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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

Object Theory are pretty much the oldest Mixed Reality company around, having launched in June 2015, before the HoloLens had even started shipping. Microsoft has this great patent portfolio and it would be great to take that amazing secret sauce of the HoloLens and license it out to their existing OEM partners like Dell or Samsung.”.

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Report Predicts AR and VR Headsets Shipments to Approach 100 Million by 2021

Road to VR

Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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Is Apple’s Spatial Computing Step the Correct Move? 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

On the other hand, firms like Magic Leap and XREAL are receiving millions in funding to potentially leapfrog the forecasted success of Apple’s Vision Pro. He explained that MR displays from vendors such as Magic Leap and HoloLens may not replace classic AR in the short term “because of some regulations and safety aspects.”

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Apple Brings Spatial Computing to iOS

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

For example, Microsoft is gearing up for a 2024 industrial Metaverse roadmap, which sees the firm working with groups like Magic Leap and Qualcomm to provide immersive workplace solutions that operate alongside pre-existing technology stacks. The Vision Pro device is due in 2024 for $3,499.

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches. In what became a successful use case, CVG installed counting sensors in its restrooms and gave housekeeping staff Samsung Gear S3 smartwatches with Hipaax’ TaskWatch platform.

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Adding a New Dimension to Music in XR, with Goldenvoice’s Sam Schoonover

XR for Business Podcast

I remember in, oh man, it must be 2015/16, Coachella livestreamed 360 content to VR headsets and I believe it was pushing to the — it was! — it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. Have you tried Magic Leap? Sam: I have tried the Magic Leap, yeah. It’s the little magic window of your phone.

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Adding a New Dimension to Music in XR, with Goldenvoice’s Sam Schoonover

XR for Business Podcast

I remember in, oh man, it must be 2015/16, Coachella livestreamed 360 content to VR headsets and I believe it was pushing to the — it was! — it was the Samsung GearyVR at the time. Have you tried Magic Leap? Sam: I have tried the Magic Leap, yeah. It’s the little magic window of your phone.