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Qualcomm Swaps Out Arm for RISC-V for Next-Gen Google Wear OS Devices

Anand Tech

Working together, the two companies will be bootstrapping a RISC-V ecosystem for Wear OS devices, with Qualcomm providing the hardware while Google expands its wearables OS and associated ecosystem of tools to support the new processor architecture.

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XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

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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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2023

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, there are numerous brands producing lightweight, ergonomic, and infinitely powerful wearable solutions for VR users. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset? This product was designed in cooperation with an international group of air force experts.

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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, there are numerous brands producing lightweight, ergonomic, and infinitely powerful wearable solutions for VR users. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset? This product was designed in cooperation with an international group of air force experts.

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Enterprise Wearable & Immersive Tech 2018: Magic Leap, Exosuits and VR Training, Training, Training

EnterpriseWear

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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Apple Joins the Impending Avatar Wars With Memoji

Road to VR

Move over Samsung AR Emoji , because Apple looks to have gotten the cutesy Pixar-vibe down pat. Apple is also integrating Animoji, as well as Memoji, onto FaceTime group chat, which is cool if that’s what you’re into. Samsung AR Emoji – Image courtesy Samsung Central. SEE ALSO Apple Unveils ARKit 2.0,

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Could Major XR Partnerships Offset High-Risks and Costs?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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