XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Shahram Izadi, Vice President of AR at Google , notes how Android ecosystem support will enable developers to collaborate with Samsung and Qualcomm to drive the future of immersive and spatial XR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

As VR hardware continues to compress in price and powerful smartphone based systems like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s mobile VR Daydream platform gain steam, it’s expected that 50% of worldwide revenues will be generated by VR/AR hardware sales according to the report. HTC Vive most talked about headset on social media.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

According to the Evolve report, the AR/VR market size may reach roughly $374 billion by 2033, the report based this forecast on partially and entritly virtual digital experiences including sectors such as gaming, entertainment, healthcare, education, retail, and manufacturing.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! HTC announces Vive Pro Secure. It would be very intriguing….

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s multimodality so that you do not need to throw away your devices, you can work continue working with them even if you buy several other devices from HTC, from whomever else. Samsung was demoing 3 models. do Samsung have an extended reality device coming? It’s an unannounced product, but it was public.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 25, 2017

These include Vive X (HTC Vive’s own program), Samsung NEXT , our own Upload Collective , and the SXSW Accelerator , which this year has a dedicated category for Augmented and Virtual Reality pitches. This is just the latest in a series of VR-focused accelerators and incubators that have been cropping up over the past year or so.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

Unlike with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you don’t have to pack a large suitcase and spend hours setting up. Besides costing less than a Samsung phone, the Oculus Quest is more stable, has longer battery life, and overheats less than the Gear VR phones). Bonus: Healthcare Use Cases for the Oculus Quest.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

While the ability of VR to provide valuable, realistic experiences without introducing real-world risks has found many fans across various industries (from healthcare to real estate), the most popular types of virtual reality content remain video games, movies and television. Samsung Gear VR (with controller). Photo by Samsung.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

HTC – Vive. Samsung – Gear VR. Nominees for Best use of VR in Healthcare. Something to note, all nominees had to be centered on a virtual reality experience, and not an augmented reality experience. Nominees for VR Headset of the Year. Oculus – Rift. Razer – OSVR. Sony – Playstation VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This can help train people in high-risk industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and construction. Meta’s MR product looks to compete with other MR products from firms such as Apple, Varjo, HTC Vive, Nreal, Samsung, and Google.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

HTC’s Vive, still priced well above the competition at $599, has a market share of 16%, while other manufacturers have 14%. The headsets compatible with these new “ experiences ” promoted by the Redmond giant include Samsung’s $499 HMD Odyssey, Acer’s $399 headset, and Dell’s $449 Visor.

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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. Here are the top stories from this week’s news stories.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So along with my research, there was– healthcare was a massive growth area, design of visualization was a massive growth area, training was a massive one. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. I also ran some other webinars in specific growth areas. Kathryn: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Todd: I mean, let’s take healthcare. Alan: Yeah, I saw something, somebody had taken the Gear VR — which is Samsung, you slot your phone in and put it on your head — and it was a meditation app that used the Samsung Gear Watch to keep your pulse rate. I think it’s really powerful.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Todd: I mean, let’s take healthcare. Alan: Yeah, I saw something, somebody had taken the Gear VR — which is Samsung, you slot your phone in and put it on your head — and it was a meditation app that used the Samsung Gear Watch to keep your pulse rate. I think it’s really powerful.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Todd: I mean, let's take healthcare. Alan: Yeah, I saw something, somebody had taken the Gear VR -- which is Samsung, you slot your phone in and put it on your head -- and it was a meditation app that used the Samsung Gear Watch to keep your pulse rate. I think the only one that really has eye tracking is the HTC Vive Pro Eye.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

So along with my research, there was– healthcare was a massive growth area, design of visualization was a massive growth area, training was a massive one. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. I also ran some other webinars in specific growth areas. Kathryn: Yes.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 1, 2016

Take a step inside the classroom of tomorrow As mentioned, virtual reality is already starting to have an impact on education, with headsets like the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and HTC Vive helping to make learning more immersive and fun.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS. SAMSUNG AND VICE PARTNER FOR 360 DOC RE: SYRIA. MONEY & FUNDING.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

We already saw this problem happening when HTC departed from the Steam platform to build its Viveport store because hardware sales were not enough to have an ambitious business. Let’s see: Google is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung on a mixed-reality headset. I’m curious to see how this will turn out to be.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Much like the Samsung Gear VR with the Samsung Galaxy line, Mi VR requires a smartphone and is expectedly compatible with Mi Note 2, the Mi 5, Mi 5s, and Mi 5s Plus. Two out of the four HTC Vive X accelerators in the world are located in China, in Beijing and Shenzhen. Reason Six: Ridiculous Projects. It’s the same with VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Alan: You've got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you've got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail -- across the whole enterprise. They're much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR. But a lot of it is independent. Again, they’re tetherless.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. But otherwise we’re using the Samsung Gear VR. But a lot of it is independent. Again, they’re tetherless.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. But otherwise we're using the Samsung Gear VR. But a lot of it is independent. But we don't have funds to port.

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