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According to a recently published patent application filed by Samsung, the company may be developing a foldable AR headset featuring a built-in display that automatically activates when the device is unfolded. Could the multinational technology conglomerate be expanding into the AR market? MORE
Giant hardware manufacturers like Samsung and GoPro are pushing 360-degree content by creating peripherals often tied to smartphones. When looking at mass-adoption, the mobile cell phone industry lays the foundation of virtual reality and augmented reality devices. MORE
Yet, as we augment our senses, just what are we subtracting? “Are we going to enter a world where we can’t even tell the difference between fiction and reality?”. The post ‘Rose Colored’ is a Haunting Vision of Love in Augmented Reality appeared first on VRScout. MORE
Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. Hidden World is a simple experiment that combines hand-drawn animation with augmented reality. MORE
While Google Cardboard, Daydream, and the Samsung Gear VR lead the charge for accessible virtual reality headsets and experiences, augmented reality hasn’t had its full day in the sunshine. Calling it the “Cardboard of AR”, the 5-person team behind this cardboard AR viewer is opening the door for consumers to finally see what it’s like to have their worlds augmented. MORE
2017 already saw Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality changing the way we work and live. Here, Augmented Reality can bridge the gap – consumers can use their existing smartphone technologies to enhance their worlds, without the need to use a headset. MORE
Voice-activated digital assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google currently have the upper hand for home automation integrations, but a new augmented reality mobile app promises to give homeowners and renters visual control over their connected appliances. MORE
CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Three times the size of virtual reality, goes their prediction. MORE
Although there weren’t drastic changes made to the physical design of the iPhone (minus that old thing called a headphone jack), Apple’s unveiling of a dual-lens camera points to a world where millions of consumers could one day put a powerful augmented reality device in their pocket. MORE
The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Samsung Odyssey Specs and Minimum Requirements. Image courtesy Samsung. Image courtesy Samsung. MORE
Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a “powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).” MORE
The migration of virtual reality veterans to augmented reality continues. Armando Kirwin and Ryan Horrigan started the company to use artificial intelligence and augmented reality to build “emotionally intelligent avatars” as virtual companions for people. One of Felix & Paul’s big projects was a virtual reality tour of the White House with the Obamas. MORE
Kitten Planet, a spin-off company that grew up in Samsung's C-Lab incubator, has developed a connected toothbrush that teaches and motivates children to brush their teeth better via augmented reality while tracking their performance. MORE
Samsung officially launched its new S9 and S9 Plus smartphones today. Samsung launched its first Gear VR headset way back in 2014, compatible with the Note 4. SEE ALSO Everything You Need to Know About Samsung Gear VR Phone Compatibility. MORE
While augmented reality made more of a cameo appearance during Samsung's official grand unveiling of the Galaxy S10 line-up on Wednesday, it's the company's move into 5G connectivity that has huge implications for AR. MORE
On Friday, at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Samsung invited attendees into the residence of Family Guy's Griffin family to learn all about its "smart home" products via augmented reality. "If MORE
So far in 2016 we’ve seen Samsung’s Note 7 go from everyone’s favorite cell phone to everyone’s favorite explosive device , the release of Google’s brand new Pixel line with DayDream support and Apple start riots over the removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7. MORE
With the Gear VR’s launch in 2015, Samsung were technically the first company to release a modern-age consumer VR headset, and Gear VR is still the most owned VR headset on the market. In late 2017 they then launched a PC VR system, the Odyssey , the only ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ headset to use OLED panels and have lens separation adjustment. The Odyssey may be a stepping stone to a fully standalone Samsung VR headset. MORE
When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. And it was great also because it was portable : some evenings, I took it with me and let my friend try high-quality virtual reality. MORE
It’s not certain at this time if Apple will be delving into VR too, maybe with a hypothetical headset akin to Samsung’s Gear VR or Google Daydream. The post Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 may not make its big entrance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next week, the company will however be presenting a few new VR/AR projects coming direct from their in-house incubator Creative Lab (C-Lab). MORE
Samsung teams up with the popular adult cartoon series for a hilarious AR tour through their smart home product line-up. Confused or intimidated by the vast array of Samsung smart home products at your disposal? Image Credit: Samsung. MORE
With plans to compete with Niantic and other augmented reality game developers, game developer WarDucks has closed a $3.8 million funding round. According to Venture Beat, EQT Ventures led the round, with Suir Valley Ventures and other investors also participating. MORE
Apple’s massive leap into augmented reality with no additional sensors or hardware, only the phone in your pocket, seemingly opened up the largest AR platform in the world overnight. ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale. AR is happening. MORE
Zappar, a London-based developer in the Augmented Reality space, is announcing the closing of its Series A funding round. They have also successfully crowdfunded a Google Cardboard-inspired $30 Mixed Reality solution called ZapBox. MORE
Samsung AR glasses may be on their way not long after the Galaxy S8 and the newest Gear VR headset is revealed this February. Archive Android augmented reality Galaxy S8 gear vr google google glass MWC 2017 Samsung Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Gear VR smartphone virtual reality VR headsets MORE
Apple’s iOS 11 is coming to compatible devices starting September 19th, which means that if you own a recent Apple iPhone or iPad, you may have an augmented reality-capable device in your hands before the new iPhone line even launches. MORE
Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung. MORE
announced the availability of uSensAr, a smartphone augmented reality engine, this week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers, and content creators to build those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users… but for the entire Android ecosystem,” he continued. The partnership is expected to empower augmented reality for hundreds of millions of users. MORE
It sounds like Samsung is working on a new headset that will utilize both virtual and augmented reality technology. That is according to the Korea Times , which cites a Samsung official familiar with the company’s plans. Last year, Samsung released the Odyssey PC VR headset under Microsoft’s Windows-based ‘mixed reality’ banner, which was easily the best of the five headsets featured in that line. MORE
Augmented Reality fits perfectly into this model. What Does Augmented Reality Advertising Look Like? Today, Augmented Reality advertising is taking two main formats: The Forward Facing Camera (aka “The Selfie”). The ability for a consumer to interact with their favorite brands or products through an Augmented Reality experience has real world applications. What was the last ad that you saw? Or at least the last ad that you remember seeing? MORE
ARCore is soon to be available on Google Pixel devices and Samsung Galaxy S8 and above, but won’t be integrated into other Android phones until Google and its partners think it’s ready. ‘Try it before you buy it’, the old adage goes. MORE
Some days ago, I’ve got to know through Reddit a new Augmented Reality headset called DreamGlass. DreamGlass is a product of a company called Dreamworld: it is a cheap augmented reality headset made for developers. How do you envision the future of augmented reality? MORE
Augmented Reality in 2018. This has been an enormous endorsement for augmented reality. Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019. Next-gen HoloLens will become a reality. augmented reality 2019 AR hololens magic leap predictions MORE
As Facebook, Apple, Samsung, and others offer augmented reality selfie effects and content that challenge its platform, Snapchat has continued to innovate with its augmented reality capabilities. MORE
Unless you’ve been studying immersive technologies very closely, you may not have seen the rising use of the term Mixed Reality. Everyone probably has a good idea of what Virtual Reality is all about. The term Mixed Reality (MR) has a number of meanings. MORE
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 2, 2019
Augmented Reality in 2018. This has been an enormous endorsement for augmented reality. Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019. Next-gen HoloLens will become a reality. augmented reality 2019 AR hololens magic leap predictions
Next Reality AR
AUGUST 31, 2018
On Friday, at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Samsung invited attendees into the residence of Family Guy's Griffin family to learn all about its "smart home" products via augmented reality. "If
VRScout
JULY 14, 2019
According to a recently published patent application filed by Samsung, the company may be developing a foldable AR headset featuring a built-in display that automatically activates when the device is unfolded. Could the multinational technology conglomerate be expanding into the AR market?
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
ARCore is soon to be available on Google Pixel devices and Samsung Galaxy S8 and above, but won’t be integrated into other Android phones until Google and its partners think it’s ready. ‘Try it before you buy it’, the old adage goes.
VRScout
AUGUST 29, 2017
Apple’s massive leap into augmented reality with no additional sensors or hardware, only the phone in your pocket, seemingly opened up the largest AR platform in the world overnight. ARCore: Augmented reality at Android scale. AR is happening.
Next Reality AR
MAY 30, 2018
As Facebook, Apple, Samsung, and others offer augmented reality selfie effects and content that challenge its platform, Snapchat has continued to innovate with its augmented reality capabilities.
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UploadVR
OCTOBER 7, 2017
Augmented Reality fits perfectly into this model. What Does Augmented Reality Advertising Look Like? Today, Augmented Reality advertising is taking two main formats: The Forward Facing Camera (aka “The Selfie”). The ability for a consumer to interact with their favorite brands or products through an Augmented Reality experience has real world applications. What was the last ad that you saw? Or at least the last ad that you remember seeing?
Next Reality AR
MARCH 21, 2019
With plans to compete with Niantic and other augmented reality game developers, game developer WarDucks has closed a $3.8 million funding round. According to Venture Beat, EQT Ventures led the round, with Suir Valley Ventures and other investors also participating.
Next Reality AR
JULY 2, 2018
Voice-activated digital assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google currently have the upper hand for home automation integrations, but a new augmented reality mobile app promises to give homeowners and renters visual control over their connected appliances.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 14, 2018
Some days ago, I’ve got to know through Reddit a new Augmented Reality headset called DreamGlass. DreamGlass is a product of a company called Dreamworld: it is a cheap augmented reality headset made for developers. How do you envision the future of augmented reality?
UploadVR
JANUARY 14, 2017
CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Three times the size of virtual reality, goes their prediction.
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Road to VR
MAY 9, 2018
Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a “powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).”
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Zappar, a London-based developer in the Augmented Reality space, is announcing the closing of its Series A funding round. They have also successfully crowdfunded a Google Cardboard-inspired $30 Mixed Reality solution called ZapBox.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Although there weren’t drastic changes made to the physical design of the iPhone (minus that old thing called a headphone jack), Apple’s unveiling of a dual-lens camera points to a world where millions of consumers could one day put a powerful augmented reality device in their pocket.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 22, 2016
Giant hardware manufacturers like Samsung and GoPro are pushing 360-degree content by creating peripherals often tied to smartphones. When looking at mass-adoption, the mobile cell phone industry lays the foundation of virtual reality and augmented reality devices.
VRScout
APRIL 17, 2017
Yet, as we augment our senses, just what are we subtracting? “Are we going to enter a world where we can’t even tell the difference between fiction and reality?”. The post ‘Rose Colored’ is a Haunting Vision of Love in Augmented Reality appeared first on VRScout.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
So far in 2016 we’ve seen Samsung’s Note 7 go from everyone’s favorite cell phone to everyone’s favorite explosive device , the release of Google’s brand new Pixel line with DayDream support and Apple start riots over the removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7.
UploadVR
MAY 30, 2017
While Google Cardboard, Daydream, and the Samsung Gear VR lead the charge for accessible virtual reality headsets and experiences, augmented reality hasn’t had its full day in the sunshine. Calling it the “Cardboard of AR”, the 5-person team behind this cardboard AR viewer is opening the door for consumers to finally see what it’s like to have their worlds augmented.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 may not make its big entrance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next week, the company will however be presenting a few new VR/AR projects coming direct from their in-house incubator Creative Lab (C-Lab).
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
It’s not certain at this time if Apple will be delving into VR too, maybe with a hypothetical headset akin to Samsung’s Gear VR or Google Daydream. The post Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements appeared first on Road to VR.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Samsung Odyssey Specs and Minimum Requirements. Image courtesy Samsung. Image courtesy Samsung.
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. And it was great also because it was portable : some evenings, I took it with me and let my friend try high-quality virtual reality.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Samsung teams up with the popular adult cartoon series for a hilarious AR tour through their smart home product line-up. Confused or intimidated by the vast array of Samsung smart home products at your disposal? Image Credit: Samsung.
Immersive Authority
JUNE 30, 2016
Unless you’ve been studying immersive technologies very closely, you may not have seen the rising use of the term Mixed Reality. Everyone probably has a good idea of what Virtual Reality is all about. The term Mixed Reality (MR) has a number of meanings.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 19, 2018
With the Gear VR’s launch in 2015, Samsung were technically the first company to release a modern-age consumer VR headset, and Gear VR is still the most owned VR headset on the market. In late 2017 they then launched a PC VR system, the Odyssey , the only ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ headset to use OLED panels and have lens separation adjustment. The Odyssey may be a stepping stone to a fully standalone Samsung VR headset.
UploadVR
MAY 9, 2018
It sounds like Samsung is working on a new headset that will utilize both virtual and augmented reality technology. That is according to the Korea Times , which cites a Samsung official familiar with the company’s plans. Last year, Samsung released the Odyssey PC VR headset under Microsoft’s Windows-based ‘mixed reality’ banner, which was easily the best of the five headsets featured in that line.
VRWorld
JANUARY 10, 2018
announced the availability of uSensAr, a smartphone augmented reality engine, this week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. With the release of uSensAR, we are allowing developers, smartphone manufacturers, and content creators to build those AR experiences not just for iPhone, Pixel and Samsung S8 users… but for the entire Android ecosystem,” he continued. The partnership is expected to empower augmented reality for hundreds of millions of users.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Samsung officially launched its new S9 and S9 Plus smartphones today. Samsung launched its first Gear VR headset way back in 2014, compatible with the Note 4. SEE ALSO Everything You Need to Know About Samsung Gear VR Phone Compatibility.
Next Reality AR
MAY 14, 2018
Kitten Planet, a spin-off company that grew up in Samsung's C-Lab incubator, has developed a connected toothbrush that teaches and motivates children to brush their teeth better via augmented reality while tracking their performance.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
While augmented reality made more of a cameo appearance during Samsung's official grand unveiling of the Galaxy S10 line-up on Wednesday, it's the company's move into 5G connectivity that has huge implications for AR.
Empact Labs
DECEMBER 3, 2017
2017 already saw Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality changing the way we work and live. Here, Augmented Reality can bridge the gap – consumers can use their existing smartphone technologies to enhance their worlds, without the need to use a headset.
Road to VR
AUGUST 30, 2017
Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. Hidden World is a simple experiment that combines hand-drawn animation with augmented reality.
Peter Graham
JULY 18, 2019
Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung.
Slashgear
DECEMBER 16, 2016
Samsung AR glasses may be on their way not long after the Galaxy S8 and the newest Gear VR headset is revealed this February. Archive Android augmented reality Galaxy S8 gear vr google google glass MWC 2017 Samsung Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Gear VR smartphone virtual reality VR headsets
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Apple’s iOS 11 is coming to compatible devices starting September 19th, which means that if you own a recent Apple iPhone or iPad, you may have an augmented reality-capable device in your hands before the new iPhone line even launches.
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