Qualcomm XR1 is the first XR platform
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Wednesday, 30 May 2018 11:22

Qualcomm XR1 is the first XR platform


VR meets AR in future 10nm chip

Qualcomm has introduced a brand new platform called Snapdragon XR1, dedicated to Extended reality (XR) at the Augmented World Expo (AWE). It already has several customers on board.

Qualcomm demos 5G VR edge computing
Published in Network
Friday, 02 March 2018 09:14

Qualcomm demos 5G VR edge computing


Wireless VR from PC to HMD Snapdragon 835

By the summer of 2017, I started hearing the term edge computing from a lot of C level meetings I had in the computing industry and it became very clear that this is the next big thing. At MWC 2018, Qualcomm demonstrated edge computing 5G mm Wave powered VR, which is likely to become the future of VR.

Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR reference design is out
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Next-Generation VR Experiences

Even the producers and screenwriters of the Silicon Valley TV show think that mobile will be driving VR, and it seems that they have closely followed what Fudzilla and Qualcomm have been saying for a while.

IBM and Unity use Watson AI for games
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Wednesday, 21 February 2018 17:05

IBM and Unity use Watson AI for games


Star Trek Bridge Crew and AR and VR games

It is not every day when heavyweight of the Artificial Intelligence market, IBM, announces that its Watson AI will end up in the Unity engine targeting future AR and VR games.

OmniVision has a reference design for production-ready AR glasses
Published in IoT

Prototype out already

OmniVision claims to have come up with a reference design for production-ready augmented reality (AR) glasses.

Google freezes Project Tango development
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Monday, 18 December 2017 10:55

Google freezes Project Tango development


Can't bear augmented reality hardware any more

Search engine outfit Google has dealt a blow to those who want to see AR everywhere by pulling the plug on its Project Tango.

Microsoft’s mixed reality expected this Christmas
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Samsung already announces display

Software king of the world Microsoft has been talking up its latest mixed reality options,

IDC has not given up on AR and VR
Published in IoT
Monday, 02 October 2017 11:31

IDC has not given up on AR and VR


13.7 million units in 2017, growing to 81.2 million units by 2021

Beancounters at IDC have been shuffling their tarot decks and reached the conclusion that AR and VR are going to continue to grow like crazy – despite the fact that other analysts are not so sure.

Qualcomm VP of Adreno talks AR and XR
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Wednesday, 16 August 2017 11:32

Qualcomm VP of Adreno talks AR and XR


Tim Leland predicts future of Augmented and eXtended 

Tim Leland a Vice president of Product management, who is responsible for Adreno GPU part has shared a vision of his team on Augmented and eXtended Reality. 

AMD wants to make your VR headset wireless
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Acquires Nitero millimeter wave company

You might seen we've writing about millimeter waves several times. and we usually attributed this term to 5G. AMD has just acquired Nitero, a millimeter wave company that wants to use this technology to cut the cord on your VR and AR headset.