Telecom industry players at MWC Barcelona 19 made it clear they believe cloud gaming and VR will be key use cases for 5G networks.Read More Source: VR and cloud gaming frenzy seizes MWC as 5G hype builds
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Swiss Society of Virtual and Augmented Reality
AR and VR creators have an unheralded tool to make their content shine: 3D reconstruction tech
The problem of content supply faced by the VR/AR industry means it’s a great time for the idea of reconstructing a 3D model based on a 2D image to emerge.Read More Source: AR and VR creators have an unheralded tool to make their content shine: 3D reconstruction tech
Qualcomm’s 5G XR Viewers will stop the wave of mediocre AR headsets
Today’s AR headsets are impractically expensive and janky, but offloading their processing into 5G phones could make AR as convenient as wearing glasses.Read More Source: Qualcomm’s 5G XR Viewers will stop the wave of mediocre AR headsets
Smart glasses maker Nreal partners with Qualcomm and LG Uplus
Nreal, a Beijing-based developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses, has partnered with Qualcomm and LG Uplus.Read More Source: Smart glasses maker Nreal partners with Qualcomm and LG Uplus
Qualcomm says it’ll work with OEMs to build tethered AR/VR headsets for smartphones
Qualcomm says it’s working with a bevy of manufacturers on AR and VR headset viewers powered by phones with the chipmaker’s Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip.Read More Source: Qualcomm says it’ll work with OEMs to build tethered AR/VR headsets for smartphones
Vuzix unveils M400 enterprise smart glasses with Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1
Vuzix showcased its M400 enterprise smart glasses, which use the newly unveiled Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform for mixed reality.Read More Source: Vuzix unveils M400 enterprise smart glasses with Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tries to bring a little star power and vision to MWC Barcelona 19
CEO Satya Nadella opened a Microsoft event for journalists on Sunday to introduce the second-generation HoloLens headset.Read More Source: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tries to bring a little star power and vision to MWC Barcelona 19
Beat Saber’s First Paid Music Pack DLC Coming In March
Charge up your lightsabers beat sabers and get ready for some new music! The first-ever paid DLC Music Pack is coming to Beat Saber next month in March 2019 according to the official Beat Saber Twitter. It seems like it will be coming to both PC and PSVR at the same time. Earlier today the...
Oculus Rift S Cameras Could Support Finger Tracking In Future
Comments made by Oculus CTO John Carmack at Oculus Connect 5 and Twitter suggest that the upcoming Oculus Rift S cameras could support finger tracking. To be clear, this doesn’t mean the software to do so would be ready by the time Rift S launches. But it does mean the headset could one day recieve...
Hands-on with Microsoft’s new HoloLens 2
Earlier this week, Microsoft used its MWC press conference to announce the next version of its HoloLens mixed reality visor. When it demoed the first version back in 2015, quite a few pundits assumed that the company had somehow faked the demos because this kind of real-time tracking and gesture recognition, combined with a relatively...