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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. The cost is lower than the 2016 version with a pricetag of $229 and you can record in up to 4K resolution.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Google Daydream has exclusive access to YouTube’s considerable 360 video library (although admittedly curation could be better) as well as its massive 2D video archive. MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY. Check out the Reddit AMA from The Information reporter… and the rebuttal from Magic Leap itself.

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

VRScout

Just this week, Magic Leap announced the company’s first sports partnership with the NBA and Turner, to bring in what they are calling, “the next generation of sports viewing and interactivity.”. It’s currently available for Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus , and Google Play.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.25): new rumors on Apple Glasses, Oculus Quest anniversary, HP Reverb G2 and more!

The Ghost Howls

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Magic Leap raises other $350M. It would be very intriguing….

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Tough Opinions: The Critic’s Guide to Sundance

VRScout

Despite the marked absence of Samsung, all the usual players were there. I have seen the ODG R9, HoloLens and the Meta in controlled demos and so far only the HoloLens comes close to magic. And I mean actual magic – not the VC Kool-Aid-drinking Magic-Leap magic. I came, I saw, I critiqued.

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Leveraging 5G Networks to bring VR to South Korea, with Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park

XR for Business Podcast

Whereas if it's just a heads-up display where you're watching a video and you're just -- not even a 360 video, just a video -- you can then relax. I've seen some of the-- Huawei come up with a pair of glasses and Samsung, they're all kind of teasing at these. But for now, we start to wear these big VR headsets.

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Leveraging 5G Networks to bring VR to South Korea, with Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park

XR for Business Podcast

Whereas if it's just a heads-up display where you're watching a video and you're just -- not even a 360 video, just a video -- you can then relax. I've seen some of the-- Huawei come up with a pair of glasses and Samsung, they're all kind of teasing at these. But for now, we start to wear these big VR headsets.