The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Of course, Valve has not confirmed anything of that, and will keep operating with its usual slow pace until it releases a polished product. The specifications on paper look nice, and for sure the one between Google and Samsung looks like a strong partnership. Plus there is Hitman World of Assassination that is coming next year.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I said that the winner of the 2016 match has been HTC, but actually, the real winner of the tethered headset market at that time has been Sony , with the PSVR headset exploiting the existing Playstation 4 userbase to sell more devices than the others.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

They are more performant than the low tier of the RTX 40 series, but of course, they cant compete at all with the RTX 5080 or RTX 5090. More info A developer made some steps toward PSVR 2s HDR usage on PC The VR community continues to look for workarounds to unlock all the cool features of PSVR 2 that Sony is not allowing on PC.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With Android XR, Google wants to power a broad range of proprietary and third-party experiences, spanning all the way from the upcoming Samsung XR headset , to smart glasses, and extended reality applications infused with artificial intelligence. Google has already shared that its working with companies like Sony, Magic Leap, and Lynx.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Image courtesy Nielsen.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey. For one, the data only includes searches through Google (though this covers 93% of all searches, according to StatCounter ), and search volume is of course quite susceptible to marketing.

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Upload VR

JUNE 28, 2024

Apple is asking LG and Samsung about supplying micro-OLED displays for the cheaper Vision headset, a South Korean news outlet reports. For comparison, the Sony-supplied micro-OLED displays in Apple Vision Pro are 1.42 micro-OLED displays from Sony are used in Apple Vision Pro. The outlet further claims Apple specified a 2 to 2.1

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2. The price of Quest 2 has had quite a journey over the course of its three years of life so far.

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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. The results are of course favorable to the new model.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

The first bit to point out, of course, is that 90% of startups in any industry fail. With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. In Decentraland we had the first (to my knowledge) protest in the metaverse, with some people protesting during an event organized by Samsung.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Samsung HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $500 $449. Sony announced a $100 discount on all PlayStation VR bundles as well as the PlayStation 4 1TB consoles. Of course Oculus is also throwing in discounts of their own for the Rift. Samsung Gear VR Price Cut. Sold on Samsung and Amazon. Shop on Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Of course, the Quest 2 is by far the most sold headset and accounts for the majority of that number. I’m pretty excited by these growing rumors about Samsung because Samsung has always proposed interesting XR devices. We can see that number in many ways.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. The most infamous example is of course, the legendary 3DHead system. Sony however, having debuted it’s PlayStation 4 powered ‘Morpheus’ (later.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Each screen depicts imagery of iconic California landmarks, such as the Redwood Forest, Yosemite National Park, and, of course, California’s coastal scenery, but with a vintage California travel poster-feel to them. If you’re lucky, you may even discover the many Easter Eggs the designers have hidden throughout the experience.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Its been a good end of the week for me: on the work side, I have broken the news about camera access on Android XR (more on this later on), while on the personal side, I managed to cook some good Italian pasta here in China for some friends (Ive brought some ingredients from home, of course).

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

This of course includes the talents of Mr. Bay who will be directing projects in production by Rogue Initiative. According to a press release, the company is heavily invested in pairing Hollywood talent with AAA developers in an attempt to bring new levels of immersiveness to VR entertainment.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

Of course there might be hardware from new companies entering the market, but the hardware of the major players in the market will stay the same. The hardware will not change. In that way the next 12 months will be rather uninteresting for VR users that are just waiting for the next hardware generation.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. The price of this device is $600 0 and it is of course aimed at the enterprise sector.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Amazon is at it again. According to an Insider report , the company is now preparing to launch its own Amazon-branded TVs, possibly as soon as October. Read more.

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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. Of course, Mister President Alvin Graylin will be there, too (Image from VRTUOLUO) Why should people attend this event? What can the attendees expect from it?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

To the companies that are making the headsets, of course. Sony – PlayStation VR. Just days after PSVR’s October launch, Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company’s confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset in an interview with CNBC. “We Samsung – Gear VR.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR. Of course you can get your hands on a cheaper older model thats still high quality that is way cheaper! Using a 360 Camera Using a personal 360 camera like the Insta360 S or the Samsung Gear 360 is super easy.

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Mashable VR

MAY 16, 2022

Premium, of course, gets rid of ads and unlocks unlimited skips. SEE ALSO: Sony's newest noise-canceling headphones are available for preorder. That's also the amount that Apple Music users could save by switching teams for the summer. Spotify is home to over 82 million tracks and over four million podcast titles.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Samsung (with Google) and Sony have chosen Qualcomm's XR2+ Gen 2 as the engine of their upcoming headsets, after Samsung reportedly went back to the drawing board after seeing Vision Pro announced. Of course it is better, Apple Vision Pro's reality distortion field starts at $3500 compared with Quest 3 at just $500.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Google now supports numerous Android smartphones such as Asus, Lenovo, LG, Moto, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, Vivo, Infinix, Tecno, Sharp, and Xiaomi. Many courses and documentation options are available to help educate you on the solution too! Moreover, ARCore expanded its device coverage across 2023.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Jay noted, “one of the biggest disadvantages here is, of course, it’s just flat on the ground,” Jay said, “it does not simulate that you climb.” At CES 2024, Kevin got an in-person view of many headsets XR devices; he explains: One thing I did see from Samsung in their [CES] booth was they had a 3D monitor.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Meanwhile, LG, Samsung, and Sony are all working towards debuting headsets. When it comes to HTC, of course, they are a well-positioned partner. Thoughts on New Hardware from PICO 4 and HTC Recently, PICO and HTC VIVE started unveiling new XR headsets. What are they interested in? They are doing some cool stuff.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

It has eight cameras, and the distance is very close, with a huge overlap in the lens field of course. Or a lot of commercials, of course. Of course that drove a lot of viewers. And of course, it helps if you have a major star. Many rigs have a much wider distance. They’re not movies in their own right.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Samsung Odyssey Controller. The PlayStation VR (short: PSVR), formerly known under the codename Project Morpheus, was released in October 2016 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Check out our article for what comes next. Oculus Rift. Not supported.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Samsung Odyssey Controller. The PlayStation VR (short: PSVR), formerly known under the codename Project Morpheus, was released in October 2016 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Check out our article for what comes next. Oculus Rift. Not supported.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Those known to be taking part include Google, Microsoft, LG, Sony, ASUS, Garmin, Panasonic, Nvidia, Intel, Hisense, JBL, and AMD. This year, 46 awards honors went to Samsung for products across its range of TVs, watches, computer hardware, smart phones and washing machines.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of course, it would be almost 600 years before the birth of modern VR technology and VR headsets). Not only was Oculus VR company purchased by Facebook, but Sony announced their VR headset for the PS4 under the name ‘Project Morpheus’. In 2017, Sony bundled PS4 consoles with PSVR headsets in order to attract more users.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Image by Samsung, taken from Upload VR). Samsung may launch a next-gen Samsung Odyssey. A recent filing at the Chinese IP offices makes us speculate on a new PC VR headset in the works by Samsung. But of course, I hope for a full reveal . That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR.

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