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More info (Genie 2) More info (World Labs AI) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Samsung may unveil its glasses in January According to South Korean magazine Yonhap News, Samsung is going to unveil at its Unpacked event in January, together with the S25 phone, a pair of XR glasses. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.
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Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. The Chinese magazine VRTUOLUO has published some photos of what looks like an early prototype of the device.
Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.
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The first one comes from a Chinese magazine that claims that the Apple Vision Pro 2 is already in production. In particular, panels, shells and other key components of the headset are already in mass production, with the magazine even mentioning the companies that are working on them. We have two random rumors from this week.
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.
I’m sure that there will also be other offers announced in the next couple of days , so be sure to check out the main VR magazines and communities to stay up to date about them. The specifications on paper look nice, and for sure the one between Google and Samsung looks like a strong partnership.
After picking up a copy of the magazine, you can download the LIFE VR app to then scan and unlock a series of captivating behind-the-scene videos hidden throughout the magazines pages. You can also access these clips via LIFE VR’s channel on Samsung VR for the Gear VR, time.com/lifevr or the LIFE VR Windows Mixed Reality app.
The popular fashion publisher teamed up with VR agency Visualize and Samsung for the project in an effort to “open up the world of virtual reality to the tech-savvy female consumer, one style destination at a time.”. The first episode in the series featured yoga, lounging in a hotel room, and a lot of day drinking. SI Swimsuit Edition in VR.
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I know many people that have tried this T-shirt: it has been one of the most discussed gadgets of CES in the community, even if it had no visibility on the most important VR magazines. The second one I selected is from Samsung , and in this case to show what I wouldn’t like to have in an AR windshield. It is very interesting.
More info (Leaked pictures of Quest 3s shell) More info (Quest 3s passed FCC certification) Samsung MR headset is close, but the endgame may be AR glasses It’s not a secret that Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on a new mixed reality headset that could rival Apple Vision Pro and that should be released this year.
The main XR magazines talk about a very solid headset with good processing power and amazing visuals , with the passthrough being an improvement over the previous models, but still not perfect. Meta refused to answer any questions, and this makes me think that the game may have been abandoned or at least been in an uncertain situation.
Journalists around the world will be armed with Samsung Gear 360 cameras. The New York Times and Samsung have partnered up to launch The Daily 360 , delivering at least one 360° video every day on the publisher’s properties. The final edited content will be produced by The Times newsroom. 10 in New York City.
While we have not even started using 5G, companies like Samsung (and Nokia) are already thinking about the next-generation 6G that could enable holograms and smart twins. According to Samsung, it should come in 2028. Support this VR magazine! of units more produced annually. 6G is coming to 2028–2030.
Remember that Sony owns very famous IPs, so it may launch some exclusive games with VR support that get lots of visibility in gaming magazines. We all know how Samsung is able to deliver beautiful home electronics devices, and it is a company that has also past experience about VR headsets (Gear VR and Odyssey+ were both good VR goggles).
You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.
My article about Android XR granting permissions for the camera frames has earned me mentions in important magazines like Road To VR , Upload VR , and Android Authority ! I hope you had a good Valentines Day with your special ones and that in general, you are happy, too. Do you want to know one of the reasons for my happiness?
Me being very classy with my suit and the Ray-Ban Meta glasses There were some private rooms by Google and Samsung at CES and surely they were demoing Android XR to close partners. Unluckily I’ve never been able to try an Android XR device.
Apple has also probably the most powerful brand in the world , so when the announcement about the Apple visor will happen, every single magazine in this world (mine included) will talk about it, and the web will be flooded with memes, analyses, social posts about it. Think about ARKit.
Do you remember the excitement back to 2021… At any moment, both Apple and Meta were poised to launch full-blown AR headsets for the consumer market, Samsung teased a compelling AR glasses video, Snap was actually starting to ship an AR device, (albeit only for developers), and even Niantic was said to be working on glasses of their own.
It doesn’t require root (don’t trust the warning on its website) and it is free to be used for 5 minutes of consecutive streaming, otherwise, you have to pay $10; MirrorOp sender on my old Samsung Note 4: pressing Play will start streaming of your screen data.
I’ve never seen anyone sleeping in front of Zuck’s house… The marketing power has already been very important in XR: when Quest 1 launched, its features were comparable to the ones of some of its competitors, but all the magazines and the people in the community just talked about Quest, totally overshadowing the other headsets.
This class of low cost devices include popular options like the Google Cardboard , the Samsung Gear VR and the Zeiss VR One. The Best VR Events and Concerts Planned for 2021 [link] The new immersive AR/VR mode is something to be used in association with dedicated headsets that work in combination with smartphones.
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?) The web is always ready to make some jokes on Zuck when we’re talking about data gathering (Image from Reddit, showcasing the magazine The Onion).
With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay. Goldman Sachs, the investment banking company, envisages an $80 billion growth for the virtual reality industry by 2025.
Samsung VR sets take diners on virtual reality trips that complement the dish they are served. The Impact Of AR/VR On the Food Industry was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Another cool experience is “The Enemy “ This is an experience that for sure you have heard about on VR magazines: NFB (National Film Board of Canada) made this experience with Karim Ben Khelifa, a famous war reporter. I loved the concept: it makes us think (it is true… how the AI of an autonomous car should decide?),
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Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. It’s basically a monopoly.
In an interview with a magazine (quoted by Upload VR), he said the following sentences: One of the things [Steam Deck] represents is the battery-capable, high-performance horsepower that eventually you could use in VR applications as well. It is not a direct confirmation, but a hint that points in that direction.
Last year, Snap acquired WaveOptics for $500 million, Meta acquired ImagineOptix, and Samsung acquired DigiLens shortly after it had valued itself at $500 million in its D round. The obvious question is, if this is at all real, they why have they not been snapped up by one of the large players in the industry.
is rebooting the LIFE brand for a new era, bringing the compelling stories you would expect from the iconic magazine to life in virtual reality. LIFE VR is available as a free app download and its programming is also expected to be distributed across VR platforms like the HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR.
VRLA will feature cutting-edge demos of the most exciting projects in development for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Google Cardboard, Samsung GearVR, and more. Alluxe will be releasing a new EP this fall and the debut single “Work My Body” feat. Salar System is out now.
Samsung , Coca-Cola , Gucci , Nike and many more. What’s common for these brands is that they all enjoy early mover advantage in the metaverse space. This new shopping in the metaverse trend will hit fast before you know it!
It works with brands like Samsung and Pepperflow to enable 3D and AR product visualization in their shopping flows. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Using a 360 Camera Using a personal 360 camera like the Insta360 S or the Samsung Gear 360 is super easy. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !
I thought it could have been great to give visibility to this very interesting magazine also in the West and at the same time ask them some questions on the current status of the VR market. So we agreed on a written interview on WeChat, which I report to you here below.
Major tech giants like Samsung, Google, Apple and Nvidia are the chief contributors to VR market and at the same time the chief researchers that can help explore more versatile use cases of this impactful technology within the next few years. If you are a game developer in unity or even just a beginner do give VR development a try!
While all hints were making us dreaming about a new Quest, the famous leaker Walking Cat (that already predicted the Samsung Odyssey and the HP Reverb G2), posted a render of a new headset, very similar to Quest, but white. Various rumors and leaks in the past weeks hinted to an upcoming release of a new Oculus Quest headset.
a key focal point in the iPhone’s horse-race against Samsung and Google flagships. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !
And yes, also to make a little mention of all the Studio Ghibli AI hype Top news of the week (Image from the web) Samsung may unveil XR glasses later this year According to the Korean magazine ETNews, Samsung is preparing to launch XR glasses later this year. Its now to be seen what will be announced and when.
Elijah Allan-Blitz is one of the first Virtual Reality directors for TIME magazine. Lionsgate, Paramount, Legendary, The Weinstein Company, ABC, AMC, TBS, Annapurna Pictures, Alcon Entertainment, Samsung, Oculus, MasterCard, Stub Hub, and the legendary Stan Lee. Elijah Blitz | VR Director, TIME.
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