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! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The US government closed a 22-billion contract with Microsoft for the development of AR for the military and the provision of HoloLens to soldiers. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung (Nasdaq: SSNLF) for Smartphones and Tablets. I could give you other examples, but I think I made my point.

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

One of the most notable drivers of TSMC's revenue was the formal start of Apple's 3nm chips shipments (or rather revenue recognition) in the third quarter. Samsung Foundry also had a fruitful quarter, experiencing a 14.1% In general, global foundry industry is on an upward trajectory, led by TSMC, Samsung, SMIC, and IFS.

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

But Rapidus, a semiconductor consortium backed by the Japanese government and large conglomerates, plans to leapfrog several generations of nodes and start 2nm production in 2027. Interestingly, the company aims to serve world's leading tech giants, challenging TSMC, IFS, and Samsung Foundry. "We are looking for a U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. This is something many of us predicted correctly: Apple showed how the Vision Pro can record volumetric videos, but in some contexts, this may feel cringe.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It wants to create an ecosystem , where most probably all the devices can work together (like it happens today with Apple devices); The report also claims that Facebook may be building its own operating system to encompass all these devices. Apple is working on Micro-OLED displays. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR efforts.

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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. Miesnieks believes some folks are misguided about Apple accelerating the market in short order.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

Supporting that trend is a broad scope of heavyweight companies debuting XR devices this year, most notably the Apple Vision Pro, which is driving the productivity and workplace solutions market forward. million units, and firms like LG and Samsung are also entering the market, with the XR headset space now looking to boom.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Phone AR will be always more popular.

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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. There is some news in China recently, like rumors said Tecent is in talks with Meta to sell Quest VR headsets in China, Apple is going to release its MR headset in Q2 and etc.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Currently, due to US government trade restrictions , Qualcomm cannot sell its 5G components to Huawei for its smartphone sales. Huawei outperformed Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi in Q2 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Apple Jumps the Snapdragon Ship Additionally, Apple has begun pivoting away from Qualcomm device components.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Earlier this year, Samsung had launched the Portable SSD T7 Touch with such an integrated fingerprint sensor. WD claims that the secure pairing is seamless (a comparison was made with the Apple AirPods pairing scheme). The app-based unlock scheme enables password-less unlocking using key exchange.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Imagine a Chinese school (that are forced by the government to use VR) how much money can save by buying 300 3DOF headsets instead of 300 6DOF ones (the answer is: around $100K ). According to Samsung, it should come in 2028. So, thanks Pico for what you are still doing. H266 video standard can pave the way to 8K video streaming.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Representatives of the JianXi province and also the vice prime minister Liu He have visited the venue, and the Chinese Government has confirmed its strong interest in VR, that is seen as a strategic technology. And while China always moves chaotically, I think that the push of the government is helping its VR companies. Learn more.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Samsung filed a trademark for 'Samsung Glasses' in the UK. The trademark appears on the Intellectual Property Office section of the official UK government website. It was filed by Samsung Electronics on August 21, and officially approved and registered on November 10. So what else might Samsung Glasses be?

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In the “white mirror” version, we have the opportunity to use these technologies to assist us in working together more effectively to improve our ecologies, economies, and governance models, and leave the world better than the one we entered. In the first quarter of 2019, an historically unprecedented but little-noticed event took place.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in. They have an augment in the book and we’re one of the sponsors; the CEO and co-founder of the company Matt Miesnieks, a former Samsung executive who also is part of a well-known AR venture capital fund, Super Ventures. Alan: Interesting.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in. They have an augment in the book and we’re one of the sponsors; the CEO and co-founder of the company Matt Miesnieks, a former Samsung executive who also is part of a well-known AR venture capital fund, Super Ventures. Alan: Interesting.

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GizModo VR

JULY 21, 2021

Following an executive order from President Biden , today the Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to adopt a new a policy designed to support the growing right to repair movement. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

One of the advantages of having a Chinese Phone for me is that Google is missing this data from me, even if I think that now it is going straight to the Chinese government. NVIDIA, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Valve… there is no company that is “good”, or that does things specifically to make you happy.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR. Alan: Yeah, I think device management with VR is a bit of a pain in the butt, because you have to keep them charged, especially with the Samsung Gear VR’s great, because you can just swap out the phones. They’ve received some grants from the Dutch government.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR. Alan: Yeah, I think device management with VR is a bit of a pain in the butt, because you have to keep them charged, especially with the Samsung Gear VR’s great, because you can just swap out the phones. They’ve received some grants from the Dutch government.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

But otherwise we're using the Samsung Gear VR. Alan: Yeah, I think device management with VR is a bit of a pain in the butt, because you have to keep them charged, especially with the Samsung Gear VR's great, because you can just swap out the phones. They've received some grants from the Dutch government.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Previously she was one of the first employees at NextVR ( acquired by Apple ), a virtual reality company focused on live entertainment across music and sports. Advisor for Betting & Gaming vertical in Samsung Harman. He is an acknowledged industry voice in Indian government policy formulation & advancing digital arts education.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This year for sure we’ll have two headsets of this kind launching: Lynx R-1 and Meta Project Cambria, with the elephant in town being the possible release of the first Apple headset. And of course, if Apple releases something, it will create a tsunami in the whole ecosystem. This year will be crucial to understand that.

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