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The transition between Quest 2 and Quest 3

The Ghost Howls

The historical moment of the launch of Quest 1 (Image by TechCrunch) Oculus Quest 1 launched in 2019 for $399. The library of Quest 2 grew rapidly, also because finally, the hardware was good enough to make decent games. April’s hardware survey of VR headsets on Steam.

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Editorial: This VR cycle may take more time than expected

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As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. Google and Samsung Prototype of the Samsung XR headset. Let me tell you why.

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AR Smart Glass: why we still have to wait for mass adoption?

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Since the launch of the first version of Hololens , until today, the Redmond company has been able to create a functioning ecosystem of software and hardware, which has made Hololens the reference AR device for the Enterprise , while it has never coveted to become a Consumer product. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

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As the rise of XR hardware continues, the tech space gives consumer and enterprise end-users an avenue to explore spatial computing. While widespread consumer adoption is still far away, many AR hardware and software firms are leading the pack in spreading the technology worldwide. What Smart Glasses are Available Today?

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The time to harvest for us VR people is now

The Ghost Howls

A few weeks after I officially entered VR, the technology started being overhyped after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. If you follow the story described above, you can see that the hype for VR in 2014 was caused by Facebook buying Oculus. After the year 2026, we will be just one of the many that do XR, a commodity technology.

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

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It lacks all Oculus Exclusive titles like Beat Saber and Population One, but its store is becoming anyway interesting. 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. In total, 52.5% of the earnings will go to Meta.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.09): Meta to release four VR headsets, NFT sales are going down, and more!

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The Information goes on to say that Meta also plans to ship its first generation of true AR glasses, Nazare, in 2024, followed by the more advanced second and third-generation models in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Google acquires Raxium. This is amazing because it lets you have full-body tracking with no external hardware in your room.