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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has caused a huge backlash from businesses around the world, which has resulted in a laundry list of consumer products and services pulling out of both Russia and its ally Belarus. It was later clarified that only users in Ukraine would be exempt, and not the wider list of surrounding countries.

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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

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Quest 3 launch is approaching Meta is following a strategy for the launch of the Quest 3 that is very different from the one that it used for the previous headsets. I just think that Meta is trying a new strategy to keep the hype high until September.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The first good sign was when in Helsinki I saw that Finland has now a long-term metaverse strategy , which means that it is going to pour money into its XR ecosystem for the next 10 years at least. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Not bad for a dead technology.

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

The Ghost Howls

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. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. It is also going to launch its headset, soon. For sure we have all to keep an eye on this company.

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

The Ghost Howls

We are all curious to see how this strategy will pay off. According to Upload VR, for instance, “in UK, it’s now available at GAME , Amazon UK , ShopTo , Currys , Argos and more. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.10.03): Quest 3 leaks, Lenovo ThinkReality VRX launch, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The device is available on Amazon for $379. More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 1) More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 2) More info (Apple and its strategies to make AirPods succeed). Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Nreal Air is now on sale in the US.

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

The Ghost Howls

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. This would be coherent with Robert Scoble claiming that the XR strategy of Apple was started by Steve Jobs. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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