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JUNE 8, 2025

1: Tracked Controllers Apple Vision Pro's gaze-and-pinch input system is a breakthrough in XR interaction and ideal for many use cases. Its hand tracking is also suitable for casual gaming. UploadVR David Heaney There are strong indications that visionOS will in fact be getting tracked controller support.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

On Thursday, we focused on the emerging categories of mixed reality apps and hand tracking. We recognized the breakthrough work of Maestro with hand tracking and Figmin XR with mixed reality, and also highlighted some early work like Airspace Defender and Laser Dance that we're hoping to see continue to develop in 2025.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This could be interesting when paired with XR glasses Apple has removed the functionality of “removing your room ceiling” from Vision Pro There is a video showing hand-tracking performances on Vision Pro: tracking is good, and occlusion is good, but the lag is incredibly high.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

Now in pre-order for $700 with March shipping, the glasses are slated to tether to Samsung S22 and S23 for AR stuff, and to iPhone 15, or any Mac or Windows machine that can run Xreal’s Nebula launcher. Snapdragon processor), Samsung S23 (OneUI 5.1/6.0, Snapdragon processor), Samsung S23 (OneUI 5.1/6.0,

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Now let’s dig into the best news!

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Working closely with Valve, Sony, and Meta, Cloudhead is best known for their title Pistol Whip and has shipped four popular VR titles ( Pistol Whip , Valve’s Aperture Hand Labs , Call of the Starseed , and Heart of the Emberstone ). Over its 10 year rebirth, the last 3 years of VR have experienced Hockey Stick levels of growth.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Instead a ‘look-and-tap’ system relying on eye and hand-tracking is the core input method, and by all accounts ( including mine ) it works very well. The headset has some wholly unique capabilities not seen on other consumer VR headsets, like eye-tracking, head-haptics, and adaptive triggers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A Sony XR headset is coming – and it’ll be unlike anything you’ve seen from the tech company before. Sony is advertising this new device as a “spatial content creation system” intended to help organizations and developers create intuitive extended reality experiences. So, what can we expect from the Sony XR headset?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Hands-tracking is also supported. From a first hands-on someone was able to have with the device, seems that the prototype is solid, but the battery life is a bit short (30 minutes). I’m pretty excited by these growing rumors about Samsung because Samsung has always proposed interesting XR devices.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Other companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG, and Sony also invest in XR technology. We’re taking everything to the next level with built-in eye-tracking, stereo colour passthrough cameras for depth-correct Mixed Reality, and even an infrared sensor for enhanced hand tracking in low-light conditions.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

On average, the VR hardware from China tends to be no where near the quality of the major VR players of the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Sony PSVR, or Samsung GearVR, but there were some standout Chinese companies who are leading innovation in specific area.

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JUNE 25, 2024

When Qualcomm announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 in January, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Meta Quest 3, the company told UploadVR that it 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.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

But Samsung isn’t stopping there… THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEAR VR MAY COME WITH CONTROLLER. Although not yet officially confirmed by the Korean company, a recent FCC filing indicates that the next version of the Samsung Gear VR will boast its own controller. PSVR’S SALES NUMBERS REVEALED AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO SONY.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. Its pancake lenses offer a claimed field of view of 103°, and the headset has eye tracking for automatic IPD adjustment and foveated rendering.

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JULY 3, 2023

Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers around the time it hosted WWDC 2023. Moreover, Apple is working with other major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro debut.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Although, the device could provide a hardware benchmark with its hand-tracking, display resolution of 4096 x 5464 pixels, high-dynamic range (HDR), and wide colour gamut (WCG) outputs. Moreover, Apple works with major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro market debut.

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MAY 23, 2022

The device supports various phone models such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Experia, and OPPO Find models, with a complete list available on EE’s website. To navigate AR spaces, users must connect their Air device to a smartphone to navigate the platform’s user interface and interact with spatial assets.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Furnari explained that alternative methods like voice or hand tracking will flourish due to an AI framework. Moreover, other consumer-facing firms are also investing in XR—Apple, Samsung, LG, and Sony, just to name a few. “AI is the missing technology that AR glasses are waiting for,” Furnari said.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Announced specs include: Spatial computing via a Samsung processors, and an XReal custom computing unit. Hand tracking and head tracking. Six degrees of tracking with spatial anchors and depth mesh. The glasses feature Micro OLED panels, created by Sony, with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels per eye.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

Valve’s SteamVR Tracking could have a huge impact on the mixed reality industry this year and next. 5 million Gear VRs sold is a major milestone for Facebook and Samsung, as is $3 million in sales for Job Simulator , a best-selling room-scale game. Attach it to a camera for six hours of mixed reality footage.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Dominic Brennan from Road to VR estimates that Santa Cruz is using the same 1,440 × 1,600 displays that are also found in the Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro headsets. For those of you that will not be able to attend in San Jose, California you can watch the event live streamed in virtual reality on your Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR!

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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. This doesn’t surprise me: Quest launched with decent hand tracking, then evolved it incredibly over the years.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset. More information about it is coming “later this year” Project Starline , the booth to have volumetric 1-to-1 calls has been improved and optimized. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me? It’s all very cool.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

Sony and Verizon have partnered to create the next generation of VR concerts and have announced this partnership at CES. For now, kudos to Sony, Verizon and all the others that have collaborated for this amazing project! We have no info on the price, but TechCrunch says that the company is aiming for a release date in this summer.

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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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JULY 31, 2023

I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. More info Samsung may be working on a smart ring There are new rumors in town about Samsung working on a smart ring that should be called Galaxy Ring. Let’s all hope so. Great job, Magnopus!

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the videos, it is possible to see that the passthrough is great, but also that features like positional tracking and hand tracking are pretty wonky. Until April, it is bundled with all the purchases of Quest 3 devices Owlchemy Labs has launched its new social co-op game called Dimensional Double Shift.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Learn more on: Babel Tech Reviews (What is VRSS + hands-on) Upload VR (What is VRSS + Supported games) Upload VR (How to activate VRSS). Samsung AR glasses. Probably the true surprise of the whole show has been Samsung, that during its press conference has teased some AR glasses. Ok Samsung, you have our attention.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Facebook has showcased how thanks to the use of hand-tracking gloves, it has been able to let people touch-type in VR. Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display.

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JULY 3, 2023

Let’s see: Google is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung on a mixed-reality headset. Regarding all the rumors about the use of tracked controllers, Mark Gurman stated this in his latest report: “ I’m told that Apple isn’t planning its own Vision Pro game controller, nor is it actively planning support for third-party VR accessories ”.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, we have some more info on the micro OLED displays: Sony started selling them in Japan, so we have some more specs: they have 4K resolution, 90Hz framerate, a high luminance, and the capability of reproducing a very wide color range. Learn more News from partners (and friends) Happy Birthday, Tom Ffiske!

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