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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I think it’s a bit exaggerated for a +20% increase, but still, it conveys the idea of how much this update is important. Meta has even improved the accuracy of eye tracking on Quest Pro , and some people are speculating that it may be to battle the eye-tracking capabilities of the Vision Pro.

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What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

The Ghost Howls

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. I know I’m a bit flying high with this, but let me dream a bit :).

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Meta Quest Pro Review: A Powerful Professional Headset?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

But it’s still reasonably impressive: Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Resolution 1832×1920 per eye RAM 12GB Storage 256GB Battery 2-3 hours Weight 1.59 The Meta Quest Pro has numerous optional accessories from Amazon, the Meta online store, and other vendors. You also get 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.25): Pico 5 to come in three models, Quest 3 is launching, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The Pico 5 Pro Max looks like a dream hybrid headset : it is a standalone device with eye tracking and passthrough, and it also has the DisplayPort connection that makes it work like a true tethered headset when connected to a PC. Aero is not so small as BigScreen Beyond, but it features a higher resolution and supports eye tracking.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!

The Ghost Howls

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. Learn more Read “Storytelling in Mixed Reality” Clyde De Souza has just published a book called “Storytelling in Mixed Reality” , which is available on Amazon.

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How to be a good VR startupper – Part 1

The Ghost Howls

It’s a while that I don’t write something about entrepreneurship, so I thought it could be a good idea to give you some pieces of advice on how to be a good VR startupper. When I needed a Vive OG last year to play around with eye tracking , I bought a used one. Focus on how to make money.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.02): XR2 shows the future of standalones, F8 and GDC canceled and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.