Global extended reality headset shipments drop 19 pc, Meta leads
Global Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments dropped 19 per cent (year-on-year) in 2023, as Meta captured 59 per cent of the market, a new report showed on Tuesday.
Tech giant Samsung’s upcoming extended reality (XR) headset will reportedly be a stand-alone device.
The XR headset’s battery carrying product code EB-BI120ABY was spotted, reports Sam Mobile.
Advertisement
The battery measures around 45 by 45 mm, but the capacity is unknown.
Advertisement
At the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco on Wednesday, the company announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm and Google to build an ecosystem for XR.
“We will transform the future of the mobile industry by building the XR ecosystem together with Qualcomm and Google,” TM Roh, president of Samsung Electronics’ Mobile eXperience business, had said at the event.
XR is an umbrella term covering virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Senior Vice President of Android Hiroshi Lockheimer at Google appeared on stage alongside Roh to announce the news.
The announcement did not include any specific products under development or a timeline for them, but industry experts speculate Samsung might develop XR headsets built on Qualcomm’s chipset and Google’s operating system.
Advertisement
Related posts
Meta testing Reels on Quest headset
Meta has started testing the short-video feature 'Reels' on Quest headset.
Apple’s Mixed Reality headset ‘single biggest thing’ to boost AR-VR industry
All eyes are set on Apple's most ambitious hardware launch since 2015 a Mixed Reality (MR) headset to redefine the era of augmented reality/virtual reality for the industry that is yet to taste success despite players like Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta.
