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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. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! More info Google has to open its operating system to more stores As part of a settlement with the U.S. But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week. (PS

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.13): Horizon Worlds is now in open beta, Among Us VR is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The North-America-only limitation is quite a bummer for us Europeans, but honestly, as a developer, I understand the will of making an incremental deployment to be sure that everything works before expanding the product to many countries. More info (Realwear Navigator 500) More info (WebEx on Google Glass 2).

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Vive Flow is a 6DOF headset that works with your Android phone as a 3DOF controller (hands tracking is coming in the future). VR training goes big with Accenture and Bank of America. The second big piece of news comes from Bank Of America, which has just confirmed that it will train 50,000 of its employees with virtual reality.

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HTC Vive Focus launched worldwide: an enterprise standalone headset, starting from $599

The Ghost Howls

You will be able to finally buy it in Europe and North America for $599, from the dedicated page on the HTC website. I have had it for 7 months and I find it very comfortable and I love the possibility to play with cool stuff like camera passthrough, hand tracking or USB OTG. HTC Vive Focus Specs. It is a lot hackable.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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Haptic gloves: Similar to the gloves attached to the cabinet, the at home version exoskeleton design brings hand tracking and touch to VR. Locomotion: Placed in the middle of the tracking area is an omnidirectional treadmill that that allows the user to walk in any direction. Brainscan (1994).

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Meta is having funding issues because of the new trade wars between America and China. Google Maps in AR). ODG is launching a patent sale now in January. Blippar has shut down because it wasn’t able to secure more funding. Leap Motion, as I have said, has not a solid situation. Please, AR ecosystem, surprise me!