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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.08): Microsoft launches Mesh, HTC and Pico tease new hardware, and more!

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Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. More info (HTC is going to launch a new hardware) More info (Second tweet from HTC) More info (Third tweet from HTC). Bank Of America to use VR training.

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Voted, Passed and Signed: XRA Commended the CHIPS and Science Act

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The legislation establishes “immersive technology,” a fundamental area of national technological development. The CHIPS and Science Act for the Emerging Technology Ecosystem. XRA Lobbied for the CHIPS Act to Include Immersive Technology. The XR Association has been a long advocate for innovative technologies.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

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HTC’s new headset gets leaked. HTC has been teasing its headsets for a lot of weeks by sharing images of small black corners of the upcoming device. Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. Vooiage Technologies. Other relevant news. Image by Brad Lynch). As usual, take this rumor with a grain of salt.

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This is How Fake News Happens: The Reporting of Palmer Luckey and Nimble America

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In mid-September 2016, Palmer Luckey donated just shy of $10,000 to a recently formed pro-Trump non-profit organization called Nimble America. At the time of his donation, the entire body of Nimble America’s work consisted of putting up a single billboard in the Pittsburgh area [pictured below]. The founder of Oculus is funding them.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

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More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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The 2022 Auggie Awards

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Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” It’s been a long journey for this technology to take shape.”. Best Art or Film.

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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

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Research about this rapid decline was conducted and issued by iiMedia Research, a third-party data collector and analyst of technological digital platforms. In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. In many ways it’s still doing a whole lot better than America and Europe.

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