The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. Samsung AR glasses concept has been leaked. Popular Twitter leaker WalkingCat has leaked two trailer videos about two AR glasses by Samsung.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

Notably, the reshuffle is occurring following a partnership with Qualcomm and Samsung to leverage the newly announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset for empowering smart glasses. Is Google Delecating its Hardware Interest to Samsung? However, not all may be lost for Google’s AR roadmap.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This month, Samsung continued its recent history of leaking details on an upcoming XR wearable when it filed for a “Samsung Glasses” trademark in the UK. Reports suggest that Samsung plans to unveil a new device at its Unpack event next year, with initial production quantities expected to be around 30,000 units.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2016

FOVE, the company behind the eponymous eye-tracking VR headset, today announced that they will be showing off a new industrial design at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH 2016 where attendees will have a chance to demo the new headset design themselves. Previous FOVE design | See Also: FOVE’s Eye-tracking VR Headset Was the Next Best at CES.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This week reports from a Korean online publication highlighted how Samsung may release an MR headset in 2024, following a year of rumours, leaks, and partnerships as the leading technology firm works with XR industry giants such as Apple, Google, and Qualcomm to become a fresh horse in the immersive space race.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 14, 2023

This week, reports emerged claiming that Chinese news publication Gyro Technology leaked the design specifications of Samsung’s upcoming MR headset. The details reveal that the upcoming headset will support MR applications with its integrated outward-facing cameras, tracking, and sensor devices.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Plus there is this sense of perceived “stasis” of the technology. As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 13, 2023

Images and specs of a prototype of Samsung's upcoming headset have seemingly leaked. In February Samsung officially announced it was working on an XR headset, with Google handling the system software via a new variant of Android.

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XROM

MARCH 4, 2024

In a groundbreaking announcement at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, Samsung, in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm, revealed their highly anticipated XR headset set to release in 2025. Aptly named "XR" for now, the device promises to revolutionize the world of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Following a busy CES 2024 for XR, the much-touted MWC event proved that XR is gaining crucial ground at broader innovative technology events. Firms such as AWS, Samsung, and HTC VIVE took to the event to showcase the future of work and paradigm-shifting immersive technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

Google is currently working with Samsung to create an XR headset that directly competes with upcoming Apple’s Vision Pro, leading to a “weird bureaucratic mess,” an employee told Insider. Moreover, earlier in the month, Samsung delayed its upcoming headset. Samsung’s XR roadmap is also moving forward.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

SID Display Week played host to a number of big names in display technology showing off their respective high pixel density VR panels. UploadVR’s Ian Hamilton was on the scene, and managed to get a pretty good capture of both Samsung’s and JDI’s panels with his iPhone 8 camera. Samsung showed off their 2.43-inch,

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

29-Year-Old Gamer Leaves Sony Behind to Bring Eye-Tracking to Virtual Reality Kojima, 29, is convinced the technology will become commonplace in VR devices. That also explains why others are getting into the game, from Eyefluence, backed by LeapPad founder Jim Marggraff, to Eye Tribe, which makes a desktop eye-tracker for $200.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

AUGUST 18, 2023

PICO Optimises MR and Hand-Tracking Features This week, PICO introduced an OS version 5.7 update – for its PICO 4 and Neo 3 Link products – in a bid to solidify its innovative, ahead-of-the-pack technology offerings. According to the leaks, Samsung’s MR device will cost roughly between $1000-$2000.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apple loves to simplify things and make people interact naturally with technology, so making people use their hands as they use them every day, instead of controllers, seemed a really good idea. It would have made no sense to release a device with a technology that they already know that will be removed in future iterations.

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EON Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

EON Reality hosted an exciting Mixed Reality partner event, based on future tech with Centro Computer and in collaboration with HP, Microsoft, and Samsung, including a full tour around EON Reality’s immersive showroom and AVR Platform demonstration.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

Today, Qualcomm Technologies officially introduced the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, a new Snapdragon chipset built to improve the quality of XR displays, visuals, and the overall user experience. With Samsung’s mobile expertise and our joint commitment, we aim to create the best-in-class XR experience for Galaxy users.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

The event always wows spectators with a rich lineup of technology vendors and innovations; however, in 2024, XR took centre stage with many firms highlighting major products, addressing device debuts, and entering the market. The Vision Pro bring Apple’s branding into the space and, with it, many eyes.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Using stereoscopic 180-degree cinematography, Atlantic Productions will leverage Meta’s extended reality (XR) technologies for the award-winning series Galapagos with Sir David Attenborough, legendary British Biologist, Documentarian, Historian, and Broadcaster. A Quill production still from Galapagos with David Attenborough.

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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. Could AI Improve XR Adoption?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC. Ford Global Technologies LLC. Amazon Technologies Inc. Amazon Technologies Inc. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. International Business Machines Corp. Intel Corp. LG Electronics Inc. Facebook Inc.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Half Dome, Facebook’s high field of view (FOV) varifocal prototype headset, fits in a Rift-like size format, and contains a veritable wish list of features including eye-tracking, varifocal display, and a 140 degree FOV. Image courtesy Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This Face Tracking add-on magnetically attaches to the facial interface of the device, and it adds to it both eye tracking and face tracking. It features two 120Hz eye-tracking cameras and one 60Hz lower face-tracking camera. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

” Moreover, Chang added: This integration with Ultraleap shows that we can bring the best in class cutting edge technology, like hand tracking, in a manufacturable form factor direct to the world’s biggest OEMs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Learn more Inseye proposes camera-less eye tracking Inseye has just announced its eye-tracking solution which doesn’t use cameras but photosensors and AI software. But now some data about it is starting to be found. The model should be codenamed “SM-I120” and its battery has just been certificated in South Korea.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. Users can also add functionality to their hardware with wireless adapters and tracking components. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset?

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 9, 2018

Previous winners in the category have included Samsung, for their Gear VR headset, and Google, for their Tilt Brush 3D/VR painting system. LooxidVR is a mobile-based VR headset, similar in design to Samsung’s Gear VR and Google Daydream View , with the added features of having embedded EEG sensors and eye-tracking cameras.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Shahram Izadi, Vice President of AR at Google , notes how Android ecosystem support will enable developers to collaborate with Samsung and Qualcomm to drive the future of immersive and spatial XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It was created with Apple’s “ VisionOS ” spatial computing operating system, using the latest biometric authentication technology. Apple says the technology can even detect the unique attributes of identical twins, highlighting its exceptional accuracy. How Does the Technology Work?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The evolution of technology. The evolution of VR is usually compared to the one of other technologies, like the web or mobile. Years pass by and technology shifts and market changes lead to a shuffle of the cards, and new market leaders arise. Let me show you why. Meta has clearly won the first round of the VR match.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

With the rise of AR and VR in the consumer market, Emagin has recently marketed their display technology toward companies building consumer headsets. SEE ALSO Apple's Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking. You’ll see the VR industry leapfrogging any other display technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

In recent years, companies from virtually every industry have begun to discover just how beneficial immersive technology can be when it comes to improving collaboration and productivity. The HP Windows Mixed Reality headset is a streamlined device with integrated motion tracking, and a 2-in-1 cable for pairing USB 3 and HDMI connections.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

While Samsung’s Gear VR headset has been leading the way in mobile VR, it’s based on a smartphone inside of an HMD which has limited capability and cannot be implemented by anyone other than Samsung. He has been a believer in VR since the DK1 days but became sold on the current iteration of VR with the HTC Vive prototype.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

Samsung’s experimental Facesense is a new attempt at changing the game, harnessing the power of our facial expression for hands-free VR interaction. April 14th – 15th at the VRLA Expo, Samsung showed a new creation from their C-Lab division. We tried the technology at VRLA briefly and it was a very early concept.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2024

Haptx to Advance Research into Haptic Solutions for Visually Impaired Groups This week, HaptX gained a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant from the U.S. HaptX is leading research with Old Dominion University (ODU) and Georgia Institute of Technology, which also receive investments from the funding round.

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