Road to VR

MAY 17, 2017

Google I/O has begun, the company’s annual developer conference, and amidst expectations of a new all-in-one VR headset , the company announced that Samsung’s Galaxy S8/S8 plus and LG’s next flagship phone will be officially receiving Google Daydream support. This story is breaking. Check back for more information soon.

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Upload VR

JUNE 25, 2024

When Qualcomm announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 in January, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Meta Quest 3, the company told UploadVR that it will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a fifth headset from a currently undisclosed company.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. From the talk, it is clear that HTC is betting a lot on these new technologies and envisions a future where all of us will wear these devices every day. Samsung S9. The beautiful Samsung Galaxy S9, in all its colors.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Unlike Samsung Gear VR , which features a separate IMU from the phone itself, Daydream-ready phones will supposedly already be suitable for low latency VR by providing sub-20 millisecond motion-to-photon latency natively. See Also: Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

The HTC Vive and Vive Pro have a similar function, though it goes widely unused, likely due to the ‘tron mode’ filter which is applied by default and low resolution. Microsoft says the video portals are “low-latency,” but doesn’t offer more detail.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Announced just last week, Vive Focus Plus is HTC’s next iteration of their standalone VR headset that adds a pretty big missing puzzle piece, namely a replacement for its predecessor’s single 3DOF controller (rotation only) for the new 6DOF controllers. But that’s not exactly all there is to Vive Focus Plus. Consumer? ».

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

He has been a believer in VR since the DK1 days but became sold on the current iteration of VR with the HTC Vive prototype. While Samsung’s Gear VR headset has been leading the way in mobile VR, it’s based on a smartphone inside of an HMD which has limited capability and cannot be implemented by anyone other than Samsung.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2017

While this may be true, it’s easy to confuse these plastic shells for high-quality mobile VR headsets like Google Daydream View or Samsung Gear VR which either use phones specifically designed for VR, or contain the parts necessary to create a low-latency VR experience so users don’t get sick.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Amazon promises “single-digit latency” XR streaming. Amazon has announced some weeks ago “Wavelength”, a new offering of its AWS services, that should provide “single-digit latency” over 5G networks. To have such a low latency, the company needs very fast 5G networks and edge servers very close to the client.

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Upload VR

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. Later, the HTC Vive powered over PC by SteamVR promised to pair with your phone to keep you connected while in VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

HTC and Valve do this with their Vive controllers that are super low latency and extremely accurate and Oculus does this with their touch controllers and their extremely natural ergonomics. I do not hold any equity positions with any companies cited in this column.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

HTC – Vive. Samsung – Gear VR. Zero Latency. Zero Latency – Zero Latency. 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. Homido – V2.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2016

Available on the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung Gear VR, AltspaceVR has made it easy to jump into a shared virtual reality spaces with friends to chat, browse the web, play board games , and more. We could talk and interact in real-time as usual, without any additional latency compared to actually being in the same virtual space.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

Unlike the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, no outside hardware, sensors, or cameras are needed. HTC says that it lasts for 6 hours on a charge, although peripherals may need their own separate batteries as well. Round and three-pronged, it’s slightly smaller than the head of an ordinary Vive controller, weighing 85 grams.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

This remind me of the initial choice that HTC took when it released the 6DOF tracking add-on for the Vive Focus : in the end, it was never released and the company just launched the new Vive Focus Plus. He also reports a very smooth and low-latency tracking ; The tracking of the controllers is good but it could be better.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Running at 2,500 hertz with a latency of 5 milliseconds, VRee is effectively future-proof, providing a platform intended to support various types of motion suits, gloves, peripherals and headsets. The first universe is being revealed on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. December 2015. January 2016. April 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

We have also to consider that in 2019, most of VR companies (Valve, Oculus, HTC, etc…) have already launched their devices, and given that VR headsets have usually a lifecycle of 2-3 years, I’m not expecting them to announce something new next year. HTC will focus more on the enterprise market. 5G is not a magic bullet.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2019

I got a chance to try out the software at CES 2019, getting a full demo of the VR side of Mobile Connect using a HTC Vive Pro and a pair of Android smartphones—one for my far-flung contact, and the other for me, which normally sits tight in my pocket so I can keep my notification anxiety in check.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Tech companies across the industry have widely adopted the XR2 for their immersive devices, including market leaders such as Lenovo’s ThinkReality VRX and A3 devices, Meta’s Quest series, as well as HTC VIVE and Pico Interactive product lineups. Gbps of peak speed.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

FOVE hopes to be the first VR headset on the market with eye-tracking, and we expect other major headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR to add eye-tracking in future product iterations. A lower refresh rate means more latency and less smooth motion inside the headset. Connections: HDMI 1.4,

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VRWorld

APRIL 30, 2017

“ HTC Vive ecosystem expands with eye tracking. The module is called the aGlass and it will be available for “limited pre-order sales” next month, according to HTC. M IOPS of random performance, over 7 GB/s of throughput, and ultra-low transactional latency of 20 us.”

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VRWorld

JUNE 3, 2016

Microsoft decided to take a calculated risk and leave the Virtual Reality market to Facebook (through Oculus and Samsung) and HTC with their dedicated headsets Gear VR, Rift and Vive. All future users of HoloLens should need is a collaborative suite (perhaps Microsoft’s own HoloOffice?).

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The streaming speed improves 40%, which means you’ll experience low latency while you enjoy our 360/VR videos. Download VeeR VR Immersive on your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality and Google Daydream to experience the premium 360/VR contents. Hope you all enjoy our content.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

HTC has sold an estimated 100k Vives. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5 VR faces many challenges when approaching content creation: latency, SIM sickness, limitations in tools available for building, high expense, lack of vernacular/rules, and very little monetary return on investment. Gen Z is the the most passionate segment in VR.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Dominic Brennan from Road to VR estimates that Santa Cruz is using the same 1,440 × 1,600 displays that are also found in the Samsung Odyssey and Vive Pro headsets. For those of you that will not be able to attend in San Jose, California you can watch the event live streamed in virtual reality on your Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR!

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VRWorld

APRIL 20, 2017

“Major NAND flash suppliers including Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and Toshiba have rolled out 64-layer 3D NAND flash products, said the sources. The CPU bogs down under load, resulting in frequent latency spikes up to 250ms (that’s like going around the globe twice, for reference).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 16, 2018

According to John Carmack , Oculus CTO noted that the Oculus Go will perform "significantly better" than the Samsung Gear. The pinnacle of standalone performance is HTC Vive’s Focus headset that that uses "world-scale" and is similar to the HTC vive, a powerful headset tethered to a PC.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: Yeah, I thought it was the ping problem, or the latency problem. It’s bandwidth, latency, and also capacity of the network.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: Yeah, I thought it was the ping problem, or the latency problem. It’s bandwidth, latency, and also capacity of the network.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

This trend will continue in 2021 : the new LiDAR sensor, which is rumored to be installed in all future iPhones, will for sure be copied also by Android phones (Samsung?) pic.twitter.com/6yFD2FfHta — TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) January 6, 2021. and I can expect more realistic filters with depth occlusion to come soon.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

You've done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. and one of my friends who I just made by being nerdy, worked for a company called HTC. Michael: Yeah, I thought it was the ping problem, or the latency problem. It's bandwidth, latency, and also capacity of the network. Michael: Glad you liked it.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In the near field, Quest even uses positional tracking so that your head can translate through this reprojected view before the next camera frame is even available to minimize perceived latency. The streaming quality is excellent and the latency feels lower than any wireless remote desktop I’ve ever tried.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. GB: Is it a tradeoff against what you’d call latency, maybe? Your project was spun out, basically.

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