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Big XR News from Samsung, Pimax, ThinkAR, Avantis Education

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Moreover, Samsung’s Upacked event next week could bring more big XR news, but that is speculative for now. Will Samsung Unveil its Moohan XR Headset Next Week? In 2024, Samsung engaged in various activities, including teasing its upcoming XR headset. First, Samsung is a large and influential firm.

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Google Confirms Android XR Allows Passthrough Camera Access: an Important Tool for MR Devs

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As Vitillo notes, Android XR is still in preview and the long-awaited first device running it, Samsung Project Moohan , hasn’t been officially released. The post Google Confirms Android XR Allows Passthrough Camera Access: an Important Tool for MR Devs appeared first on Road to VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

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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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Samsung is Developing VR Tools to Help Diagnose Mental Health

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Samsung Electronics has recently signed a partnership with Korean VR studio FNI and Gangnam Severance Hospital, one of South Korea’s largest hospitals, to develop VR-based mental health diagnosis programs for Samsung Gear VR. The post Samsung is Developing VR Tools to Help Diagnose Mental Health appeared first on Road to VR.

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Unity Promises Day-one Support for Android XR, Including Easy Ports for Existing Quest Content

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Meta Quest developers looking to port their Unity-based apps to Google’s newly unveiled Android XR operating system shouldn’t have a tough time of it, Unity says, as the game engine creator today released all of the tools devs need to get cracking.

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Stanford & Samsung Develop Ultra-dense OLED Display Capable of 20,000 PPI

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Researchers at Stanford and Samsung Electronics have developed a display capable of packing in greater than 10,000 pixels per inch (ppi), something that’s slated to be used in VR/AR headsets and contact lenses of the future. Image courtesy Stanford University, Samsung Electronics.

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Avatar Creation Tool ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Provide Metaverse-wide Avatars

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The company says it will use the funds to further build out its avatar creation tools and eventually allow developers to earn money through the sale of in-game assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The post Avatar Creation Tool ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Provide Metaverse-wide Avatars appeared first on Road to VR.

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