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MAY 12, 2017

With any type of head-mounted display, prescription lens garbed users are typically left out in the cold (or profoundly uncomfortable in some of the major HMDs) until a special solution is crafted. USD) for the standard frame shaped for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and PlayStation VR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Samsung is reportedly planning to unveil some new augmented reality smart glasses in early 2025. That is according to the Korean news publication Yonhap News Agency, which believes the AR glasses will be showcased alongside its Samsung Galaxy S25 launch event Galaxy Unpacked.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

.” 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. ” Woosung added: HMDs (Head-Mounted Displays) come with various specifications and operating systems.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 8, 2024

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Announced For Samsung Headset & More Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Quest 3. Sony aims "to produce a new solution for immersive design and collaborative product engineering using software from the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform."

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2017

The mind-bending interdimensional experience is viewable on virtually (hah) any head-mounted display. Samsung Gear VR : Use Play Cardboard to download the YouTube Cardboard app or simply visit YouTube.com via the Samsung Internet Gear VR app. Google DayDream : Download the official YouTube app.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

Now, price can mean a couple of different things, but ultimately when you’re spending $1,500 or $2,000 to put a brand new tower PC under your desk and you’re tethering it to the back of your head through a head mounted display […] that’s a lot of money. He’s not creating Google VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Samsung Gear VR is one of the most successful virtual reality headsets of all time when it comes to pure numbers. According to at least one objective analysis , the Samsung and Oculus-developed device is projected to sell upward of 2 million units by the end of this year. Currently, the Gear VR cannot do this.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Hammersmith, London-based company has also partnered with some of the world’s biggest tech and media firms, including Apple, National Geographic, Google, Sony, Meta Platforms, Sky, IMAX, Intel, and many others.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

From all-in-one mobile VR headsets to tethered head-mounted displays (HMDs) with hand-controllers that looked eerily similar to brands we already report on, one thing’s for sure, there was no shortage of VR and AR hardware on the show floor. million units and hardware revenues approaching $2.3

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As a side note, I’m so glad we collectively stuck with calling it head-mounted displays, and not something like “VR Helmet”, “VR Glasses”, or any of the other many attempts to call it something else. Don’t have one yet? Just go to your local hardware store, pay as little as $5, et voilá!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Samsung to Reveal AR Glasses Prototype According to the Korean news publication Yonhap News Agency, Samsung is planning to unveil new augmented reality smart glasses in early 2025. The glasses are expected to be showcased during the launch event for the Samsung Galaxy S25, known as Galaxy Unpacked.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Apple Awarded Patent For Wireless VR Headset That Works With The iPhone Today, it’s revealed that a patent has been awarded to Apple for a “Head-Mounted Display Apparatus For Retaining A Portable Electronic Device With Display.”

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

The Facebook team articulated a distinction between lightweight AR, requiring only your smartphone and available today, and ‘full AR,’ requiring a head mounted display, such as AR glasses. Google I/O : May 17-19, 2017. Impact on Consumers. Apple WWDC : June 5-9, 2017.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In the figure below, the patent shows off a Google Glass-style configuration that is “especially well suited to be used with head mounted displays and a camera pointed at the space in front of the user.” ” Apple’s ‘Google Glass-style’ configuration, image courtesy USPTO.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. At the event, Samsung also unveiled other innovative tech products, such as an immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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Immersive Authority

JANUARY 12, 2016

WebVR has advanced to a point that it allows you to browse the web the classic way (pc or mobile screen with mouse/keyboard/touch input for navigation) or virtually (with a head mounted display (e.g. Mozilla and Google are the major players in enabling WebVR through the Firefox and Chrome browsers.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Apple has a number of head mounted display patents, including one which shows a headset that would dock with a mobile device, and another for an augmented reality display. Acquisitions. See Also: 3 Moves Oculus is Borrowing from Apple’s Marketing Playbook. Well, you better get there too.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Rumours of renewed work on Google’s Project Iris augmented reality (AR) smart glasses have surfaced on the internet, according to reports. News of the resurgence comes after the tech giant reportedly ceased work on the massive project in June this year, indefinitely shuttering its head-mounted display (HMD) ambitions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2024

The approximately three-month setback may present challenges for companies eagerly anticipating its release, such as Meta, Google, and Microsoft, as they compete in the rapidly evolving field of AI innovation. The event will showcase Meta’s latest digital solutions from its social media and XR portfolio.

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VRWorld

JUNE 8, 2016

It was no other than Google that delivered the first “million unit VR headset” By launching Cardboard VR application and the headset made out of… cardboard, Google set the stage for massive adoption of VR among developers, and the company isn’t stopping anytime soon. The difference between $75 million and $1.34

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Qualcomm’s head of its augmented reality efforts (Qualcomm makes the inside of Meta’s VR headset), Hugo Swart, tells people my latest “The Infinite Retina” is a must read. I had the first video of a Google self-driving car on YouTube. Siri was launched in my son’s bedroom. That was the first AI app.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 9, 2017

.” Madefire already has VR apps for the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, but Magic Leap advisor Andy Lanning has revealed a couple of key differences at the con. So far, Magic Leap have secured over $6 billion (USD) in funding, much of it coming from big names such as Google, Alibaba and Qualcomm.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Right now we’re stuck thinking in terms of head-mounted displays (HMDs), like the Vive or the Oculus. AR and VR viewers: HTC Vive (VR): Oculus Rift (VR): Google Cardboard (and the upcoming Daydream) (VR): Samsung Gear (VR): Playstation VR (VR): Magic Leap (AR): Microsoft Hololens (AR): Meta (AR): Snow Crash (novel).

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Apple ARKit, Google ARCore ). Although there are other ways to define them, mobile AR platforms can be thought of as three broad types: messaging-based (e.g. Facebook Messenger , Instagram , TikTok , Snapchat , Line ). OS-based (e.g. web-based (e.g. 8th Wall , Torch , others).

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to Chris Pruet, Oculus’ Head of Development Engineering, mentioned at GDC 2018, the headset’s thermal design allows the processor to run at higher clock rates than any device he’s seen before. Google Cardboard ($15) . It was first distributed to attendants at the 2014 Google I/O meeting as a gift.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

These include a 40 percent slimmer form factor, improved displays and resolution, and Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon XR2+. Huawei outperformed Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi in Q2 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Zuckerberg stated in a social media post at the time that “[The Meta Quest 3 is] our most powerful headset yet.”

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

One day, we will all regularly consume media through head mounted displays, just as we all watch television today. HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS: These sales are intriguing because virtual reality never saw the concerted, unified effort that the DVD player saw. It’s not a passing fad but an eventuality.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It was a device that the user sat in-front of while their head was encased on four sides by a screen and they watched any one of five films, which all engaged sight, sound, smell and touch. In 1968, Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull created the first head-mounted display (HMD) system for immersive simulation applications.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The other image is an Imax®-in-your-pocket like offering; A VR head mounted display. Barco even chose to introduce the concept via a VR headset – the Samsung GearVR, to drive the point home about the future of immersive movie viewing. That first image in the composite is of a movie presentation format: Barco Escape.

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RealVision VR

JULY 14, 2016

Queuing to wear a headset at a trade show, or even the energy needed to slip a phone into a give-away Google Cardboard viewer might soon lose it’s novelty. The current generation of VR head mounted displays are already beginning to show what’s possible with room scale VR. The HTC Vive headset is in the lead.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? Alan: Kind of like heads-up instructions. Google put in 500 million dollars.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? Alan: Kind of like heads-up instructions. Google put in 500 million dollars.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. What percentage of new projects that you are seeing or what percentage are using head-worn devices -- glasses, VR, that sort of thing -- versus tablets, computers, smartphones and the like? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. What percentage of new projects that you are seeing or what percentage are using head-worn devices -- glasses, VR, that sort of thing -- versus tablets, computers, smartphones and the like? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The new iPad Pro, the new iPhone 12, all the Samsung phones, they all have LiDAR scanning. What percentage of new projects that you are seeing or what percentage are using head-worn devices -- glasses, VR, that sort of thing -- versus tablets, computers, smartphones and the like? Totally get it. So very exciting.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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