Samsung, Google and Qualcomm team up to develop new AR/VR
At Samsung's new product launch ``
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked February 2023: Official Livestream (Back up)-YouTube
Samsung looks beyond the Galaxy S23 to make 'extended reality' devices - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/01/samsung-headset-qualcomm-google-android/
Samsung is working on AR/VR headset based on Android, featuring Qualcomm chip - SamMobile
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-xr-headset-teased-android-qualcomm-chip/
Google says Lens and Maps Live View are 'prelude to [its] long-term vision' for AR
https://9to5google.com/2023/02/01/google-says-lens-and-maps-live-view-are-prelude-to-its-long-term-vision-for-ar/
At Samsung's new product launch event Galaxy Unpacked 2023 held in San Francisco on February 1, 2023 local time, the latest Android smartphone ' Galaxy S23 ' and the laptop ' Galaxy Book 3 ' series were announced. .
And at the end of the event, Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, an American semiconductor company, and Hiroshi Rockheimer, Senior Vice President of Platform & Ecosystem at Google, appeared, and Samsung, Qualcomm, and Google collaborated. He also revealed that he is developing a new 'XR (Extended Reality) device'. XR is also called ``cross reality'' and refers to VR, AR, MR, etc., and is believed to be aimed at competing with Apple's MR headset, which is rumored to appear in 2023.
Samsung's XR device reveals that the hardware is produced by Samsung, and that the software is based on Qualcomm's dedicated processing chipset and Google's newly updated Android. Samsung also told The Washington Post that it is also partnering with Meta and Microsoft on the project.
“The examples we have already announced are just the prelude to our long-term vision,” Lockheimer said in announcing the announcement. We're working towards a new generation of computing that's all about the hardware and core technical capabilities, and the apps and services that we're able to do at Google are getting even better, and it's all very exciting. I can't wait to see what we build,' he said with great expectations for the partnership.
TM Lo, representative of Samsung's mobile division 'MX', said, 'Other brands that have entered the AR/VR/MR headset market have prioritized launching their devices early, so they are not ready for software. We made the mistake of not being in place.We need to have the platform and software to some extent ready for the device to be successful, ”explains the project.
Details such as the name and appearance of Samsung's XR device were not disclosed, but Lo said, ``There are devices for AR and MR, but I think they will probably develop together with smartphones. ', suggesting the realization of a new XR experience. Details about the device 'will be announced in the not too distant future,' Lo said.
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