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Google Brings WebVR to Chrome, All Major PC VR Headsets Supported

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Google recently pushed out Chrome 66, the latest update to the company’s web browser. Unbeknownst to the VR community, Google also quietly included WebVR integration for OpenVR-compatible headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Google WebVR Experiments.

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Samsung Leaks MR Headset Specifications

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This week, reports emerged claiming that Chinese news publication Gyro Technology leaked the design specifications of Samsung’s upcoming MR headset. According to the leaks, Samsung’s MR device will cost roughly between $1000-$2000. Samsung’s Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

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Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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With Facebook’s ????, Oculus Is Fending off Old Enemies, Former Friends, and New Foes

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At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Old Enemies – HTC. Launch – $800.

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Oculus to Support WebVR Through New VR Browser Codenamed ‘Carmel’

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Oculus announced at Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, that they’ll be officially supporting WebVR through their new VR web browser codenamed Carmel. ” SEE ALSO Google is Adding a VR Shell to Chrome to Let You Browse the Entire Web in VR. no long downloads or installs necessary).

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The Apple Effect: Magic Leap Founder’s Previous Company Launches App on Vision Pro

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Many such examples of pre-op medical apps already exist, including SurgicalAR from Medivis , which launched on HoloLens 2 prior to coming to Vision Pro last month. .” Palmer Lucker donning ML1 | Image courtesy Palmer Luckey There are a few more reasons ML1 didn’t fare well. So why Apple, and why now?

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How to use Casting to stream your Oculus Go content to Phone or PC

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At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. Follow my guide on how to update your Oculus Go until you can select the “Cast” option).

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