UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Gear VR’s dedicated Netflix app is a great showcase of how traditional 2D content can work inside VR, but it sadly only works for one video service. However, a new app from Samsung itself is bringing similar apps into the headset. The company this week launched a Beta version of Samsung PhoneCast VR. LTE Video Portal.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Oculus announced it’s shutting down movie rentals and purchases through its Oculus Rift video app , effective today. According to a statement emailed to Rift users, Oculus says they’ll be reimbursing customers who purchased videos in the past through the Oculus Video app on Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. But now, these days are over and while the standalone headsets like Vive Focus and Oculus Go are rising, the mobile headsets are becoming always more something of the past. The first issue is content.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

VTime’s cross-platform social network vTime XR is now available on Facebook’s Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets, offering standalone users a premium socialVR experience centered primarily around intimate group meet-ups. For more information on vTime’s growing cross-reality platform visit here.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 22, 2016

Today Samsung Electronics America, Inc. launched Samsung Creators, a new initiative that empowers storytellers, partnering with them to generate content across a variety of audiences and channels to show everyday creators what’s possible with Samsung VR technology. “We Samsung Gear 360 also launched in the U.S.

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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! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old. We’ll see….

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

He said that Apple is going to “ make VR into something everybody wants before it’s something that everybody can afford ”, like the original Oculus The trademark XROS has been registered by a shell company owned by Apple. Meta has silently ended support for Oculus Home on PC. That’s so sad.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2021

New information reported by Protocol ahead of its October 14th reveal holds that HTC will be likely targeting consumers with the new lightweight Vive Flow headset, something that is said to contain a chipset less powerful than the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 found in Quest 2 and Vive Focus 3. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2024

A report from The Information last week alleged Meta and Google held talks in effort to bring Android XR to Quest. Google abandoned Daydream after less than 2 years, while Meta grew Oculus (now Quest) to tens of millions scale,” explains Heaney. million apps built for iPhone in addition to 1,000+ visionOS native apps.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray Ban Stories product already had voice integration to access features like video/photo capture and chat services. According to reports, Meta’s smartglasses will gain AI integration to understand a user’s surroundings and identify information, such as brands, pets, and language.

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Cats and VR

MAY 16, 2016

Today Oculus kicked off a new initiative today called VR for Good by launching two pilot VR film programs to inspire the next generation of VR creators – starting with high school students, rising VR filmmakers, and nonprofit organizations. The first videos will be showcased at Sundance 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

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. Other relevant news.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 27, 2024

That’s a question being posed after The Information reported recently that Google had approached Meta partner with its new software platform — Google Android XR — that is being developed for virtual reality. (Image by Maria Korolov via Adobe Firefly.) That give and take is simple. .

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

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] Follow the developers on Facebook. Follow the developers on Facebook.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Samsung is issuing a full worldwide recall of the Galaxy Note 7 Samsung is issuing a full worldwide recall of the Galaxy Note 7 due to the issues, according to Yonhap News Agency. We will update this post with further information as needed. When all of a sudden your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire and explodes in your face.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Top news of the week. Image by Engadget). Let’s see….

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2017

The latest Gear VR headset will have its own dedicated motion controller, as announced at this year’s MWC and detailed at last week’s Samsung ‘Unpacked’ event. The project a collaboration with Oculus themselves, and apelab have confirmed the title is co-funded directly by Oculus and Swiss TV network RTS SSR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2018

18 of them being live-streamed, while the remaining 12 will be broadcast the very next day through video-on-demand. The VR Olympics is being delivered exclusively through the NBC Sports VR app on Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Windows, Android and iOS devices. “Giving the athlete the necessary information to be prepared.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

He promised us all to show images and videos on his social media profiles. Is it for some patents on video streaming? And for sure there are many internal prototypes that will lead to nothing; Apple also spreads false information. 10 minutes of Youtube video have been enough to make all game developers hype. Yes, Airpods.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. A significant part of the information can be submitted playfully. YouTube videos created specifically for VR. The increase in the number of large companies working in VR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2018

Resolution matters—and that’s why the Vive Pro is increasing resolution of the dual-OLED Samsung displays to 2880 x 1600 combined, a 78% increase in resolution over the current Vive headset. The resolution increase puts the Vive Pro ahead of the Oculus Rift and Windows “Mixed Reality” headsets. No information yet on pricing.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The long rumoured sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult sci-fi classic Blade Runner is coming soon and it’s to be joined by virtual reality experiences via Oculus. Update: We’ve updated this story with new information, and updated the headline to reflect this. .

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. The most important info shared Friday is a (weird) video with the external new design of the device. Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. Top news of the week. Image by Upload VR). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. First of all, no one has ever heard about Deca before. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Our big question today is this: when it comes to VR, are Oculus and HTC the respective Apple and Microsoft of the industry? Oculus/Apple .

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2017

The forthcoming Alien: Covenant movie is getting a VR experience, Alien: Covenant In Utero and it launches this Wednesday on Oculus platforms. ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero is a 360-degree virtual reality journey into a living nightmare and offers a terrifyingly close and personal encounter as an alien neomorph at the time of its birth.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And now here you are the best XR news of the week to keep you informed…. Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. All in all, this big update is useful to finally give full power to the Oculus Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 jailbreak was probably fake. I’ll keep doing whatever I can for the VR community! Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Fantasynth (2017) is an upcoming VR music experience for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that takes you on a surreal ride through an abstract world of sharp geometric shapes and eye-catching neon lights. No date or pricing information has been established for the full release of Fantasynth. Clocking in at around 2.5

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. in funding; Samsung patents new biometric authentication methods; HTC Vive offers $500K in cash and prizes to developers on Viveport, their new non-gaming content platform, and more….

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. Also… is Facebook making a phone ?

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

At last year’s F8, the key focus was on Messenger and, to a certain extent, Live video. AR Studio (in closed beta): allows developers to create masks, scripted effects, animated frames and other AR technologies that react to movement, environment or interactions during Live videos. Augmented Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Facebook could sell all its devices undercost now, subsidizing the cost of the hardware with software and data collection, so that to compete with brands like Samsung and XiaoMi. Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. Learn how to shoot mixed reality videos.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 23, 2017

There’s not a whole load of new on either of the Oculus stores this week but there’s a very good reason for that; the Summer Sale is now on and you can get a heck of a lot of games at great prices. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Price: $39.99 (Rift).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Harmonix , the studio that popularized the rhythm-accessory video with Guitar Hero and now continues the tradition with Rock Band , are today announcing a new music-based gaming experience for the Samsung Gear VR. SingSpace was a surprise addition to the demo room of the Oculus Connect 3 virtual reality convention in San Jose.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

For more information or to attend go here. “VR Most other forms of electronic communications—telephone, radio, video, video conferencing, television—depend on the ability to record and replay content. Until now, the best option to capture a live VR event was to record and watch it as a “two-dimensional” video.

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