The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

Samsung 387

Samsung Machine Learning Sony Virtual Reality 387

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.

Industry 311

Industry Apple Samsung Controllers 311

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

New Samsung Headset Details Revealed Patentlyapple has revealed a new patent application from Samsung, which highlights the company’s ongoing development of an upcoming XR headset for the Galaxy ecosystem. Additionally, reports suggest that Samsung aims to debut the headset in 2025, as an outlook header indicates.

Samsung 94

Samsung Technology Groups Amazon 94

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info (Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI) More info (The Q* algorithm could be the reason why Altman was fired) News worth a mention Samsung trademarks “Samsung Glasses” Samsung has filed a trademark for “Samsung Glasses” in the UK. If you want to start using the Apple Polyspatial SDK, start from the links below!

Augmented Reality 435

Augmented Reality Apple Samsung Ukraine 435

Slashgear

MAY 3, 2022

Just like Apple, Samsung has its own phone-tracking platform that makes it easy for users to find their phone's location, lock and erase it, and more.

Samsung 126

Samsung How To Apple Technology 126

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Today at 10am PDT, Apple is releasing news about upcoming products like the new iPhone 8 and Watch, taking place at the company’s newly debuted Steve Jobs Theater. Among the announcements, many of which have supposedly already been leaked , is sure to be news surrounding the public release of apps built using Apple’s ARKit.

Augmented Reality 245

Augmented Reality Apple Google Samsung 245

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The specifications on paper look nice, and for sure the one between Google and Samsung looks like a strong partnership. But the real question is how these glasses will be fashionable compared to the Ray-Ban Meta : people need to put on their face something that makes them cool, not only that is technically advanced.

Controllers 376

Controllers Microsoft Simulation Ukraine 376

ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. On this level, engineers set instructions for the device on how to communicate with hardware. Embedded Software. Back-end Infrastructure.

Augmented Reality 534

Augmented Reality Technology Wearables Machine Learning 534

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.

Augmented Reality 541

Augmented Reality Magic Leap AR Apple 541

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Proton Pulse , originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week. Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme, the game marks a soft reset in XR game development as developers assess how to approach Vision Pro’s lack of controllers.

Oculus 248

Oculus Gaming Eye Tracking Head Tracking 248

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Android users with flagship-level phones could soon have access to a host of similar AR functions however thanks to Google’s ARCore , which was announced a few months after Apple’s ARKit. SEE ALSO 8 Cool AR Apps to Try Now That Apple iOS 11 is Here.

Augmented Reality 276

Augmented Reality Amazon Retail AR 276

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

AR 410

AR Microsoft Sony Ukraine 410

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

Machine Learning 414

Machine Learning Apple Virtual Reality Ukraine 414

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This was to be expected and it is no big deal: VisionOS 2 is coming today and this is great news by itself because it is bringing a lot of new features and improvements to the Apple device (three of these features are actually launching later this year, but all the other ones are coming now). A Creator Platform for next-gen to ‘Socialize.’

Video 421

Video Eye Tracking Unity Zeiss 421

Upload VR

MARCH 10, 2025

Takeaway The developers will gain insights from developers that have deployed MR as to how to make their game more playable and engaging across a wide variety of rooms. While headsets like Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro use cameras to let you see the real world, today only the system software gets raw access to these cameras.

Machine Learning 100

Machine Learning Examples Google Apple 100

Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

Google released a preview version of ARCore for Android yesterday, the company’s answer to Apple’s ARKit. Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. It was made as a quick example of how to combine openFrameworks and ARCore.

Google 279

Google Augmented Reality Unity AR 279

Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Here's a guide on how to find downloads on your Apple, Samsung, or Android phone. We download files to our phones all the time, but finding them can be tricky.

How To 84

How To Samsung Apple Google 84

GizModo VR

AUGUST 5, 2020

Every new Samsung smartwatch gets closer and closer to catching up with the Apple Watch—there’s just usually something that’s a little off. But with the Galaxy Watch 3, Samsung may have finally figured out how to deliver the first serious rival to the world’s most popular smartwatch. Read more.

Apple 98

Apple Samsung How To Wearables 98

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

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. Panasonic AR windshield (Auganix) Samsung vision of futuristic cars (Youtube). Further references.

AR 546

AR Haptic Las Vegas HTC 546

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 31, 2024

On the other hand, Samsung is set to make a major splash in the XR space. Apple Vision Pro Rolls out in Australia Cam stated that Apple is engaging deeply with Australian audiences. So, I’m certainly interested to see how that plays out. The area shows a lot of consumer interest.

Apple 114

Apple AR Samsung Australia 114

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Apple is gearing up for the Vision Pro debut. However, a key difference and benefit that Apple has over some of its competition is the already-established iOS ecosystem of products and software. On the other hand, Apple is not the only XR firm pushing for interoperability and cross-pollination of hardware and software.

Apple 129

Apple Immersion AR Hardware 129

Digital Trends

MARCH 3, 2021

We show you how on iOS and Android devices including Samsung phones. The AMBER alert system is important, but there's a way to toggle off this notification.

How To 124

How To Samsung Apple 124

Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

SBS Biz reports “dozens” of Meta executives have held private meetings in South Korea with executives at Samsung and LG’s display divisions. Meta is reportedly looking to secure next-gen microdisplays for AR glasses and future VR headsets. Panasonic (non-standalone) headset with OLED microdisplays.

Samsung 109

Samsung South Korea AR Wearables 109

ARPost

JUNE 15, 2020

See Also: How to Build a Location-Based AR Application. How to Choose the Right AR SDK. One issue with it is that it only has a few supported devices right now, including Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the original Google Pixel. Apple ARKit. You can see directions through location-based AR mobile apps.

AR 382

AR Augmented Reality Unity Austria 382

ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited. One of the most groundbreaking elements of location anchors is how location is approximated. Written by Andrew Makarov , Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev.

Augmented Reality 147

Augmented Reality Technology How To AR 147

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

With the launch of nReal, the first truly consumer-oriented AR glass, we’ll truly understand how people are already interested in this technology. Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands.

Augmented Reality 419

Augmented Reality Magic Leap AR Microsoft 419

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And its ads business is under a crossfire attack: on one front, Apple with its new data policy is limiting how much data the Facebook app can collect about its users, and on the other one, the EU is trying to enforce its regulation about European people’s data not allowed to be sent to Facebook’s US servers. Image by Apple).

Virtual Reality 403

Virtual Reality Microsoft Data Machine Learning 403

Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 10, 2017

They include Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, OSVR, Samsung Gear VR, Daydream, Cardboard apps for both Android and iOS, and even Windows Phones and the IdeaLens K2 all-in-one headset. Here are the links: Samsung Gear VR app store. To be fair, though, the Windows Phone section is mostly YouTube videos, not standalone apps.

How To 106

How To Virtual Reality Google Samsung 106

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. According to the Korean outlet “The Electronic Times”, Samsung will manufacture the tracking chips that will be used by Facebook AR glasses. A new patent highlights the possible design of future Samsung AR glasses. Bloomberg publishes new hints on Apple glasses.

Magic Leap 212

Magic Leap AR Samsung Oculus 212

InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

Similar to Android, you’ll need to be an approved Apple Developer to publish to the latter. Self-distributing iOS apps is somewhat complicated by Apple being a closed development environment. Samsung Gear VR. Just like with Android, you can publish either an In-House (self-distribute) app or an iTunes Store app.

Virtual Reality 102

Virtual Reality How To Google Oculus 102

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this XReal Air 2 Ultra review, we’re taking a closer look at the specs, design, and features of a set of spatial computing glasses eager to give Apple a run for its money. Plus, it helps position XReal as a direct competitor to companies like Apple and Meta.

Apple 107

Apple AR Head Tracking Immersion 107

XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

The spatial line-up of brand partners represents a range of enterprise end-users, such as Adidas, Vogue, Ready Player Me, OpenSea, Polygon Studios, and Samsung. To promote its user-generated content ecosystem, Spatial is working with big brands to generate interest in bespoke Web3 content.

Unity 315

Unity Tools Immersion San Francisco 315

GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

If you’re thinking about buying a smartwatch, you might also be thinking about how well it’ll serve you when it comes to music playback—will it just act as a remote control for whatever’s on your phone, or will it actually stream and sync songs so you can listen to them anywhere (and leave your phone at home)? The… Read more.

How To 132

How To Controllers Wearables Samsung 132

GizModo VR

AUGUST 9, 2021

Your wireless earbuds probably spend a lot of time stuffed inside your ears, and no offense, but your ears aren’t always the nicest place to be. You can practice good hygiene, keep your earbuds lasting longer, and avoid grossing out anyone else who might catch sight of them by making sure you clean them regularly. Read more.

How To 105

How To Samsung Google Apple 105

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 28, 2017

But honestly, they’re like apples and oranges,” Booth said. One of the key differentiators between these two programs is that Rooms is on the Samsung Gear VR and Spaces is on the Oculus Rift and Touch. Rooms can be downloaded via the Oculus app on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. We don’t want] obnoxious paywalls.”

Oculus 127

Oculus Conference Samsung Virtual Reality 127

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro is due later this week, and according to reports from “ people familiar ” with Meta and its operations, Mark Zuckerberg’s firm plans to become the Android competitor against Apple as the firm enters the XR world. The Vision Pro will cost $3,499 for a 256GB storage model.

Apple 116

Apple Zeiss Immersion Google 116

GizModo VR

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Apple’s AirTags and Samsung’s SmartTags this year joined an already crowded Bluetooth tracker market. These little devices attach to key rings, backpacks, and luggage or can be tucked inside a bag or attached to any other possession you’re afraid to lose, sending you alerts when it leaves your side and even enabling… Read more.

How To 122

How To Samsung Apple Technology 122