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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”.
Or maybe “relaxed” is not the right word to use, considering the little drama on Microsoft’s headsets. Top news of the week (Image by HP) Microsoft officially drops support for its Mixed Reality headsets Microsoft has just released the infamous Windows 11, version 24H2 update. I think this speaks a lot.
Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. The introduction of virtual reality technology in many areas: oil and gas industry, engineering, energy, metallurgy, telecommunications, advertising, and many others. Engagement.
One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtualworld. Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3—what would have been a successor to its current mixed reality headset—and infighting within the mixed reality division has fueled… Read more.
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.
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.
In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores.
A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. 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. Some updates on Meta products.
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…. You’ll be able to sit in a real-world go-kart rig and race around in the virtualworld. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD.
After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it.
First Windows mixed reality dev headset ships, dive into the virtualworld via Xbox, high-end VR gets more affordable, Rogue One used VR to direct scenes, the investment & funding wrapup, and much more… FIRST WINDOWS MIXED REALITY HEADSET SHIPS LATER THIS MONTH. HIGH-END VIRTUAL REALITY JUST GOT MORE AFFORDABLE.
New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself. Virtualworlds then and now Funny link. More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?Upload Upload VR) More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?9to5Mac).
Microsoft recently announced that it will be launching its own enterprise Metaverse in 2022, and users will be able to access business tools like MS Excel and PowerPoint on it (yeey, great news ha!). Samsung , Coca-Cola , Gucci , Nike and many more. I hear you sayin’ not so far, HOLD ON! Doesn’t it sound like the replica of your life?
Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. The introduction of virtual reality technology in many areas: oil and gas industry, engineering, energy, metallurgy, telecommunications, advertising, and many others. Engagement.
It’s important to remember that every VR device fits one of three categories: mobile (meaning it uses the user’s smartphone to produce its virtualworld), tethered (meaning the device must be hooked up to a PC or console) or more recently, “all-in-one” (meaning the computing hardware is built into the headset itself). Photo by Samsung.
Lessons Learned From A Thousand VirtualWorlds. Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). It’s not often you get both Oculus and Valve together days, let alone Google and Samsung, with bonus helpings of Epic Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Sensics. Prepare yourself; it’s going to be a busy one.
Virtually any app you can access on your phone is available for the HTC VIVE Flow, including options like Microsoft Teams. All of your interactions with the virtualworld are powered by your smartphone. Controllers and Tracking You may have noticed we haven’t mentioned the controllers for the HTC VIVE Flow so far.
5 million Gear VRs sold is a major milestone for Facebook and Samsung, as is $3 million in sales for Job Simulator , a best-selling room-scale game. Attach it to a phone to make your single player VR game a two player game with the second player looking into the virtualworld through their phone.
Alan's business has worked with companies like Samsung, HBO, Techweek, Microsoft, Comcast, and many more. Sabarish is a 14 year-old Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality developer. He is the youngest AR developer in the world to be sponsored by Microsoft to develop for the Microsoft HoloLens. Cathy Hackl.
All across the planet, our technologies are breaking out from behind the screen and into the physical world around us. Simultaneously, the people, places, and things in our world are being digitized and brought into the virtualworld, becoming part of the digital domain.
Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.
This is a crowded segment with the Epson Moverio, the Atheer Air, the Microsoft HoloLens, the Meta 1, the ODG R-7 and the Sony SED-E1 to name a few. Devices like the Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift belong to our last category called immersive eyewear. These goggles will abduct you from reality and plunge you into a virtualworld.
And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. And he, with the new phones -- the iPhone 12, and the iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 and up -- they all have infrared scanners on them now. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. How do we do that?
And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. And he, with the new phones -- the iPhone 12, and the iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 and up -- they all have infrared scanners on them now. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. How do we do that?
Developer(s) : Mojang, Microsoft Studios , Sony Computer Entertainment. Platform(s) : PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality. Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-Ality. Microsoft Windows , macOS , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , iOS , Nintendo Switch , Android. Publisher(s) ?: ?Ninja
Above: Microsoft’s HoloLens in action. Image Credit: Microsoft. An example of something that’s working out right now in VR is the Samsung commercials, the Samsung VR that was running every second over Christmas. Because you’re sitting over there, I know you can’t see parts of my virtualworld.
On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.
And next thing you know, it's pushed out to the world in 3D in a matter of minutes. And he, with the new phones -- the iPhone 12, and the iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 and up -- they all have infrared scanners on them now. It's interesting how you can create an asset and then share with the world instantly. How do we do that?
Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment.
Charlie Fink is a Forbes columnist and an author of two AR-enabled books – Charlie Fink’s Metaverse: A Guide to VR and AR, and Convergence: How the World Will Be Painted with Data. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment. Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer VirtualWorld Entertainment.
But you can imagine, as this technology progresses quickly, a few years ago, we had Tango phones that had depth sensing cameras, now that went away and then all of a sudden the depth sensing cameras are back on the new Samsung phone. It’s really about experiencing things in the real world or in the virtualworld.
Image by Microsoft). Microsoft wants to play safe, though, so it is now launching it only in two small countries , so that to identify possible problems only in a small subset of the worldwide population before the big launch. Samsung will manufacture the chips for Facebook AR glasses. Other relevant news. More info.
But you can imagine, as this technology progresses quickly, a few years ago, we had Tango phones that had depth sensing cameras, now that went away and then all of a sudden the depth sensing cameras are back on the new Samsung phone. It’s really about experiencing things in the real world or in the virtualworld.
Image by Microsoft). Microsoft to tighten safety measures in Altspace VR. After a similar announcement performed by Meta last week, this week Microsoft has announced the tightening of the safety measures inside its social VR platform Altspace VR. Removing them removes lots of potential problems from Microsoft.
When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. SAMSUNG AND VICE PARTNER FOR 360 DOC RE: SYRIA. Now, the day is here, and the wait was… worth it?
Just for Context the worlds current population is 7 Billion, India & China's Collective population is 2.7 Billion & mind you i haven't added the overall population of #asia.Ignore us at your own risk #facebook #microsoft & the curators of those lists. Advisor for Betting & Gaming vertical in Samsung Harman.
Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). If they will prove to be successful, I can imagine also other brands entering the field , like Samsung (that until some years ago was interested in hybrid headsets) or some Chinese brands like Shadow Creator. Microsoft has already a valuable AR product. AR games and experiences.
My favorite one is “interoperability” : you shoud be able to go through all virtualworlds carrying with you what you have got in one into the other ones. Another brand I’m very curious about is Samsung : sooner or later, it should announce something, either in VR or in AR. And that’s amazing, I love it.
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