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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.27): Discover XR Cyber Monday Deals, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. This may be one of the potential names for either the upcoming mixed reality headset that Samsung is developing with Google or the name of future AR glasses. Will we meet there?

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What’s New in Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets in Fall 2019?

InstaVR

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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How Nokia Broke Into Virtual Reality With Its Ozo Camera

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

But something like the Samsung Gear VR, we don’t know how much it gets used, but at least you have the capability. Is it Finland? Voltolina: The majority of the R&D is in Finland. Now it’s maybe 65 percent Finland, 35 percent Sunnyvale. We include Cardboard in that, but we’re counting them in a separate category.

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Building the Foundation of XR with 5G, with Nokia’s Sandro Tavares

XR for Business Podcast

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Because we’re talking about it in very controlled environments, Sandro: Yes. Alan: Gaming arena and maybe a hospital suite, but these are controlled environments. And a Samsung. So, for example, controlling robots in a factory. Sandro: Not yet.

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Building the Foundation of XR with 5G, with Nokia’s Sandro Tavares

XR for Business Podcast

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Because we’re talking about it in very controlled environments, Sandro: Yes. Alan: Gaming arena and maybe a hospital suite, but these are controlled environments. And a Samsung. So, for example, controlling robots in a factory. Sandro: Not yet.

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Building the Foundation of XR with 5G, with Nokia's Sandro Tavares

XR for Business Podcast

It started as a paper mill in the countryside of Finland. Because we're talking about it in very controlled environments, Sandro: Yes. Alan: Gaming arena and maybe a hospital suite, but these are controlled environments. And a Samsung. So, for example, controlling robots in a factory. Alan: That's incredible.

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