Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Not only are Snapdragon chips in every single one of Meta’s standalone XR headsets, the two companies publicly announced a multi-year collaboration around XR chipsets back in 2022. A crucial indicator of Qualcomm’s continued momentum in the XR market may be the reception of Samsung’s upcoming XR headset.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This was seen as a move to restructure the business to focus more on hardware and core technologies. Provided previous reports are true, even Samsung may be shooting for the high-end with its upcoming XR headset , built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 14, 2023

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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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Nreal Light boasts a fairly wide compatibility list, with the following phones offering support: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Precisely one pivot and one CEO change later, which would see Abovitz eventually leave the company, Magic Leap abandoned any notion of serving prosumers, instead appealing solely to enterprise with the launch of Magic Leap 2 in 2022. And that’s in spite of its $3,500 price tag.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

After months of tinkering and testing, Project Iris, Google’s latest AR innovation, appears to be another “Google Glass Failure.” For years, Google has been toying with the idea of becoming a real competitor in the extended reality market. But for all its innovation and resources, Google’s AR ideas never really seem to pan out.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

Disney’s History with XR To some, Disney’s dive into XR hardware with its Holotile debut could seem out of the blue; however, this couldn’t be further from the truth – despite ups and downs. If the past repeats itself, we may find out at the end of the year.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. In this guide, we’ll discuss the details of augmented reality development in 2022, including the choice of technologies and the development flow.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2024

Google Axes Hundreds of AR Hardware Jobs Recent reports suggest that Google is downsizing a significant part of its 1P AR hardware team, which raises doubts about the future of its in-house XR product portfolio. The citation was issued in 2022; an amended filing was submitted last month.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. In 2022 South Korean news outlet SBS Biz reported Meta had entered talks with LG Display with the aim of securing OLED microdisplay supply for future headsets.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This comes alongside an alleged partnership with Samsung that would see the development of a wholly new consumer AR device that is rumored to tether to a Samsung smartphone. — Alex Kipman (@akipman) February 3, 2022. There’s some ostensible background radiation related to employee attrition here too.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Platform Integrity Attestation API also supports other security concerns such as device authentication, hardware-based app bans, financial and enterprise app data protection, and external data misuse. Samsung Revenue Drops This week, Samsung also revealed its Q2 earnings. percent from last year to $1.4 Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. The company will now have an equally large peer whose moves in the market can’t be ignored.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. The leading OEMs such as Samsung and Apple are expected to contribute to manufacturing more AR devices. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. We are organizing the Future Business EcoLink Conference 2022 and the 7th Golden Gyro Award. Also, It will be a great chance to communicate with them directly.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

” When 2019, 2021, and 2022 came and went with no announcement, he wasn’t sure Vision Pro would ever ship. To that end, he suspects that Samsung and Google—which are collaborating on an upcoming XR headset—”must be in panic mode” after seeing what Apple produced.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Rumours of renewed work on Google’s Project Iris augmented reality (AR) smart glasses have surfaced on the internet, according to reports. Originally, Google acquired technologies from North, an AR smart glasses enterprise, and debuted the project at its I/O event.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Probably we’ll hear new big shots fired at CES in January 2022. Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+).

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Delight XR

MAY 14, 2019

List of VR Headsets 2022 Virtual Reality (VR) invites you to explore alternative worlds as if you’re actually there. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. Google Cardboard. visit website Google Daydream View. visit website Samsung Gear VR.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

If the rumors are true, Google may give wireless earbuds the old college try once again. The search giant and Android maker has slowly but surely found its footing as a hardware company in recent years thanks to a series of fantastic Pixel phones. Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 delivered quality ANC at a low price. Do it, Google.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. In the anime Sword Art Online, November 6th, 2022 is the day in which the VRMMORPG goes public. A good and bad pieces of news about Quest Pro hardware. News worth a mention. Image from Palmer Luckey).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. This week, the analysts Ming-Chi Kuo has teased that Apple Glasses are coming in 2022 at the earliest (2022–2023 timeline). The rumors also talk about a headset coming in 2022 with AR/VR and another one coming in 2023 as a smartglass.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

But, the industry is still in its infancy and still seeking a firm footing that will truly form an ecosystem: a self-sustaining web of hardware builders, software developers, and consumer demand. So if you look at the shape of my line there, through at least 2022 or thereabouts, I’m a little under the industry forecast.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! Learn more (OpenBrush reaching v1.0) Learn more (Icosa announcing the 1.0

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022. We tried to making a Google Cardboard thing,” and they made a little marketing kitschy thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022. We tried to making a Google Cardboard thing,” and they made a little marketing kitschy thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I'd say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022. We tried to making a Google Cardboard thing," and they made a little marketing kitschy thing.

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