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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

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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.

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We Tried Leap Motion’s New Hand Tracking Module On Gear VR

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Leap Motion is a young technology company that is perhaps best known at this point for what it sells at your local Best Buy. The system communicates that information as input in a VR experience. The system communicates that information as input in a VR experience. It’s a $79.99 It will not be sold in stores.

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5 Potential Gear VR ‘Killer Apps’ Demonstrated During Samsung Contest

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The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] – Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post paid for by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.23): Facebook works on its OS, Oculus Link official cable released, Huawei VR glasses available, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

But now a new report from The Information informs us that it is also building its own operating system for those glasses, and it won’t be based on Android (like most of the operating systems for mobile devices, including standalone headsets), but made entirely custom. This is something we already knew. Funny link. Funny link.

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All you need to know on Oculus Connect 6: the most important news in one single article!

The Ghost Howls

I read (and watched) lots of materials about the Oculus Connect 6, and it is time for me to merge all this info into a super-big-fat-article with all you need to know on the Oculus Connect 6 , so that all of you in the communities can stay informed on what has happened without reading more than 60 articles as I did! Let’s start!

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

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He has demonstrated even more original (and less scary) ideas for AR interaction while directing UX design at Leap Motion. As an R&D focused information technology start-up specializing in augmented reality and advanced proprietary computer vision, we have launched two products in the market. 25- Pankaj Raut. 50- Peter Chou.