The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days! Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This could be interesting when paired with XR glasses Apple has removed the functionality of “removing your room ceiling” from Vision Pro There is a video showing hand-tracking performances on Vision Pro: tracking is good, and occlusion is good, but the lag is incredibly high.

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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 - 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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The game was also released on Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Samsung GearVR, Oculus Go, and the Oculus Rift consumer headsets. Without the need to rely on controllers, hand-tracking, or eye-tracking, Proton Pulse has remained highly adaptable from one headset to another without any core changes to the gameplay.

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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. percent from last year to $1.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Firms such as AWS, Samsung, and HTC VIVE took to the event to showcase the future of work and paradigm-shifting immersive technology. Samsung Enters XR Device Marketplace A massively noteworthy piece of MWC 2024 news was that Samsung officially entered the XR headset marketplace after months of rumours.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

The firm plans to debut the Light device in May 2024 and the Super headset in Q4 this year, just as other major vendors like LG and Samsung are looking to enter the headset market. Apple has recently collaborated with NVIDIA to launch the Omniverse, a workplace immersive collaboration and design suite that CloudXR powers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment yesterday – where Qualcomm also revealed the new reference design. It’s an unbeatable combination.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Hand-tracking is a logical affordance for AR based spatial computing and no doubt some experiences will work well with that design philosophy. Inputs and Haptics are incredibly important to Virtual Reality as a major tenant in reinforcing immersion and tactile interaction with virtual objects.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Today, as more companies enter the VR headset game and input devices continue to see rapid technological advancement, there are now more ways than ever to get your hands into VR. You can now interact with virtual objects and environments like never before, taking immersion to an entirely new level. Google Daydream Controller.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The YouTube VR app originally debuted on Google's own Daydream VR platform (which it killed back in 2019 ) in 2017. In the years since, Google also brought YouTube VR to the Oculus Store on Samsung Gear VR in 2018 , then Oculus Go later that year , and was a launch title for the Quest Store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 26, 2024

The news follows similar narratives from Samsung, who noted that smartphone sales are decreasing, and in response, Samsung is increasingly XR devices investment. Other features include spatial audio, Bluetooth connectivity, eye tracking, hand tracking, and a battery life of up to 2 hours.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Now, it appears that various major firms are joining suit by developing immersive workplace solutions. Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The chipset also helps boost consumer and enterprise-grade XR use cases on headsets and smartglasses by leveraging partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications.

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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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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. Yes, Google might still be resurgent with Android, powered by Owlchemy's insights and Samsung's hardware , and other companies might surprise with a novel strategy too. You’re familiar with the Apple II?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Menlo Park-based firm will also host part of the event in person at its HQ, allowing audiences to get hands-on with their immersive portfolio – including the Quest portfolio, Ray-Ban Stories, Avatars, and Horizon Worlds. Meta will reveal more details concerning the event as the date comes closer.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 23, 2022

The Nreal designed the Air smart glasses so users can stream content as immersive visualizations overlaid on a real-world environment. The device supports various phone models such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Experia, and OPPO Find models, with a complete list available on EE’s website. Recently, Nreal updated Nebula to version 2.3.4,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This made sure investors gained some trust for immersive reality startups again, something that will be beneficial for our whole industry. I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. Great job, Magnopus!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But Meta’s recent VR for Work report highlights how, despite the poor adoptions of the firm’s immersive enterprise solutions, such as Quest Pro, the firm is deeply involved in enterprise-grade XR research and development. The Ford Motor Company and PepsiCo are examples of companies using XR to improve their design processes.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware. Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

However, there was one thing that was missing, hand tracking. In fact, Intel was already demoing hand tracking this year at CES with their Project Alloy prototype. The fact that the Snapdragon 835 VR platform will support both eye tracking and hand tracking is huge because both of those are natural interfaces.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The price is $599, but to work the glasses should be tethered to a smartphone from Samsung or OnePlus, so the overall price of the whole system is well beyond $1000. Market Analysts at CCS Insights have just released a positive report about immersive realities titled “Extended Reality Deserves Optimism”. New drama for DecaGear.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. Viveport is improving a lot, and now HTC is also launching the Vive XR Suite , which will be distributed thanks to the support of a strong network of partners like HP, NVIDIA, Baidu (the Chinese Google), and Accenture.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

The new HoloLens is expected to be lighter (my sources say that it is much smaller than the current one ), with a field of view that is the double of the current one , full hands tracking, eye tracking and integration with AI thanks to a dedicated chip (this could add object detection and other fancy features to the device).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. The controllers can slip into a plastic shell with tracking rings. That would be great for immersion, of course. Upload has gone hands-on with the relaxing Shores Of Loci. Learn more. Learn more.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A step up from an Oculus Go for those that want more power, much better tracking for immersive games and experiences. But, we do know that the Santa Cruz features four ultra-wide cameras on the leading edges that perform the inside-out positional tracking, as well as tracking the 6DOF controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Imagine it as the Google Docs for 3D artists, a set of tools that let people involved in CGI work on the same scene collaboratively at the same time, even if they are at the opposite sides of the world. Samsung terminates its XR services. If you need an Oculus device, it is now the time to buy it! It is fantastic, and you MUST see it!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). I think that this tracker can be very useful. Further references. Shiftall MeganeX.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

Google AR Cloud Streaming. Google has partnered with FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles… do you know that Fiat is from my city in Italy?) In this version, the Jeep has 4K textures and tens of millions of polygons, and it gets rendered on Google servers and streamed very fast to your smartphone. Pollen Robotics.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But it feels somewhat claustrophobic for fully immersive content or looking around with passthrough, limits the viewability of your keyboard in productivity scenarios, and makes walking around dangerous because you can't see the ground below. Apple Vision Pro on the other hand has occlusion in two distinct forms.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Some will also feature tracked controllers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

They want you to look at the television or the PC monitor in front of you and completely immerse you. We’re going toward more multiplayer experiences, more immersive experiences, and using things that don’t require a massive investment on the consumer’s part. GB: Google Glass. Or it’s a Google problem.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Google). Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The operating system should be Android, but it seems that Google is also building an operating system specific for XR. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile.

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