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Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR, With Over 50% Market Share

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Samsung follows with another mobile headset (Gear VR). He launched the first browser-based Virtual World in 2008 for which he was awarded in 2011 by the Virtual Worlds community. .); neither company has a VR user base anywhere close to Sony’s, and their products are either at the low end or a bit too expensive.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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But Samsung isn’t stopping there… THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEAR VR MAY COME WITH CONTROLLER. Although not yet officially confirmed by the Korean company, a recent FCC filing indicates that the next version of the Samsung Gear VR will boast its own controller. The popular Gear VR has moved 5.5M The popular Gear VR has moved 5.5M

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New LCD Tech Could Give Us Sharper VR Displays

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These displays have actually been around in concept for nearly ten years; Samsung unveiled a prototype panel at 15 inches in size with a refresh rate of 240 HZ all the way back in 2008, though it’s not been utilized in a mass produced product thus far. Tagged with: Blue phase LCD , VR displays.

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‘Stranger Things’ Comes to Gear VR in Latest ‘Face Your Fears’ Update, Face the Demogorgan

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.” While only about 8 minutes long, the experience is surprisingly well-done for a TV show tie-in, showing Turtle Rock Studio’s clear capability hone in on the level of ‘creep factor’ they’ve cultivated since the launch of the most well-known game Left 4 Dead (2008).

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Choosing the Right AR SDK: Mobile AR App Development Toolkit for 2020

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One issue with it is that it only has a few supported devices right now, including Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the original Google Pixel. Based in Salzburg, Austria, Wikitude was founded in 2008. The ARCore SDK is for use with Android apps. It is free and open-source. Apple ARKit.

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AR contact lenses are far away, but a new research is paving their way

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I just know that Samsung has patented some contact lenses incorporating displays but nothing has been done to my knowledge. EN62471-2008). No, we are not making an AR in a contact lens but an eye tracker in a contact lens for an AR helmet. When are you going to implement a display inside the lens to make it an AR lens? in the future.

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TSMC: Importance of Open Innovation Platform Is Growing, Collaboration Needed for Next-Gen Chips

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Before emergence of the OIP program in 2008, TSMC would develop a process technology and process development kits (PDKs) in about 18 months time, then hand over PDKs and design rules to its partners among electronic design automation (EDA) software and IP developers.

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