XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. The firm entered a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, giving the leading XR firm a massive $250 million investment. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2025

Recently, Samsung’s dive into the XR headset market has been stealing headlines. In a storyline that mirrors the rise of Apple’s Vision Pro, the Moohan headset was finally publicly revealed following years of speculation at the tail end of 2024with further reveal coming in the first month of 2025.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. I’m pretty excited by these growing rumors about Samsung because Samsung has always proposed interesting XR devices.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. If things go the right way as predicted, then by 2025 the revenue can go beyond $45 billion. Some VR Gaming Market Trends Which Determine Its Consistent Growth.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, HTC already has a setup that works without SteamVR stations , and it is more expensive than this one, but HTC has more experience with trackers. It’s interesting to see that the partnership between Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm is a long-term one. This could be huge. Expect it to be pricey, though.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While Meta noted that the developer community may have access to passthrough video in early 2025, the move has not been implemented. Most notable is Samsung’s entry into the headset space with an XR device, which leverages the AndriodXR OS. In the meantime, AndriodXR is gaining industry praise for allowing such access.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Samsung Revenue Drops This week, Samsung also revealed its Q2 earnings.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. Meta Reportedly Partnering With LG For 2025 Quest Pro 2 Meta is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a Quest Pro successor in 2025, priced around $2000.

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Upload VR

JUNE 25, 2024

When Qualcomm announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 in January, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Meta Quest 3, the company told UploadVR that it will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a fifth headset from a currently undisclosed company.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. Here are the top stories from this week’s news stories.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. The device is expected to hit the market in 2025. However, HTC VIVE still believes that controllers hold value. AWS is also continuing its forward momentum in the XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To discuss the rise of digital twins while also speaking on new headsets from HTC VIVE and PICO, Jay Latta, Founder of The Fusionists, and Amy Peck, Founder/CEO of EndeavorXR , spoke with XR Today on the most recent Big XR News Show to explain why these topics matter to enterprises. They are doing some cool stuff.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

” While Meta noted that the developer community may have access to passthrough video in early 2025, the move has not been implemented. Most notable is Samsung’s entry into the headset space with an XR device, which leverages the AndriodXR OS. In the meantime, AndriodXR is gaining industry praise for allowing such access.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

More info The Samsung headset should have motion controllers According to a report by SamMobile, Samsung will be making its own first-party handsets for its upcoming Project Moohan headset. This means that Samsung wont go all-in with hand tracking like Apple did.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The main one regards the 4 devices we were waiting for this year , which in our opinion should have changed everything: Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google-Samsung Headset, and PSVR 2. The rumors from Mark Gurman talk about a new cheaper version, which can have a more mass market appeal, forecasted for 2025-2026.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Its userbase is superior to known PCVR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Pro 2 and most probably in the next weeks, it will also surpass the Pico 4. We don’t have much information about them, but Samsung trademarked the name “Samsung Glasses” some time ago, so this may be a possible name.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If this partnership is exclusive, Meta has just got a huge edge over its competitors like Samsung or Google. But a new report in Korean magazine “Daily Korea” states that Samsung may not be in a hurry to release its headset anymore, because Meta canceled its Quest Pro 2 plans with LG, and Apple is postponing its Vision Pro 2.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

More info (Orbus VR) More info (Fast Travel Games) More info (Springboard VR) Some news about content COLD VR has a new release date: February 11 Aerial VR combat game Aces of Thunder is headed to PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets sometime in 2025 Demeo gets an adaptation for Dungeons&Dragons, called DEMEO X DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BATTLEMARKED.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. Samsung will do the same. Mobile headsets. Mobile headsets are dying.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The price is $599, but to work the glasses should be tethered to a smartphone from Samsung or OnePlus, so the overall price of the whole system is well beyond $1000. Image by HTC). On November, 30th, finally, Nreal has launched its Nreal light AR glasses in the US with the support of Verizon. News worth a mention.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

million in 2016 and expected an exponential growth over the forecast period from 2014-2025, said Grand View Research. You can either browse, walk around or even fly to visit these tourist attractions on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. If you don’t have Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, don’t worry. Relax in VR with your HTC Vive or Gear VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Looking ahead, 2025 is being positioned as a potential tipping point for XR technology as it becomes increasingly accessible to businesses worldwide—whether through headsets, smart glasses, or even smartphones. MySmartPrice found a USPTO filing from Samsung titled “Method and System for Grouping Plurality of Devices.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Another brand I’m very curious about is Samsung : sooner or later, it should announce something, either in VR or in AR. Samsung has always released interesting products (think about the GearVR or the Odyssey), and it would be cool for it to release a standalone headset with mixed reality features. Accessories.

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