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Samsung & Google Partner To Develop New XR Tech

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Last week Samsung held its half-annual Galaxy Unpacked event, during which the company revealed several updates regarding its lineup of Galaxy S23 hardware. Speaking to The Washington Post , Samsung confirmed its interest in the development of “extended reality” devices. Qualcomm is also involved in the partnership.

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Samsung Partners with Google & Qualcomm to Release Android-powered XR Device

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Samsung’s 2023 Unpacked event was all about the company’s Galaxy S23 hardware, although at the end of its hour-long presentation the South Korean tech giant announced it was working with Qualcomm and Google to develop an XR device. Samsung was one of the first truly massive tech companies to develop VR hardware.

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Samsung Files Trademark for ‘Galaxy Glasses’ AR/VR Headset

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” According to a recent Washington Post interview with TM Roh, the president and head of Samsung’s mobile experience business, an upcoming Samsung XR device is “getting there, but we’re not too far away.” ” Google is building the software, while Samsung builds the hardware.

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HTC is Getting into the NFT Craze with the Opening of Its Own Store Soon

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.” For those of us in the VR space, all of this may seem a bit out of left field for the company, which over the years has built itself a significant niche in creating enterprise VR hardware. HTC is no stranger to jumping on the crypto bandwagon though. s Newseum, and St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum since its founding in 2017.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 Libraries in California for Public Access VR

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Detailed on the Oculus Blog , the new partnership with the California State Library hopes to highlight the educational potential of VR, as well as provide easy access to VR hardware within the heart of local communities. SEE ALSO Google Expects "Tens of Millions" of Daydream-Ready Devices on the Market By Year's End.

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Snapchat’s Augmented Reality Vending Machines are Marketing Gold

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Editor’s Note: VRScout was able to independently verify valid re-sale permits for Snapchat’s Bot in the states of Nevada, Texas, Washington and Hawaii. Now, on the verge of a 2017 IPO , Snapchat has updated their company name to Snap and finally manifested their secret their hardware project into what they call Spectacles.

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With 10M Views in 24 Hours, ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Has Thrust VR Into the Mainstream Gaming Spotlight

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Washington Post – VR is still looking for a killer app. In the time since then, VR hardware and software has improved significantly, but Unger says that it will have to overcome the lingering sentiment established at launch. Will a new Half-Life game do it? ” Image courtesy Valve.

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