Road to VR

MAY 22, 2024

Image courtesy Microsoft “We call these Volumetric apps,” Davuluri says in a blog post. .” Microsoft says it’s aiming to transform workflows by bringing Windows 365 and local PC connectivity to Quest, which the company says will allow developers to easily bring their Windows apps into XR.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As a Google-owned studio, it's unsurprising to see Owlchemy Labs announce support for Samsung's standalone headset code named 'Project Moohan,' which runs on Google's new Android XR operating system. You can read more about our initial headset impressions below. UploadVR Ian Hamilton

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Zuck’s genius move before Google I/O I was kinda shocked reading this piece of news, but I was also quite happy because I’m all in for open platforms, and seeing finally Meta breaking the walls of its walled garden is for me a good thing. And with the operating system comes also Meta’s store.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Tomorrow I’m going to celebrate this blog’s anniversary, so be sure to read the upcoming related post and say something nice to me! Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

.” “As Oculus expands the Quest catalogue to include more social VR, we’re bringing our own sociable experience to this game-changing platform,” added Daniel Sefton, vTime Marketing, in a company blog update. For more information on vTime’s growing cross-reality platform visit here. Image Credit: vTime.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2024

Kuo, a respected figure in supply chain leaks and analysis, says in and in a new blog post that Apple has cut 2024 shipments for Vision Pro to 400–450k units—significantly lower than the reported 700–800k units or more expected for worldwide production this year.

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VRScout

JULY 30, 2018

Already a dominant application on the HTC Vive, PlayStation VR and Google Daydream platforms, Google’s immensely popular YouTube VR experience is now available on the Samsung Gear VR. The post YouTube VR Reveals Samsung Gear VR Shared Viewing appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: YouTube.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Its many weeks that developers are screaming for help on the platform and in fact a couple of months ago, I had written a similar (but more personal) article myself on my blog. I was appalled while reading Metas blog post. So basically, Metas answer is: were seeing an influx of kids, they want free stuff, so we are going to serve them.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

0:00 / 0:29 1 Detailed in a new blog post , Owlchemy states the upcoming game supports hand tracking technology and multi-modal input. That follows today's announcement for Samsung's new standalone headset code named 'Project Moohan,' which runs on Google's new Android XR operating system.

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Road to VR

JULY 26, 2018

Google is finally bringing the official YouTube VR app to the Oculus Store for Samsung Gear VR soon. Google also announced a new social feature coming alongside the Gear VR app which will allow you to chat with friends while watching videos. The company says it will be available on Daydream View and Gear VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

update, now including official support for Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac. Nougat and above including Samsung S8 line. .” Nougat and above including Samsung S8 line. ” Unreal Engine 4.18 ” Unreal Engine 4.18

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

Ah, and before I forget: in the next couple of days, Im going to publish a very interesting interview on this blog! Honestly, I wasnt expecting a Vision Pro headset until next year, but Apple is probably launching a new device to take measures against the upcoming release of Googles Project Moohan. Stay tuned!

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

You cannot rely on Google Play Services (e.g. Google Firebase, Google Cloud Messaging, etc), or third-party libraries that depend on Google Play Services (e.g. OneSignal) when running on Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

My trip is going well and this week I will start writing on my blog about my XR experiences here in the Red Country, while on my X/Twitter channel, you will be able to see some landscape and food pictures! It’s interesting to see that the partnership between Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm is a long-term one.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2018

There, you’ll be able to pick up rare specimens from the London’s Natural History Museum and take you “behind the scenes to explore areas usually closed to the public,” a Sky blog post states.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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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. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 8, 2022

Google is joining Samsung in offering parts for the Pixel smartphone through iFixit. The company announced in a blog post that it would make parts available for the Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro later this year. Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 8, 2017

Google continues to make its interest in virtual reality more and more apparent. Fast forward to today and Google’s VR platform, dubbed Daydream is in full swing. The Daydream View headset hit the shelves in early November and made Google an official competitor with Samsung and Oculus for the mobile VR marketplace.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! Vive Wrist Tracker official announcement blog (HTC Vive) HTC announces Wrist Tracker for $129 (Road To VR) Bi-manual hands tracking working flawlessly on Focus 3 thanks to the Trackers (Twitter). Further references.

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VRScout

MAY 19, 2016

Riding the wave of excitement over Google’s new VR platform, Daydream, Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri announced on the Google I/O stage today that the gaming giant has brought support for Daydream to Unreal Engine 4. More information on UE4 support for Daydream is available on the Epic Games blog.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info — Use Google Translate! More info Samsung Galaxy Ring may have been delayed Samsung Galaxy Ring, t he smart ring that could also be used to interact with Samsung XR glasses, has been delayed. I truly hope this rumor is true. It would be a pity because we all were waiting for it!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 31, 2024

Google and Magic Leap have partnered to “advance the potential of XR technologies”, the latter has said in a blog post. The announcement was light on detail, but Magic Leap said the tie-up would combine its AR credentials with Google’s technology platforms. Google is already an investor in Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2017

According to a leaked blog post, Qualcomm, one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies, has today announced that their latest SoC (system on chip) is not only 30% smaller, 27% more powerful and 40% more efficient then previous designs, it’s also designed to power next generation mobile VR and AR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. What a time to be alive! It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Road To VR) More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Upload VR) More info (TikTok influencers are using Meta smartglasses) The Samsung headset may be revealed soon According to a new rumor, the XR headset that Samsung is building with Google and Qualcomm may be revealed at the beginning of the new year.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 8, 2022

This week it's Google, which announced in a company blog post that it's going to start selling authentic spare parts for Pixel phones later this year for any owners who are enterprising enough to repair their own devices. Google didn't offer a specific timeframe for when this program will start beyond "later this year."

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

These glasses have outperformed the sales of Ray-Ban’s first-generation smart glasses, ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ This potential deal could grant Meta more control over EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses division and strengthen its position in the competitive market against tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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GizModo VR

JULY 26, 2021

With a little over two weeks to go until Samsung’s next big Unpacked Event , the company’s president and head of mobile communications just published a new blog confirming details and features long rumored to be included in Samsung’s next batch of foldable phones. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. Please support this blog. But they are never enough, so please click the link below and start donating to my blog! Some XR fun.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 13, 2020

will end support for Samsung Gear VR and Google VR, while OpenVR compatibility will be phased out. As the company previously announced Unity 2019.3 The latter only because Valve is currently developing their OpenVR Unity XR Plugin for 2019.3 which Unity notes will be available soon.

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ARVR

AUGUST 20, 2021

With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay. Natasha has written a lot of technology articles, news, and review on different blogs. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2018

What’s more, VVR developer Tender Claws teased on the Oculus Blog announcement of the game’s Rift launch , that the studio is “collaborating with Oculus on a new experience coming next year!” Image courtesy Tender Claws. ” which certainly has our interest piqued.

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