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Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech

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“Big tech companies, rather than smartphone manufacturers, are leading XR devices because they have the necessary content and platforms,” said Kim Gwang-soo, an analyst at eBest Investment and Securities, adding, “Google has an operating system Android, Microsoft has Xbox and Sony has PlayStation.

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The 2017 Lumiere Awards: Google and Dear Angelica Win Big

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Tonight in Hollywood, California the Lumiere Awards were held at Warner Brothers Studios. Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Google Earth VR turns much of the world into a digital playground that you can fly or teleport around in immersive 3D space.

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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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If you can’t travel to China for AWE Asia, you can attend the event at home, in sunny California. Some of the sessions in the section dedicated to XR will explore topics such as: Sculpting in VR; Using VR for story development and pre-production; Revolutionizing content businesses with XR spatial design. When: November 9 – November 11.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

VRScout

Studios in Hollywood, California, The 8th annual Lumiere Awards will honour an impressive amount of influencers in the arts and technologies of 3D, HDR, VR, AR and 360-degree content. In an unexpected turn of events, the society’s incredibly rare Century Award will be given to the massively successful Google Earth VR application.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

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Also, institutions like Cornell University, Imperial College London, Boston University and Harvard University’s MOC Alliance, University of California Berkeley, University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois, University of Tokyo, Yale University and many more have joined the alliance.

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AWE 2016 Brings the Best of AR & VR to Santa Clara, 45% Off for Road to VR Readers

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With focus on augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technologies, the expo is packing in 4000 attendees, 200+ speakers and 200+ exhibitors to the Santa Clara Convention Center, California from June 1st. The Augmented World Expo has some distinction.

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

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The San Diego, California-based firm has become synonymous with delivering XR solutions capable of untethering head-mounted displays (HMDs) from PC. With it, experts can see what you see to guide professionals with step-by-step work instructions via a micro display similar to Google Glass or Vuzix.

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