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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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AR Smart Glass: why we still have to wait for mass adoption?

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Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89

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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.14): SteamVR headsets go beyond 3M, body-tracking leaked for Quest SDK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Other relevant news.

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

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Fresh Developments from Meta Meta is trying to finish the Nazare device in time for a release in 2026. Moreover, last year, Nreal partnered with University researchers and Microsoft to leverage its smart glasses technology as a medical device. Firms are exploring emerging smart glass designs to increase adoption rates further.

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Meta bad, metaverse bad

The Ghost Howls

Meta wants all of us closed in a VR prison, but Apple/Snap/Niantic instead are the good guys doing AR. That’s why its greatest bet is AR glasses that are coming from 2024 or 2026. Tim Cook says that Apple is not interested in the metaverse to distinguish itself from Meta. Meta is bad, Apple is our savior!

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.09): Meta to release four VR headsets, NFT sales are going down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We can so expect a price of $1000+ for the device, which at this point is clearly aimed at professionals, the same target of people of the upcoming Apple headset. Thanks to this solution, it is also possible to play Fortnite on Android and Apple phones. Probably the subreddit /r/oculus should change to /r/meta. Outstanding move!