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

ARVR

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Only the second edition in 2026 will be actually released to the market. After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. He will stay two more months to guarantee the transition and then will definitely leave.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.14): SteamVR headsets go beyond 3M, body-tracking leaked for Quest SDK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself.

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Fresh Developments from Meta Meta is trying to finish the Nazare device in time for a release in 2026. Moreover, last year, Nreal partnered with University researchers and Microsoft to leverage its smart glasses technology as a medical device. They don’t need a successor yet, but they want to know it will be there at the right time.

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Meta bad, metaverse bad

The Ghost Howls

That’s why its greatest bet is AR glasses that are coming from 2024 or 2026. Well, people don’t know that, according to some sources, the money that Microsoft had to spend to reach the technology to build the HoloLens over the years was something like $5-7B. Meta never spent $10B/year for Horizon.

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

The Ghost Howls

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. Probably the subreddit /r/oculus should change to /r/meta. I have to say two things about this report. Outstanding move!