Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

SEE ALSO Apple's Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking. This zoomed comparison shows the difference in Samsung’s PenTile subpixel layout compared to the RGB stripe approach. The company expects the displays to be available in large quantities beginning in mid-2018. Image courtesy eMagin.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

While it has effortlessly dominated the market in the last 2 years without any effort, the next 2 years may present some real risks and challenges that may question Meta’s lead. It will work with PlayStation 5 and offer amazing clarity, next-generation haptics, and for the first time on a consumer device, eye tracking.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

The headset has some wholly unique capabilities not seen on other consumer VR headsets, like eye-tracking, head-haptics, and adaptive triggers. The continued popularity of Quest 2 also presents another problem for Meta; the company seems all-in on mixed reality, and is pushing it as the key selling point for both Quest Pro and Quest 3.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Today, we’re looking at some of the top MR headset manufacturers in the industry, to help business leaders track down the right endpoints for their technology stack. The solution turns tracking inside out to reduce setup time, and loosens the hardware restrictions of other devices.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For instance, the iris scanner in the Samsung Galaxy S8 phone was hacked by researchers and fooled into identifying people based on photos rather than actual human eyes. Building in innovative eye tracking technology, Optic ID uses LED light exposure to take a 3D scan of your eye. How Does the Technology Work?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Meta found the first common benefit among enterprise end-users was employees feeling present during digital meetings and collaboration procedures. Meta’s MR product looks to compete with other MR products from firms such as Apple, Varjo, HTC Vive, Nreal, Samsung, and Google.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Eye-tracking and foveated rendering solutions within the VR landscape have been in the works for several years, but it’s proved a challenging nut to crack. Eye-tracking and foveated rendering solutions within the VR landscape have been in the works for several years, but it’s proved a challenging nut to crack.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Samsung Technology brand Samsung has been traversing the immersive technology space for some time, with the development of tools designed to take advantage of Samsung smartphones and other computing devices. Images are presented across two OLED monitors, one in front of each eye, with real-time updates.

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Bernard Marr

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Privacy Will Be A Key Concern The metaverse also brings new privacy challenges because all this immersive technology will be even better at tracking our actions and intentions. And On Top Of All That, There’s The Future Internet Skills Shortage There’s a massive skills shortage around metaverse and web3 technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

All the other major companies (Samsung, Huawei, etc…) are working on AR and Apple for sure can’t stop experimenting with if it doesn’t want to miss the next communication platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints. Minecraft Earth is coming in private beta.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Microsoft is keeping pursuing AR, and in fact, part of the resources that were devoted to HoloLens 3 are now dedicated to what is known as project Bondi, which is the AR glasses that Microsoft is building with Samsung. A good article on XR Must highlights the best work that has been presented at Sundance Festival New Frontiers this year.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2020

While all hints were making us dreaming about a new Quest, the famous leaker Walking Cat (that already predicted the Samsung Odyssey and the HP Reverb G2), posted a render of a new headset, very similar to Quest, but white. They seem a mashup of the first and second versions of the Oculus Touch (Image by CallThePlumber).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Present yourself to my readers… I’m a tech journalist, content marketer, blogger and ghostwriter who has a deep love of immersive technology and video games! No matter who you are, whether you’re a developer or a person on the sidelines deciding whether to get a Samsung Gear; there’s something in VR for you right now.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

So, this may be what Oculus will make people try: Rift 2 : eye tracking , varifocal display, 140° FOV. It is possible that they will be similar to the Mantis Headphones, or even that Oculus has copied the solution presented by Valve in the Index. It will also feature new controllers.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

And the LinkedIn post and the more recent stuff, where I really try to talk in plain English, because if a scientist can’t present their work in plain English then there’s something wrong. You sat there and you talked to the person and it recorded your eye tracking, your hand motions, your head pose. Alan: I love it.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

And the LinkedIn post and the more recent stuff, where I really try to talk in plain English, because if a scientist can’t present their work in plain English then there’s something wrong. You sat there and you talked to the person and it recorded your eye tracking, your hand motions, your head pose. Alan: I love it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

This year on the show floor have been presented mostly linear evolutions of existing devices, clones of other headsets or prototypical solutions. As for the partnerships, the most intriguing one is the one with my friends at 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leading companies in eye-tracking technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

And the LinkedIn post and the more recent stuff, where I really try to talk in plain English, because if a scientist can't present their work in plain English then there's something wrong. You sat there and you talked to the person and it recorded your eye tracking, your hand motions, your head pose. Alan: I love it. Todd: Yeah.

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2017

We’ve recently seen new VR displays from both Samsung and Kopin with an impressive ~3.25x increase in resolution compared to the Rift and Vive. And although the super high-resolution area is presently limited in its field of view, the visual fidelity it offers looks very impressive.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

Maybe with eye tracking and some more screen resolution, it may have been. Even if, always according to Ars Technica, some blurring with very fast head movements is still present. According to my review hero Ben Lang, in some scenes, the god rays are still present, too, so they are not completely eliminated.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Of course, Microsoft has talked about the m**averse in its presentation, and in this case, about an enterprise “m**averse”. Samsung heavily invests in DigiLens to build its AR glasses. Samsung has to lead a new round of investment into DigiLens, which is now evaluated at more than $500M.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

In my opinion , the true error is with the Vive 1 , that will get a price that is higher than the one of all the competitors… and that will cost as much as a Samsung Odyssey, notwithstanding its far lower features. But we also know that when in VR, most people just look forward with their eyes. Vive Focus comes to the west.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

With that in mind, and with CES 2017 imminent, we thought we’d take a look back at the notable VR events from past shows, charting VR’s progress to the present day. We also got hyped for an experimental input device which promised to bring electromagnetic field powered positional input tracking to Samsung Gear VR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

The SAO experience was created to welcome new users and teach them how to use Fove 0, the first commercially available VR headset with integrated eye-tracking. Looking at her right in the eye will elicit a smile, but ignore her and she’ll get upset. SEE ALSO Sorry, Internet. The 'Sword Art Online' VR MMO Isn't Real.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

PSVR 1 required an array of cables connected to a breakout box and a PlayStation Camera, while PSVR 2 connects via a single USB-C cable and has onboard cameras for inside-out tracking. Positional Tracking Camera Bar Required Built-In Inside-Out Passthrough ? Black & White Eye Tracking ? Headset Rumble ?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The battery tether feels ever-present, and because it's so short it's much more annoying than the long tether of PC VR headsets or PlayStation VR2. When you first put it on you’re told to hold the top button, and you feel (and see a visualization of) the lenses moving horizontally to align with your eyes. I've snagged the cable.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

During the presentation of HoloLens 2, Microsoft called on stage Trimble to present its safety solution to use the latest Microsoft AR headset safely in industrial environments. The result is a virtual avatar that looks incredibly realistic in his movements, since it has the eyes, the fingers and the whole body tracked.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A Bluetooth-enabled controller is what sets the Daydream HMD apart from other current smartphone-powered VR headsets (the Samsung Gear VR is really the only true competitor in this quality tier, distinctly above a Cardboard-style headset). Although not as robust as the HTC Vive controllers, the wand-like controller is easy to use… and fun.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Of course it also has telepresence, so you could be virtually present in a place like Egypt – not in real time, but in space and simulation. It fully includes the world and creates a new reality in which you can be present. You’re present. I believe it was Eyefluence or one of the eye-tracking companies.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Of course it also has telepresence, so you could be virtually present in a place like Egypt – not in real time, but in space and simulation. It fully includes the world and creates a new reality in which you can be present. You’re present. I believe it was Eyefluence or one of the eye-tracking companies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

Beliaeff: The brand authenticity — you can critique Pokemon Go however you want, but if you watch the cartoons or play the games and see how the universe is presented, and then you play Pokemon Go, it’s so brand authentic. With hand tracking and eye tracking built into the headset, I can be playing with my friends across the world.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT. And when Jinha finished up at Samsung, AR had sort of started catching on in earnest. Jacob, welcome to the show. Jacob: Well, for sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT. And when Jinha finished up at Samsung, AR had sort of started catching on in earnest. Jacob, welcome to the show. Jacob: Well, for sure.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

This means that an application developed for OpenXR will work with all the VR headsets that are OpenXR-compatible, both in the present and in the future. Samsung gets a patent for an AR contact lens. Only $375 to see the notifications of your phone in front of your eyes.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT. And when Jinha finished up at Samsung, AR had sort of started catching on in earnest. Jacob, welcome to the show. Jacob: Well, for sure.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. According to the Korean outlet “The Electronic Times”, Samsung will manufacture the tracking chips that will be used by Facebook AR glasses. A new patent highlights the possible design of future Samsung AR glasses. More info. News worth a mention.

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