The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. In Decentraland we had the first (to my knowledge) protest in the metaverse, with some people protesting during an event organized by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I thought it could have been great to give visibility to this very interesting magazine also in the West and at the same time ask them some questions on the current status of the VR market. So we agreed on a written interview on WeChat, which I report to you here below.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR. Using a 360 Camera Using a personal 360 camera like the Insta360 S or the Samsung Gear 360 is super easy. VR Today A lot has changed since the days of looking at slides and seeing simply depth of field.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 7, 2017

Elijah Allan-Blitz is one of the first Virtual Reality directors for TIME magazine. Will has Produced VR, VFX, Animation and 3D projects for Fox, Sony, Warner Bros., In addition to his speaking engagements, Will has also been interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, [a]list daily, Variety, VES Magazine, Tubefilter and High-Def Digest.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 31, 2025

And yes, also to make a little mention of all the Studio Ghibli AI hype Top news of the week (Image from the web) Samsung may unveil XR glasses later this year According to the Korean magazine ETNews, Samsung is preparing to launch XR glasses later this year. Its now to be seen what will be announced and when.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

The same analyst, though, added an important note to these statistics that has been ignored by many magazines: “shipping times remained unchanged 48 hours after pre-orders opened. It indicates that demand may quickly taper off after the core fans and heavy users place their orders”. A far future, but an exciting future.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta may be working on a very cheap Quest and very expensive Quest Pro 2 Thanks to Twitter user Lunayian , I got to read an article written by a Korean magazine with some very interesting rumors about Meta. I’m not so sure that this is the kind of content people are looking for.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The magazine has had access to a letter written by Jason Rubin in 2018 in which he lays out his idea of the m**averse. Samsung heavily invests in DigiLens to build its AR glasses. Samsung has to lead a new round of investment into DigiLens, which is now evaluated at more than $500M. Sony patents a new kind of foveated rendering.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Samsung AR glasses. Probably the true surprise of the whole show has been Samsung, that during its press conference has teased some AR glasses. Yeah, the 3D model of the trainer seems taken from the Unity Asset Store… Samsung has not talked about the glasses, not even revealing the name, or the specifications.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Upload did it again: on December, 2nd, the big XR magazine has streamed a big showcase of many news about VR games. Mogura VR , one of the most important magazines about VR in Japan, has organized an event hosting a few important Japanese VR professionals to discuss the m**averse in Japan. If you may be interested, follow me.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The amount of the deal has not been disclosed, but Chinese magazine VRTuoLuo reports that it has been 5B RMB (a bit less $800M), while another Chinese portal reported the sum of 9B RMB, but then removed this detail from its article later on. Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+). Image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

(Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. What will be important, anyway, will be the content.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 31, 2024

For instance, Sony is having a keynote on the 6th, and the teaser sentence is Create Infinite Realities. More info New devices are going to be announced at CES Next week, the CES, one of the biggest tech events in the world, is starting (and Ill be there!). DPVR is also going to unveil a new mystery product. From the trailer, it seems fun.

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