The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2024

Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company would “love” to have some sort of Discord integration on Quest in the future, pending interest from Discord, that is—once again highlighting the fact that Quest really just needs Google Play. It may be getting ready to compete with the help of Samsung.

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Upload VR

JULY 11, 2024

At its Galaxy Unpacked event this week Samsung appeared to give a timeline for its upcoming Android XR headset. Samsung’s Google-Powered Headset Set To Launch Late 2024 Samsung’s Google-powered XR headset is set to launch, in very limited quantities, in late 2024.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This week, we look at big moves from Meta, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm and several others. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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JULY 15, 2024

Samsung headset development kits will be available in October before a consumer launch in March, Business Insider reports. Langley's report comes just days after Samsung publicly announced its XR platform is "coming this year" and Google confirmed it's still involved. It's unclear how widely available this developer kit will be.

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Road to VR

JULY 6, 2023

Samsung’s upcoming XR headset, which is meant to compete with Apple Vision Pro, has been delayed by “one to two quarters” from its reported early 2024 release target, according to an SBS Biz (Korean) report. That’s apparently been delayed by about “one to two quarters,” or three to six months.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Samsung has secured a trademark with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office for ‘Samsung Glasses’, which could mean we’re finally seeing some movement from the South Korean tech giant to release an XR headset. The post Samsung Files XR ‘Glasses’ Trademark in the UK appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2024

This puts Meta in an entirely new position as a platform holder, as it now seems the company is trying to beat Google at its own game. Apple vs. Google. Google: Keep on Daydreaming After having abandoned its ill-fated standalone XR platform Daydream in 2019, Google took a giant step back from VR that it never quite recovered from.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s been rumored that Samsung is working on a smart ring that can be used in tandem with a pair of custom augmented reality (AR) glasses, and based on a recently uncovered trademark filing by Samsung registering the names “Galaxy Ring” and “Galaxy Glasses,” it appears as though the gossip could be true.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2024

Google today announced it’s starting a pilot program that will soon allow select partners to create AR content and display it within Google Maps. Because compared to Meta and Apple, Google still seems unable to commit to a coherent XR strategy.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

Company’s like Apple and Meta are leaving Samsung in the virtual dust. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology. Samsung Galaxy Fold / Image Credit: Samsung.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Samsung plans to launch its XR headset in limited quantities in late 2024. South Korean newspaper The JoongAng reports Samsung is planning to announce the headset at an event in the second half of 2024, then launch it in December with a limited initial quantity of just 30,000 units. We've emailed Samsung seeking comment.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2024

According to a report from The Information , Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets. The post Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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Slashgear

APRIL 18, 2022

Smart contact lenses are still a novel concept, but a new market analysis report claims that'll change soon, and we may have Google and Samsung to thank.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. The timing allows Samsung to quickly get its horse in the race, following the Vision Pro international deployment hype and potential product releases at Meta Connect 2024.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2024

Industry analysts, XR enthusiasts, and technology fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new Samsung XR headset for some time now. We first discussed the possibility of an impending new headset at the beginning of 2022 , when Samsung hinted at a reignited focus on extended reality during the Mobile World Conference (MWC) event.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Qualcomm indicated that XR2+ Gen 2 will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a fifth headset from a currently undisclosed company. GPU performance, on the other hand, took a huge leap with the Gen 2 architecture.

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MAY 30, 2024

Magic Leap has entered a "multi-faceted, strategic technology partnership" with Google. The companies say the partnership will combine Magic Leap's "leadership in optics and manufacturing" with Google's "technology platforms". Google was an initial investor in Magic Leap, leading a $542 million funding round back in 2014.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2020

With the end of Samsung Gear VR, it seems the South Korean tech giant is also doing away with its VR video apps as well. The company is ending service for all of its Samsung XR apps across the web, mobile, and VR headset platforms. Image courtesy Samsung. The news was first covered by CNET.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. This new XR platform was far from the main focus of the event, which centered around the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone and other hardware announcements.

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Upload VR

APRIL 11, 2024

Google I/O 2024 takes place on May 14, and the company confirmed it will include "AR announcements". The company is expected to reveal more details about the Android XR platform it's working on for Samsung's upcoming headset. It's possible this also led Google to redesign or reconsider Android XR.

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

After the mobile augmented reality platforms of ARKit and ARCore moved Google's previously groundbreaking Project Tango (the AR platform that gave us the first smartphones with depth sensors) into obsolescence in 2018, we've seen a bit of a resurgence of what was then a niche component for flagship devices.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

If you think that Google AR Glasses are nothing but a distant dream, it might be time to think again. Sure, Google Glass turned out to be a flop, and Google’s Iris Project was eventually canceled – but it seems like the tech giant hasn’t given up on the smart glasses market just yet. Could Google be next?

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JULY 16, 2024

A group that helped open source a fork of Google's Tilt Brush is doing the same to 3D modeling platform Blocks. Open Blocks follows Open Brush from the Icosa Foundation as an open source version of Google's abandoned VR art tools. The original open source files are already available on Github.

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GizModo VR

MAY 23, 2022

Samsung and Google have now officially put the Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4. You should receive a Wear OS update with the ability to enable it on your Samsung smartwatch beginning today. The update also applies to Watch 4 Classic users. Read more.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With the new season of The Mandalorian underway, Google has launched a new AR app that enables some Star Wars fans to connect with virtual characters in between new episodes. The app is compatible with 5G Pixel devices and other select 5G Android devices from Samsung, LG, OnePlus, Motorola/Levovo, Oppo, Sharp, Sony, and Xiomi.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 13, 2024

Tomorrow, Google’s I/O conference is poised to showcase its latest updates concerning its extensive technology portfolio. From smartphones to AI, Google is very much positioned in the enterprise solutions space with its products. The firm has recently partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm to work on an upcoming XR headset.

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MAY 14, 2024

Google showed a brief demo of AI smart glasses with a HUD I/O 2024. Google says Astra works by "continuously encoding video frames, combining the video and speech input into a timeline of events, and caching this information for efficient recall". 0:00 / 0:53 1× The smart glasses teaser segment of Google I/O 2024.

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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. Another employee commented: At Google, there is a great fear that when Apple releases new products, it shifts the landscape.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Samsung filed a trademark for 'Samsung Glasses' in the UK. It was filed by Samsung Electronics on August 21, and officially approved and registered on November 10. The XR Headset With Google? UploadVR independently confirmed that Samsung told developers it plans to launch in late 2024. Smart Glasses?

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2020

Available now for pre-order, the Nreal Light AR smart glasses connect with compatible Android smartphones to bring your favorite apps, such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Chrome, to life in augmented reality. The post Nreal Light AR Smart Glasses Will Be Bundled With Latest Samsung And LG Smartphones appeared first on VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to the Korean outlet JoongAng (which we all read every day), Samsung headset is codenamed “Infinite” and will be announced at a Samsung Unpacked event happening in the second half of 2024. After that, the headset will be released in December of the same year. I’m very curious to see what this will turn out to be.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 was an exciting development in Android smartwatches because it brought Samsung and Google together to make Google’s watch software platform better. But, weirdly, the best Android watch lacked a major Android feature: Google Assistant. Samsung today said that’s about to change.

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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. Qualcomm's XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, known for its ability to unlock 4.3K

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