Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

Google recently pushed out Chrome 66, the latest update to the company’s web browser. Unbeknownst to the VR community, Google also quietly included WebVR integration for OpenVR-compatible headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Google WebVR Experiments.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

Google released a preview version of ARCore for Android yesterday, the company’s answer to Apple’s ARKit. Developers looking to use ARCore to create augmented reality apps can start building right now on both the Pixel line and Samsung S8 line. Built by George Michael Brower with friends at Google Creative Lab.

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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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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action. For example, an AR-enabled voice assistant in your ear can point you in the right direction and remind you about an upcoming business meeting. Sponsored content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

If 2024 was any example, some major news is around the corner. New Samsung Headset Details Revealed Patentlyapple has revealed a new patent application from Samsung, which highlights the company’s ongoing development of an upcoming XR headset for the Galaxy ecosystem.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Weve been eagerly awaiting some genuine news about Samsungs impending XR headset for months now ever since the company announced its partnership with Google and Qualcomm. Plus, we now know that the system is going to be powered by Googles brand-new Android XR platform in fact, its the first MR headset designed with Android XR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

At the time, VRChat and others provided niche examples of the concept, but marketers seemed to believe the Metaverse and its enterprise use cases were ready for broader market appeal – not too dissimilar to how smartphone applications greatly broadened video game markets, reaching users who do not interact with gaming console/PCs.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

NuGaming’s Pro 3e uses a USB-C plug so you can connect your glasses to the Samsung S20 and other mobile devices. In terms of gaming, the Pro 3e can sync to almost any type of gaming controller, including Xbox, Google Stadia , and PlayStation. NuEyes’s Pro 3e even works with the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. Image Credit: NuEyes.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. For example, the anatomical features of the human body, the work of various mechanisms, etc. See Also: 4 Inventive Examples of Virtual Reality in Education. Google Earth VR.

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ARPost

AUGUST 25, 2020

Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. B2B firms can create practical examples of how their products work for demonstration and training.

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Upload VR

MARCH 10, 2025

Meta will host Niantic, Creature, and Resolution to "showcase real-world examples of developers who are already leveraging our latest Passthrough Camera API" at GDC next week. Finally, we'll showcase real-world examples of developers who are already leveraging our latest Passthrough Camera API to take their apps to the next level.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 18, 2017

Google Glass might be considered a sort of precursor to everything we write about on UploadVR today. Long before Cardboard, Daydream, and Tango, Google aimed to give the world a normal pair of glasses that presented simple AR overlays; far more primitive than what we see now with Microsoft’s HoloLens, but still very promising.

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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.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others. Starting with Google, it acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform by having its own hardware. Samsung has its own wearables play. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Google Glass v2. AR glasses. Me and my Nreal Light glasses.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2019

Dick inspired VR experience, The Great C (2018) , to Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The 37-minute sci-fi adventure experience is now available for $6 across all platforms, including versions available on Steam (Vive, Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift, Go, Gear VR), and Google Play ( Daydream ).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

If you think that Google AR Glasses are nothing but a distant dream, it might be time to think again. Sure, Google Glass turned out to be a flop, and Google’s Iris Project was eventually canceled – but it seems like the tech giant hasn’t given up on the smart glasses market just yet. Could Google be next?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. The companies co-developed the mobile Gear VR headset, which would be manufactured and sold by Samsung but run the Oculus platform for VR software distribution. SEE ALSO How Google's Latest VR Moves Are a Major Blow to Oculus' Mobile Strategy.

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Upload VR

MARCH 14, 2025

Examples of how apps could use this include scanning and tracking QR codes, detecting a game board on a table to add virtual characters and objects to it, detecting physical objects for enterprise guide experiences, or integrating the visual AI functionality of cloud-hosted large language models (LLMs).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” SEE ALSO Google is Adding a VR Shell to Chrome to Let You Browse the Entire Web in VR. Oculus has listed a number of real-world examples on their WebVR page to give prospective devs an idea of what to build for the coming VR web. Everyone in the future is going to have their own VR destination on the web.”

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2018

Built in close collaboration with Google, the app’s artificial intelligent characters guide you through the foundations of over 33 different languages via an assortment of entertaining visuals and 3D models that are sure to keep you captivated until the school bell rings. MondlyAR will be available on the Google Play Store March 19th.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Eye-tracking is very important for marketing scenarios, to evaluate what you are looking at when you’re watching a commercial of a product, for example. Google drops support for Daydream. Phones stopped to be compatible with Daydream , and Google never released a new viewer after the second version of the Daydream View.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. The leading OEMs such as Samsung and Apple are expected to contribute to manufacturing more AR devices. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

For example, firms like Walmart and Ikea have smartphone applications for customers to position new furniture items in their homes or try on clothes. 2023: Enter Google ARCore Google’s convenient and easy-to-access ARSDK facilitates the development of WebAR experiences for cross-platform delivery.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 14, 2023

This week, reports emerged claiming that Chinese news publication Gyro Technology leaked the design specifications of Samsung’s upcoming MR headset. According to the leaks, Samsung’s MR device will cost roughly between $1000-$2000. Samsung’s Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. ” Lessons Learnt: Developing Across Devices During its tenure, Skonec has developed XR applications for many years across various headset/end devices such as Samsung Gear VR, console VR, and PCVR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Many such examples of pre-op medical apps already exist, including SurgicalAR from Medivis , which launched on HoloLens 2 prior to coming to Vision Pro last month. So why Apple, and why now?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

One example is personal organizers (mobile calendar and contacts apps) on a portable device. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); Samsung follows with another mobile headset (Gear VR).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

On the other hand, some XR prototype devices may be a simple proof of concept and may not hit end-users for years; a similar example is Google’s Starline project – first shown in 2021 – which aimed to reinvent remote meetings but is still under development.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Late last month Google opened the doors to its Daydream mobile VR ecosystem up to developers, and now it’s doing the same for the web. You can jump into 360 YouTube videos with no need to access the Daydream app, for example. To celebrate the launch, Google provided a few examples of where to find the best WebVR content so far.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2018

It will also soon be available to watch in 360 on Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The experience is available now on the Oculus and Steam stores for Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive headsets. Image Credit: BBC . The post Experience The 1943 Berlin Blitz In VR appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2017

Take another example, VR hire companies are starting to spring up everywhere in 2017 and we are not even half way through it! This again confirms that an advertisement on this platform is much more memorable than for example a poster. IKEA pancake flipping in-store experience.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Take a look at the example below. CoreVR will be available on Matterport Apps on Google Cardboard and the Samsung Gear VR with more platform options “coming soon.” In its essence, Sketchfab is attempting to do for online 3D models what YouTube did for videos. Miss Seagull. by Julien Kaspar. on Sketchfab.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

It’s no secret that the latter half of 2016 didn’t go quite the way Samsung was hoping it would, but the company is looking to hit back later this month. Traditionally MWC is where we’d see the next iteration Samsung’s flagship line of smartphones. As always, the conference will be streamed live.

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AllThingsVR

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Report: Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR Those of us who are old enough to have seen the rise of virtual reality in the ‘90s and then the fall and then another rise in mid 2000 and then another fall, know that the present hype about virtual reality may not be sustainable.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

While Samsung’s Gear VR headset has been leading the way in mobile VR, it’s based on a smartphone inside of an HMD which has limited capability and cannot be implemented by anyone other than Samsung. See Also: Existing Phones Unlikely to Qualify as ‘Daydream Ready’, Says Google, VR Fans Should Wait to Upgrade.

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