Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

China-based XR company Xreal (previously Nreal) announced its newest pair of glasses at CES 2024, marking the company’s return to augmented reality right as Apple is prepping its $3,500 Vision Pro for its upcoming launch. Read more about what separates AR and smartglasses here. mm, Width: 48 mm, Height: 161.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, the magazine states that Meta is going to release in 2024 a new Quest model that should cost less than $200. Cloud services are due to be shut off on December 31, 2024 , and because of a cloud check that the device must perform, every headset will be bricked after that date. It’s the end of an era.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

According to the rumor, the collaboration should end in 2023, with the first product launched in 2024, a year that is compatible with a consumer-prosumer release of an XR device. Image by Sony). Sony shows prototype headset with dual 4K display. The new update also brings hand tracking support in the Oculus OpenXR plugin.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

This openness reflects also on the hardware side, where Pico has just announced a partnership with Ultraleap to bring its hand-tracking device to Pico via an adapter. Meta plans AR glasses for 2024. If the rumor is true, Meta by 2024 is going to basically release the Nreal glasses or a mix of Nreal Light and Magic Leap 2.

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