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

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Qualcomm releases XR2 5G reference design. Qualcomm has finally released the reference design for AR/VR headsets based on the XR2 chipset (a special version of the Snapdragon 865 for XR headsets), and it will pave the way for the standalone headsets of the future. (Image by Qualcomm). base stations and a 20m fiber cable.

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Oculus Quest Review: consumer Virtual Reality v1 is here

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Comparison of the speakers solutions in the Oculus Quest (left) and HTC Vive Focus Plus (right). The same Unity plugin is able to serve all Oculus devices and this helps a lot in developing cross-platform titles. The Quest can be acquired in China from Amazon US , or from various resellers on Taobao. Specifications.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

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This week has been pretty crazy: It all started with Facebook approving my silly The Unity Cube application (an application with just a cube) on App Lab. Image by HTC Vive). HTC is teasing a new headset. HTC is teasing a new piece of hardware again, and this time most probably it will be a VR headset. Not much, honestly.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.01 + 2023.11.08): Pico performs layoffs, Nimo announces AR glasses, and more!

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This is huge news because all the most popular XR headsets that are on the market are based on Qualcomm’s reference designs, so here we are talking about a technology that will pave the way to the next generation of XR headsets. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. SteamVR 2.0

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

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Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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Engage Link hands-on: an early look at the “Linkedin of the metaverse”

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The company got more than $10M of investment over the years, including important support from HTC Vive, which uses its spaces to organize the virtual events to launch its XR hardware. Most of the portals are “coming soon”, and among all the important companies, I could visit only the HTC hub.

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2021

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From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. The Qualcomm XR2 reference design has been a great innovation for XR in general (Image by Qualcomm).