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Samsung's Galaxy XR Mixed Reality Headset Now Available for $1,800
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Sure. That's why the AVP has been a roaring success, especially as a business device with literally thousands of products sold globally.A VR product or game console? Pretty sure controllers are traditional for a game console of any variety.
Spatial FaceTime, among other many features, begs to differ. But not surprised you don't know about that considering you've spent very little time looking at Apple's spatial computer
Correct. It sold 200,000 units during pre-orders. 10% market share.
Consumer device.
What is the market, then? Apple is not interested in game consoles, and if you've ever used one of these, then direct hand manipulation > clunky controllers.
Uh.... no. That was a complete failure lol
As opposed to Apple, who has an App Store of 2 million apps and millions of developers? How is Niantic in any way relevant here?
If anything, killedbygoogle.com would prove you wrong.
News to Apple, given they literally got 10% of the market lol, and just release a second gen. Is it possible your opinion is clouding your vision?
You just said this, but it's no more true than 3 sentences prior
No one cares about spatial computing. They don't care about spatial videos or photos, or the AVP.
I personally don't think that this headset is going to be a roaring success either, because no one cares about spatial computing. But I think that Samsung has thought about it a little more to have controllers available from day 1, and Google has an incentive to develop for their own platform - including using Niantic, the company that made the most successful AR (spatial) game in the world.
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Meta had already developed the magic wristband (or whatever they're calling it now), which is a much more advance input device and works with their glasses. You don't need to pinch, you can literally just write with an imaginary pen and it will know what you're trying to write.
The thing is, one of the reasons I haven't purchased a Vision Pro is that it lacks some of the non-game apps that I can use on my Index, such as Google Earth, TiltBrush/OpenBrush, and SculptrVR (though the developer of the latter was hired by Apple to work on the Vision Pro). And there aren't good alternatives, from what I've seen.
I can't make claims for you and what's good and useful. But I can say that Apple provides apps and experiences that only they provide, both app wise and UX UI wise.
A good price point for Samsung. The AVP is too expensive for a device that most people don’t know what to do with yet. Specs seem decent.
Or you could just wait couple of months for Galaxy XR+ Ultra 2 FE.
Or for Galaxy XR A3 Lite.
Or for Galaxy XR A3 Lite.
Samsung had the gear VR out way before the AVP…
What’s the input method? Downward facing cameras for gesture control or what
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I’m not sure casual gamers are dropping this amount of money on something.
Someone who has $1800 to drop on a VR headset probably has enough to buy a AVP so I’m not really sure who this is for.
People aren’t going to spend 4K for spatial FaceTime. FaceTime is only really a thing in North America. Outside of there other video calling apps/messge apps dominate.
Much better deal than Apple. Not even speaking about price - but AI tools and languages support that Apple is offering is much worse than what Samsung can do.
They need to bring down the price or make a cheaper version before the general public will get on board. I’m not saying that the device isn’t good and that for some people it is worth the price but for the majority it’s too expensive especially when most would not know what to do with it yet.
Quite a few technical improvements over AVP. Not surprising though. Their android phones tend to be better than iPhones on a pure technical level (especially their ultra line) . Im genuinely surprised Samsung bothered though. Everyone knows sales of the AVP are a flop. This will be the same.
They know what to do with it, but it is expensive. However, it's actually way cheaper compared to comparable products that offer high end displays (Samsung's are not, 72 Hertz for example). Worth it though if you can afford it!
Are the technical improvements in the room with us now? 72 hertz is a massive downgrade. Among many other issues
Its a headset that sits on your face. What do you think it would look like. They all look the same , and you know.. that's ok.
Please tell me you're joking. It's literally a really bad attempt at a rip off
Also this:
Report: Samsung XR headset delayed ‘up to six months’ as a result of Apple Vision Pro
According to a new report, Samsung’s upcoming mixed reality headset is being delayed by up to six months following Apple Vision Pro’s reveal.
9to5google.com
Also this:
Apple-Samsung patent battle revived in California court - BBC News
The jury is being asked to reconsider what Apple's iPhone design patents were worth.
www.bbc.com
I could post more!
Also this is what it looked like before Apple's release
Apparent Images & Specs Of Samsung Headset Prototype Leak
Apparent images and specs of a prototype of Samsung's upcoming headset leaked to a Chinese news outlet.
www.uploadvr.com