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Qualcomm day dreams

The VR engine of future mobile HMDs Qualcomm was an early supporter of Google’s Day Dream reference design, before it was even announced, and as such Google had early access to Qualcomm’s roadmap. It was good enough for Google’s ambitions and so the Google heartily endorsed it. That endorsement was then taken up by HMD builders like HTC, and new ...

Jon Peddie

The VR engine of future mobile HMDs Qualcomm was an early supporter of Google’s Day Dream reference design, before it was even announced, and as such Google had early access to Qualcomm’s roadmap. It was good enough for Google’s ambitions and so the Google heartily endorsed it. That endorsement was then taken up by HMD builders like HTC, and new companies wanting to enter the VR market, such as Lenovo. With Samsung (also a Qualcomm user) owning the mobile VR market with its Gear VR HMD, other companies were looking for an entry point that wouldn’t cast them as a
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