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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.30): Vision Pro prepares to ship, PSVR 2 sales are stagnating, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Road To VR published some statistics comparing the sales of Quest and PSVR 2 on Amazon US over the holiday season, and the proportion of sold Quests to sold PSVR 2 is 30 to 1! And he’s not the only believer: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated Mixed Reality as one of the top three trends to follow for 2024.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.01.20): Oculus Go price cut down to $150, Mojo Vision teases AR contact lenses and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it.

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New to VR? A beginner’s guide

VRWorld

While the ability of VR to provide valuable, realistic experiences without introducing real-world risks has found many fans across various industries (from healthcare to real estate), the most popular types of virtual reality content remain video games, movies and television. Samsung Gear VR (with controller). Photo by Samsung.

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NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference Officially Announced

VRWorld

Topics include deep learning and AI, data center and cloud computing, analytics, healthcare, self-driving and AI cars, life sciences, defense, virtual and augmented reality, computer and machine vision, smart cities, robotics and IoT. GTC is a great opportunity for developers and data scientists to sharpen their skills.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

Companies are beginning to incorporate the technology into solutions across various industries, including healthcare, sports, education, tourism, and the automotive industry. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. IKEA Place app virtually arranges furniture in a customer’s interior.

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The Down-Low on What You Need to Know (To Be Competitive in XR), with SuperData’s Carter Rogers

XR for Business Podcast

Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise. Outside of that, we’ve worked with companies like PayPal, Microsoft, Accenture.

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The Down-Low on What You Need to Know (To Be Competitive in XR), with SuperData’s Carter Rogers

XR for Business Podcast

Alan: You’ve got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you’ve got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail — across the whole enterprise. Outside of that, we’ve worked with companies like PayPal, Microsoft, Accenture.