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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Before Oculus can have its three days of fun later this week, Google will be getting its time in the spotlight at its own Made By Google press conference in San Francisco tomorrow. Namely, it’s time to learn a lot more about Google Daydream. Namely, it’s time to learn a lot more about Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Nanchang City is showing a very warm welcome for the 4000+ delegates of the “World Conference of the VR Industry”. #VR

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MAY 17, 2017

Google today confirmed what we’ve long suspected; Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 smartphone will soon support Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem. The news was announced on-stage at the Google I/O developer conference today. Since then Oculus and Samsung have released multiple iterations of the headset.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Old Enemies – HTC.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

When Oculus first revealed its prototype standalone VR headset, code-named Santa Cruz, back in 2016, we all new a response from HTC was inevitable. Earlier this year those suspicions were proven correct when HTC as well as Lenovo announced their own upcoming versions of standalone VR hardware at the Google I/O Conference.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Following the reveal of the Daydream mobile VR ecosystem earlier in the year, Google has finally revealed the first headset to support it, Daydream View. The headset comes with a controller and launches in November for $79. The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today.

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During its I/O 2023 conference, Google said it will share more about its 'Android collaboration' with Samsung on 'immersive XR' later this year. Samsung revealed in February that it was partnering with Google and Qualcomm to develop XR hardware, with Qualcomm providing the chipset and Google handling "the software".

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. Other relevant news.

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MAY 17, 2017

Just ahead of Google’s I/O developer conference last year rumors ran rampant that the company would show a standalone VR headset. Variety is citing multiple sources with knowledge of the project in saying that Google may showcase its standalone device at this week’s show, which kicks off today and runs through to Friday.

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MAY 2, 2024

The historical moment of the launch of Quest 1 (Image by TechCrunch) Oculus Quest 1 launched in 2019 for $399. Meta Quest 3 and controllers (Image by Meta) Quest 3 has been launched last year, in 2023. So it was hard for us devs to make visually compelling games. It’s an enormous number for the VR market.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

With that backdrop, the Games Developer Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco in March, including lots of AR & VR focus. You can see more about the conference here , and more details from the conference organizers below. There will be lots of networking and knowledge to gain.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The agreement was a big enough deal that the CEOs of both companies made the announcement together during the IFA 2022 conference. “We’re For Meta, which itself wants to control the destiny of XR, that’s a problem.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

PlayStation VR is a promising new contender on the scene, but all eyes are still on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift when it comes to VR rivalries. Alvin Wang Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, made this point during his talk at last week’s Vive developer conference in Hangzhou, China. As for PlayStation VR? An E-Scooter?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Today during the Vive Developers Conference in Beijing, HTC revealed the Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. Original Article, Updated (11/13/17): Vive Focus is the name of the standalone mobile VR headset which was initially teased way back at Google I/O 2017 in May.

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JUNE 10, 2017

Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. Companies like Google and Apple have done that instead. Just hours before Facebook’s developer conference, Snapchat announced a major VR initiative: 3D lenses for use inside its messaging app.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

The first Daydream headset’s price may have been revealed just ahead of today’s Made By Google conference, and it looks like it could literally give Samsung a run for its money. The site also suggests that Google’s Daydream headset could actually be made by HTC.

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JULY 17, 2017

Disney reveals an exciting augmented reality partnership with Lenovo at D23 conference. So naturally Disney’s D23 conference in Anaheim, California was filled to the brim with new content from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. In real-life the controller is more of a lightknife than a lightsaber.

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MAY 18, 2016

Google has unveiled Daydream, their new VR platform to become the Android of virtual reality. The first day of Google’s annual I/O developer conference kicked off this morning with Clay Bavor, Vice President Virtual Reality, taking the stage to announce Google’s push beyond Cardboard into virtual reality.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Google’s real-time face and body tracking; Source: Google. We have also seen the emergence of all-in-one VR headsets , such as the Oculus Quest 2, mobile compatible headsets such as the VIVE Flow as well as peripheral PC headsets that maximize hardware capabilities such as the VIVE Pro 2. Full-Body Tracking. Going Wireless.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

The system is already used on the $3,000 HoloLens, an advanced augmented reality system, but with it employed on a low-cost VR headset Microsoft may have leapfrogged efforts by both Facebook and Google, powered by Windows. The Santa Cruz inside-out tracking prototype from Oculus. An example of the Windows Holographic user interface.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Powered by VR, The Wild’s cross-platform 3D design platform works much like Google Docs. Founded by Gabe Paez, The Wild seeks to do what Google Docs does for collaborative word processing, but instead of fulfilling the role of an organizational tool, this app is meant to serve more creative purposes. . Image Credit: The Wild.

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MAY 18, 2017

At its annual developer conference called I/O, Google announced standalone VR headsets for the Daydream VR platform, the first of which will be made by HTC and Lenovo. Pictures of the first devices include what looks like the Daydream controller of today, a three degree of freedom controller (3DOF).

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JANUARY 12, 2017

The Game Developer Conference is an annual gathering of professional devs as they share their various work-in-progress projects, attend networking functions, speak on and observe in-depth panel discussions, and absorb a wealth of knowledge and inspiration across the multi-day event.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Armed to the teeth with tethered Vives, backpack VR and 3D printed controllers. Wait, is Freddie Prinze Jr. a fan of VR now!?

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APRIL 13, 2018

The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s quite no conference like VRLA. Attendees can sign up for Circuit Stream’s workshops when they register for VRLA.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each camera will have at least four angles of the game that you can control. The NBA on TNT VR app will also be a part of the playoff games, through the 2018 Western Conference Finals. It’s currently available for Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus , and Google Play.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Facebook acquired VR specialist Oculus all the way back in 2014 and, while its funding and resources have greatly accelerated what the latter has been able to do, it still hasn’t released a tailored version of its own social network to run on Oculus products. As for an Oculus Rift edition of the app? That is until today.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Without explicitly announcing a new specific product, Samsung quietly implied that they may be developing a new standalone mobile VR HMD during a session during their developer conference last month. SEE ALSO Hands-on: Samsung Odyssey Windows VR Headset & Controllers.

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MAY 7, 2017

Now that the dust has settled on F8, Facebook’s annual developer conference, it’s time to look back and ask ourselves: what do those announcements actually mean for the end consumers? Leading up to F8, I wrote a piece highlighting five key predictions about what we’d discover at the conference. Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality.

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MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. LOCATION-BASED VR. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus.

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APRIL 27, 2021

The browser-based VR remote collaboration experience can be entered with a headset, but it also works with WASD controls on a laptop or desktop, or with touch controls on a smart device. Users have access to a large catalog of existing assets from sources like Sketchfab and Google Polly, but users can also upload their own assets.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

It turns out that in a conference call late last month to discuss earnings the company said it sold more than that number. ” HTC also said during the conference call it sells each unit “at a profit.” Next month the Rift’s Oculus Touch controllers will debut.

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MAY 19, 2016

Epic Games’ Kim Libreri today took to the stage at Google’s I/O conference to announce Unreal Engine support for the newly announced Daydream Android VR platform, what’s more is that it’s available right now. This video is also the most that has been seen publicly of the Daydream controller in action.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Microsoft, Google and Apple all have their own approaches to augmented reality and virtual reality, but the race for the face is particularly critical to Facebook and Amazon, because they have yet to establish computing gateways. Meanwhile, heftier VR products from Facebook’s Oculus and Magic Leap have mostly been for gamers.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants.

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