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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

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The price is incredibly low: $299; Announced that in 2021 it will release a pair of smartglasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban; Teased the work it is doing in AR; Revealed that is working with Ubisoft for two AAA VR games developed around the IPs of Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed; Discontinued the Rift. Become my 10th supporter!!

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UltraLeap Gemini review: use both hands in VR!

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One of the first accessories for AR/VR I had the opportunity to work on is the Leap Motion hands tracking controller : I made some cool experiments and prototypes with it and the Oculus Rift DK2. Leap Motion has also been the first important company I have interviewed in this blog. If you want, you can find it here below!

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.15): Apple kills its AR glasses, Oculus full-steam ahead on 2nd gen VR and much more!

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Probably not this year, but next one or in 2021… but it will happen. In all of this, someone has created the design for a Leap Motion mount for the Index that exploits the frunk. By 2021, 120 cities (22% of population) will be covered by 5G. So, don’t panic. AR is still alive, Apple will still release its AR glasses.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.01): HP Reverb G2 launched, Qualcomm goes bullish on 5G and Wi-fi 6 and more!

The Ghost Howls

In particular, the ones by Panasonic that were so popular at CES 2020 , are going to be released in 2021. All the ones that have been announced are going to be released in the next 12 months. 5G is a hot topic for XR glasses, and the new Snapdragon XR2 should let many upcoming standalone headsets connect to fast 5G networks.

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Varjo announces Aero, the highest-end prosumer headset

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Also, Leap Motion tracking or the mixed reality cameras of Varjo XR-3 are not part of this model. The first shipping batch will happen at the end of 2021. But apart from these missing special features, Varjo has designed a headset with the best characteristics you can find on the market. Personal commentary.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.01): Facebook is very confident in Quest 2 sales, Valve is working on Neural Interfaces, and more!

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Stay tuned on this blog, because in some days I will publish an EXTRAORDINARY interview related to one of the most awaited VR games of 2021! Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. I’m sure you will love it, so don’t miss it! Top news of the week.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

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There are also the underlying depth mapping systems such as Intel RealSense, Microsoft Kinect, Leap Motion, Occipital, Apple TrueDepth (with related acquisitions like PrimeSense and LinX), Nimble VR (acquired by Facebook), and Apple’s predicted move into ultra-wideband spatial sensing with the U1 chip announced as part of the iPhone 11 launch.