Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Microsoft revealed last year it had plans to pull the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows. “Windows Mixed Reality is deprecated and will be removed in Windows 11, version 24H2,” Microsoft said back in December 2023. Up until now, that is.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

” Update (September 2nd, 2020): A Microsoft developer says the reference to “upcoming hardware releases” is in fact just referring the Reverb G2 and its controllers. ” The original article, which speculates that, in addition to the Reverb G2, Samsung may still be working on Windows VR hardware, continues below.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2020

Existing Spatial investors also include the likes of Samsung NEXT, Baidu Ventures, and LG Ventures to name a few. We had a chance to go hands-on at MWC 2019 last year, and again at CES 2020 earlier this month.

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Upload VR

MARCH 13, 2025

It's unclear whether this is the fault of Microsoft, Meta, D-Link, or some combination of these companies. This includes all the Windows MR headsets from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung, including HP's Reverb G2 , released in 2020. Please unplug and replug your VR Air Bridge to retry."

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Samsung reportedly plans to send out an AR/VR headset to developers next year. South Korean outlet Electronic Times reports Samsung has already built prototypes and is testing samples for production. In 2020, updates formally ceased for the platform.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2020

So, what are the arguments against VR commonly seen in 2020? Microsoft and partners like HP, Asus, Samsung, Acer, and Dell launched a batch of ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ headsets [Amazon] a few years ago. “VR Headsets Cost $1,000” Image courtesy Oculus. VR headsets can be expensive.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Microsoft is killing its Windows Mixed Reality PC VR platform. Despite the name, all Windows MR headsets were actually VR-only, and are compatible with most SteamVR content via Microsoft's SteamVR driver. HP's Reverb G2 added two extra side cameras, but by the time it launched in 2020 it was already too late for Microsoft's platform.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

billion and in 2020 it has been predicted to achieve $22.9 As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020. As VR hardware continues to compress in price and powerful smartphone based systems like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s mobile VR Daydream platform gain steam, it’s expected that 50% of worldwide revenues will be generated by VR/AR hardware sales according to the report.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

It didn’t feel like it, what with a major pandemic and massive financial crisis, but 2020 was actually an incredible year for gadgets. For companies like Apple and Microsoft, this could have been a landmark year were it not for everything else going on. While the competition for our attention this year was steep,… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2019

I just know that Samsung has patented some contact lenses incorporating displays but nothing has been done to my knowledge. We expect to get the first prototypes by the end of 2020 , to be tested in real use case conditions (in particular for surgical assistance and military uses). We do not have this project in mind for the moment.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Microsoft has removed Windows Mixed Reality from Windows 11. With Windows 11 24H2, the latest major version of Microsoft's PC operating system, you can no longer use a Windows MR headset in any way - not even on Steam. Screenshot taken by UploadVR. UploadVR tested Windows 11 24H2 with a Reverb G2 and found the above notice.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

20 for 2020: Augmented Reality Trends and How They May Play Out This Year. 2020 has arrived! Despite how perfect it would have been to see a huge win in consumer AR smartglasses in 2020 (20/20 vision, get it!), Source: Samsung. This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. by Tom Emrich.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

revenues in 2021 , up from $1.14B in 2020, with a 2x growth over one year period. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. Microsoft has answered the report saying that “HoloLens is doing great” , and Alex Kipman has tweeted not to believe what you read on the internet.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

The price of these two new models $375 for the Pico G2 “4K S” and $450 for the G2 “4K Enterprise” (that will be available in Q3 2020). In its personal crusade against Microsoft, optics expert Karl Guttag has listed in 4 articles all the defects of the HoloLens 2. Not a great evolution from Microsoft. 6G is coming to 2028–2030.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Microsoft has always been quick to invest in innovative new technologies. Even earlier, in 2016, Microsoft introduced the world to arguably the first enterprise-grade mixed reality headset: the HoloLens. Unfortunately, since then, Microsoft has distanced itself from the XR space. But is Microsofts XR journey really over?

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Moreover, a recent report from Juniper Research says that the number of hearables in use will grow to more than 970 million units by 2024 (an increase of 270% compared to 2020). Tech vendors can offer multiple solutions for cloud-based data storage and processing — AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. Mobile application.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey. SEE ALSO Microsoft Affirms VR Isn't a Focus for Xbox Scarlett. Peak search volume for Quest in the US was 1.6 times that of the next nearest headset, PlayStation VR, 2.9

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It is not without some little problems, though: the game doesn’t support VR motion controllers , and this is very weird for a VR game in 2020; the skyboxes look blurry; the game has big problems to run on Index for some users. This is a game that has been conceived for VR since Day 1, and this is clearly noticeable from the outcome.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. This new XR platform was far from the main focus of the event, which centered around the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone and other hardware announcements.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Instagram has a very popular creation tool called SparkAR , which can be easily used by all creators without knowing how to code, and has seen a spike in usage in 2020. This trend will continue in 2021 : the new LiDAR sensor, which is rumored to be installed in all future iPhones, will for sure be copied also by Android phones (Samsung?)

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2017

percent between 2016 and 2020, according to a new industry research report from TechNavio. “Market research analysts at Technavio predict that the global virtual reality (VR) in gaming market will grow steadily during the next four years and post a tremendous CAGR of more than 84% by 2020,” the report summary said.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. This week, Facebook and Microsoft have released two interesting works from their R&D department. Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge VR” is coming to Oculus Quest on November, 19th 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

We all wonder who can be the Facebook competitor, and we often talk about Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, but we usually forgot about Huawei. The importance of Huawei. I think we should all keep an eye on what Huawei is doing in the XR space. Yes, it’s like 50% more than Facebook… this is the power of the Chinese market.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

IDC publishes new forecasts for 2020. A new forecast by IDC shows how 2020 will still be a transition year for AR and VR. The report shows good news, like the fact that the growth rate of VR in 2020 will be 77% more than 2019 , and that the growth should continue in the next 4 years. Trimble stress-tests its AR helmet.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This review discusses the performance and characteristics of Western Digital's latest offerings (2020 catalog) supporting USB 3.1 In 2020, we have seen the market move en-masse to NVMe SSDs behind a USB 3.2 Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch 1TB. Gallery: WD My Passport SSD (2020) Teardown. Gen 2 (10 Gbps) speeds.

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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 Microsoft). So many memories… who was there already in VR with me?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft wants to play safe, though, so it is now launching it only in two small countries , so that to identify possible problems only in a small subset of the worldwide population before the big launch. Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. Other relevant news. More info.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

I believe that in 2020 the Go will finish its existence. Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. It is also possible that Microsoft is suspending the shipping of the device until this problem gets solved.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Yet Facebook , Microsoft and others are arguably more important to where the market is today. Facebook has talked about its long-term potential to launch smartglasses, but in 2020, its primary presence in the AR market is as a mobile AR platform (note: Facebook is also a VR market leader with Oculus ). Facebook: The messaging play.

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Anand Tech

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

S form factor and Samsung's NF1 has concluded, with Samsung now supporting and contributing to the E1.S Samsung has recently proposed modifying this with a few extra cutouts to enable a screw-less version of their latching mechanism, which will be quicker to install. S standard. 2 card sizes. S Form Factor variants.

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Anand Tech

JULY 7, 2021

Lakefield came to market in June 2020 in two products: the Samsung Galaxy Book S 13.3-inch Battery life sounded good, although we have never tested it at AnandTech due to lack of access to review samples from Samsung, Lenovo, or Intel. Samsung Unveils Intel-based Galaxy Book S: Intel’s Lakefield Inbound.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 15, 2024

Apple also supports major digital service providers, specifically for workplace situations, including Box, Craft, Fantastical, MindNode, Slack, Things 3, Webex, Zoom, and Microsoft 365. Since the Quest 2 market takeover in 2020, prices of multiple consumer headsets have increased incrementally. drop compared to the previous year.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Inside is an Intel 10 th Gen Comet Lake processor, with the base specification using the Core i5-10210U, 16 GB of DDR4-2666 memory, and a 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCIe 3.0 inch 1920x1080 IPS thin-bezel display, a HD webcam, a backlit keyboard with number pad, a Microsoft Precision Touchpad with a fingerprint sensor, and a 54.4

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Mashable VR

JUNE 2, 2022

Microsoft Xbox Series S Fortnite & Rocket League bundle — $274.99 Microsoft Xbox Series S Fortnite & Rocket League bundle — $274.99 Microsoft Xbox Series S Fortnite & Rocket League bundle — $274.99 inch notebook — $249 $445 (save $196) Gateway 15.6-inch

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

The report notes that the forecasted uptick hinges on various market leaders, including Google, Sony, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, HTC, Oculus, Magic Leap, Blippar, and Upskill. Since the Quest 2 took over the market in 2020, the prices of several consumer headsets have gradually increased.

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