VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Originally released back in March of 2018 on the Oculus Go, Rift, and Samsung Gear VR, Catan VR on the Oculus Quest offers the same addictive board game experience you know and love, immersing you in a captivating virtual rendition of Klaus Teuber’s award-winning multiplayer strategy game.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Now Qualcomm , a leading semiconductor company which regularly releases smartphone ‘reference’ platforms from which companies build their products, aims to fill that gap in the mobile VR space. 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.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Though the video doesn’t actually specify what game they are referring to, the music is unmistakable. Those aggressive guitar riffs and hardcore drums belong to the original theme song of iD Software’s 1993 fps classic DOOM.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Display specialists Kopin in partnership with Chinese company GoerTek have announced a new reference VR headset design that it claims is the smallest of its kind integrating the firm’s ‘Lightning’ OLED micro display panels sporting a substantial 2k x 2k resolution. Kopin claim are tackling this with a two-pronged approach.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

More info The Samsung headset should have motion controllers According to a report by SamMobile, Samsung will be making its own first-party handsets for its upcoming Project Moohan headset. There have been discovered references to controllers with the model number ET-OI610.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn’t revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets are making slow, but steady headway on the platform. Windows also hosts WMR-only games on the Microsoft Store.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

.” Standalone headsets have largely made use of SoCs originally designed for smartphones, including the Snapdragon 835 chipset, which services a number of the latest and penultimate-gen flagship smartphones including Samsung’s Galaxy S8, Google Pixel 2, and HTC U11. image courtesy Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. For owners of a compatible Samsung smartphone, the Gear VR shell remains the best value proposition, but for everyone else, the Go will be the cheapest way to access Gear VR content.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The company also convinced a handful of its major PC partners—Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HP, Samsung, and Asus—to launch VR headsets attached to the platform. Only two of the initial five Windows VR headset makers followed up their initial headsets with new consumer-facing devices (Samsung’s Odyssey+ and HP’s Reverb).

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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.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Besides coming from the big names in tech, Microsoft’s line of VR headsets have the ability to hook into the OpenVR API and play a large selection of room-scale games found on Steam, the same you’d play with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, making it an incredible opportunity for anyone looking for the cheapest entry point into PC VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Citing people familiar with the situation, the report maintains that TikTok parent ByteDance is canceling Pico’s next VR headset, or what is being referred to as ‘Pico 5’ It’s said this was in direct response to middling sales of Pico 4, the standalone released in Asia and Europe to compete with Meta Quest 2.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

.” Variety further reports that the first Daydream headset may also be built by HTC, the manufacturer of the Pixel and Pixel XL. Gear VR only works with select flagship Samsung phones.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

What is most impressive are the capabilities of the display and in particular the pixel density: 58 pixels per degree, which is close to retina vision (for reference, Meta Quest Pro has a PPD of 22, while Varjo XR-3 has 70). HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. The 1200 nits of the display also make sure the visuals are very bright.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2017

You’ll of course need a VR headset and controller to go along with your new phone though, but for now there’s only a few choices on the market despite Google sharing the reference design with other OEMs, leaving you with the Google-produced Daydream View ($79) and the slightly cheaper BoboVR Z5 to choose from. The S8 has a 5.8

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

We also see Google’s new VR controller reference design in action, which allows gesture-based interactions within the virtual world. Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android. More on Daydream / Android VR: Google Announce ‘Daydream’ a VR Platform for Android N.

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

While HTC made a splash unveiling an upgraded Vive Pro off site, the big trend on the show floor was standalone VR headsets with “inside-out” tracking. In addition to inside-out tracking, these same devices are also referred to as “standalone” headsets. What’s inside-out tracking? HoloLens inside-out tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2025

We now have the Quest 3 and Quest 3S , not to mention countless impressive headsets from the likes of HTC VIVE, Pico, and Varjo. When the rumor mill began churning out insights into other upcoming headsets from companies like Apple and, more recently, Samsung , we had a few more insights.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Setting them apart from other PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Windows VR headsets (confusingly named “Mixed Reality”) include inside-out tracking thanks to the on-board vision processing sensors, meaning there’s no need for external sensors or base stations—a truly ‘plug and play’ experience.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2019

With the launch of the latest Windows Mixed Reality headset, the HP Reverb, the company hopes to step up its usual offerings with a significantly more powerful PC VR headset capable of competing directly with higher-end devices, such as the HTC Vive Pro. THE VISUALS. The visuals on the HP Reverb are absolutely fantastic. With two 2.89-inch

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

” The current count of Daydream-compatible phones includes Google Pixel and Pixel XL, Moto Z and Z Droid, Asus ZenFone AR, and ZTE Axon 7, with more to come from Samsung, LG, HTC, Mi, and Alcatel. Huawei has also created their own Daydream VR headset according to the Daydream View reference design. ” said Singh.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

Notably, the reshuffle is occurring following a partnership with Qualcomm and Samsung to leverage the newly announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset for empowering smart glasses. Is Google Delecating its Hardware Interest to Samsung? However, not all may be lost for Google’s AR roadmap.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung.

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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. These three announcements are very closely intertwined and show where mobile VR and more specifically standalone VR is going.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. HTC has also been smart because every time someone says “Focus” during some VR event, he’s doing some hidden advertisement for its product. According to some reviewers, the display may also be the same one made by Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If this partnership is exclusive, Meta has just got a huge edge over its competitors like Samsung or Google. But a new report in Korean magazine “Daily Korea” states that Samsung may not be in a hurry to release its headset anymore, because Meta canceled its Quest Pro 2 plans with LG, and Apple is postponing its Vision Pro 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Mister President launching the Vive Focus (Image by HTC). Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. That’s why the other companies, like HTC and Pico, have decided to aim at the enterprise market. Samsung will do the same. Mobile headsets. Mobile headsets are dying.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Announced today at Google I/O 2016, VR team lead Clay Bavor revealed on stage that the company will be partnering with manufacturers to build Google-approved VR headsets based on an internally generated reference design. See Also: Samsung, HTC, LG, and More Bringing ‘Daydream Ready’ VR Phones to Android.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I speculate on this for the following reasons: Valve has not announced a standalone headset yet while customizing the Qualcomm reference designs would be “easy” for it. Also, since the designs of the two controllers look very similar, I wonder if there is a company that is offering a “reference design” for this kind of tracked controllers….

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

While VR video portals like Jaunt , Littlstar , Samsung VR , and others offer a single destination from which to stream many different 360 and VR videos, another popular way to distribute VR video has been as a standalone app, offering more complete control over the experience by the creator. . OZO Player SDK architecture.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment yesterday – where Qualcomm also revealed the new reference design.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2020

I was puzzled by this omission, as their previous collaboration with HTC saw the Vive released in 2016 with both narrow and wide facial gaskets to offer 2 fitting options out of the box. . For information on current sales and promotions please refer to the Steam Storefront , the Steam News section, or on the Valve Index store page.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Because Korean doesn't explicitly distinguish between singular and plural in the context of the quote, it's actually unclear whether Cho referred to one "device" or multiple "devices". The company's CEO Cho Joo-wan confirmed the plan to a reporter from South Korean news website The Guru.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

This would also serve to fight Samsung, that is working on an AR/VR standalone headset ; Smartphone-connected AR/MR glasses : thanks to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon reference design, is quite easy to design light AR headsets that connect to your phone, like nReal. Testing the Vive Pro with the Vive Wireless Adapter.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Andy stressed how he believed this is the future of multi-person virtual reality experiences, a platform he referred to as “VR 2.0.” The first universe is being revealed on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. And after hearing more about the current technology and its intended uses, I was inclined to agree with him.

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