XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. The firm entered a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, giving the leading XR firm a massive $250 million investment. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2019

Vive Cosmos is HTC’s newly unveiled PC VR headset that’s slated to release sometime this year. While it’s a tethered device meant to support PCs at launch, HTC teased that it could also be driven by a smartphone. HTC’s U12+ is a Snapdragon 845 device that supports DisplayPort over its USB-C.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Tilt Brush remains the definitive creative app for VR, and soon people will be able to more easily bring what they make in the app into other software. Google today released the Tilt Brush Toolkit , a set of scripts that people can download for free on GitHub that allow developers and creators to interpret.tilt files in different ways.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Lenovo today unveiled the first standalone VR headset in Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem, the Mirage Solo. Revealed today at CES, the headset integrates Google’s WorldSense six degrees of freedom (6DoF) positional tracking alongside the headset’s 3DoF controller. ” image courtesy Lenovo.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

One is that Google will contribute to developing the device via the AndriodXR OS, another is that the device will adopt elements of Samsung’s mobile AI technology, and thirdly, it will receive more public-facing updates this year. Notably, Google is developing this XR OS in collaboration with Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

It became pretty viral the news that Apple does not want developers to define their apps as AR, VR, or MR, but just as “spatial” when writing the store definitions. This comes a few months after the rumor that stated that Google had killed its internal AR hardware project, codenamed Project Iris.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2020

You’re going to get your groove on and your legs and arms will definitely feel the burn as you work your way through each song. You’ll definitely work up a sweat dodging bullets in this full-body VR workout. Tilt Brush by Google. It’s incredibly addictive and has one incredible soundtrack. Price: $24.99. Pricing: $29.99.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. vladsavov I am joining Google Daydream, so you can redirect your criticism:). HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

HTC recently announced they’ll be sweetening the pot this Black Friday for potential Vive-owners located in North America by throwing a free Deluxe Audio Strap your way when you purchase an HTC Vive. photo courtesy HTC. Check out our review here. You can see where Vive is sold near you here.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. It offers high-definition 3D models of 75 major cities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Google has entered into a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, granting the leading XR company a substantial investment of $250 million. This investment provides HTC with significant XR-related support from Google and access to a non-exclusive license for HTCs XR intellectual property.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Play For Dream MR's hardware and software design is definitely heavily inspired by Apple Vision Pro, and a representative admitted as much to me. Currently, Play For Dream MR runs its own fork of Android (heavily visually inspired by Apple's visionOS), similar to the approach Pico and HTC have taken.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2017

It’s biggest talking point is that all of the art was created inside Google’s Tilt Brush — and it is indeed a sight to behold — but there’s another part to the game I hadn’t been anticipating: it’s exhausting. Tagged with: fitness , htc vive , VR fitness. I’d had a lot of fun.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2018

HTC Vive Pro. Perhaps the biggest reveal at CES 2018 was HTC’s Vive Pro. As a side note, HTC confirmed to us that the Vive Pro won’t ship with Valve’s ‘Knuckles’ controllers , a bummer for those hoping to finally get their hands on the anticipated controllers which were first revealed back in mid-2017.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

Speaking to the UK’s Huffington Post , film creator Barbé says inspiration for the film first came when trying Tilt Brush (2016) in the HTC Vive. He then watched hundreds of videos about VR, AR, the latest game trends, the future of gaming, and Google Glass. image courtesy Magali Barbé. image courtesy Magali Barbé.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Vive Wave is HTC’s open platform that offers interoperability between several classes of mobile VR headsets and accessories, something the company hopes will help unite a fragmented market. Although with greater choice in VR accessories comes the task of understanding the key differences between them. Image captured by Road to VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

This is a big partnership between the NFL and Google, and the remaining 8 episodes will be available on the Google Daydream content platform – launching later this month. ObEN is one of 33 companies in the HTC VICE X accelerator program – keep an eye out for their product launch in 2017. MONEY & FUNDING.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The unit is said to be available by year’s end, and will have the same or similar $300 price as the HTC Vive module. The demo they showed was Google Earth VR, and performance seemed perfectly acceptable. It definitely felt good to not have to worry about wires. Image courtesy TPCast.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. See Also: The Best Virtual Reality Racing Games.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

People find amazing new uses for Google’s Tilt Brush seemingly by the week, but this video featuring autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire is particularly impressive. The app is currently only available on the HTC Vive, where you use the kit’s two position-tracked controllers to draw in a 3D space.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber. IMAX is making clear it is providing a premium experience partnering with the HTC Vive for a series of room-scale pods complemented by Subpac haptic vests and a D-Box motion chair. Photo provided by IMAX.

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MAY 10, 2017

Understanding that, the data they accumulate can paint an interesting picture and Superdata Research ‘s newly released information paints a telling picture: the PlayStation VR (PSVR) and Samsung Gear outsold the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive by a large margin in Q1 of 2017. Google Daydream: 170,000. HTC Vive: 95,000.

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Road to VR

MARCH 31, 2018

Based on Google’s Daydream Android VR ecosystem, the headset’s biggest claim to fame is its 6 degrees of freedom (6DoF) tracking, which allows for room-scale positional tracking. The hands-on article offers a comprehensive look at the headset, so it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re still on the fence.

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 2018

I didn’t always find the control mechanic simple to use, as you have to tilt your motion controller in the desired direction, so it definitely takes some getting used to. Priced at $8, you’ll find Starbear: Taxi on Steam for HTC Vive, Rift and Windows VR headsets, and on Oculus Store for Rift.

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JULY 3, 2017

It also suggested the headset can support 4K resolution at 75fps and Wide Quad High Definition (WQHD) at 90fps. You can see the first image of it above, which aksi confirms specs like an ARM Makli G71 MP20 GPY and a M2 Dual 2.5GHz CPU. We actually caught sight of this surprising reveal by way of Visual Camp.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Watch On: Android Cardboard • iPhone Cardboard • HTC Vive. Definitely for people with a darker sense of zen. Watch On: HTC Vive • Gear VR. Google Earth VR – Google. Watch On: HTC Vive. Other Worlds – Turtle Rock Studios. Finding Your True Self – Wevr. Watch On: Gear VR.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR is a surprise project from Google’s Geo team that is being both announced and released today. This is the team behind Google Maps and the original Google Earth. Google Earth VR’s primary locomotion system is flight. This is not the real Mt.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

There’s a wonderful diversity in VR communities that definitely includes representation of adult gamers. Google Earth VR. That means you’d need a gaming computer and either a PCVR headset such as the HTC Vive, Valve Index, or Oculus Rift. This trend continues with VR gaming and possibly in even greater numbers. Everest VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 6, 2017

KwikVR, a wireless add-on kit for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, is going to beat TPCAST’s solution to market, but, if you’re desperate for untethered VR, you might want to hold on for the latter’s launch instead of jumping the gun early. Tagged with: CES , htc vive , KwikVR , oculus rift , untethered , wireless.

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MAY 8, 2017

We know that the tech companies driving the VR industry (Google, Samsung, Valve, HTC, Oculus, etc.) In summary, we know that the tech companies driving the VR industry (Google, Samsung, Valve, HTC, Oculus, etc.) are all predisposed to thinking about app stores as the primary means of monetizing content.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. This means that if you are in Google Earth VR in a green room where there is a friend of yours, you can see the city that you are visiting all around you, and the real image of your friend being there with you. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2017

Show It 2 Me was created with Google Tilt Brush and was the first VR experience to use the Tilt Brush Toolkit ( now in BETA ) to export elements into Unity to be animated. He decided to explore melodies associated to objects with his first VR piece, and by creating the very first VR music album for The Melody of Dust on the HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2017

We got a chance at this year’s Gamescom to pop into the unique little puzzler, which is slated to launch in the next few months on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. Marble Land is a physics-based puzzle game from Devious Technologies , a Bucharest, Romania based studio.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Vality wants to rewrite the definition of ‘comfort’ when it comes to VR headsets by drastically reducing size and weight while delivering ultra-high resolution. Germany-based startup Vality is developing a VR headset that aims to offer near-retina resolution in a compact form-factor.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This week marks the arrival of one of the pivotal VR gaming experiences, EVE: Valkyrie , on HTC Vive. And Google Earth VR released — for free — to essentially blow everyone’s collective minds. Google Earth VR, from Google. Recommendation: Definite purchase even in early access. Price: Free.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. HTC Vive at GameStop. She then replied, “No dear, we’ll definitely have more. So what’s next? Well, it’s time to start talking about VR and Holidays. I was wrong.

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