Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2024

Alongside the announcement of the new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, Qualcomm also revealed its latest reference headset, a mixed reality device that’s likely the foundation of Samsung’s upcoming headset. Samsung announced last year that it’s working with both Google and Qualcomm on an XR device.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Originally released back in March of 2018 on the Oculus Go, Rift, and Samsung Gear VR, Catan VR on the Oculus Quest offers the same addictive board game experience you know and love, immersing you in a captivating virtual rendition of Klaus Teuber’s award-winning multiplayer strategy game.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment yesterday – where Qualcomm also revealed the new reference design.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Because Korean doesn't explicitly distinguish between singular and plural in the context of the quote, it's actually unclear whether Cho referred to one "device" or multiple "devices". The company's CEO Cho Joo-wan confirmed the plan to a reporter from South Korean news website The Guru.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Though the video doesn’t actually specify what game they are referring to, the music is unmistakable. Those aggressive guitar riffs and hardcore drums belong to the original theme song of iD Software’s 1993 fps classic DOOM.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn’t revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets are making slow, but steady headway on the platform. Windows also hosts WMR-only games on the Microsoft Store.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Display specialists Kopin in partnership with Chinese company GoerTek have announced a new reference VR headset design that it claims is the smallest of its kind integrating the firm’s ‘Lightning’ OLED micro display panels sporting a substantial 2k x 2k resolution. Kopin claim are tackling this with a two-pronged approach.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

.” Standalone headsets have largely made use of SoCs originally designed for smartphones, including the Snapdragon 835 chipset, which services a number of the latest and penultimate-gen flagship smartphones including Samsung’s Galaxy S8, Google Pixel 2, and HTC U11. image courtesy Qualcomm.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

.” Variety further reports that the first Daydream headset may also be built by HTC, the manufacturer of the Pixel and Pixel XL. Gear VR only works with select flagship Samsung phones.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

What is most impressive are the capabilities of the display and in particular the pixel density: 58 pixels per degree, which is close to retina vision (for reference, Meta Quest Pro has a PPD of 22, while Varjo XR-3 has 70). HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. The 1200 nits of the display also make sure the visuals are very bright.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The company also convinced a handful of its major PC partners—Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HP, Samsung, and Asus—to launch VR headsets attached to the platform. Only two of the initial five Windows VR headset makers followed up their initial headsets with new consumer-facing devices (Samsung’s Odyssey+ and HP’s Reverb).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The chipset also helps boost consumer and enterprise-grade XR use cases on headsets and smartglasses by leveraging partnerships with Samsung, Google, Tobii, and Goertek to provide visual clarity for gaming and productivity applications. Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2: What’s New?

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

We also see Google’s new VR controller reference design in action, which allows gesture-based interactions within the virtual world. Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android. More on Daydream / Android VR: Google Announce ‘Daydream’ a VR Platform for Android N.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Announced today at Google I/O 2016, VR team lead Clay Bavor revealed on stage that the company will be partnering with manufacturers to build Google-approved VR headsets based on an internally generated reference design. See Also: Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

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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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

” The current count of Daydream-compatible phones includes Google Pixel and Pixel XL, Moto Z and Z Droid, Asus ZenFone AR, and ZTE Axon 7, with more to come from Samsung, LG, HTC, Mi, and Alcatel. Huawei has also created their own Daydream VR headset according to the Daydream View reference design. ” said Singh.

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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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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Further references. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Further references. Further references. With the Vive Tracker, this setup can become much more compact.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2017

Not to be left out of the reference design fun (with Intel, Qualcomm, and more already offering headset blueprints for others to build upon), Samsung has revealed its VR headset reference design. See Also: HTC Vive & Lenovo Standalone Headsets to be Based on Qualcomm Reference Design, Components Detailed.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Following the shutdown announcement, the startup let go a significant number of employees, leaving what it referred to as a “skeleton crew” to keep the service running. AltspaceVR will continue to work on PC and Mac in 2D mode, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Daydream by Google, and Samsung Gear VR,” says a Microsoft spokesperson.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 19, 2016

Google Daydream Reference Design | Image credit: Google What you see above isn’t a VR headset Google plans to release directly. Instead, they’ve engineered a reference design that can be adopted and improved upon by anyone. Alongside it, a controller that looks very familiar.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

earlier this month announced a reference design for an eye-tracking headset that uses its Snapdragon chip. Fove ran a Kickstarter campaign, raising $500,000, and eventually got $13 million in financing from investors including Samsung Electronics Co., and HTC Corp. Qualcomm Inc. game maker Colopl Inc., founder Masayoshi Son.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I speculate on this for the following reasons: Valve has not announced a standalone headset yet while customizing the Qualcomm reference designs would be “easy” for it. Also, since the designs of the two controllers look very similar, I wonder if there is a company that is offering a “reference design” for this kind of tracked controllers….

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VRWorld

MAY 1, 2018

PSVR relies on a connection to a PlayStation 4 to operate, for instance, while the Vive requires a PC and the Gear VR requires a Samsung smartphone. While the Daydream View is compatible with many smartphones, there are also standalone Daydream headsets being released, like the HTC Vive Focus.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Andy stressed how he believed this is the future of multi-person virtual reality experiences, a platform he referred to as “VR 2.0.” The first universe is being revealed on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. And after hearing more about the current technology and its intended uses, I was inclined to agree with him.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. Samsung will do the same. Mobile headsets. Mobile headsets are dying.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Well, during 2018, Leap Motion has announced the North Star reference design : a cheap augmented reality connected to PC, that is able to detect your hands very well thanks to Leap Motion’s sensor. Samsung itself has stated that it is very interested in developing a future headset that is able to deliver both AR and VR.

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VRScout

JULY 18, 2017

Medium is free for owners of Oculus’s excellent Touch controllers, and they also released a few new tools like reference meshes. MIXED REALITY ON THE IPAD THANKS TO ARKIT AND HTC VIVE. It would be even more exciting if you and your friend could alter each other’s art, but I guess we’ll just have to wait for that feature.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The price is $599, but to work the glasses should be tethered to a smartphone from Samsung or OnePlus, so the overall price of the whole system is well beyond $1000. Image by HTC). It’s not been a happy week for Megadodo Simulations (usually referred to as “Deca”), the company behind the Decagear. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Gemini works together with a smartphone app called Ariane : for sure it works with iOS devices, while there’s no reference to Android ones. Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby. This companion app is useful to set up the device, and I think also to provide it connectivity.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, the majority of people try VR for the first time on a Samsung Gear or Google Cardboard and, more than likely, they watch a 360-degree video. I’m not referring to the content, per se (although there is A LOT of bad 360 video content), but the viewing experience itself. If you have a Vive or Rift you can try it yourself, here.).

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InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

For authoring, you can refer to our authoring & publishing guide for iOS. Samsung Gear VR. Each Gear VR compatible Samsung phone has its own specific.osig file that is generated by inputing the Device ID to a page on the Oculus site. HTC Vive & Oculus Rift (PRO only). The steps required are same as the Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

This would also serve to fight Samsung, that is working on an AR/VR standalone headset ; Smartphone-connected AR/MR glasses : thanks to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon reference design, is quite easy to design light AR headsets that connect to your phone, like nReal. Testing the Vive Pro with the Vive Wireless Adapter.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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