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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

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Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product.

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Will Meta Be The Android Of Spatial Computing, Or The Blackberry?

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Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps. Further, Google itself is seemingly preparing to be the Android of XR with.

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XR Talks: Shaping the Future of Commerce, Part I

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Unity’s Tony Parisi reiterates that this capability is here today… we just need to make it scalable. But what about the ability for Walmart and Amazon to capture and distribute 3D models for millions of SKUs? The next few years will be about scaling up to Amazon-sized product libraries.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.31): Roblox released on Quest, Apple bringing back investments in VR, and more!

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There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. It has basically created a whole ecosystem of its own through strategic investments : I’m very curious to see what is the final goal of this strategy. More info (Somnium Space 3.0

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VRX 2017 Conference Brings an All Star Cast

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Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR, Unity Technologies. Marcus Kühne, Strategy Lead, Immersive Techologies, AUDI. Dan Ferguson, Co-Founder / EVP Digital Interactive Strategy, Groove Jones. It is surprising not to see major players from Amazon, Facebook, Google or Valve. Maureen Fan, CEO, Baobab Studios.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

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Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic).

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