The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

The first huge leak we had this week was a full unboxing video of the device. This time was not some hotel employees finding some random Quest boxes, but a n anonymous guy uploading the unboxing video on Reddit. The video was later republished by “VR Panda” on Twitter.

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nreal’s smartphone-powered consumer AR headset finally arrive this month in Korea. Available now for pre-order, the Nreal Light AR smart glasses connect with compatible Android smartphones to bring your favorite apps, such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Chrome, to life in augmented reality. Image Credit: Nreal.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. Notably, the reshuffle is occurring following a partnership with Qualcomm and Samsung to leverage the newly announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset for empowering smart glasses.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. That’s a patently Apple recipe though that Samsung may not be able to easily replicate. The question is: what can Samsung bring to the table that Apple and Meta can’t?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Samsung has secured a trademark with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office for ‘Samsung Glasses’, which could mean we’re finally seeing some movement from the South Korean tech giant to release an XR headset. There are a few candidates though. ” The news was first reported by UploadVR. .”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Nreal, the Chinese startup behind the Nreal Light AR glasses which made a splash back at CES 2019, has now expanded to the United States, making the smartphone-tethered device available through select Verizon stores starting today. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. OnePlus 8 5G UW.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 27, 2024

Google I/O 2024 is one of the tech giant’s most exciting annual events for a few reasons. Not only does it give us plenty of updates on new devices and development tools from Google, but it’s also where the company announces some of its most exciting innovations.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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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Upload VR

MAY 14, 2024

Google showed a brief demo of AI smart glasses with a HUD I/O 2024. Google says Astra works by "continuously encoding video frames, combining the video and speech input into a timeline of events, and caching this information for efficient recall". 0:00 / 0:53 1× The smart glasses teaser segment of Google I/O 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 31, 2024

Google and Magic Leap have partnered to “advance the potential of XR technologies”, the latter has said in a blog post. The announcement was light on detail, but Magic Leap said the tie-up would combine its AR credentials with Google’s technology platforms. Google is already an investor in Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products. This is coherent with Meta CTO’s claims that this yea r some AR glasses for internal use will be ready.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Samsung filed a trademark for 'Samsung Glasses' in the UK. It was filed by Samsung Electronics on August 21, and officially approved and registered on November 10. The XR Headset With Google? UploadVR independently confirmed that Samsung told developers it plans to launch in late 2024. Smart Glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. Image by Qualcomm).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. The report talks about Samsung wanting to target the $1000–2000 range, which in my opinion risks being neither expensive nor affordable.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. Anyway, these are all rumors, so take them with a big grain of salt. This is its description that I lazily copy-pasted: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2024

Recently, Google released an update to its Quest 3 YouTube application, which allows users to stream 8K videos to their Meta Quest 3 – at least in theory. Despite the update, Quest 3 headsets cannot stream up to 8K video, as the device’s quality is capped at 4K.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And to you non-American friends, that you did great shopping for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday Here you are the news of the week, in a condensed format. Meta’s XR spending is mostly for AR glasses. But these statements are very different from reality (pun intended). The video seems made in CGI to me, though.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 21, 2018

As Android device partners ship new products, Google has been diligent in its efforts to ensure that users can enjoy ARCore apps once they boot up their new toys. On Monday, Google updated its ARCore Supported Devices page to include the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Tab S4, the Sony Xperia ZX2 line of handsets, and the Nokia 6.1

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

With this digital edition, of course, we had nothing of this, and the CES was just a bunch of video announcements. And if this CES has been a bit of a disappointment in general, this holds even more for AR and VR, for which we have no crucial announcement. We had no big reveal, no breakthrough innovation showcased. Senseglove Nova.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info (UEVR official website) More info (The announcement of the launch on Twitter) More info (Gamertag commenting on UEVR’s ease of use) A look back at this year in augmented reality AR expert Tom Emrich has written one of his amazing roundup posts in which he summarized how his 23 predictions for 2023 turned out to be.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

It became pretty viral the news that Apple does not want developers to define their apps as AR, VR, or MR, but just as “spatial” when writing the store definitions. The most affected by this “restructuring operation” is the “1P AR Hardware” team, the one working on augmented reality devices.

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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. Now yet another Google AR concept is being thrown to the scrap heap: Project Iris.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is becoming increasingly common in everyday life. We see evidence of augmented experiences on social media through 360-degree photos and videos. Endless smartphone apps now feature AR functionality. The right kit is all a developer needs to create a custom AR application.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

SI revamps Swimsuit issue with 360° videos, a custom Snapchat Lens, and more. Along with being one of the most inclusive editions of SI Swimsuit to date, this year’s copy also houses a plethora of engaging AR & VR features. The post Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launches With VR & AR Features appeared first on VRScout.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 6, 2021

Earlier this summer, Google shut down yet another virtual reality app , the 3D objects library called Poly. Google Expeditions also had five virtual tours of major league baseball stadiums and a tour of the International Space Station. Another major Google virtual reality app is the 3D painting tool Tilt Brush.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 3, 2018

Google's ARCore team is staying busy, as evidenced by yet another update of its augmented reality toolkit. Available as of Friday on Google Play, version 1.4 New SDKs are also available for Android, iOS, Unity, Unreal Engine. New SDKs are also available for Android, iOS, Unity, Unreal Engine.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The arrival of consumer-grade AR smartglasses isn’t here just yet. We know we are only a few years off from seeing some amazing augmented reality products from Apple and Facebook. In the meantime, we have to immerse ourselves in a few AR products that are currently available and we can bring them home today.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Samsung to Debut MR Headset in 2024? This week saw more rumblings about a Samsung MR headset. Samsung is following leaks from earlier in the year, showing how Google and Qualcomm are assisting with developing a Samsung headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

The tech giants are coming I guess you’ve already seen this image a lot of times… (Image by Apple) After having played a bit with XR over these years, it seems that the big tech giants are entering the XR arena for real this time. Google joined forces with Samsung (and Qualcomm) to release a new headset soon.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If you want to read better predictions about AR, I advise you to follow Tom Emrich , since he usually writes great posts on the topic! AR is in a growth stage (Image from the web). I think that in 2022 we’ll mostly see in AR the growth of the same trends that we saw in the second half of 2021. GENERAL TRENDS.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2018

With plans to go where no other large scale sporting event has ever gone before, VR and AR will play a large role in giving fans unique one-of-a-kind viewing experiences. 18 of them being live-streamed, while the remaining 12 will be broadcast the very next day through video-on-demand. ” Belch says the feedback from the U.S.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Most recently, vTime introduced its new “Theaters” feature, allowing groups to enjoy curated content together in unique locations like the Sports Bar and Video Bowl. ” In addition to Quest, user can access the vTime XR platform via a wide variety of headsets, AR, and on smartphones via “Magic Window” mode.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2024

The trusted emerging technology show became home to many XR vendors showcasing the latest in AR/VR/MR solutions. 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.

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