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Xiaomi AR Smart Glasses: What Happened to the Discovery Specs?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Rumors suggest Apple might be working on some new AR specs too, and Samsung might even decide to switch its upcoming XR headset out for a pair of smart glasses. They were among the first in the industry to achieve a retina-level display, combined with gesture control capabilities and a true “wireless” wearing experience.

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Leap Motion’s New 180-degree Hand-tracking Comes to Qualcomm’s Latest VRDK Headset

Road to VR

Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. SEE ALSO Samsung Announces New Gear VR with Touch Sensing Controller Included.

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5 Potential Gear VR ‘Killer Apps’ Demonstrated During Samsung Contest

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] – Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post paid for by Samsung.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Learn more (Investment news) Learn more (My hands-on with a Distance prototype) DoublePoint launches WowMouse Presenter DoublePoint has just launched WowMouse Presenter , an app that turns your Wear OS smartwatch into a gesture-controlled remote for PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations.

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

Microsoft has this great patent portfolio and it would be great to take that amazing secret sauce of the HoloLens and license it out to their existing OEM partners like Dell or Samsung.”. Object Theory are the oldest Mixed Reality company around, having launched in June 2015, before the HoloLens had even started shipping Click To Tweet.

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The Samsung Galaxy S22+ almost made me an Android believer

Mashable VR

But after almost a week with the Samsung Galaxy S22+, I was almost willing to scrap my Apple identity and convert to the dark side — ahem, Android side. Yep, this iPhone girly was just about ready to go the way of the green bubble, and honestly, the biggest thing holding me back wasn't even Samsung's fault. Did Samsung know this?

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Hands-On: The Mira Prism Headset Wants To Be The Google Daydream Of AR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Instead of relying on hand-based gesture controls every Prism will come with a controller you hold in your hand similar to the Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream controller. In addition to announcing the device today, Mira is announcing $1.5

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