UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

Today we learned that Samsung, the creators of the Oculus-powered Gear VR headset, filed a patent in late December of last year for magnetic VR hand controllers. Concept image from Samsung’s magnetic VR controller patent. And of course it goes without saying, but this is just a patent. What do you think of this patent?

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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. But of course, I hope for a full reveal . That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

5, but what would a new operating system be without new hardware to showcase it? Microsoft is having what many have pegged as a Surface hardware event on Sept. It’s all virtual, of course, and there’s a link available if you want to… Read more. We already know Microsoft is launching Windows 11 on Oct. 22 at 8 a.m.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2016

Remember back in May when Samsung teased us with a video of their limited Batman edition Galaxy S7 and Gear VR? At the time, Samsung announced that they would begin taking pre-orders for the Injustice Edition bundle if you lived in select countries like China, Singapore, Korea, Latin America, Malaysia and Russia.

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Upload VR

MAY 30, 2024

That hardware powers the proprietary Spacetop OS operating system. Xreal Air 2 Ultra: True AR Glasses For Samsung Galaxy S23 Xreal Air 2 Ultra are true AR glasses with positional tracking and scene meshing, powered by a Samsung Galaxy S22 or Galaxy S23 via USB-C.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This comes alongside an alleged partnership with Samsung that would see the development of a wholly new consumer AR device that is rumored to tether to a Samsung smartphone. If true, it would represent a significant change of course for the HoloLens product line.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

It can also be an effective way to boost productivity during collaborative sessions, enhance the quality of training courses, and increase creativity. Of course, leveraging the power of virtual reality starts with choosing the right headset capable of transporting each user into a new digital landscape.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2023

The glasses aren’t just a hardware offering. You can have the best hardware in the world, hardware is still an adoption barrier, but software is where the magic happens,” DigiLens VP and GM of Product, Nima Shams, said in a phone interview with ARPost. The DigiLens Operating System. The headset helped pave the way for DigiOS.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

It can also be an effective way to boost productivity during collaborative sessions, enhance the quality of training courses, and increase creativity. Of course, leveraging the power of virtual reality starts with choosing the right headset capable of transporting each user into a new digital landscape.

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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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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The main one regards the 4 devices we were waiting for this year , which in our opinion should have changed everything: Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google-Samsung Headset, and PSVR 2. Google and Samsung Prototype of the Samsung XR headset. I have this impression for a few reasons. Long story short: things are not good.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently we reported on Samsung’s prototype OLED panels sporting a PPI (pixels per inch) figure of 858, nearly 3.5 In case you’re wondering, each diminutive display represents an impressive 2940 pixels per inch – that’s five times the number on existing Samsung panels in the Vive and Rift.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. The price of Quest 2 has had quite a journey over the course of its three years of life so far.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 19, 2020

Samsung Odyssey. Samsung Odyssey+. There are of course incompatible headsets such as older versions of the Oculus Rift (DK1/DK2) and mobile devices like Gear VR and Daydream. There are of course incompatible headsets such as older versions of the Oculus Rift (DK1/DK2) and mobile devices like Gear VR and Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

Spatial is a leading RT3D Metaverse platform for various hardware, including web browsers and XR headsets. The move promotes a user-generated content ecosystem via a flexible suite for creating, building, and publishing hardware-agnostic immersive content. Spatial also assists in the We3 revolution. You want to go with your friends.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR. Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Recently, a big piece of news in the XR industry was the announcement that Samsung would enter the XR device marketplace. According to recent reports, the upcoming Samsung headset will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking features.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Even with viable hardware on your side, it’s not an easy thing to do.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

According to latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record. This is perhaps due to the near-constant availability of steep discounts , along with the recent launch of the Samsung Odyssey+.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] I am underwater, of course bubbles come out when I exhale’.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Brian Rakowski, VP Product Management at Google, showed off Pixel’s hardware on stage boasting a Snapdragon 821, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen on both phones, 5-inch for Pixel and 5.5-inch The XL however, matches it’s samsung’s rivals with a similar QHD screen. inch for Pixel XL.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Nielsen’s ‘ U.S Image courtesy Nielsen.

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Road to VR

JUNE 26, 2020

It’s a pity, considering even the now largely obsolete Samsung Gear VR has its own bespoke version of the game , which was released in the 2016 heyday of the 3DOF mobile VR headset. Of course, we’re not holding our collective breaths, but at least we know there’s a version sitting at Oculus offices ready to go now.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. The companies co-developed the mobile Gear VR headset, which would be manufactured and sold by Samsung but run the Oculus platform for VR software distribution. Image courtesy Oculus. The Beginning.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The hardware that Rendever uses to offer VR experiences has also gone through some changes. It was initially offered through Samsung Gear, and then Oculus Go. With the recent discontinuation of Go, Rendever is switching to Pico , finding 3-DoF hardware to be the best for their needs.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Meta Quest for Business service allows companies to use a framework of XR hardware, software, and management tools to help enterprise end-users get started with the firm’s immersive portfolio. million from app revenue, which could become a valuable source of income and services for Meta’s XR hardware ecosystem.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform with some hardware in the game. It now sees smartphone and wearables trendlines on intersecting paths, and wants to redeem that mistake for the next era of hardware. Of course, the trend stretches beyond the big five ( let’s not forget Facebook ).

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Anand Tech

APRIL 5, 2024

billion higher than advanced packaging CapEx budgets of Intel, TSMC and Samsung in 2023, based on estimates from Yole Intelligence. "This transformational investment reflects our state and university's tremendous strength in semiconductors, hardware AI, and hard tech corridor. . "SK In fact, $3.87

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Of course, the Quest 2 is by far the most sold headset and accounts for the majority of that number. But on the other side, while the Xbox is considered mainstream hardware, the Quest is not, yet. I’m pretty excited by these growing rumors about Samsung because Samsung has always proposed interesting XR devices.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

And of course he wasn’t going to miss the moment to capture insights and reflections on what the headset means. To that end, he suspects that Samsung and Google—which are collaborating on an upcoming XR headset—”must be in panic mode” after seeing what Apple produced.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. He also said that other OEMs are going to launch headsets with AVP-matching hardware for $1500 this year. Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

Despite Sony being pleasantly surprised by its official PSVR sales figures – with the nearly 1 million units sold since its October 2016 launch – it’s difficult to get a handle on market penetration for VR hardware to date. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2018

The current Vive model, released in 2016, has a pair of 1,080 × 1,200 displays made by Samsung. Samsung released their own PC VR headset, the Odyssey, at the end of 2017, which uses 1,440 × 1,600 displays; it’s feasible that HTC will use those same displays in a Vive 1.5. SteamVR Tracking 2.0? base stations.

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AR Insider

JULY 28, 2020

Of course, to achieve that level of user-friendliness and hardware efficiency is more complicated. Its plan was to distribute hardware to the first backers in Q1, but manufacturing has been slowed down by the global Coronavirus outbreak. Under the Hood. The AR Show: Race Cars, Rocket Ships and Reinventing AR. Boiling it Down.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

Among a range of topics discussed, Luckey spoke of the timeline of future VR headsets from major hardware players. The hardware will not change. Of course there might be hardware from new companies entering the market, but the hardware of the major players in the market will stay the same.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2017

Built using a new Samsung 10nm manufacturing process, the new system on chip has achieved significant power efficiency gains over the previous Snapdragon 820 design. This means of course longer battery life and cooler running. At CES 2017, the company are set to announce their latest product, the Snapdragon 835.

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