Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2020

Nolo VR Tracking. Nolo VR, a Beijing-based company, offers its $200 6DOF tracking kit which is typically paired with 3DOF headsets such as Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR in order to ‘convert’ them into 6DOF headsets, replete with 6DOF head and controller tracking. Image courtesy NOLO VR.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2017

After strapping on a Samsung Gear VR headset and buckling into their seats, riders are transported to a crumbling city under siege by hordes of giant mutant spiders. Riders must then use the Gear VR trackpad to shoot down incoming drones controlled with low-latency head tracking.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2017

Altair have produced an application called ‘ Fulldome Cinema ‘, now available for the Samsung Gear VR, which renders a digital representation of a planetarium theatre inside VR, complete with 200 virtual seats and a 20 metre, domed projection screen.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Much like Samsung Gear VR, Mi VR features a built-in dedicated motion sensor for low latency head-tracking and only works with a select number of the company’s phones. Xiaomi today unveiled a low-cost VR headset alongside their Mi Note 2 smartphone at the company’s Mi Product Launch Event in Beijing.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today, Oculus is announcing that the groundbreaking virtual reality short film, Lost , is coming to the Samsung Gear VR. For its debut on the less-powerful Gear VR headset, the project has been repurposed as a 360 video rather than a full, PC-powered, VR experience that allows for robust features like positional tracking.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, Jaunt has applications on just about every consumer VR platform including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The only notable exception to Jaunt’s availability on the various hardware platforms was Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. As of today, however, that exception no longer applies.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2017

So when it comes to specs and tracking performance, you can expect the headsets from Acer, Dell, Asus, HP, and Lenovo to be very similar. The one major exception is Samsung’s Odyssey Windows VR headset which appears to have taken a more custom approach with unique lenses, displays, and integrated audio.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Given how dark the black colors were on the display, I’d be willing to bet we’re looking at an OLED panel, which suggests the Santa Cruz P2 could be using a 2,560 × 1,440 display from Samsung (similar to those in their Gear VR smartphones).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Today, we’re looking at some of the top MR headset manufacturers in the industry, to help business leaders track down the right endpoints for their technology stack. The solution turns tracking inside out to reduce setup time, and loosens the hardware restrictions of other devices.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The first VR headset to ship after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus in 2014 was the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, using the Note 4 smartphone as its display, processing center, and battery. enjoy a simple head-tracked game like Proton Pulse inside a literal cardboard box – just as you can today on a $3500 Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Samsung Technology brand Samsung has been traversing the immersive technology space for some time, with the development of tools designed to take advantage of Samsung smartphones and other computing devices. The product includes a resolution of 2880 x 1440, as well as a 95-degree field of view and a 90Hz refresh rate.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The head-tracking based interface of the Gear VR is completely intuitive. Toy Clash is now available on the Samsung Gear VR through Oculus Home for $2.99. On the plus side, this system can add a distinct sense of franticness to the action, but it feels like things are artificially stacked against the player in some cases.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Tracking: Head Tracking. Eye Tracking. Accessories: Positional tracking camera, face cushion. Accessories: Positional tracking camera, face cushion. Along with the November 2nd release date, the company has announced the final specifications of the FOVE 0 headset. FOVE 0 Specifications. Rotational.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

Announced specs include: Spatial computing via a Samsung processors, and an XReal custom computing unit. Hand tracking and head tracking. Six degrees of tracking with spatial anchors and depth mesh. We consider them “turbocharged” AR glasses (at least for now). SDK support is scheduled for NRSDK 2.2.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2018

3 degree-of-freedom head tracking. Marker-based positional tracking. Supported phones: Samsung: S8, S8 plus, Note 8, S9, S9 plus, Huawei: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 pro. Hand gesture recognition. 1080p front-facing RGB camera w/ microphone. IR camera for hand gesture recognition. 3.5mm jack. 240g (without cable).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Like most modern headsets, this device will come with hand and head tracking support, although we’re not sure of eye-tracking will be an option yet. Performance and the Content Creation Software Similar to the rumored Samsung XR headset , the Sony XR headset will feature the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 delivered quality ANC at a low price. Both the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 ($150) and Amazon Echo Buds 2 ($120) from 2021 managed to include effective ANC at less than the cost of any pair of new AirPods. Active noise cancellation. Credit: Molly Flores / Mashable. Not to brag, but sometimes my job is easy. Get smaller.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

What really made my cry has been the use of head tracking: when you select an app in the initial menu with your controller, then the system shows you a 3D gizmo of the app that you have to position in your room USING YOUR HEAD. This will let also give the time to Magic Leap to fix all the software flaws of its device.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

All the big names in tech are working on their own devices, including Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Google. We do not want to simply exchange a regular camera for a VR camera and use head-tracking as a gimmick. The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas made it clear: virtual reality is taking on serious forms !

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. I think that’s one thing that is just really pervasive in this industry, is that everybody understands the risks of it as well.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. I think that’s one thing that is just really pervasive in this industry, is that everybody understands the risks of it as well.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Since its announcement at Google I/O earlier in the year, Daydream has been positioned as a potential usurper to the mobile VR throne currently occupied by Samsung and Oculus with Gear VR. Head tracking, app selection, and overall performance inside View were all top notch.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Plus you aim with the Daydream controller, and not head-tracking, providing a much more liberating experience. The game first released on Samsung Gear VR, but now on Daydream, it adds support for the headset’s tracked motion controller. Mekorama VR, from Martin Magni. Wands, from NUX Studios.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The company notes its VR chair includes proprietary head-tracking technology which helps align the users gaze with physical rotation for improved immersion, coming in addition to the device’s aim to reduce motion-related discomfort from artificial locomotion.

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