VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. November has just started and with it come the Christmas and Hanukkah decorations and displays across retail stores in the U.S. So what’s next? and Canada.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

This timing prompted Spatial to launch on Oculus Quest and make its PRO tier free. Starting at the beginning, the Spatial user experience (UX) is the first thing you’ll notice when entering the app (I accessed via Oculus Quest). Its head of design also helped develop Material Design at Google. Here’s the deep dive.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Oculus Rift. Samsung Gear VR. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Oculus Touch. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Oculus Home. Oculus Home.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. Some news on content.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The organization found that, by the end of 2016, the Oculus Rift is projected to sell 355,088 units; the HTC Vive will sell 420,108 units; Google Daydream will sell 450,083 units; and the PS VR will sell 2,602,307 units.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

As VR hardware continues to compress in price and powerful smartphone based systems like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s mobile VR Daydream platform gain steam, it’s expected that 50% of worldwide revenues will be generated by VR/AR hardware sales according to the report. billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report wrapup, we cover the pulse on PlayStation VR, USA Today’s parent company premieres VR news show, the NBA to stream 1 game/week in virtual reality with NextVR, Google wants YOU, investment & funding wrapup, and more… PLAYSTATION VR: TAKING THE PULSE.

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Hypergrid Business

JULY 11, 2017

The big deal of the season is the Oculus Rift bundle , with the Oculus Touch controllers, for $400. If you were looking to buy an Oculus Rift, and have a compatible computer, this is a great time to pick it up. Plus, like the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive requires that it be plugged into a computer.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Oculus Rift. Samsung Gear VR. Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Oculus Touch. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Oculus Home. Oculus Home.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 9, 2017

” Madefire already has VR apps for the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, but Magic Leap advisor Andy Lanning has revealed a couple of key differences at the con. So far, Magic Leap have secured over $6 billion (USD) in funding, much of it coming from big names such as Google, Alibaba and Qualcomm.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The Mattel View-Master may be a toy, but it is a fully-functional Google Cardboard headset. Samsung Gear VR. If you have a late-model Samsung phone that hasn’t exploded yet, the Gear VR is the best mobile headset you can get. That prize goes to Google’s Daydream View, which just came out. Read my review here.

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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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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to UploadVR , Oculus intends to release their higher-end standalone VR headset named Santa Cruz at the first quarter of 2019. Oculus is ambitious on taking the market share by designing a VR headset with cameras added for inside-out tracking of 6DOF head movement and two Oculus Touch-style controllers. Travel VR Apps.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. The expected retail price is $299, with the gloves coming in 3 sizes: Medium, Large, and Extra Large.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Gabe has over a decade of experience leading experiential product teams and has designed immersive software products for a diverse roster of Fortune 100 companies including Google, Samsung, Nike, AT&T, and Verizon. What about, I guess, retail? Gabe: It’s interesting, retail actually is what started it for us.

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VR Bites

JANUARY 23, 2017

Play Oculus Rift and HTC Vive games with your smartphone. Not only does it do a quicker job, this way you can pplay SteamVR- and Oculus Rift games on your smartphone! No I didn’t take out my Oculus Rift DK2 screen, this is Lucky’s Tale playing on my Android phone! It’s emulating the Rift! VRidge your Gear VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Gabe has over a decade of experience leading experiential product teams and has designed immersive software products for a diverse roster of Fortune 100 companies including Google, Samsung, Nike, AT&T, and Verizon. What about, I guess, retail? Gabe: It's interesting, retail actually is what started it for us.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Google I/O Date: May 1-2, 2018 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA There are two types of tickets for Google I/O, whether for drawing applicants or invitees: General Admission: $1,150 Academic Admission: $375 Follow this event on social media: You can also check for updates on Google Developers blog.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Gabe has over a decade of experience leading experiential product teams and has designed immersive software products for a diverse roster of Fortune 100 companies including Google, Samsung, Nike, AT&T, and Verizon. What about, I guess, retail? Gabe: It’s interesting, retail actually is what started it for us.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Now stocked on shelves in retail stores across the nation in preparation for the last-minute gift grab, Axe’s $20 gift set includes one 16 oz Axe Body Wash, one 4 oz Axe Daily Fragrance Body Spray, and one virtual reality headset. SEE ALSO Oculus Go is Facebook's Affordable Standalone Headset Priced at $200, Shipping Early 2018.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and consumer was a big one as well. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. If you Google “Lockheed Martin Hololens”, there’s a picture of some people wearing a Hololens in a NASA shuttle training simulator, and she’s there in the picture.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and consumer was a big one as well. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. If you Google “Lockheed Martin Hololens”, there’s a picture of some people wearing a Hololens in a NASA shuttle training simulator, and she’s there in the picture.

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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. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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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. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

It’s been about six months since the launch of the last Gear VR but Samsung is already readying the next iteration of the device. The new Gear was revealed today by Oculus just before Samsung’s 2017 Mobile World Congress event in Spain. Samsung Europe addressed the issue on stage. Tagged with: gear vr.

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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. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

It can be even more difficult when you realize there are incredibly simple, and low-quality, VR headsets available at most retailers. Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard VR viewers are convenient and universal, because they work with practically any modern mobile phone. Daydream View.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I opened up retail computer stores after that, at the height of the internet boom in 1995. GB: Mike Abrash, formerly of Valve, now at Oculus, their chief scientist, he made this interesting observation about Moore’s Law. GB: Google Glass. I look at Google Glass and it was really interesting. But it was so early.

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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. Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise.

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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. Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise.

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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. Alan: You've got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you've got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail -- across the whole enterprise.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So this is a lot more consumer facing, whether that's retail type events or -- like you mentioned in the intro -- the work that we did with the US Golf Association on the US Open over the last few years. The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. We're not. Totally get it.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So this is a lot more consumer facing, whether that's retail type events or -- like you mentioned in the intro -- the work that we did with the US Golf Association on the US Open over the last few years. The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. We're not. Totally get it.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So this is a lot more consumer facing, whether that's retail type events or -- like you mentioned in the intro -- the work that we did with the US Golf Association on the US Open over the last few years. The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. We're not. Totally get it.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

Because of their input, a single DVD was capable of holding 95 minutes of footage (encompassing the runtime of 90% of films) all for a retail price under $20. Companies such as Oculus and HTC came out with their own headsets in 2016 – the Rift and the Vive – and the difference between these and their predecessors is immense.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2018

The Oculus Go is one of the headsets of the moment : it is the first truly consumer-oriented VR-only device : it is easy to be used, it is cheap and it is (or will) available in the retail shops, so has all the potential to attract people that until now considered VR something too geek. So, where is the truth? The headset.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. valuation) from huge names like Google, Alibaba, and Andreeson Horowitz.

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