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Two (at least) new XR headsets are launching at CES Jan 5-8, 2023.

HTC VIVE is launching at CES what is reported (by SadlyItsBradley, Verge, and RoadToVR) to be a Mixed Reality HMD, comparable in price, and similar, but possibly slightly better in specs, to the META Quest Pro. It is reported to use color passthrough (ie capture and display, not see-through) tech to sense the outside world; to have depth sensors to measure the distance to objects, and possibly a slightly improved, new SnapDragon chip for processing.

HTC VIVE HOME PAGE

https://www.vive.com/us/

AT CES

Jan 5, 2023

10 AM PST -- 1 PM EST 

SOMNIUM, a VR, Crypto based, Virtual Real Estate, Social Media Space, together with VRgineers, will be launching a PCVR Headset Dev Kit. The specs are impressive, including 2880x2880 display, and the ability to customize in a number of ways, including support for WiFi6.

DETAILS

https://somniumspace.medium.com/somnium-vr1-headset-devkit-available-at-ces-2023-jan-5th-8th-dd3e9dabd9b7

SOMNIUM BOOTH AT CES

15167 Central Hall, Tech East

SOMNIUM HOME PAGE

https://somniumspace.com/

VRGINEERS HOME PAGE

https://vrgineers.com/

Update: SONY and Sharp are also expected to show new HMD's, and Varjo has recently upscaled their HMD "focal" resolution. 

Labels: AR, CES, Dev Kit, HMD, HTC, MR, PCVR, Somnium, Virtual Real Estate, VIVE, VR, Vrgineers, XR

Recent VR news heading into CES...

1. Oculus Rift has just announced it will start accepting pre-orders on Jan 6 https://www.oculus.com/en-us/

2. YouTube now accepts 3D and full spherical panoramas. They play as VR in Gear VR and Google Cardboard. And they can be viewed as ordinary YouTube videos.

3. Microsoft has opened a Hololens demo center at their flagship store on NY.
https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2015/12/17/microsoft-hololens-experience-showcase-opens-for-developers-at-the-microsoft-flagship-store-in-new-york/

4. Gear VR, Convrge, and Altspace all have beta versions of Gear VR compatible social media chat rooms. Gear VR also has a beta web browser. Milk VR accepts 3D panoramic videos up to 25 GB.

5. Rumors and pre-beta announcements include: patents, hires and acquisitions that point at VR development at Amazon and, especially, Apple; new streaming 3D and panoramic cameras; and a distance sensor based on radio frequency waves. HTC is announcing they will announce improved technology at CES. There are dozens and dozens of VR related companies, products and events at CES.

Labels: AR, Cardboard, CES, GearVR, Hololens, MR, Oculus Rift, Streaming Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality, VR, XR, YOUTUBE, YouTubeVR

 

2014

CALENDAR

INTERESTING EVENTS

JAN 2014

01 WED – Happy New Year!

07 TUE - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - Las Vegas to Jan 10
=>http://www.cesweb.org/

08 WED – People’s Choice Awards - CBS 9 PM EST
=>http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/

12 SUN - Golden Globes - NBC 8 PM EST
=>http://www.hfpa.org/

13 MON -Australian Tennis Open - to Jan 26
==>  http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/travel-destinations/australian-open/schedule-of-play

16 THU – OSCAR Nominations
=>http://oscar.go.com/nominees

16 THU – Sundance Film Festival – Park City, Utah – to Jan 26
=>http://www.sundance.org/festival/

18 SAT – SAG Awards - TNT TBS 7 PM EST
=>http://www.sagawards.org

20 MON – Martin Luther King Day

25 SAT – Directors Guild (DGA) Awards
=>http://www.dga.org/awards/annual.aspx

26 SUN -- THE GRAMMY'S -- CBS 8 PM EST
=>http://www.cbs.com/shows/grammys/
=>http://www.grammy.com/news

   

FEBRUARY 2014

02 SUN - Super Bowl XLVIII (48)
==> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII

06 THU – Berlin Film Festival – Park City, Utah – to Feb 16
=> http://www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html

14 FRI – Valentine’s Day

17 MON – President’s Day

MARCH 2014

02 SUN – OSCARS - ABC 7 PM EST
=>http://oscar.go.com/


04 TUE – Mardi Gras – New Orleans

07 FRI – Rendez-Vous with French Cinema - NY to Mar 16
=>http://rendezvouswithfrenchcinema.com/

07 FRI – South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) – Austin, TX to Mar 16
=>http://sxsw.com/

07 FRI - Sochi Winter Olympics
==> http://www.sochi2014.com/en/

17 MON – St Patrick’s Day

19 WED – New Directors / New Films (ND/NF) – NY to Mar 30
=>http://newdirectors.org/

APRIL 2014

14 MON Eve - Passover - to Sundown Apr 22.

16 WED – Tribeca Film Festival (TFF)- NY to Apr 27
=>http://tribecafilm.com/festival

20 SUN – Easter

MAY 2014

11 SUN – Mother’s Day

14 WED – Cannes Film Festival – Cannes France to May 25
=>http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html

25 SUN - French Open Tennis
==> http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/





26 MON – Memorial Day

28 WED - World Science Festival – NY to JUN 1
=>http://worldsciencefestival.com/wsf2014

JUNE 2014

10 TUE – Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) - LA – to Jun 12
=>http://www.e3expo.com/homepage/

12 THU - World Cup Soccer
==> http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/news/newsid=2240026/index.html


15 SUN – Father’s Day

23 MON - Wimbledon Tennis
==> http://www.tennisboxoffice.com/

   

JULY 2014

04 FRI – July 4 / Independence Day

15 TUE - Baseball All-Star Game
==> http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

AUGUST 2014

10 SUN -- SIGGRAPH 2014 - Vancouver - to Aug 14
==> http://www.siggraph.org/

23 MON - US Open Tennis - to Sep 8
==> http://www.usopen.org/

 

SEPTEMBER 2014

01 Mon – Labor Day

24 WED Eve – Rosh Hashanah – to sundown Sep 26

26 FRI – New York Film Festival (NYFF) – NY to Oct 12
=>http://www.filmlinc.com/

OCTOBER 2014

03 FRI eve – Yom Kippur

09 THU – Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) – East Hampton, NY to Oct 13
=>http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/


13 MON – Columbus Day

22 WED - Baseball World Series (tentative)
==> http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp


31 FRI – Halloween

NOVEMBER 2014

04 TUE – Election Day

27 THU - Thanksgiving

DECEMBER 2014

25 THU – Christmas

31 TUE – New Year’s Eve

Labels: Baseball, Calendar, Cannes, CES, E3, Film Festivals, football, HIFF, Holidays, NYFF, sports, SXSW, tennis