Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Taeyong Kim, VP of Samsung Electronics and Head of Graphics R&D, took the stage last month at the company’s annual developer conference to talk a little bit about the future of VR for the company. SEE ALSO Samsung Suggests High-Powered, Standalone VR Headset To Compete With Rift and Vive.

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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 25, 2017

Earlier this morning HTC announced that a brand new mobile virtual reality headset powered by their upcoming flagship model smartphone, the HTC U11, will be coming to Japanese consumers this June alongside a Ghost in the Shell tie-in experience. The post HTC ‘Link’ Headset Brings 6DOF To Mobile VR In Japan appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

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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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2017

An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video leaked ahead of a scheduled press conference on January 12th. This video may indicate HTC is ready to make that move, using its now established Vive brand. Will HTC announce a mobile VR headset at its January 12th press conference?

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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. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.

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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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two days ago, I’ve been at HTC Vive Chinese headquarters in Beijing. It has been a really amazing day, where I have been able to try some amazing HTC tech demos (more on this later on! I’ve been able to speak with three companies incubated in the Vive-X Beijing and also to know various HTC Vive employees.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

The pair aim to launch a futuristic virtual reality (VR) event technology platform, specifically to create real-time XR simulations of business conferences, training sessions and other enterprise events. All of which will be unveiled at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam later this year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

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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OCTOBER 7, 2016

At last year’s Oculus Connect developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came out at the start of the keynote speech for a brief few words. That said, earlier this year Oculus revealed that Gear VR, its mobile VR headset made in partnership with Samsung, had seen one million users in April. He had a lot more to share.

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VRScout

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. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Mindshow, updated Samsung Gear VR, Samsung 360 camera release date, GoPro, HTC, mobile tracking innovation from Chinese developer Deepoon, Microsoft Hololens, investment wrapup, and more! THE SAMSUNG GEAR VR GETS A FACELIFT AND GOPRO DOUBLES DOWN ON 360. on August 19th.

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Road to VR

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. Old Enemies – HTC. Former Friends – Samsung. A Tale of Two Headsets.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

With VR gaining popularity, the annual conference, expo and festival calendar are filling up quickly. You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. GDC - Game Developers Conference. Venue: TBD.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. SEE ALSO Comcast, Samsung, and HTC Join $6 Million Investment in VR Animation Studio 'Baobab'.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Nougat and above including Samsung S8 line. Apple announced Valve was bringing SteamVR support to Mac during the company’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) back in June, showing the audience the power of the company’s new VR Ready 27-inch iMac. .” Unreal Engine 4.18

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VRScout

MAY 4, 2018

During Facebook’s recent F8 developers conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced that everyone in attendance would be walking home with a brand new Oculus Go – the company’s brand new standalone VR headset. Facebook’s Oculus Go is a great device made even better by easy access to your personal files.

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MAY 21, 2017

At Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm , with Lenovo and HTC slated to release commercial versions later this year. The company later shared more details, including what developers can expect in Daydream 2.0.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

The Netflix Zone concept allows you to put on your HTC Vive headset and walk around a virtual video rental store, complete with a library of VHS tapes on the “shelves”. Using the HTC Vive hand controllers, you can walk over to a shelf and pick up a VHS tape.

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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. HTC introduced its new add-on Trackers and an integrated audio strap for the Vive at CES in January, and it kicked off GDC with the announcement that both will be available for $99.99

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XROM

JUNE 4, 2023

On June 5th, Apple is rumored to launch its XR Glasses at the Worldwide Developers Conference (#WWDC) for an expected price of $3000. link] But the competition doesn't stop there, with HMD companies from around the world, including Magic Leap , HTC, NReal, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, HP, PicoVR, and many others, joining the race.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

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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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). We are organizing the Future Business EcoLink Conference 2022 and the 7th Golden Gyro Award.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Many of the biggest companies on the planet, from Samsung and HTC, to Facebook, Amazon, and Google, and even all the way to Ford, Mercedez, and countless startups, all gather in the desert at the start of the year to unveil the latest and greatest advancements in consumer electronics.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Alvin Wang Graylin is the China President of Vive at HTC, and I had a chance to talk with him at CES this year about what’s happening in China. The post HTC’s Alvin Graylin on What’s Happening in China & VR appeared first on Road to VR. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes. Music: Fatality & Summer Trip.

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VRScout

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. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Now Apple has thrown us a bone, and during their World Wide Developer Conference last week gave us Apple silo folk some good news. Out of the Big 2 of PC-powered, top-tier VR hardware…the HTC Vive won over the Oculus Rift, with the Vive doubling the Rifts’ sales at 200K units. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. What to Expect from HTC.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Speaking today at the VRX conference in San Francisco, SuperData analyst Stephanie Llamas said that the company scaled back its forecast for PSVR because of scarcity of supply at the initial launch and the lack of marketing Sony put into the headset’s October debut. You have to experiment and do research and become the best VR stakeholder.”.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

At Google’s I/O developer conference in May, the company announced that it was working on a VR version of Chrome (Chrome 61) that could work in Daydream. WebVR has gained plenty of attention recently, with Facebook’s Oculus and Samsung Gear VR both adding WebVR support in the last few months.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Samsung is giving him a glimpse of its cards while also showing others to Google, not placing all its chips in one basket. Stern-faced and determined, HTC goes all-in, playing with both its own money and that of strategic allies. Sony, takes a respectable gamble that keeps the company in the pot without threatening to take it all.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Just a few weeks ago, major forces collaborating on the WebVR Spec gathered in San Jose, CA for the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality , a two-day conference where the likes of Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Oculus, The Khronos Group, and many more hashed out the latest developments and directions for the WebVR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. Samsung will do the same. Mobile headsets. Mobile headsets are dying.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Belch will further explore his company’s approach to the business of VR at his session “From NFL to Walmart: How to Use VR to Grow Your Human Capital” on November 2 at the 2016 Virtual Reality Strategy Conference. STRIVR has used HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, the Oculus CV1 and Oculus DK2 headsets. “Out Photo courtesy Fox.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

” Today’s high-end VR systems — the Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC Vive — all use what’s called “outside-in” positional tracking. … The VR use cases are just much more demanding than what we’re doing right now, however, there will be more interesting use cases in the future.”

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VeeR VR

MARCH 20, 2018

This is yet another recognition VeeR has received from an industry powerhouse following front page features from Google Daydream, Apple AppStore, HTC Vive, and Samsung Gear. Last October, Huawei unveiled its new headset Huawei VR 2 at a press conference in Shanghai.

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