Samsung XR headset needs to imitate Visioin Pro’s Mac Virtual Display

Apple released its Vision Pro headset earlier this month, and whether or not it will revolutionize the AR/VR headset market is to be determined. Some Vision Pro features seem gimmicky, others seem more ambitious and clever, but if there’s one feature that Samsung should copy for its upcoming XR (mixed reality) headset, that feature is […]

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Apple shows off the Vision Pro headset in new ad

Apple is getting ready to take the XR (mixed reality) headset market by storm with its Vision Pro, and with only a few days left before the product officially launches on store shelves, Apple has released a new ad. Titled “Hello Apple Vision Pro,” the latest ad on YouTube has amassed half a million views […]

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Samsung reorganizes its display panel business to strengthen its future

Samsung Display, a display manufacturing division of Samsung Electronics, makes OLED panels for laptops, monitors, smartphones, tablets, TVs, and wearables. It recently acquired eMagin to strengthen its future in the growing AR (Augmented Reality) headset segment. Now, the company has reorganized itself to improve its Apple business prospects and other growth areas, such as foldable […]

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Samsung registers a new trademark for its smart glasses

Samsung teased earlier this year that it is working on an XR (Mixed Reality) “experience” in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. It is rumored to be an XR headset, similar to the Apple Vision Pro. However, it is far from an actual launch, and some rumors indicate that it could be launched in late 2024 […]

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Samsung’s XR headset could be unveiled alongside Galaxy Z Flip 6

Samsung revealed earlier this year that it is collaborating with Google and Qualcomm to bring an XR (Mixed Reality) device. It is expected to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro headset, which was unveiled a few months ago. While Samsung didn’t reveal a launch time frame for its XR headset, it is reported that the company […]

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Snapdragon chip for Samsung XR headset to be revealed early next year

During the launch of the Galaxy S23, Samsung revealed that it is making a mixed-reality device and that it will be launched in the future. The company also announced that its XR (Mixed Reality) device will use Google’s platform and Qualcomm’s processing chipset. Now, it has been revealed that Qualcomm will launch that chipset early […]

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Meta Quest 3 is here to compete with Samsung’s upcoming XR headset

Meta has launched Quest 3, a virtual and mixed-reality headset, similar to the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung’s upcoming XR headset. It succeeds the Quest 2 which was released in 2020. Compared to the previous version, the Quest 3 offers higher-resolution displays, faster performance, a new set of cameras, a smaller and more comfortable headset, […]

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Samsung’s XR headset rumored to bring a revolutionary feature

Earlier this year, Samsung teased its upcoming XR headset. The mixed-reality headset is being developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. The company has been working on a high-end standalone mixed-reality headset after discontinuing the Gear VR lineup that used a smartphone as its screen and processor. It is now rumored to bring a revolutionary […]

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Images and specs of Samsung’s canceled XR headset leak

At the Galaxy Unpacked event in February 2023, Samsung announced that it is working with Google and Qualcomm for a new XR headset. Samsung’s President & Head of MX Division, TM Roh, suggested that the company will soon launch the XR headset. It was also reported that after Apple unveiled the Vision Pro headset, Samsung […]

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Samsung’s XR headset could be announced soon

It was reported last month that the launch of the Apple Vision Pro may have forced Samsung to delay the launch of its XR headset. It was speculated that Samsung’s design team was forced to redesign their XR headset. The Samsung XR (Extended Reality) headset was initially planned for a February 2024 launch but has […]

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Samsung’s upcoming AR/XR headset could have a shaky start

Samsung teased its upcoming XR headset earlier this year. The company announced it is working on “XR experiences” with Google and Qualcomm. Samsung’s first extended reality headset is expected to run Google’s operating system and use Qualcomm’s processor. However, the XR headset could have a pretty shaky start as it reportedly decided to delay the […]

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Apple Vision Pro forces Samsung to delay launch of its XR headset

Apple announced its venture into the mixed reality space with its Vision Pro headset. Although the device costs $3,500, the use cases are pretty limited. Basically, it is just a rich person’s fancy accessory. While the headset will not reach users’ hands until sometime in early 2024, Android fans might have to wait for some […]

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Google killed its AR glasses to work on AR devices from Samsung, others

Earlier this year, Samsung revealed that it is working on an XR (Extended Reality) device in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. It is expected that Samsung’s upcoming XR device will feature a processor from Qualcomm and run a version of Android developed by Google for AR/VR/XR devices. Now, more information about Google’s AR ambitions has […]

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Samsung to launch new sensors for modern AR/VR headsets

While AR and VR devices have been around for well over a decade, the segment got a massive push after Apple unveiled its first mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, a few days ago. In anticipation of more AR/VR headsets launching in the future, Samsung is reportedly launching new sensors for such devices. Samsung could unveil […]

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Apple may have forced Samsung to redesign its Galaxy XR headset

Last week, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated Vision Pro augmented reality headset. It’s an impressive piece of technology that has the potential of kickstarting a whole new premium market segment, and rumors have it that Apple’s reveal may have forced Samsung to go back to the drawing board and redesign certain aspects of its own […]

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Apple takes a big swing in a failed category with its Vision Pro ‘AR’ headset

Apple today unveiled its long, long rumored Vision Pro with its virtual and mixed reality systems mashup into what it calls its spatial computer (a term first invented in 2003 and used by Microsoft and others since). There’s no denying that a LOT of effort and technology went into the $3,500 headset, with Apple claiming […]

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Apple’s WWDC 2023 Animated ‘AR Experience’ Now Live

Ahead of Apple’s keynote event at WWDC on Monday, June 5, the company’s annual “AR experience” easter egg is now available. Apple’s imagery for WWDC 2023 has a bubble-like theme that emphasizes the colors of iridescent thin film interference. The AR experience shows an Apple logo-shaped bubble that animates clockwise with the date of June […]

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Samsung might need Apple to unveil its mixed-reality headset first

Samsung and Apple might enter an epic rivalry later this year, fueled by the emerging mixed-reality (XR) headset market. Both companies are expected to unveil their XR devices relatively soon, but Apple will reportedly beat Samsung to the punch with its so-called Reality One or Reality Pro headset. And that might not be a bad […]

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Apple may beat Samsung to the punch and unveil its mixed-reality headset in June

Apple and Samsung are about to engage in a heated rivalry across a new market segment, as both companies are developing mixed-reality (XR) headsets. This time, however, Apple might take the emerging XR market by storm before Samsung does, and a new report reveals that the Cupertino giant has thrown everything at has at its […]

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Apple used Samsung’s Gear VR in early AR headset experiments

Apple is expected to launch its first AR headset later this year after showcasing it next month during the WWDC 2023 event. It is reported that Apple started experimenting with AR headsets in 2015. Even Samsung is developing its AR/MR headset after shutting down the Gear VR lineup a few years ago. Apple and Samsung […]

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