The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

All the speakers have said very interesting things, but the last one, our dear “Mister President” has made a little public reveal of the upcoming strategy of HTC that interests us all. He has so confirmed the rumors of a new HTC headset coming in 2021. It seems that soon we could see Oculus Quest 2 vs Focus Plus 2.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 13, 2025

Immersive learning case studies from countless industries highlight the potential extended reality technologies have to transform how we build skills and knowledge. The strategy reduces dependence on expensive physical simulators, reduces operational costs, and improves the scalability of training initiatives.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

Meta is making big moves to scale its smart glasses and AI investments, as the two technologies are becoming closer as parallel use cases emerge. Meta AI has built-in Meta Llama technology and has been updated to enable your smart glasses to share your worldview and bring you text translations, fashion tips, and more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Among other things, I have written a fantastic post about the VR concerts worth millions of dollars that Pico is doing in China ; I have been interviewed in a podcast by Moonbase ; and this Saturday I will be close to Turin (Italy) speaking at a science and technology festival about my work in immersive concerts. Image by HTC Vive).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

HTC has announced the appointment of Yves Maitre as its new CEO. Cher Wang, who took over as company CEO in March 2015, is stepping down to continue as Chairwoman of the HTC board. HTC says she will focus on future technologies that both align with the company’s portfolio and vision of Vive Reality.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Steel Wool Studios, which got an early $5 million boost from HTC in 2016 , has developed a number of VR-native games since its 2012 founding, including Hello Neighbor Search and Rescue (2023) , FNAF: Help Wanted (2019) and its sequel FNAF: Help Wanted 2 (2024).

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2024

Although he went on to found a military defense technology company after his ousting, Luckey remains an influential voice within the XR industry—even if he did build a headset designed to kill the wearer. So that brings us to this week’s Horizon OS news ; the biggest move that Meta has made with its XR strategy in years.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Productivity means especially companies and professionals, and the new expensive Quest Pro headset fits completely this strategy. It is interesting how Meta is trying to promote immersive reality by focusing on specific sectors in which it believes the technology can be successful and going vertically on them. Image by Meta).

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VRScout

JANUARY 6, 2022

Being victorious will require you to think fast as you coordinate your attack against other players, all while being ready to switch over to a defensive strategy in case you find yourself in a tough situation. In addition to cosmetics, you’ll need to choose a loadout that fits you or your team’s strategy and playstyle.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2022

The last two years put immersive technologies on the high-speed growth path. One of the most important trends we note is the fact that AR/VR companies are working hard to democratize access to new technologies. They were needed to bridge the unprecedented gaps between people caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” , a report published today by Unity Technologies where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outline how mixed reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work. .

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Thus, participants will be able to interact with each other and with the innovative devices and technologies on display. A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. This year will be special for the XR industry. ICHVR 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

And the latest game by Owlchemy Labs, Dimensional Double Shift, which is free to play, just reached 500K downloads as a testament that this strategy works. Meta claims that Move relies on discontinued technology, so it should be removed so that Meta can keep improving its runtime. Fast Travel Games just made Mannequin free to play.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

A pioneer who helped kickstart VR’s renaissance is driving the strategy for Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, spanning both HoloLens and a collection of VR headsets rolling out later this year. UploadVR has now confirmed Bolas’ role. .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 6, 2023

XR Today has rounded up some of the XR industry’s experts to share their viewpoints on the biggest trends and technologies shaping 2023. Sasha Wallinger, Head of Web3 & Metaverse Strategy, Journey. Shen Ye, Global Head of Product, HTC VIVE. Watch on YouTube. Justin Barad, Founder & CEO, Osso VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Technology can make people feel disconnected. She’s always felt profoundly connected to immersive technology from the start, seeing it as a tool for empathy, spirituality and storytelling. We’re leveraging technology to bring people together. It’s a catalyst that accelerated our digital strategy implementation.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The second annual Virtual Reality Strategy Conference hosted by Greenlight Insights takes place October 24th through the 26th with new focus-areas reflecting the VR and AR industry’s lightning fast changes and growing worldwide impact across industries. VR Strategy Conference 2017. Road to VR is a proud media sponsor of VRS 2017.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2016

HTC has their eye set on the VR enterprise sector. Since the HTC Vive hit the market earlier this year , we have been giving demos of the system to anyone willing to try, blowing minds daily and giving consumers their first taste of room-scale virtual reality. HTC Vive tents at X Games. Vive demos at GameStop.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

We expect stand-alone headsets like the Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus to ignite a new wave of growth that will help broaden the appeal of virtual reality, particularly with businesses and in education,” says George Jijiashvili, CCS Insight’s senior analyst for wearables. million mark by 2022. million mark by 2022.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

That’s the direction we’re going in right now and companies are laying their cards on the table in a bid to be the dominant force driving us forward through their own varying strategies. We’re on the cusp of another life-changing piece of technology and the race is on. Let’s take a look at the technology coming our way.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

What’s more, Meta’s flexibility makes it easy to combine Oculus headsets with state-of-the-art technology and software for building prototypes and designs. HTC Vive stands out as one of the market leaders among companies creating XR solutions specifically for the enterprise and business landscape. Magic Leap.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” a report published today by Unity Technologies, where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outlined how Mixed Reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

He also hyped people about the upcoming Infinite Office, BCIs, AR glasses… saying for most technologies that “they are coming sooner than people think”. But when the journalist asked about the use of Ctrl+Labs technology, he specified that “sooner than people think” is maybe 5 years. HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2023

In an unusual move by the company, Meta has quietly slashed the price of Quest Pro for a limited time, putting it more directly in competition with HTC’s recently revealed Vive XR Elite standalone headset. Vive XR Elite is still in pre-order, with a late February shipping window, while Quest Pro is available today, direct from Meta.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Tencent Technology News revealed in a report on Monday that the redundancies were “widespread and are expected to affect thousands of employees.” Tencent Technology News added, “In mid-October, there were rumors that PICO [had been] abandoned by ByteDance’s strategy.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Like every year, during this event we have seen some important AR news, but not that many, since the event was more focused on mobile phones than immersive technologies. HTC 5G streaming. HTC was at MWC showcasing its new headset Vive Focus Plus together with a 5G network. In the middle there was the new HTC 5G Hub.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

HTC – Vive Pro Eye. Qualcomm Technologies – Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 Invitations. Happy Finish, H+K Strategies & Ford – Ford ‘WheelSwap’ VR. Ballast Technologies. Precision OS Technology – Augmented Baseplate Shoulder Simulation & Patient Specific Planning. VRgineers – XTAL 5K HMD.

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Road to VR

MAY 8, 2017

VirZOOM (pronounced ver-ZOOM) has created a collection of VR sports games designed to combine strategy, coordination, and fitness. Combining the interactive and engaging VR experience with the performance and durability of our Life Fitness products is an example of two innovative technologies coming together. image courtesy VirZOOM.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

During the first phase, the Kentucky Department of Education learned and adapted its distribution strategy to ensure best practices when deploying the next wave of Quest headsets at scale in educational environments – taking lessons learned into phase two.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Varjo Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup known for its ‘human eye-resolution’ display intended for VR headets, today announced it’s closed an $8.2M “Varjo is fast growing from a startup to a best-in-class global supplier of VR/AR headsets,” said Urho Konttori, CEO and founder of Varjo Technologies. .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 20, 2022

As the technology in the product portfolio offered by Autoliv continues to evolve, so too has the company’s marketing and sales strategy. In 2021, the company decided to double down on its strategy to convey a sense of serenity and clam to customers, by launching a new VR experience based on the ambience of nature.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 30, 2019

L’Oréal, Ford, HTC Vive, Nestlé and more discuss the future of immersive technologies across different industry verticals in the massively popular VRX webinar series. With EndeavorVR, SuperData (a Nielsen Company), HP Tech Ventures, Paramount and HTC Vive. Get access to the webinar recordings here.

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 2017

IMR is one of several companies creating technology to enable a future where high-end VR headsets can break free of the tether that keeps them connected to the host PC. Other companies are using existing video compression codecs to compress that data in order to fit it into the bandwidth of wireless technologies that are already out there.

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ARPost

JANUARY 30, 2023

This includes insights into larger emerging technology trends like Web3 and the metaverse. Interestingly, the runner-up is the as-yet-unreleased PlayStation VR 2 with 18%, followed by the HTC VIVE ecosystem at 15%. The GDC ’s State of the Game Industry Report for this year is by no means dedicated to VR and AR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 15, 2020

The Neo 2 headset lineup, which is focused on delivering business solutions through VR technology, is available in two versions: the Neo 2 Standard and the Neo 2 Eye. Mozilla is well aware of VR technology’s growing role as a tool in everything from recruitment and training to business marketing and day-to-day operations.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2019

To be a technological city, it is surprisingly full of green : there are trees everywhere. It is also worth a visit the technological district , where you can find a lot of electronic devices and electric parts from which building your own prototype there. Lip Tracking module for the HTC Vive Pro.

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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…). The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them.

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