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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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Samsung Unveils Advanced 4K Micro-OLED Displays For "Next-Generation" Headsets

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At SID Display Week 2025, Samsung is showcasing two new micro-OLED panels that can deliver brighter 4K per-eye headsets with richer colors and no motion blur. More headsets using a new Sony 4K micro-OLED are set to launch later this year, from Samsung , Sony , and Pimax. That compares to 36603200 and 92% for Apple Vision Pro.

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Big XR News from Google, Microsoft, Samsung Qualcomm

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Googles AndroidXR Provides Developer Passthrough Access Recent news from the AndroidXR camp highlights a significant development advantage that some believe positions the new operating system ahead of the veteran firm Meta. The shark tank is growing, and leaders will emerge.

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E McNeill Brings Hacking VR Classic Darknet To Quest Headsets

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Darknet was the first full game to launch on Samsung Gear VR, which is considered to be the first consumer VR headset. In the three years following, it launched on the Oculus Rift Store, the original PlayStation VR, Steam, and Google Daydream, an early pioneer of cross-platform VR availability.

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Quest 3S Xbox Limited Edition Available For $400

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The Quest 3S Xbox Edition release brings Meta full circle with the original Oculus Rift which shipped in 2016 with an Xbox controller in the box. When Oculus shipped the original Oculus Touch controllers later that year, Facebook soon stopped including the Xbox controller in the package.

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Virtual reality headset: how does it work?

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Products like the Oculus Rift, Virtuix Omni, Google Cardboard, and Samsung Gear VR revolutionized the market. Applications like Google Earth VR offer virtual tours of the planet, while Unimersiv immerses users in historical reconstructions of Ancient Rome or the Acropolis in Athens, opening up new educational possibilities.

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Samsung Partners with Google & Qualcomm to Release Android-powered XR Device

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Samsung’s 2023 Unpacked event was all about the company’s Galaxy S23 hardware, although at the end of its hour-long presentation the South Korean tech giant announced it was working with Qualcomm and Google to develop an XR device. Samsung was one of the first truly massive tech companies to develop VR hardware.

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