Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2024

Google announced early last year it was providing software to Samsung to make a Vision Pro competitor, although we haven’t heard anything about it, or its Android XR platform since. Either make peace with Meta and bring Play store apps to Horizon OS, or go its own route with Samsung. And either decision leaves in the backseat.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 6, 2021

Big changes are coming to the Samsung home entertainment product lineup in 2021. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Save $80: If the latest shiny toy from Apple is too much for your budget, consider an upgrade to the brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 128GB tablet for just $249.99 inch model that's perfect for family entertainment. The latest Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 provides more than enough power at a considerably lower price. Credit: Samsung.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

Unlike existing enterprise-focused headsets like the Microsoft HoloLens 2 , the Pro 3e smart glasses are designed for use by consumers as a PC gaming and entertainment device. NuGaming’s Pro 3e uses a USB-C plug so you can connect your glasses to the Samsung S20 and other mobile devices.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Technologies like VR are being used widely to make games distinctive and entertaining so that both avid and casual gamers can enjoy their favorite games irrespective of time and place. First-Person VR Shooter Games.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Everyone from marketing companies to entertainment venues can create massive video walls featuring realistic 3D holograms which, according to the company, are nearly indistinguishable from real life. But here’s where things get interesting. Image Credit: Light Field Lab, Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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ARPost

AUGUST 8, 2022

If you ask your parents, one of their top entertainment activities during rainy weekends or cold winter days was playing board games. Developed for Meta Quest, Chess Club supports both hand tracking and Touch controllers. The game is available on Meta Quest and Steam , and supports Touch controllers and hand tracking.

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Slashgear

MAY 26, 2016

As fancy and entertaining virtual reality might sound, it has a few shortcomings, primary among which is input. Systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive use an approximation of our hands via control sticks. The Samsung Gear … Continue reading.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS. Image Credit: Minds Eye Entertainment.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

In a bid to make VR content more social, Samsung brought its Hypercube installation to Reading Festival. With groups of up to 30 people taking turns to create a ‘360 Infinity Selfie’ through collective user-controlled performance. This being a typical British summer day (i.e.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 2, 2017

For all of those attendees, the program allows one presenter to observe and control the video playback on the devices simultaneously with an iPad. Tagged with: 360 degree , 360 video , gear vr , LiveSYNC , samsung.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are stepping up promotion for the upcoming superhero film with a few Justice League VR experiences of their own. According to Warner Bros, you’ll be able to use the HTC Vive’s controllers for an “enhanced version of the Super Hero simulations.” The Vive experience will debut at New York Comic-Con.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The chipset also helps boost consumer and enterprise-grade XR use cases on headsets and smartglasses by leveraging partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications. Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2: What’s New?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. The flagship solution offered by the company is the Samsung Gear VR with built-in Bluetooth connectivity and adjustable IPD for user comfort. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Users benefit from a streamlined and lightweight form factor, crisp visuals, and self-tracking controllers with access to haptic feedback capabilities. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Samsung keeps us on our virtual toes, your phone’s packaging is VR headset, YouTube gets 360° help from Daydream, AR helps you make stuff better & faster, the investment & funding wrap-up, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: SAMSUNG KEEPS US ON OUR VIRTUAL TOES. …and a few more.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2017

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. ENTERTAINMENT: Dreams of “O” (FREE – Gear VR ). We are kicking off weekend with some new content on heels of CES. Get ready to snap in your phone scouts!

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

But Samsung isn’t stopping there… THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEAR VR MAY COME WITH CONTROLLER. Although not yet officially confirmed by the Korean company, a recent FCC filing indicates that the next version of the Samsung Gear VR will boast its own controller. The popular Gear VR has moved 5.5M

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Some of you, maybe not all of you, may remember a time in the 90’s when you had to walk into a video rental store to pick out the night’s entertainment with friends. So why not create the nostalgic feeling of a video rental store and marry it with the future of entertainment consumption – Netflix.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2018

There’s a wireless controller, lanyard, power adapter, usb cable, battery, glasses spacer, and lens cloth. I can pickup the Oculus Go, turn it on, and just hand it to anyone along with the wireless controller. Apps & Entertainment. Out of the box, Oculus Go comes included with everything you’d expect from a VR headset.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Armed to the teeth with tethered Vives, backpack VR and 3D printed controllers. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. Now two factions fight for control of the new resources found deep in the Earth’s crust. ENTERTAINMENT: vantage.tv (Free – Gear VR ). DinoFense ($14.99 – Rift ).

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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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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2019

Reverb will be the highest resolution headset in the ~100 degree consumer class when it launches in late April, followed behind by Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro (both with a pair of 1,440 × 1,600 displays). Reverb uses the same Windows Mixed Reality controllers used by other Windows VR headsets.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

billion in global revenues, driven in part by the increased spending in several enterprise sectors and in location-based entertainment (LBE) industry. “We Anticipating modest growth in the short term, Greenlight Insights expects the VR industry to grow into a major global marketplace by 2021, reaching $74.8 Preview Table of Contents.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. This gamification mechanic seems pretty lame to me : people need entertaining quests, not boring stuff just done to show them the new features of the platform. Let’s all hope so. Great job, Magnopus!

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2019

Now, customers in the US and UK can watch their favorite titles within their own private virtual movie theater using an Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, or Samsung Gear VR headset,” reads the release. “In Users can also control their searches using voice commands. Using Prime Video VR. Amazon in VR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta , met with LG’s CEO, William Cho and Park Hyoung-sei, the President of the Home Entertainment Company , to discuss potential collaborations on XR devices, beginning a strategic partnership between LG and Meta’s technology portfolios.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users. NEW LAUNCHES, MOVEMENTS, AND MONEY.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

External tracking devices, cameras, and advanced controllers allow for high-end experiences and get the most out of what’s currently possible in VR. Samsung Gear VR. Motion Controller. Vive Controller. Gear VR Controller. Daydream Controller. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR. This is a VR installation put on by Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Void in New York City. Doug Liman, 30 Ninjas, Condé Nast, Jaunt VR and Samsung won tonight’s Best 360 Series award for Invisible.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. He owned this new format and really took charge.

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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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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2017

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. Explore this fun and immersive game, where the player controls a Biumbi with his head and tries to defeat all the enemies between him and the magical seeds at the end of each stage.

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