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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. HTC’s new headset gets leaked. HTC has been teasing its headsets for a lot of weeks by sharing images of small black corners of the upcoming device. Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm). Other relevant news.

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Google Launches Earth VR on HTC Vive, A Breathtaking New Way to Know Our Planet

Road to VR

Today Google launches Earth VR for the HTC Vive for free, giving us a whole new perspective on the world. ” “Go to Hawaii!” Donning the HTC Vive, you’ll find yourself first looking at a small version of the planet set against a black backdrop of space. ” “Go to the Grand Canyon!

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AMD Launches RX 480, the $199 VR-Ready GPU

Road to VR

With a single RX 480 surpassing both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift’s recommended minimum specs —AMD’s R9 290 and NVIDIA’s GTX 970—AMD’s new 14nm Polaris GPU is even said to beat the mighty GTX 1080 ($699) when doubled-up into CrossFire mode; and that’s clear under $500 for two 8GB models. Memory Bus Width.

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Jake Rowell: How The best VR Experience Came to Life

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As an industry, we need immersive experiences that will show what VR brings to the table and so far, there are two experiences one should go through: WeVR’s “theBlu” for HTC Vive and Crytek’s “The Climb” for Oculus Rift. Be on Hawaii in a way that you could not be before? Why not have a third experience?

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