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Samsung to Acquire AR/VR Microdisplay Company eMagin for $218M

Road to VR

eMagin, the US-based developer and manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for AR/VR headsets, announced a merger agreement with Samsung Display, a subsidiary of the Korean tech giant. The company announced in a press statement that Samsung will acquire all outstanding shares of eMagin common stock on a fully diluted basis for $2.08

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The Best 360º Cameras: VR Professionals Weigh-In

VRScout

We were able to get 6k /60fps very quickly, and it really feels like a threshold moment, where suddenly high quality VR is now achievable beyond the most controlled of conditions.”. Created VR for Samsung, Sony, Sky, U2, FX, Warner Bros, and more. Google’s Jump cloud-stitch back-end would allow us to get material back quickly.

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A Brief History of VR

VeeR VR

In 2001, SAS Cube created the first PC based cubic room that then led to the development of Virtools VR pack, a library pack add-on. 2014 was also the year that Samsung announced the Samsung VR gear that would eventually be released in 2016. . VR Development 2000- Present. .