Road to VR

MAY 7, 2021

Historically, the company has pitched its VR headsets more as smartphone accessories à la Samsung Gear VR. A patent registered with the Chinese intellectual property office (CNIPA) showing a very Oculus Touch-like motion controller may point to the company’s growing VR ambitions however.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The latest edition of Samsung’s Odyssey VR headset promises better visuals and a more comfortable fit. Samsung earlier this morning revealed its HMD Odyssey Plus , an updated version of the companies 2017 Windows Mixed Reality headset, delivering improved visuals, new functionality, and a more comfortable design. Image Credit: Samsung.

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2017

One of Samsung’s biggest annual events, Samsung Unpacked , took place earlier today in NYC where live attendees and online spectators saw the debut of Samsung’s latest mobile effort, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Now Samsung is introducing their own motion control solution to accompany their already-popular Gear VR headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2020

Samsung is kicked-off the first day of CES 2020 with a bang this morning, offering attendees an in-depth look at a variety of cutting-edge products straight out of a science fiction novel, including a BB8-style robot assistant, as well as new improvements to their proprietary voice assistant, Bixby. Feature Image Credit: Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

The unboxing shows that the device has a very simple packaging, which includes both the headset and the controllers. This confirms that the headset is going to ship with controllers and that there is no charging station in the original box. Samsung can be the first partner also on this line of products.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you a lot of Samsung devices in your home, the company announced that your Galaxy smartphone, Samsung TV, and even your Samsung-made fridge can all act as controllers for smart home gadgets that will support the Matter standard. It doesn’t matter quite yet, as the new smart home standard won’t launch until 2022.…

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. The timing allows Samsung to quickly get its horse in the race, following the Vision Pro international deployment hype and potential product releases at Meta Connect 2024.

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Road to VR

MAY 9, 2018

Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a “powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).” “Definitely, Samsung plans to use in-house application processors, OLED displays and sensors. .”

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 19, 2021

Samsung is launching the latest iteration of their mainstream consumer TLC-based SATA SSDs. The new 870 EVO brings the same generational updates to Samsung's 3D NAND and SSD controller that we saw with last year's 870 QVO. The updated EVO SATA SSD arrives three years after the launch of the Samsung 860 EVO and 860 PRO.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. Samsung AR glasses concept has been leaked. Popular Twitter leaker WalkingCat has leaked two trailer videos about two AR glasses by Samsung.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2017

More than 20 controller titles launching on day one. Unveiled in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung’s mobile Gear VR headset with motion controller is now on sale. So if you already own a Gear VR, you can pick up the controller for just $39. AFFECTED: The Manor. Dragon Front. Facebook 360.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Samsung Odyssey+ is the company’s latest VR headset, and while it launched just a few weeks ago for $500, the Korean tech giant is throwing it on sale this Black Friday at a 40% discount. The deal is set to start online at Samsung.com on November 18th, slashing the headset to just $300, controllers included.

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VRScout

MARCH 15, 2017

Is this the new Samsung Gear 360? We are two weeks out from Samsung’s March 29th Unpacked event where the company is expected to launch their new Galaxy S8 mobile device. A Samsung spokesperson VRScout reached out to for comment responded with, “we do not comment on unannounced products.”

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2018

A mysterious handheld device showed up in an FCC test report recently that may just be the 3DoF controller coming alongside Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset. controller. For reference, Samsung Gear VR’s 3DoF controller’s max power output is 1.0 The device operates on a 1.5

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 9, 2024

Samsung's launch of the 990 EVO M.2 It appears that Samsung's 990 EVO is a platform designed with such a scenario in mind. PCIe PHYs / controllers have backward compatibility, and the 990 EVO's SSD controller incorporates a 4-lane Gen 5 controller and PHY. 2-2280, PCIe 4.0 x2, NVMe 2.0 DWPD 1200 TBW 0.3

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2017

Well over two years since the first Gear VR headset was launched (but just a few months after Google’s Daydream VR headset launched) Samsung is launching a motion controller for Gear VR which adds a new layer of interactivity and brings the headset’s input scheme in line with Daydream.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

However, it finally looks as though we’ll be getting a new look at a fresh batch of candidates soon, as it’s being reported that Samsung will be showcasing four of its best ongoing virtual and augmented reality projects at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. VuildUs: Virtual home design with extreme accuracy.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ahead of CES, Samsung has introduced a new lineup of Odyssey OLED monitors aimed at the gaming market. All three displays are based on Samsung's quantum dot OLED (QD-OLED) panel type. The 49-inch curved Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SD model) is Samsung's flagship OLED monitor for gamers. ms response time. ms (GtG) 0.03

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced the brand-new Gear VR with Controller, with 70 titles coming soon. The controller is said to add a deeper level of immersion, using motion sensors, and an intuitive touch pad and trigger input.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2024

Industry analysts, XR enthusiasts, and technology fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new Samsung XR headset for some time now. We first discussed the possibility of an impending new headset at the beginning of 2022 , when Samsung hinted at a reignited focus on extended reality during the Mobile World Conference (MWC) event.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Since Microsoft provided its list of OEMs the same reference design, all of the available headsets except Samsung Odyssey follow the basic specs below. Samsung HMD Odyssey. The Samsung HMD Odyssey will be available later this year in the US, China, Korea, Brazil and Hong Kong, with pre-orders beginning in the US only on October 3rd.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Samsung can’t seem to launch a flagship without making a little bit of a mess along the way. The company recently came under fire for throttling the performance of apps on its Galaxy S22 series of smartphones through its Game Optimization Service, or GOS. But curiously, the apps that the GOS didn’t throttle were some… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset. According to a guy on Twitter that answered my post, Ultraleap should launch a new tracking controller this year. Maybe the time has come for a v3 sensor.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Taeyong Kim, VP of Samsung Electronics and Head of Graphics R&D, took the stage last month at the company’s annual developer conference to talk a little bit about the future of VR for the company. So we think the next mobile VR system would have inside-out positional tracking along with 6 DoF motion controllers.

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Anand Tech

JULY 5, 2024

As our colleagues from Blocks & Files discovered, Samsung quietly rolled out its BM1743 61.44 Samsung's BM1743 61.44 TB features a proprietary controller and relies on Samsung's 7 th Generation V-NAND (3D NAND) QLC memory. TB,' Samsung plans to offer the BM1743 in two form factors: U.2

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2017

On stage today at Samsung’s Unpacked Event in New York, the new Gear VR with motion controller finally got a launch date and price. The new 2017 Gear VR and Controller combo, announced alongside the Galaxy S8, will be available starting April 21st for $129. The company says that this has reduced load times by up to 3x.

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Slashgear

JUNE 30, 2022

The Samsung Gaming Hub was released for new Samsung smart TVs. Gamers can play using their own controllers on a variety of cloud-based gaming services.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Samsung’s AR Smart Glasses, New Development Details Uncovered Recently, MySmartPrice discovered that Samsung has publicly updated the development of its XR device through a patent listing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Until now, details about the device have been scarce.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We’re keeping tabs on the best Samsung Odyssey deals during Black Friday 2017 through Cyber Monday as they come in. Samsung HMD Odyssey Deal Baseline. Samsung HMD Odyssey is widely considered the ‘premium’ option among the line of Windows Mixed Reality headsets, what with its built-in audio and refined styling.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 27, 2016

Samsung’s Gear VR has problems on the input front, but it looks like the company is soon to find a solution. Alleged images leaks from a The post Samsung Might Release a Brand New Gear VR Controller, But Don’t Count on It appeared first on UploadVR.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Announced at the Samsung Developer conference last week, the 360 Round is the company’s new camera for creating and streaming 4K 3D content. One-step stitching and control software, provided by Samsung, allows for 3D 360 livestreaming up to a claimed 4,096 × 2,048 at 30 FPS per eye. Image courtesy Samsung.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 17, 2017

Google today confirmed what we’ve long suspected; Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 smartphone will soon support Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem. Normally a new phone supporting Daydream wouldn’t be such a big deal, but Samsung’s Galaxy line is already synonymous with another headset, the Gear VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Samsung Electronics has recently signed a partnership with Korean VR studio FNI and Gangnam Severance Hospital, one of South Korea’s largest hospitals, to develop VR-based mental health diagnosis programs for Samsung Gear VR. the New 2017 Gear VR with Controller.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2018

Last month’s launch of Oculus Go , the $200 standalone VR headset, has stolen much of the virtual limelight as of late, but owners of recent Samsung flagship phones can still get in on many of the new apps and updates coming to the Oculus mobile store. The headset + controller combo originally costs $130 MSRP.

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