EON Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

EON Reality hosted an exciting Mixed Reality partner event, based on future tech with Centro Computer and in collaboration with HP, Microsoft, and Samsung, including a full tour around EON Reality’s immersive showroom and AVR Platform demonstration. Roberto Vicenzi, Vice President , Centro Computer.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Users can also add functionality to their hardware with wireless adapters and tracking components. The flagship solution offered by the company is the Samsung Gear VR with built-in Bluetooth connectivity and adjustable IPD for user comfort.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2020

Mova is a standalone VR headset that does away with motion controllers, instead offering optical hand tracking which users will use to navigate UI and interact with others online. Like Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, the headset only includes a single remote, which appears to have a touchpad and button array for basic input.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. The flagship solution offered by the company is the Samsung Gear VR with built-in Bluetooth connectivity and adjustable IPD for user comfort. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Horizon World is more or less what we all expect from it: a clone of RecRoom with intuitive and simple creation tools, that at the moment let you just add basic geometric shape and some logic. Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g.

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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

JANUARY 11, 2022

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). The second one I selected is from Samsung , and in this case to show what I wouldn’t like to have in an AR windshield.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2022

Individuals lucky enough to get a slot into the show were shuffled into a small theater where everyone was given an older model head-mounted display powered by Samsung mobile devices. They are without the tools they need to build a following, track metrics, and monetize their work directly from within the experience.

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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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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

We’re curious to see where Owlchemy goes next given context that Google laid off thousands of employees at the start of the year while also reportedly working with Samsung to provide “ the software ” for an XR platform. “We plan on leveraging it for all future titles.”

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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 - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Today, we’re looking at some of the top MR headset manufacturers in the industry, to help business leaders track down the right endpoints for their technology stack. Magic Leap’s flexible technologies support various input options for the devices, as well as tools for integration and management via an Android-based platform.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

And as any year, Oculus has really amazed us: for sure you have already read my short recap published after the first keynote of OC6 where I told you about amazing stuff like Oculus Link, Facebook Horizon and Hands Tracking. Hand tracking on Quest. Hands tracking will guarantee 25 tracked points for each hand.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

The new update for Oculus Quest brings with it some interesting features, like the tracking of the Apple Magic Keyboard, some updates to the UI, and a new menu for hand tracking. Samsung Exynos 2200 introduces ray tracing on mobile. Linkintosh is the tool Mac VR devs were looking for.

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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

MARCH 23, 2023

Magic Leap’s flexible technologies support various input options for the devices, as well as tools for integration and management via an Android-based platform. The Varjo headset includes Ultraleap hand-tracking to monitor natural hand movements and true-to-life MR passthrough with 12-megapixel video.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

After this announcement, the rumors of RTX30 graphics cards for consumers have intensified , and someone hypothesizes a launch in Q3 this year ; NVIDIA Omniverse is a collaborative tool for people working with graphics and rendering. Valve releases Half-Life: Alyx Steam Workshop Tools. the latest version of the Source 2 level editor.

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The Ghost Howls

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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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 3, 2023

Moreover, Apple is working with other major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro debut. Already, Apple is allowing developers to create new or port pre-existing applications onto its VisionOS platform, which only supports hand-tracking native XR applications.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

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 hand-tracking capabilities seem to need a little refinement. 52-degree field of view.

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The Ghost Howls

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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For instance, the iris scanner in the Samsung Galaxy S8 phone was hacked by researchers and fooled into identifying people based on photos rather than actual human eyes. Optic ID will ensure guests and other users can’t access the same information and tools as crucial employees within a business environment.

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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. QUALCOMM’S REFERENCE VR HEADSET ADDS HAND TRACKING AND MORE.

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InstaVR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

OCULUS QUEST HAND TRACKING As Quest users know, the Oculus Touch Hand Controllers are a significant step forward. And even though InstaVR can visually display hands on the screen in the Quest, it feels a little disembodied. The newly announced Hand Tracking for Quest is a huge step forward! Absolutely!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2024

To interact with virtual objects, BILT’s Vision Pro solution enables frontline workers to collaborate on digital twins using ultra-high-resolution displays, eye tracking, hand tracking, and voice commands. This trend is not unique to Apple, as Samsung has also reported decreased smartphone sales.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Samsung Odyssey+ is now at $230. Samsung has just discounted its best PC VR headset, the Odyssey+, at the incredibly low price of $230. Devs are doing very interesting things with hands tracking for Quest. Devs are doing very interesting things with hands tracking for Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Let’s see: Google is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung on a mixed-reality headset. At first, we had good news: Unity finally revealed its first two AI tools: Muse, which lets you create assets (textures, animations, code) directly in the editor using textual queries. I’m curious to see how this will turn out to be.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It unites the power of white-labeled versions of ENGAGE, VRChat, Museum Of Other Realities, Virbela, and of the own Vive Sync to offer a complete suite of tools that lets companies organize VR gatherings of every kind , from concerts to work meetings, not to mention workshops. Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. The only exception to this rule seems to be the Samsung Odyssey+, that offers features somewhat comparable to the ones of the Vive Pro, but costs only $500. The Odyssey has anyway the problem of the non-optimal tracking of controllers.

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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. This is amazing for us developers, but unluckily it is a feature tied to using the Oculus SDK, which is not cross-platform. Learn more (OpenBrush reaching v1.0)

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

One job listing talks about creating “a 3D mixed-reality world” and “build tools and frameworks to enable connected experiences in a 3D mixed-reality world”. Upload has gone hands-on with the relaxing Shores Of Loci. Samsung is still working on AR glasses and its new internal prototype seems to be called SM-I120. Learn more.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro on the other hand has occlusion in two distinct forms. The main form is hand and arm occlusion. There’s clearly a 2D hand and arm segmentation model (separate to the 3D skeletal hand tracking) running for each eye’s camera. Unintentional inputs are also a very real problem with hand tracking.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5 VR faces many challenges when approaching content creation: latency, SIM sickness, limitations in tools available for building, high expense, lack of vernacular/rules, and very little monetary return on investment. The Manus – Hand-tracking Glove. VR Consumption, 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

The most popular frameworks, ARKit and ARCore, have improved and now they can offer some amazing features : ARKit, for instance, can now track a 3D object (a friend of mine tried it and said it works pretty well), while ARCore can give you Cloud Anchors, so that you can share your AR gaming session with your friends in local multiplayer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT. I know about it, but for the people listening — really, you guys have built enormously powerful tools. Jacob, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT. I know about it, but for the people listening — really, you guys have built enormously powerful tools. Jacob, welcome to the show.

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