Remove 2023 Remove Google Remove HTC Remove Tools
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2022.12.19): Carmack leaves Meta, HTC teases its headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

HTC to reveal its headset at CES. After many weeks of teasing, HTC is finally ready to unveil its new headset at CES. I expect the usual HTC headset, with technical innovations, but a price that doesn’t make it compelling for users. More info (HTC’s new headset — Road To VR) More info (HTC’s new headset — Upload VR).

HTC 471
article thumbnail

Big XR News from Google, Meta, IGS Orlando, HTC VIVE, and Warpin

XR Today - Big XR News tag

With the Immerse Global Summit 2023 Orlando underway, the immersive sector has rallied for another round of discussions, panel talks, and other surprises. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

Google 81
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.03): Google shuts down Project Iris, Meta launches gaming subscription service, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

Google 282
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2022.04.18): Pico Neo 3 Link launches in Europe, Meta offers monetization tools in Horizon, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Meta starts offering monetization tools in Horizon Worlds, but with a big toll. Meta has started offering some beta monetization tools inside Horizon Worlds. In case there is another platform involved, e.g. Android, 30% will go to Google, and 25% of the remaining money (i.e. Apple glasses may have been delayed to 2023.

Europe 328
article thumbnail

Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

Trends 447
article thumbnail

Big News From Meta, Samsung, Microsoft, and HTC VIVE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Meta’s Q2 Earnings, Startup Program, and Quest Security Upgrades It was a busy month for Meta.

Samsung 57
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2024.03.04): Meta and LG confirm their partnerships, Meta to unveil some AR glasses at Connect, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Google has great expertise in building operating systems, plus its Google Play store would have let Meta Quest become compatible with all its Android Apps out of the box. Apple is bringing the magic of MLS (Major League Soccer) to Vision Pro: “[…] 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs with the first-ever sports film captured in Apple Immersive Video.

AR 389