The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Image by Samsung, taken from Upload VR). Samsung may launch a next-gen Samsung Odyssey. A recent filing at the Chinese IP offices makes us speculate on a new PC VR headset in the works by Samsung. That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR. Top news of the week. PSVR 2 could be revealed next month.

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MAY 17, 2017

Google I/O has begun, the company’s annual developer conference, and amidst expectations of a new all-in-one VR headset , the company announced that Samsung’s Galaxy S8/S8 plus and LG’s next flagship phone will be officially receiving Google Daydream support. This story is breaking.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It showcases plenty of the new features detailed in last week’s conference, but pay particular attention to the first 12 seconds. The most important element here is the 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) controller being used. We’ve reached out to Microsoft to clarify if partners could be making these controllers.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Imagine conference rooms around the world all holding an event at the same time, all filled with people wearing mobile VR headsets, and you’re picturing the type of setting LiveSYNC wants to thrive in. Tagged with: 360 degree , 360 video , gear vr , LiveSYNC , samsung.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Asked about the studio's hand tracking focus and how Apple Vision Pro uses hand tracking as its primary control method, Eiche believes Apple's system feels like "huge vindication" for Owlchemy's strategy. "We Owlchemy Labs has a prominent history when it comes to hand-tracking controls. So yeah, it felt like a huge vindication."

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MAY 26, 2017

Last week at Google’s I/O 2017 developer conference the company made a number of new announcements which are very exciting for VR consumers. Oculus was first to market in the ‘high-end’ mobile VR space when they launched Gear VR in conjunction with Samsung in 2014. The collaboration proved fruitful.

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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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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. That’s just speculation on our part, however. Variety states that the device could be released as early as this month.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming. This trend is not unique to Apple, as Samsung has also reported decreased smartphone sales. In response, Samsung is increasing its investment in XR devices. The yearly event will showcase the latest, and at times potentially paradigm-shifting, products.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

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. The hardware is also confirmed to feature a 3DOF motion controller just like the one used for the Google Daydream View.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With storage product demand from both the client and datacenter businesses down well off of its highs in a notoriously cyclical business, we've already seen the big three memory manufacturers – SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron – significantly cut back on NAND production.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Samsung announced a lot yesterday, including a new phone and a fresh look at its latest Gear VR and the compatible controller. Shown at the end of its conference, the ad shows an ostrich accidentally stumbling into a Gear, which has been carelessly left outside by what I can only assume is some VR-hating neanderthal.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Different Controller: The Oculus Go Controller and Gear VR Controller share the same inputs: both are 3DOF controllers with clickable trackpads and an index finger trigger. If your app displays a visible controller, you should change the model displayed depending on whether you are running on Gear VR or Oculus Go.

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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. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Oculus Santa Cruz is a VR prototype that brings many high-end features of the Oculus Rift and Touch, most notably positional (6DoF) tracking on both headset and controllers, into a self-contained, standalone design. Oculus initially debuted the Santa Cruz controllers with trackpads, but has since said they’ll return to thumbsticks.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The paper details a ‘Haptic Chair’ that extends feedback beyond what you’ll get with position-tracked controllers like Oculus Touch and the Vive wands. Disney engineered the system for VR movies, though it is noted that the concept is usable with games, and other experiences like social networking.

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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. So this is a market we should all keep an eye on.

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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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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Fortunately, Samsung’s offering has just become more widely available. Previously the company had only sold the device at select events and through its own online store but kept it away from third-party retailers despite putting a big spotlight on it at its developer conference earlier in the year.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Oculus Quest is due to launch sometime in Spring 2019 at $400 for the 64 GB version, including a pair of optically-tracked controllers, also dubbed ‘Touch’ like the Rift’s controllers. . “With Oculus Quest, we will complete our first generation of VR products,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

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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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MAY 25, 2017

This allows for a sizable 110-degree field-of-view, an attractive option when compared to other choices such as the 96-degrees of the Samsung Gear VR or the 90-degrees of the Google Daydream View. 2 6 DoF controllers. • 2 straps for controller. • Approximately 3.6 External connection. USB (Type-C) Y cable, 3.5 mm audio jack.

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MAY 1, 2018

Oculus Go, the standalone virtual reality headset expected to be a key element of Facebook’s F8 2018 conference today, quietly arrived for preorder online this morning. The headset cuts the cord versus the original Oculus Rift, with a fully self-contained VR system and wireless controller.

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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 3, 2017

With each passing year the Game Developers Conference (GDC) becomes more and more important to the VR industry, and 2017’s iteration was no different. One year on and it’s ready to debut its bigger, better 2017 line-u p, fueled by the recently-released Touch controllers. New Gear VR, New Controller. Can we sleep now?

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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. The company unveiled this new mobile VR ecosystem for select Android smartphones at its I/O developer conference earlier this year.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. And one has surprised me: the controllers will feature inside-out tracking. If you remember well, this is the same type of controller that was teased for Meta Project Cambria.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 26, 2020

GAA-FETs offer significant advantages when it comes to transistor performance control – for most FinFET processes, foundries can offer several designs based on voltage and performance, but GAA-FET designs turn those discrete options into something more continuous. From Samsung. version of its 3GAE PDK was ready for customers.

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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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MAY 25, 2016

Using the HTC Vive hand controllers, you can walk over to a shelf and pick up a VHS tape. This isn’t Netflix’s first foray into VR though, back in September Oculus announced at their annual developer’s conference the launch of Netflix on the Samsung Gear VR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. Samsung #BeFearless Fear of Public Speaking – Personal Life (FREE – Gear VR). This VR app is designed by Samsung to help you overcome your fear of public speaking.

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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. Impact on Consumers.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Facebook 360 is a new app for Oculus and Samsung’s Gear VR that brings portions of the social network into headsets for the first time. That is until today. As the name suggests, the service will mainly be used for viewing 360-degree videos and images hosted on Facebook, a feature the company introduced in late 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Microsoft have just announced that the game will also receive support for Oculus’ VR motion controllers ‘Touch’ on October 18th which may be further evidence of an October release for the devices. The Gear VR saw it’s version drop earlier this year , with the Rift version following some months later.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Over 70 new controller titles are in development. Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced a brand-new Gear VR, powered by Oculus, and revealed the Gear VR Controller that lets you interact with VR games and experiences. Over 70 Controller Titles Coming Soon. A New Gear VR.

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