Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

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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. Some XR fun.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

For more than 10 years social media has become ingrained into our daily lives, a source of news, entertainment, connection to friends, family and like-minded individuals, both positive and negative. Headsets already planned for include PlayStation VR, Oculus, HTC Vive, Gear VR and even Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it. DANGEN Entertainment is hosting a development grant program aimed at helping indie developers that are working on their dream projects. Prizes are up to $10,000!

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

” He explained that XR had become a thriving industry , transforming verticals such as healthcare, entertainment, education, and gaming. Speaking on the upcoming Apple Reality Pro headset, he explained how Lucky Palmer, Founder, Oculus said Apple’s device was “excellent.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Of course, not everyone wants to—or can—be on their feet for long periods, and plenty of immersive entertainment, like watching movies, is sedentary. Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. The visual input is the most important piece of the VR setup.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

Facebook is launching the Oculus Go this year (hopefully) for an extremely low price of $200. According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. Depending on the success of the Oculus Go will decide how the industry moves forward.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

Samsung has started putting UWB chips into their devices but they don’t have the M1 chip sitting next to these things, so Samsung is way behind and, really, who will buy an entire house full of stuff from Samsung? But I hear it is years ahead of what Facebook is building in its Oculus Quest standalone VR headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. I've seen some of the-- Huawei come up with a pair of glasses and Samsung, they're all kind of teasing at these. Many tourists thought VR is very good entertaining service for the kids.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. I've seen some of the-- Huawei come up with a pair of glasses and Samsung, they're all kind of teasing at these. Many tourists thought VR is very good entertaining service for the kids.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. I've seen some of the-- Huawei come up with a pair of glasses and Samsung, they're all kind of teasing at these. Many tourists thought VR is very good entertaining service for the kids.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

Ellsworth: Pokemon Go is an interesting moment in time, where it shows this gap we have in entertainment that needed to be filled. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion. Outside of the sort of people in this room and in the games press, I don’t think most people know what Magic Leap is.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Or it’s going to take some more time?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. So they’re… [chuckles].

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. I'd say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. So they're. Is that a number that you guys--?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR. Above: Samsung’s Gear 360 and Gear VR headset. Image Credit: Oculus VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Google is also hiring high-profile people for it, like Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, and Paul Greco, the previous CTO of Magic Leap. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile. Samsung has just announced its new Exynos 2200 mobile chipset , powered by AMD RDNA 2 architecture.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

Image by Samsung). Everyone of us already knew that Gear VR was a platform almost abandoned when Oculus announced the Oculus Go. Anyway, officially, both Samsung and Oculus have continued at least to support it. This means that all new devices by Samsung won’t support Gear VR, that is so condemned to die.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. I’ll let you talk to that.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. at the very beginning when VR was kicking off, when Samsung did this huge presentation and they had hundreds -- or probably a thousand headsets -- all synchronized.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. Alan: So does it work with the Oculus Go? We actually have a pretty good relationship with the folks at Oculus. I’ll let you talk to that.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+). News worth a mention.

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InstaVR

JANUARY 7, 2019

Also put a proposal to Google’s Magic Leap for what I’ve termed ‘EducationXR’. Theo and I then showcased the whole process at Dominika’s ‘My Queendom’ launch event, letting people see the build in Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and via the smartphone app. We download them as apps into all the headsets, including the Oculus Go.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. Founded in 2016, VeeR is a leading VR entertainment platform available worldwide, across all major VR headsets?

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