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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

VRScout

Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features.

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HTC Teases Smartphone Capability With Vive Cosmos

Road to VR

Afterwards, HTC Vive America GM Dan O’Brien announced that they’d have more to share leading up to Cosmos’ launch, including “the kinds of form-factors it can expand into.” At this point it’s unclear how smartphone connectivity could be handled technically. Image captured by Road to VR.

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Intel & Major League Baseball Partnership Will Bring Free Weekly Games Streamed in VR

Road to VR

A major new three year partnership between Intel and MLB, America’s leading baseball league, will bring weekly live baseball games streamed in VR for free to Gear VR via Intel’s ‘True VR’ tech. Live VR broadcasts from the world’s biggest sporting leagues are steadily becoming easier to find.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Qualcomm Announces New Partners at MWC 2023

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On the backdrop of the announcement, analyst firm CCS Insight unveiled its inaugural white paper featuring data, insights, and use cases from Qualcomm and global operators. Firms including China Mobile (CMCC), KDDI Corporation, Deutsche Telekom, NTT QONOQ, Telefonica, Vodafon, and T-Mobile have contributed to the findings.

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Everything You Need to Know About Samsung Gear VR Phone Compatibility

Road to VR

The Samsung Gear VR headset is a collaboration between Samsung and Oculus, and is one of the best mobile VR headsets out there. However, the release of the device has seen several variations over time, each compatible with a different set of Samsung phones. Samsung Support for Gear VR (SM-R325). Galaxy S6 Edge.

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Top 10 Stories to Read on April 20th

VRWorld

“Major NAND flash suppliers including Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and Toshiba have rolled out 64-layer 3D NAND flash products, said the sources. “The charging stations are being created under a partnership between the National Parks Foundation, Department of Energy, National Park Service, and BMW of North America.