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HTC ‘Link’ Headset Brings 6DOF To Mobile VR In Japan

VRScout

Positional-tracking mobile VR and a new Ghost In Shell experience arrive this June exclusively in Japan. This allows for a sizable 110-degree field-of-view, an attractive option when compared to other choices such as the 96-degrees of the Samsung Gear VR or the 90-degrees of the Google Daydream View. 1 LED marker for HMD. •

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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

Road to VR

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Nreal Light boasts a fairly wide compatibility list, with the following phones offering support: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. But having these new displays is a huge undertaking, and the production may only start later this year. Anyway, these are all rumors, so take them with a big grain of salt.

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Here’s a Look Inside Both Samsung & JDI’s High Pixel Density VR Panels

Road to VR

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, Japan Display Inc. As opposed to Samsung’s display, attendees were treated to a moving scene.

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Rapidus Wants to Supply 2nm Chips to Tech Giants, Challenge TSMC

Anand Tech

Interestingly, the company aims to serve world's leading tech giants, challenging TSMC, IFS, and Samsung Foundry. As demand from Japanese companies alone may not suffice, Rapidus is looking for orders from international corporations like Apple, Google, and Meta. "We "We are looking for a U.S. Sources: Nikkei , DigiTimes

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN.

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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

VRScout

With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. As it turns out, investment is still flowing into the Chinese VR industry. million). It’s growing. Just not in the headset market.

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