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Samsung and partners tease new XR headset

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Samsung, in partnership with Qualcomm and Google, has announced plans to develop a new extended reality product. I myself switched from Apple to Samsung in 2015 specifically for Samsung’s Gear VR headset. But when Samsung cancelled the project, I switched to the Google Pixel to stay close to Google’s VR platform.

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

Road to VR

Still it took another six month or so, well into 2017, for Oculus to solidify support for three and four Sensor configurations, offering 360-degree and room-scale tracking to early adopters. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. Launch – $800.

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Meta and the next 24 months crucial for its leadership

The Ghost Howls

There are so periods during the evolution of a tech with a certain group of leaders, who change over time. In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017.

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VRLA’s John Root on AR, Privacy, & eSports in VR

Road to VR

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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Google Launching WebVR Support for Android Chrome in January, Desktop to Follow

Road to VR

Just a few weeks ago, major forces collaborating on the WebVR Spec gathered in San Jose, CA for the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality , a two-day conference where the likes of Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Oculus, The Khronos Group, and many more hashed out the latest developments and directions for the WebVR ecosystem.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Magic Leap.

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Pixvana Reveals 10K VR Video Player and Publishing Platform ‘SPIN’

Road to VR

.” Pixvana maintains that a preview version of their SPIN Player will be available soon, with the publisher close to follow in early 2017. As ‘platform agnostic’ player, we’re sure to see apps available for headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, and Oculus Rift.

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