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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

Road to VR

Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Microsoft gained a great early start, but now the Redmond-based tech giant is positioned to play catchup, which historically hasn’t worked out that well. If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

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CES 2022: AMD’s Next-Gen AM5 Platform to Have Long Term Support

Anand Tech

Going back in AMD’s history we can see just how long various platforms have lasted, from first processor launch to last processor launch: Socket 939 from 2004 to 2006. AM2/2+ socket from 2006 to 2009. AM3/3+ socket from 2009 to 2013. FM2/2+ socket from 2012 to 2015. AM4 socket from 2016 to 2021. AM5 socket from 2021 to.

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Where are my GAA-FETs? TSMC to Stay with FinFET for 3nm

Anand Tech

From Samsung. The first GAA-FET demonstration was in 1986, and in 2006 a 3nm implementation was demonstrated. Samsung has announced its intention to deliver its version, known as MBC-FETs, as part of its 3nm process node, expected to be in volume manufacturing by late 2021. version of its 3GAE PDK was ready for customers.

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With LiveSYNC You Control 360-Video Playback of Multiple Devices

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Finwe Ltd is a Finnish company that was founded in 2006 by a group of research scientists and the company’s focus is on high-quality mobile software. Tagged with: 360 degree , 360 video , gear vr , LiveSYNC , samsung. “We showcased our first 360 video player in MWC 2013 and added VR mode a few months later.”

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Designing ?Virtual Virtual Reality?, One of Mobile VR?s Most Immersive Games Yet

Road to VR

We were inspired by the ‘Capture Gun’ in Elebits, Konami’s 2006 Wii-exclusive title. Virtual Virtual Reality was originally developed for Daydream VR and its 3DOF controller, leading us to consider control schemes found on other devices with 3DOF controllers ( see this article for an introduction to 3 DOF vs 6 DOF ).

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AMD Celebrates Vega 10 Rollout

VRWorld

Featuring 14nm FinFET design by GlobalFoundries or Samsung, with SK.Hynix HBM2 memory modules on multi-chip-module, i.e. MCM (TSMC calls this CoWoS), Vega 10 is looking to offer equal or higher performance than the high-end GP100. On the other side, Greenland i.e. Vega 10 will be the most advanced silicon AMD has ever produced.

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Weekly Funding & People VR/AR Roundup1) EntryPoint Raises.

AllThingsVR

Led by Samsung NEXT (the VC arm of the South Korean giant) and Two Sigma Ventures (a division of the investment manager of the same name), the round also includes Indicator Ventures, KBS Ventures, Galvanize Ventures, Social Starts, Female Founders Fund and Virtual Reality Investments. Entrypoint closed a $2 million round of seed funding.

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