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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007? A fascinating report by 9to5Mac shows that Apple filed a patent defining an XR headset already in 2007, when the first iPhone was launched.

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. by Kif Leswing, CNBC. But at the time, the whole package felt revolutionary.

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How Watson, IBM’s Artificial Intelligence, Is Powering Audio-Interactive VR/AR Environments

VRScout

IBM predicts that AI will unlock the next generation of interactivity for XR experiences, describing in the 2021 Unity Technology Trends Report that the maturity of AI will play a key role beyond hand tracking, and into the world of voice. IBM’s key technology in this area is Watson, their AI assistant. NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING.

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ONYX BOOX Tab Ultra ePaper Tablet Launches with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Anand Tech

The e-Paper market has enjoyed steady growth over the last decade, starting with the introduction of the Amazon Kindle back in 2007. While there are many vendors attempting to make a mark in the technology required in this space, E-Ink's offerings have ruled the roost. ONYX has been serving the e-reader market since 2006.

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These are the wireless earbuds that are truly worth your money

Mashable VR

In 2007, two researchers at the University of California, San Diego decided to study the likelihood of knot formation by tumbling a piece of string inside a plastic box. IMAGE: Amazon. 169 from Amazon. IMAGE: Amazon. 249 from Amazon. IMAGE: Amazon. from Amazon. IMAGE: Amazon. from Amazon.

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OpenSim active users hit all-time-high for the holidays

Hypergrid Business

DreamGrid has so far recorded more than 3,000 unique DreamGrids that have launched since it was launched, according to this year’s update from Micro Technology Services CEO Fred Beckhusen. Micro Technology Services owns both DreamGrid and OutWorldz. Anyone can easily add their grid to this list from the same page.

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Lumus ‘Sheds Light’ on Future of AR, Apple Vision Pro

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Augmented Reality (AR) technology is set to become one of the fastest-growing and most promising technologies among extended reality. He said: “Our focus is on working with top-tier companies to provide them with the waveguide technologies they’re going to want a pair of natural-looking glasses.”

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