leap One or an HTC Vive Pro Eye) Manus Prime Haptic offers full finger tracking thanks to Flexpoint’s Bend Sensors as well as individual haptics for each finger and thumb. At £5k you’re not going to be adding them to your HTC Vive kit just yet.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

And also of course I would like to understand what is the expected price: the 3DOF version can be preordered at 599 USD, so I guess the 6DOF one will be at least 799. (Thanks KroyVR for the tip!). More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached HTC is having RMAs issues with the Vive Pro 2.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More info (Oculus Quest 2 tips & tricks) More info (How to activate 90Hz) More info (Top 15 free apps to download on Quest 2) More info (The best paid games and apps to download on Quest 2). Companies like HTC and Facebook have TOS that allows for the gathering of anonymized data. I’ll link you some of them here below.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

Image by HTC Vive). HTC’s new headset may be called Vive XR Elite. Thanks to the support of the community member Inscothen, I have discovered that the Korean website of HTC may have leaked the info about the upcoming headset that the company should unveil at this CES. Saudi Arabia fund gets control of Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

I had the pleasure of participating to the “VR Visionaries” event in Kaohsiung and then I headed to Taipei to meet some XR companies (like HTC ) and people. 3D objects had washed out colors , a bit like when you see AR objects through HoloLens 1 and Magic Leap One … they appeared a bit semi-transparent.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. That’s where I got started with augmented reality.

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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. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion. Ellsworth: VR is amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). It was already rumored that Apple was using HTC devices for internal tests, and given that the HTC Vive is the only headset compatible with Mac, we all wonder if there is some kind of collaboration going on between the two companies. Apple ARKit 3.5 adds support for LiDAR features.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

While it’s only been released on the Vive Focus so far, Western audiences may soon have access to Beat Reality and/or similar visualizer apps with the proliferation of MR passthrough cameras on standalone headsets, similar to features we’ve seen on hardware such as Magic Leap One Creator Edition, Oculus Quest and the Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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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. Great guy and amazing at taking a green screen and turning it into something magical on camera, giving people the ability to be in a video game, be part of it. Jenna: Yeah, absolutely. Security training issues.

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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. Great guy and amazing at taking a green screen and turning it into something magical on camera, giving people the ability to be in a video game, be part of it. Jenna: Yeah, absolutely. Security training issues.

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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. Great guy and amazing at taking a green screen and turning it into something magical on camera, giving people the ability to be in a video game, be part of it. Alan: I think that was probably back when you were at HTC.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Google is also hiring high-profile people for it, like Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, and Paul Greco, the previous CTO of Magic Leap. HTC discounts its headsets. HTC has started a good discount on its headsets that will last until the end of the month.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We’re not tied to Magic Leap. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Intel. We just know what the best solutions are across the different industries.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We’re not tied to Magic Leap. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Intel. We just know what the best solutions are across the different industries.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We're not tied to Magic Leap. Alan: Well, it's interesting you said that, because one of the interviews in the podcast -- you can go back and find it if you're listening -- is with the president of HTC VIVE China, Alvin Wang Graylin, and something that they just announced at their Vive Ecosystem Conference was multi-modal VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2021

Boz has added that he doesn’t want to overhype these devices (to avoid the same error made by Magic Leap), and so he has confirmed that they are not AR glasses, but just smartglasses. Thanks Eloi Gerard for the tip). So expect them to be able to show you notifications from your phone and nothing more. That would be mind-blowing.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

Image by HTC). Finally, HTC is ready to give us all the info on the Vive Cosmos. The Cosmos can be what brings HTC to be successful again among developers and enthusiasts , after all the recent headsets that were always enterprise-oriented. Thanks Mati for the tip!). Does Magic Leap want to create a big reality show?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. Thanks David for the tip). Thanks Eloi for the tip).

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This is confirmed by companies such as Magic Leap who have raised a further 2 billion recently for the development of their second mixed reality device, although the first one hardly made much of an impact in the market regardless of how much money was initially invested. Don’t forget to give us your ?? ! link] Metaverse!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale. Magic Leap’s transition to an enterprise company is now complete after this week the company has killed the last sign of its creative-oriented past. It is very cool. News from partners (and friends). Professor Andrea Bottino of Polytechnic of Turin (my university!) Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

HTC has launched a new headset, we have another confirmation of Apple glasses, we read about the first hands-on on Kura glasses, and many other things have happened! Image by HTC). HTC launches the Cosmos at $699. HTC has finally launched the HTC Vive Cosmos , its new flagship headset. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In an interview with a Chinese magazine, HTC China (Mister) President Alvin Graylin has stated that in his opinion, Facebook may lose at least $100-$200 for each sold Oculus Quest 2 device. HTC had $210 million as the total revenue for 2020. If lawyers start entering the metaverse, we are f *ed… (Thanks Cathy Hackl for this tip).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I’m saying, “OK, 2025 we’ll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC– the Pre, the first one. But that’s gonna change so fast your head spins out. But in the form factor of the Vuzix Blade.”

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I’m saying, “OK, 2025 we’ll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC– the Pre, the first one. But that’s gonna change so fast your head spins out. But in the form factor of the Vuzix Blade.”

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I'm saying, "OK, 2025 we'll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC-- the Pre, the first one. But that's gonna change so fast your head spins out. Alan: You know, I haven't taken the long view on all of this.

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