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Here’s a Look Inside Both Samsung & JDI’s High Pixel Density VR Panels

Road to VR

UploadVR’s Ian Hamilton was on the scene, and managed to get a pretty good capture of both Samsung’s and JDI’s panels with his iPhone 8 camera. Samsung showed off their 2.43-inch, Japan Display Inc. As opposed to Samsung’s display, attendees were treated to a moving scene.

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JOLED Files for Bankruptcy: Set to Transfer OLED IP to JDI and Close Down Two Plants

Anand Tech

JOLED, a Japan-based producer of OLED panels and displays, said it had applied for bankruptcy protection at the Tokyo District Court, citing total liabilities of ¥33.7 As a result, JOLED will shut down two plants located in Japan and terminate approximately 280 workers as it exits the OLED panel manufacturing and sales.

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When Can I Buy Samsung’s Gear 360 Camera?

VRScout

Samsung begins selling the Gear 360 in New Zealand – who’s going to be next? When Samsung first unveiled their Gear 360 camera back in February, I was eager to learn more and compare the camera to other competing consumer 360° models. Back in February, Samsung announced that the Gear 360 would be shipping sometime in Q2 2016.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.07): Meta roadmap unveiled, Xiaomi shows its AR glasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Quest has sold 20 M units) More info (Opinion on VR not mainstream) More info (My editorial on Quest 2 sales and the problem of retention) More info (Editorial on The Verge about Quest being a gaming console) Samsung trademarks “Galaxy Glasses” We may have a name for the upcoming AR glasses by Samsung.

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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

VRScout

With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. As it turns out, investment is still flowing into the Chinese VR industry. million). So, no, the Chinese VR industry is not imploding or crashing and burning.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Learn about the m**averse in Japan. Mogura VR , one of the most important magazines about VR in Japan, has organized an event hosting a few important Japanese VR professionals to discuss the m**averse in Japan. Japan is a country always devoted to innovation, and at the forefront in some technological fields like robotics.

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Report: PlayStation VR 2 Will Launch Next Holiday Season

VRScout

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. Yesterday afternoon, Bloomberg released a report regarding Tokyo-based LCD specialist Japan Display Inc, in the process revealing potential information regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset.

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