The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. The later departure of Alex Kipman seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for the AR glasses, but a new rumor brought a bit of hope: Microsoft seemed to work together with Samsung to design consumer-oriented AR glasses. HoloKit X is a plastic augmented reality cardboard.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

More info (CREAL announcing its new lightfield innovation) More info (Video showing the technology in action) Samsung acquires eMagin Samsung has just acquired eMagin, an American manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for AR/VR headsets, for $218M. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

The most affected by this “restructuring operation” is the “1P AR Hardware” team, the one working on augmented reality devices. The Big-G is in fact focusing on strategic partnerships like the one with Qualcomm and Samsung to try to impose itself as the provider of the runtime for XR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info Samsung Galaxy Ring may have been delayed Samsung Galaxy Ring, t he smart ring that could also be used to interact with Samsung XR glasses, has been delayed. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. It would be a pity because we all were waiting for it!

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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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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. But now some data about it is starting to be found. The model should be codenamed “SM-I120” and its battery has just been certificated in South Korea. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

More info (Quest has sold 20 M units) More info (Opinion on VR not mainstream) More info (My editorial on Quest 2 sales and the problem of retention) More info (Editorial on The Verge about Quest being a gaming console) Samsung trademarks “Galaxy Glasses” We may have a name for the upcoming AR glasses by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This made sure investors gained some trust for immersive reality startups again, something that will be beneficial for our whole industry. I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. Let’s all hope so. Great job, Magnopus!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Road To VR) More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Upload VR) More info (TikTok influencers are using Meta smartglasses) The Samsung headset may be revealed soon According to a new rumor, the XR headset that Samsung is building with Google and Qualcomm may be revealed at the beginning of the new year.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The reasons behind the layoffs are well-known: the competition with TikTok hurting Meta’s revenues; Apple’s new privacy rules on iOS have reduced the effectiveness of the ads business; the conflict in Ukraine and the inflation have led to bad economic conditions. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

More info (Realistic hands in VR) More info (Codec Avatar references found in the Quest runtime) Samsung teased its Galaxy Ring After years of rumors, finally Samsung unveiled that its Galaxy Ring is a reality. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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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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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. And now here you are the link to donate: Support The Red Cross in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. It is because when Google Glasses came out, its marketing message was about augmented reality, even if they were just smart glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info (Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI) More info (The Q* algorithm could be the reason why Altman was fired) News worth a mention Samsung trademarks “Samsung Glasses” Samsung has filed a trademark for “Samsung Glasses” in the UK. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The author states that we are replicating exactly the same things we have in the real world: landlords, rent, speculation… but shouldn’t we aim at creating something new in virtual reality? In Decentraland we had the first (to my knowledge) protest in the metaverse, with some people protesting during an event organized by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

More info Samsung is still on track to deliver its headset Samsung’s president of mobile experience, TM Roh, has spoken with CNET about the XR strategy of the company. Then he talked about the ecosystem and the fact that Samsung wants to create an open ecosystem around XR where many partners can operate in.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Learn more News from partners (and friends) Happy Birthday, Tom Ffiske! I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Qualcomm has officially said that this is the chipset that the upcoming Samsung headset is going to employ. But there is not only Samsung: XR2 Gen 2 is going to be integrated also by Immersed’s Visor, a new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a headset that is still undisclosed. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Of this money, 50% of the spending is going to the research & development of AR glasses , around 40% to virtual reality, and around 10% to first-party content such as Horizon. As you can clearly see, most of the money is spent on the development of augmented reality glasses, which according to Zuck, are coming “later in the decade”.

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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. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. But will it be enough now to beat Apple?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. Let’s see: Google is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung on a mixed-reality headset. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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