Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The launch of Apple Vision Pro is in some ways the most significant event for the XR industry since the acquisition of Oculus by Meta back in 2014. With Apple bringing new ideas to the table, the headset has prompted reflections on the XR industry up to this point and where things are headed.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Android XR is set to make its debut on Samsung’s ‘Project Moohan’ mixed reality headset , which is slated for consumer launch sometime in 2025. Similar to Apple Vision Pro, Samsung is highlighting Project Moohan’s hand and eye-tracking capabilities.

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AR Insider

MARCH 23, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Apple integrated the technology in the iPad Pro last year, signaling that it would soon arrive at an iPhone near you. Apple Steps Further Into AR’s Future. Elevating AR.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 14, 2021

Samsung kicked off 2021, and interrupted CES, with its live-streamed product launch, Galaxy Unpacked. The event featured an overhauled trio of smartphones, a pair of intelligent wireless earbuds, and Samsung’s own “one more thing,” the long-rumored Bluetooth item-tracking Smart Tags (beating Apple to the punch).

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2024

Apple announced that Vision Pro-native versions of two popular iOS games are coming to Apple Arcade next month, Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories , both of which put an immersive spin on inherently flatscreen gameplay. Collect Everything. Unlock Crossy Chicken and friends. Dress up in silly hats.

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Next Reality - News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Over the past two product cycles, Apple has been rumored to be preparing to reveal its Apple AirTags tracking devices that can help iPhone owners find their possessions with augmented reality. Now, it's 2021, and AppleTags are nowhere to be found. But Samsung has leapfrogged Apple with its own take on the product category.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2025

Rumors started circulating about a successor to the Valve Index way back in 2021. When leaks first began surfacing about the Valve Deckard in 2021, thanks to popular YouTuber Brad Lynch, many suggested the Deckard would be designed to compete against the Meta Quest 2. The Index remains an extremely popular headset today.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2024

Resolution Games, developers behind VR tabletop game Demeo (2021) , announced it’s working with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to create a VR game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. ” Still, we need to see the game in action first, something the studio says we can expect later down the road.

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Upload VR

JULY 3, 2023

Apple is reportedly cutting its production forecasts for Vision Pro. Last month South Korean tech news outlet The Elec reported Sony, the supplier of Vision Pro's ultra high resolution OLED microdisplays, can't manufacture more than 900,000 displays per year at most - and Apple needs two displays per headset.

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Digital Trends

JULY 20, 2021

The Apple Watch 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 are getting major price cuts today at Amazon, and if you want a new smartwatch you need to see these deals.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Apple Watch Series 3 and Samsung Galaxy Watch have massive discounts right now at Amazon.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 28, 2022

Despite supply chain issues around the world, the smartphone market grew in 2021, with Apple and Samsung still managing to come out on top.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Qualcomm is seemingly planning to reveal a new XR chipset early next year that could be for Apple Vision Pro competitors. XR2 Gen 2 is the successor to the original XR2 from 2020, and it's based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip used in high-end Android phones like Samsung's Galaxy S23 series. Vision Pro Competitors From Samsung & LG?

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Digital Trends

MAY 4, 2021

If you want a smartwatch, here's your chance at savings as Amazon is offering the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 at $150 off and the Apple Watch Series 6 at $49 off.

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Upload VR

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple reportedly can't make more than half a million Vision Pro headsets per year. This corroborates earlier reporting from The Information's Wayne Ma last month, and could be a major reason for Apple's $3500 price point. The Elec's report claims Apple asked Sony to expand production but was refused.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Apple is reportedly testing new OLED microdisplay suppliers to increase the production scale of future Vision headsets. Those reports suggest Apple may only be able to ship up to half a million Vision Pro headsets in 2024, so the product will have a slow US-first rollout.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

Alongside Apple’s marketplace debut next week, XR devices may have their mainstream moment in 2024. The 2022 hiring and accelerator program came amid Disney’s attempt to hop on the Metaverse hype wave, introducing AR streaming and other XR content alongside partners like Snap and Apple.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 12, 2021

Can't decide whether to invest in a new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 or pick up the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max? We compare both phones to help you decide.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 27, 2021

There's no better time to jump on the wearable bandwagon with these two amazing deals on Amazon right now from Samsung and Apple.

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Samsung this morning has dropped as brief teaser about their next-generation Exynos SoC. Dubbed “Exynos is back”, Samsung is revealing that there will be a proper announcement for the new SoC on January 12, which would fall on the first full day of CES. January 12th, 2021. January 12th, 2021. So stay tuned.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Rendering of the 2021 version of the Panasonic VR glasses. I also wonder if this partnership has been made to join the forces against the upcoming arrival of Apple in the field, or against Meta, which is rumored to abandon Qualcomm chips in favor of custom chips for its future Quest devices. They looked quite cool (Image by Panasonic).

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Upload VR

JANUARY 7, 2024

Xreal Air 2 Ultra are true AR glasses, but they only work with two specific Samsung phones. Xreal, formerly Nreal, is a China-based company that actually launched the first consumer AR glasses in the US, Nreal Light , in late 2021. The company claims shipping will begin in March. There's an important caveat here though.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Meta’s earnings report for 2021 has both lights and shadows. We were all waiting for it, and then it finally arrived: Meta has finally released its earning reports for 2021, and for the first time it treated its Reality Labs division as a separate entity, so we know how well it is performing. Image by Apple). Image by Meta).

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

There are big savings for Apple AirPods and Samsung Galaxy Buds right now at Amazon.

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Digital Trends

JULY 28, 2021

It's a good time to buy a smartwatch from Amazon, which is offering a $30 discount on the Apple Watch Series 3 and a $50 discount on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3.

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ARVR

JULY 26, 2022

Do you remember the excitement back to 2021… At any moment, both Apple and Meta were poised to launch full-blown AR headsets for the consumer market, Samsung teased a compelling AR glasses video, Snap was actually starting to ship an AR device, (albeit only for developers), and even Niantic was said to be working on glasses of their own.

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Mashable VR

MAY 17, 2022

Apple’s first foldable device is likely still a few years away, but that won’t stop the rumor mill from churning out juicy info about it. According to Kuo, Apple is testing the Electronic Paper Display (or EPD) technology developed by Chinese firm E Ink for the outer display on the rumored foldable device.

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Digital Trends

JULY 12, 2021

Amazon is offering massive price cuts on the Apple AirPods and Samsung Galaxy Buds. Now's the perfect time to grab a decent pair of true wireless earbuds.

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Digital Trends

MAY 18, 2021

The newly announced Wear platform is a joint effort between Google and Samsung, and it just may have a chance to take on the Apple Watch.

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2024

While Apple Vision Pro validated much of what Meta (formerly Facebook) did in VR over the last decade, the headset also echoes work under Google's umbrella at Job Simulator development studio Owlchemy Labs. When we first tried the Apple Vision Pro, we were like, 'yes!' With Apple, you can use Swift UI.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 10, 2022

Samsung has announced the second-generation Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in tandem with its latest batch of foldables. These new buds are the successors to 2021’s Buds Pro. They promise 24-bit audio capabilities for Samsung phones and also boast a smaller form factor, so they’re comfortable inside more ear types.… New buds alert!

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And then there’s Apple’s many smaller acquisitions and acqui-hires as it continues to assemble its top-secret AR mystery box. That led to Dekko and Samsung — the former he founded and admits was early to AR. 2021 Predictions: AR Glasses Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary. Early Mover. Time and Timing .

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 17, 2021

Amazon is currently offering discounts for the Apple Watch Series 6 and Samsung Galaxy Watch, so here's your opportunity to finally invest in a smartwatch.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Firms such as AWS, Samsung, and HTC VIVE took to the event to showcase the future of work and paradigm-shifting immersive technology. The increased presence of XR at CES 2024 and MWC 2024 could be partly due to Apple entering the market in a bid to turn XR mainstream, and the knock-on effect is being felt.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The iPhone 13 may be Apple's best smartphone to date, but is it better than the Samsung Galaxy S21? We find out in this head-to-head phone comparison test.

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Digital Trends

JULY 16, 2021

If you're planning to buy wireless earbuds, Amazon is currently offering the Apple AirPods Pro at $52 off and the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro with a $30 discount.

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