Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Alvin Wang Graylin is the China President of Vive at HTC, and I had a chance to talk with him at CES this year about what’s happening in China. The VR market in China is growing, and there is a lot more optimism for technological adoption and enthusiasm for having VR arcade experiences.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Samsung Odyssey Specs and Minimum Requirements. Image courtesy Samsung. Image courtesy Samsung. Our Thoughts on the Samsung Odyssey VR Headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Today is my last day in China. I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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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”.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While HTC is only releasing the headset in China, and not in the West as previously announced, the company is using Vive Focus as the impetus for its own mobile VR platform that aims to resolve what HTC calls a “highly fragmented” mobile VR market in China, and become a common platform and storefront across disparate hardware vendors.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

More info (Genie 2) More info (World Labs AI) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Samsung may unveil its glasses in January According to South Korean magazine Yonhap News, Samsung is going to unveil at its Unpacked event in January, together with the S25 phone, a pair of XR glasses. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The standout feature for Samsung’s new Odyssey+ headset is its so-called “anti-SDE” display, but beyond that it appears that the headset has actually seen minor adjustments in a handful of areas. Samsung says that the weight of the headset has been slightly reduced (from 820 grams to 798 grams, cable included).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Nreal, the China-based company behind the Nreal Light AR glasses , today announced its secured another $40 million in funding. As reported by TechCrunch , the latest financing round was led by Chinese video sharing platform Kuaishou, with participation by iQiyi, GP Capital, CCEIF Fund, GL Ventures, and Sequoia Capital China.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

It may look like China’s VR industry is imploding, but that’s not actually the case. In 2015, China saw 200-300 firms jump to produce their own VR HMDs. ” In many regards, China is leading the way for VR innovation and adoption. Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy. million).

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2023

Apple’s China-based contract manufacturer Luxshare, allegedly the sole assembler of the device, is now preparing to make fewer than 400,000 units of Vision Pro in 2024, according to the report, which cites “multiple people with direct knowledge of the manufacturing process,” including sources close to Apple and Luxshare.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days!

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

The sunglasses-style AR headset is optionally being bundled with the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note 20 in that country. When bundled with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 or LG Velvet and a 5G data plan, Nreal Light AR comes to a pretty reasonable ? Light AR will be available in stores there starting August 21st.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2021

Historically, the company has pitched its VR headsets more as smartphone accessories à la Samsung Gear VR. For now, it’s only sold in a single flavor: a 3DOF headset and single controller, which ostensibly offers a similar experience to Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Let’s take a look at some of the common themes we came across at China Joy. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2024

” So far the company has confirmed it’s shipping Vision Pro in mainland China in addition to preparing visionOS for multiple languages, including French, German, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2016

Remember back in May when Samsung teased us with a video of their limited Batman edition Galaxy S7 and Gear VR? At the time, Samsung announced that they would begin taking pre-orders for the Injustice Edition bundle if you lived in select countries like China, Singapore, Korea, Latin America, Malaysia and Russia.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

China-based XR company Xreal (previously Nreal) announced its newest pair of glasses at CES 2024, marking the company’s return to augmented reality right as Apple is prepping its $3,500 Vision Pro for its upcoming launch. Snapdragon processor), Samsung S23 (OneUI 5.1/6.0, mm, Width: 48 mm, Height: 161.5

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

Back at CES, Oculus announced that Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi would exclusively bring its own branded version of the standalone Oculus Go headset to China. Xiaomi will exclusively sell and control the headset in China while the Oculus Go will be sold in other regions.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. The later departure of Alex Kipman seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for the AR glasses, but a new rumor brought a bit of hope: Microsoft seemed to work together with Samsung to design consumer-oriented AR glasses. China aims at investing in XR in the upcoming years.

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ARPost

AUGUST 4, 2020

Originating in ancient China, Tai Chi consists of slow, flowing movements with the purpose of activating the “chi” (the vital energy) and bringing the body and mind together. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. This app received a lot of positive reviews (4.5/5

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Cats and VR

MAY 28, 2016

Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition in collaboration with Warner Bros. To commemorate the third anniversary of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Among Us, the companies came together to bring Samsung’s technology and one of the game’s central characters, Batman, in a sleek, high-performance smartphone.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

According to a report by China-based tech publication YiVian , five general managers, most of whom oversaw VR divisions in the company, will be taking charge of both smartphone and VR business moving forward in their respective regions. Alvin Wang Graylin, GM of HTC VIVE China, is now GM of HTC China. Chen(???),

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2016

Earlier this year Samsung bundled the Gear VR headset with Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge pre-orders. But now Samsung just unboxed a new bundle that i’m sure will sell out – a Batman-inspired Galaxy S7 and Gear VR. The post Samsung is Selling a Batman Gear VR and Galaxy S7 appeared first on VRScout.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 21, 2018

On Monday, Google updated its ARCore Supported Devices page to include the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Tab S4, the Sony Xperia ZX2 line of handsets, and the Nokia 6.1 Video: Since launching ARCore 1.0

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Nolo VR , the China-based company behind the 6DOF mobile tracking system Nolo CV1, today announced they have successfully completed a $10 million Series A financing round. The system also allows you to play SteamVR games, provided you download a software called RiftCat for mobile headsets such as Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Samsung hasn’t released a new Gear VR model since the launch of Note 8 last year, but you’ll still be able to use the latest Gear VR with that shiny new Note 9. Thankfully, Samsung is tossing these out to Gear VR owners for free, provided you call Samsung and request on at 1-800-Samsung (1-800-726-7864).

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Available for free on the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, MelodyVR is home to on-demand musical performances from over 750 artists, including major acts such as Post Malone, Bebe Rexha, The Chainsmokers, and The London Symphony Orchestra. Image Credit: MelodyVR.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2024

Barra initially moved to Meta (then Facebook) in 2017 from his role as Global VP at the China-based tech giant Xiaomi, becoming head of Oculus and VP of Reality Labs partnerships.

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MARCH 26, 2024

In a recent report , Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. The CEO is visiting China due to a decline in iPhone sales. Notably, China is deep in XR device application and development via firms such as Xreal and DPVR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Roto VR Explorer | Image courtesy Roto VR The company notes it’s already started mass production in China, which will provide “greater cost efficiencies for global distribution” amid the upcoming launch of suspected VR headsets from Samsung and Google, the company says.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

We saw mixed results in the global VR industry in 2016—initial sales volume by some high-end manufacturers didn’t quite live up to the hype, while PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR, and low-cost headsets continued to gain traction,” said Clifton Dawson, CEO of Greenlight Insights. 5-year global VR hardware and software forecasts.

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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

MAY 7, 2022

Pico already dominates the VR landscape in China, where Meta can’t officially enter, and now it wants to be big also in the West. My Chinese assistant Miss S told me that now in China Douyin shows a lot of ads of Pico headsets, and I think that in the next months this may happen also here in the West.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 4, 2024

Qualcomm indicated that XR2+ Gen 2 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. GPU performance, on the other hand, took a huge leap with the Gen 2 architecture.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Now Google is going beyond what’s already available, announcing further partnerships with manufacturers to enable their upcoming devices this year, including Samsung, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, ASUS, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, ZTE, Sony Mobile, and Vivo. Even China will have more access to AR. The post Google Announces ARCore 1.0

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we ” Photo by Road to VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Samsung, in partnership with Microsoft, today announced the Samsung HMD Odyssey —a Windows VR headset expected to have some impressive specs. According to Samsung, the Odyssey VR headset rocks dual 3.5-inch The Samsung Odyssey is unlike typical headsets, you don’t need to install any extra motions sensors.

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