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Inflation Drives Up Fab Costs for Intel and Samsung by Billions of Dollars

Anand Tech

But spiraled inflation, caused by the disruption of supply chains by the pandemic and then by the Russian war against Ukraine, increased costs of fabs for Intel and Samsung by billions of dollars, according to reports. Meanwhile, Samsung wants to build the fab sooner rather than later since it expects further cost increases. "The

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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

Road to VR

Nreal Light boasts a fairly wide compatibility list, with the following phones offering support: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G UW. Samsung Galaxy S20 5G UW. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G.

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Xreal Air 2 Ultra Are True AR Glasses Powered By Samsung Galaxy S23 Or S22 Via USB-C

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Xreal Air 2 Ultra are true AR glasses, but they only work with two specific Samsung phones. The glasses are now available for preorder in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Czechia, Japan, South Korea, and China for $700. The company claims shipping will begin in March. There's an important caveat here though.

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ZEISS Takes Majority Stake in AR/VR Optics Creator Tooz Technologies

Road to VR

” While Zeiss isn’t a household name is VR or AR headsets, the Oberkochen, Germany-based company has produced a number of head-mounted devices in the past, including its Zeiss VR One Plus created in the vein of Samsung Gear VR and Carl Zeiss Cinemizer multimedia glasses.

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Samsung Wallet keeps your boarding passes, credit cards, and crypto safe

Mashable VR

Samsung has combined several existing apps and services to create Samsung Wallet, an app that holds your digital keys, boarding passes, ID cards, payment cards, and cryptocurrencies, all in one place. It's all protected by the Samsung Knox security system. Credit: Samsung. Samsung Wallet is launching in the U.S.,

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YouTube’s ‘MRTV’ Launches Kickstarter to Showcase Current VR Headsets to Paying Public

Road to VR

MRTV , the YouTube channel led by Germany-based VR enthusiast Sebastian Ang, launched a Kickstarter recently to create what he calls the MRTV Experience, which will invite the paying public to step in to try out a variety of the most recent VR headsets on offer.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.07): PSVR 2 will cost $549, HoloLens are probably dead, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. Holoride launches in Germany.