XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 27, 2023

Today, international electronics vendor Samsung released its Q2 earnings report, highlighting massive financial losses as the firm moves towards producing XR devices and components. In its recorded earnings , Samsung revealed that its Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4

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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. Samsung is also poised to make a splash in the market soon. Many headsets that were previously available to them have now been discontinued.

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GizModo VR

MAY 26, 2022

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 , the first Wear OS watch worth considering in a long time for Android users, finally has the Google Assistant. We’ve waited nearly a year for the feature. Unfortunately, it’s not entirely all that it’s cracked up to be—yet. Read more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

After months of tinkering and testing, Project Iris, Google’s latest AR innovation, appears to be another “Google Glass Failure.” For years, Google has been toying with the idea of becoming a real competitor in the extended reality market. But for all its innovation and resources, Google’s AR ideas never really seem to pan out.

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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. According to the leaks, Samsung’s MR device will cost roughly between $1000-$2000. Samsung’s Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4

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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 - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

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. At the event, Samsung also unveiled other innovative tech products, such as an immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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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Digital Trends

JUNE 17, 2021

Google and Samsung's new Wear OS can run on the old Snapdragon Wear platform, Qualcomm said this week.

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Digital Trends

JULY 8, 2021

The user interface on a Wear smartwatch will be customizable by the manufacturer, which as great as it may sound, could also bring about serious problems.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Shahram Izadi, Vice President of AR at Google , notes how Android ecosystem support will enable developers to collaborate with Samsung and Qualcomm to drive the future of immersive and spatial XR.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

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 cost is lower than the 2016 version with a pricetag of $229 and you can record in up to 4K resolution.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, a user could point a camera at areas of their city to see what it looked like ten years ago from an archive of Google Maps. link] AR DEVELOPMENT FOR ANDROID DEVICES: ARCORE In an effort to stay competitive, Google has pushed ARCore far to remain one of the most versatile AR development platforms in the world.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

With such a monumental firm entering the XR space, more eyes than ever will be aimed towards AR/VR/MR hardware and software, perhaps namely those at a lower price point. Will XREAL continue its momentum as significant firms like Apple, Google, Samsung, LG, and others enter the space?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones,” the report states.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The news is interesting for three reasons: Smartwatches and smartglasses are closely related; This shows how Facebook is working on all kind of wearables , so it has a broader scope than just making AR/VR glasses. The most viral news of the week has for sure been the one about MetaHuman Creator, a new software for Unreal Engine.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 22, 2016

In addition to circular video, the key reason Spectacles is primed for success is less about the hardware or the software and more about the style. High tech glasses have to look good, hence the prior failures of others like Google who have attempted to develop similar items. It’s all about marketability.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

.” The Year of AR and VR The real-life speaker then explained that new headsets would offer a wider range of options, including “smaller, better, [and] cooler” headsets and wearables. ” Timing for the device’s release was also “perfect,” he continued.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The move, while overdue, is part of Google’s continuing efforts to make Wear OS 2 better while we wait for Wear OS 3 to roll out to non-Samsung Galaxy 4 smartwatches. After a year of waiting, Wear OS 2 users are finally getting the YouTube Music app. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2023

Apple’s Developer Labs allow individuals to leverage the firm’s hardware, software, and resources to create applications across the Apple OS ecosystem – including visionOS, iPadOS, or iOS. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “great fear” when Apple releases new products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

The recently released report noted how “Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones.”

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2019

Her first VR creation, Cardboard City , earned an award at the Samsung Gear Indie Milk VR contest in 2016. Impressive. “ [My story] goes way back to theater if we want to go that far, ” Benzing told me over our Google Hangouts call. “ I wanted to work with all types of wearable technology. Image Credit: Double Eye.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

We’re hearing this since many years, but now the sensation is that we’re coming close to the moment when the prophecy will come true: the rumors are intensifying and the software (ARKit) and the hardware (depth cameras, 5G) designed by Apple are all converging to the glasses solution. Samsung terminates its XR services. Yes, Airpods.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 3, 2017

They will be utilizing cutting-edge software and services to do everything from increase worker productivity and safety to entice customers with customized, jaw-dropping experiences.” Other firms pursuing projects in the area include Google, Sony (with Project Morpheus) and HTC, which has a partnership with games company Valve.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, the company announced that Quest and Quest 2 users will now gain access to Messenger chats inside the app, enabling users to fire off a quick canned message to friends, use the in-VR keyboard to pound out a quick message, or use the headset’s voice-to-text feature.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This week however, the company was granted two patents that establish basic hardware and software solutions not only pointing towards a prospective Apple AR device, but marking out some fundamental territory in the process. ” Apple’s ‘Google Glass-style’ configuration, image courtesy USPTO. Samsung, Apple v.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. The software has also advanced a lot as well. As hardware and software mature, awareness is driven by wonderful things like Pokemon Go. But then the software is also accelerating.

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GizModo VR

MAY 18, 2022

Good news for YouTube Music listeners! A compatible app for Wear OS is finally available so that you can take your playlists with you on the go. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 12, 2021

Now that Samsung’s Galaxy 4 watches are here , you can bet we’ll start seeing some long-overdue updates to third-party Wear OS apps—and Spotify is kicking things off. The popular music streaming app has announced that it’s rolling out the ability to stream and download offline music and podcasts to Wear OS smartwatches. Read more.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

And as I got into the book and editing the work of my collaborators, it was clear everyone was talking about the same thing, which is this world of ubiquitous, wearable computing. Is this a job for Google Glass? Charlie: Yeah it’s Google Glass. Some of them, like Vuzix, are as popular as Google Glass.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

And as I got into the book and editing the work of my collaborators, it was clear everyone was talking about the same thing, which is this world of ubiquitous, wearable computing. Is this a job for Google Glass? Charlie: Yeah it’s Google Glass. Some of them, like Vuzix, are as popular as Google Glass.

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GizModo VR

MAY 25, 2021

Hot on the heels of recent Apple Watch app overhauls from Spotify and Deezer , Tidal announced today that it’s finally bringing its app to the most popular smartwatch. And yes, you can download offline playlists for untethered playback. Read more.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Not merely software code, but critically, ethical, and social codes as well. marks the rise of AR and VR headsets, smart glasses, wearables, and sensors. The screens of over 1 billion new smartphones became windows into the physical world because both Apple and Android added AR software to their operating systems.

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