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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’s Head of XR is Leaving at a Pivotal Moment for the Industry

Road to VR

“It was an amazing two decades starting with driving EV-DO technology adoption in Latin America to running Qualcomm’s XR business. 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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Samsung announces limited edition Batman themed Galaxy S7 and GearVR.

Cats and VR

Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition in collaboration with Warner Bros. To commemorate the third anniversary of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Among Us, the companies came together to bring Samsung’s technology and one of the game’s central characters, Batman, in a sleek, high-performance smartphone.

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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

It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life when you are working with cutting-edge technologies I’m curious to know how the holidays are going for you, so answer this post letting me know how life is going for you! Microsoft in the end has decided to deprecate it.

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Report: HTC to Merge VR and Smartphone Divisions as President of Smartphones Resigns

Road to VR

Daniel O’Brien, GM of HTC VIVE Americas, is now GM of HTC Americas. Raymond Pao, VP of HTC VR New Technology, is now GM of North Asia. Considering HTC recently sold off much of its smartphone team to Google in a $1.1 Considering HTC recently sold off much of its smartphone team to Google in a $1.1 Chen(???),

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Report: Global VR Gaming Market to Jump 84% in 4 Years

VRScout

. “This market research analysis identifies the increasing awareness of VR technology as one of the primary growth factors for this market.” According to the report, the price of VR devices and components will also decline due to the investment of major corporations like Google.

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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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