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DECEMBER 5, 2020

Top 5 XR Communities To Join & Stay Updated With The Latest XR Trends in 2021 Overview Staying updated with the latest trends and updates in the XR industry can be challenging. You do not need any dedicated hardware to experiment around with this SDK. The top 3 experiences will win Amazon Gift cards. Have some ideas?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Because the hardware does not use an internal CPU or storage, users must tether the device to a smartphone, tablet, or desktop to operate the Smart Vision Glass product. The device’s hardware specifications include a Micro-OLED display, binocular 1080P resolution, and German Rheinland blue-light certification.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

It doesn’t look like Oculus will be discounting Quest 2 hardware this year, instead the company is focusing on game deals. We’ll continue to monitor for Quest 2 Black Friday discounts, but for now here’s the MSRP that you should expect to pay for the headset: Oculus Quest 2 (64GB) – $300 on Amazon.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Amazon held its annual fall hardware event and used the presser to announce its new Echo Glow for kids.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. This has been thanks to its massive growth: according to Rec Room’s Shawn Whiting, in March 2021 the total number of users was 2 million, while now they are 37. A look back at 2021. It’s the end of the year, and it’s time to look back at what has happened in 2021.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

There was originally a 64GB model, but it was replaced by the 128GB one in 2021. Further, it has been completely delisted from most retailers, including Amazon US and Amazon UK, though refurbished models are still offered by some. Quest 2 is available in two models, one with 128GB storage and another with 256GB storage.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Amazon is motivated for similar reasons — a direct consumer touchpoint as a Trojan horse for its core business, which of course is eCommerce. What are projections for the coming year?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The recent partnership with Meta around mixed reality s eems a sign that the company is not pursuing new hardware projects internally. More info (Microsoft ended its collaboration with Samsung) More info (Microsoft and its disinvestment in XR hardware). Mojo Vision showcases the integration of its contact lens with Amazon Alexa.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. Less than 6 months after it launched, Quest Pro’s price was considerably and permanently reduced to $1,000.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft is far from the only big tech company to make this move – this week Amazon started laying off 18000 people, Meta laid off more than 11000 in November, and Snap laid off 20% of its staff in September. Google and Apple have instituted hiring freezes for some teams.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits. Apple is also adding hardware to its iPhones that hint at a headset-based future.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So, a business must ensure that deploying immersive hardware or software is worth both financial and learning investments. Roblox and NIKE Digital famously debuted NIKELAND in November 2021, reaching approximately seven million members from roughly 223 countries at the time. A business must ask if XR is for them.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Highly Motivated As background for Facebook’s training wheels play, one of its motivations traces back to its failure to build and market a hardware device in the smartphone era. —?Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. otherwise known as AR and VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware. That expansion will start in 2021 with the addition of action and adventure games. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

But, this growth needs to be supported by an increase in the availability, performance, and convenience of hardware. 2020 – Computer Vision Embedded in MR Hardware. 2021 – Digital Assistants Will Enhance the MR Experience. Key Milestones the AR and MR Industry Needs to Achieve by 2024.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2022

Entitled Spatial Computing: 2021 Lessons; 2022 Outlook , it joins our report excerpt series. Google could be the knowledge layer, Facebook could be the social layer, Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer, and Amazon the commerce layer. Apple will be a hardware powerhouse to represent the user touchpoint to all layers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Beat Games).

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. If Google is the spatial web’s knowledge layer, Facebook could be its social layer , Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer , and Amazon the commerce layer. Foundational Principle.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Lynx will start this Kickstarter campaign in September 2021 and expects to ship its consumer device in February 2022 (but remember that delays with Kickstarter are very frequent). Dubbed “The Metaverse Primer”, it describes all the various aspects of the metaverse, from hardware to software, not to mention networking and monetization.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And the result is that, according to SuperData , in Q4 2021 the Quest has sold 3x units than all the other headsets combined. Someone from a major company (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft), with pockets big enough to be able to compete with the rich Facebook, giving users an alternative and stimulating Facebook in doing even better.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

It will be released to selected partners in Q4 2021 and to the general public in Q1 2022. More info (Full conversation between the two) More info (No Quest Pro in 2021) More info (Quest 2 competing with Chromebooks) More info (Quest 2 controllers-free SKU) More info (Anti-sickness systems). Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Warming Up Picking up where we left off in the last installment in this series, mobile AR is warming people up to spatial experiences, which could provide a softer landing for eventual AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Meta’s earnings report for 2021 has both lights and shadows. We were all waiting for it, and then it finally arrived: Meta has finally released its earning reports for 2021, and for the first time it treated its Reality Labs division as a separate entity, so we know how well it is performing. Top news of the week. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. Kudos to Shachar Weis for discovering this: he told me about this news, and I have verified that it has disappeared completely from Amazon Italy and Amazon France, while some Redditors confirmed that the same holds for Amazon UK. News from partners (and friends).

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Bernard Marr

APRIL 17, 2023

In the simplest terms, it involves providing computer storage, processing power, and applications via the internet, so users don't need to worry about buying, installing, and maintaining hardware and software themselves. Will Amazon or Google welcome the idea of “sharing” their cloud customers with competing services?

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Of course, platform-building tech giants don’t have a great track record in gaming, with Google’s Stadia effort shutting down, Apple disappointing gamers for decades, and forgettable efforts from Amazon. His role near the top of Meta’s management structure highlights the seriousness of the effort at the company.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

Because of ongoing Covid lockdowns in China, Pimax were unsure if the controllers would ship with batteries (held at another warehouse location), so advised me to purchase them on Amazon and provided a link. Pimax headset listed on Amazon (Image by Amazon, provided by Rob Cole). Google searches are very revealing.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2023

” Explaining further, he cited market conditions such as “economic downturn, compromises on some hardware specifications for mass production […], the readiness of the ecosystem and applications,” and others. However, this now looks unlikely amid the fresh cycle of global layoffs across the tech sector.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. According to the leak, the game should be released in April 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is not a tweet, it is a #metaverse message… #VirtualReality #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/f9aDJ2mbc3 — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) July 25, 2021. Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. The metaverse hype will cold down.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also revealed concepts for its inaugural smart glasses in September 2021, which featured microLED optical waveguides, a 51-gramme form factor, numerous sensor technologies, and standalone functionality. Spaces can facilitate this by allowing enterprise users to integrate bespoke programmes on Xiaomi’s hardware platform.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The game may work also on inferior hardware, but glitches may happen. We always say that we need VR to be more accessible to succeed, and then this game arrives with the purpose of becoming a hit, and it requires insane hardware that very few people have.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

The search giant and Android maker has slowly but surely found its footing as a hardware company in recent years thanks to a series of fantastic Pixel phones. Both the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 ($150) and Amazon Echo Buds 2 ($120) from 2021 managed to include effective ANC at less than the cost of any pair of new AirPods.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

The German auto manufacturer evaluates design features in virtual reality before building prototypes in actual reality, using the famous high-quality physics-based rendering power of Unreal for the game engine and using the HTC Vive for the VR hardware. ENTERPRISE-FOCUSED VR MARKET TO GROW TO OVER $9B BY 2021. THE VOID GOES TO DUBAI.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. The new Oculus device was by the way another piece of hardware that was by chance “leaked” in a timely way so that to excite everyone for Facebook Connect 2. Apple Maps are going AR.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. The Best VR Events and Concerts Planned for 2021 The Plurality One implication from Google’s many data sources is that there won’t just be one AR cloud. Apple will be a hardware powerhouse for the physical touchpoint.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (CCS Insights) More info (Strategy Analytics) More info (XRDC Report). that should be released around 2021 should add support for VR devices. Amazon thinks using AR for its delivery agents.

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