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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. But having these new displays is a huge undertaking, and the production may only start later this year. Anyway, these are all rumors, so take them with a big grain of salt.

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Google Announces First Daydream-Ready VR Phone – Breaking

Road to VR

Google today announced the first Daydream-ready smartphone(s), Pixel and Pixel XL. Brian Rakowski, VP Product Management at Google, showed off Pixel’s hardware on stage boasting a Snapdragon 821, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen on both phones, 5-inch for Pixel and 5.5-inch inch for Pixel XL. inch for Pixel XL.

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Big XR News from Google, Meta, IGS Orlando, HTC VIVE, and Warpin

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This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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Apple Reportedly Expands Vision Pro Production Capacity Following Successful US Launch

Road to VR

Last year Samsung announced it was partnering with Google to make its own MR headset, which was reportedly delayed in efforts to make it more competitive with Vision Pro. .” Meanwhile, a cast of competitors are looking to fill the Apple-proven niche with their own high-quality ‘Pro’ level MR headsets.

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MetaVRse Launches Canada's First Full Service Virtual Reality Agency

Cats and VR

With over one million active monthly users of the Samsung GearVR, millions of Google Cardboard units and high-end Oculus Rift and HTC Vive pre-orders, Smithson believes that brands that are early to develop unique and engaging content for VR and will have a huge advantage over their competition.

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Your VR Guide To Black Friday Deals

VRScout

Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Samsung HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $500 $449. Google Daydream View Sale. Google’s Daydream View VR headset is expected to get a discount on Black Friday as well.

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Is Virtual Reality The Next Big Break For B2B?

ARPost

Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. See Also: Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada.