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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. Considering that many companies are working on XR devices, saying that Meta is going to show the most advanced thing created by humankind is pretty bold. All of this sounds very… futuristic.

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MAY 8, 2023

The first one is that since the Gaming Showcase is happening on June, 1st, it seems positioned in a way to make Meta perform some announcements right before the Apple WWDC. Apple WWDC is where the Apple Reality headset may be announced, and it is taking place on June, 5th. The price is going to be very cheap: only £79.99.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It’s a month that I always find a bit sad because it marks the end of the summer (at least on my hemisphere), but on the tech side, this Autumn and this Winter are going to be pretty hot, so the techie that is in me is actually happy. I can’t wait to discover the Pico 4, the Quest Pro, and the Apple Reality headsets… and you?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The reasons behind the layoffs are well-known: the competition with TikTok hurting Meta’s revenues; Apple’s new privacy rules on iOS have reduced the effectiveness of the ads business; the conflict in Ukraine and the inflation have led to bad economic conditions. Red6 made Charlie Fink try AR on a plane.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Apple headset may have been delayed again. A new week, a new set of rumors about the upcoming Apple Reality One, the most awaited headset in the history of XR. This week we got to know that Apple has just rebranded the operating system of the upcoming device from RealityOS (or rOS) to xrOS. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

Some selected developers have received the Apple headset. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is considered a reliable reporter about Apple, claimed that “a small number of high-profile software developers” have already received the Apple mixed reality headset to start developing content for it. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

The reason is the one I’ve already reported in this newsletter a few weeks ago: after the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro, Samsung has been caught a bit off guard by the announced features and it is now trying to power up its headset so that it will be able to properly compete with Apple’s device.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The later departure of Alex Kipman seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for the AR glasses, but a new rumor brought a bit of hope: Microsoft seemed to work together with Samsung to design consumer-oriented AR glasses. Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. Anyway, things have not gone as we all hoped.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 3, 2023

You are in the right place… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple may launch its headset on June, 5th Apple has finally announced the date of its upcoming WWDC event: it will be held on June 5–9. Pre-orders for the Rokid Max AR glasses are available now starting at USD $439.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

We were all waiting for an Apple announcement, hoping that it could bring back some enthusiasm into the field, and it seems that the Vision Pro is having some beneficial effects , indeed. Apple showed investors that XR is not a fad, and even if it is still in its early stages, it is going to stay.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

In an alternate version, Meta will offer a smartwatch with the neural detection incorporated, so if the user is used to having a smartwatch, doesn’t have to sacrifice it to wear the neural wristband Real AR glasses , with 3D objects in the scene, virtual avatars, and such, are now slated for 2027 I want to just say two things about this roadmap.

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JULY 18, 2022

Apple to launch a second “more affordable” headset in 2025. Since the rumors about the upcoming Apple headset were not enough, the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has thought well to release rumors about the next-generation headset. Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations. Other relevant news. Image from the web).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info (UEVR official website) More info (The announcement of the launch on Twitter) More info (Gamertag commenting on UEVR’s ease of use) A look back at this year in augmented reality AR expert Tom Emrich has written one of his amazing roundup posts in which he summarized how his 23 predictions for 2023 turned out to be.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). And now let’s dig into the most relevant pieces of XR news of the week! A must-read article.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality…. Qualcomm and Niantic bet on the future of augmented reality with AR2. At it, it announced the Snapdragon AR2, a new chip optimized for augmented reality glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! Apple released a new trailer for the headset. Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos. There is even an app to send faxes!

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MARCH 13, 2023

The newspaper describes the glasses as the hardware through which Tim Cook will leave his legacy because they are a new product line fully built under his management. The newspaper describes the glasses as the hardware through which Tim Cook will leave his legacy because they are a new product line fully built under his management.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

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. During the keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai and his collaborators announced interesting features both for AR and VR. All without leaving your editor.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But enough talking about me… let’s dig into the best AR/VR news of the week! Meta Quest 3 leaks show a lightweight mixed reality headset. The serial leaker Brad Lynch has shared on his Youtube channel what he claims are CAD renders of the upcoming Quest 3. Top news of the week. Image by Brad Lynch). Discover Raindance Immersive.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR!

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Then the wish to compete with Apple may not become a reality: when the Vision Pro was announced, Samsung didn’t expect such cool features from it, so it delayed the announcement of the headset to have the time to increase its capabilities. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — Upload VR) More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — XR Daily News) Other relevant news (Image by Meta Reality Labs) Meta’s first AR glasses will be just for internal use A new report by The Information talks about the AR glasses that Meta is building.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

You may wonder why this system is relevant for us XR people: well, Meta itself talks about AR applications for this system in the launch post. AR glasses may separate the various objects that compose an image they see with their cameras and so be able to detect what the user has around him/her. Impossible!)

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JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. Anyway, these are all rumors, so take them with a big grain of salt. This is its description that I lazily copy-pasted: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by Antonio De Rosa) Apple headset in the final sprint of production It couldn’t be an XR newsletter without a mention of the Apple headset! Augmented Reality together with artificial intelligence is going to get crazy. And this will be beneficial for everyone in the field.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When talking about augmented reality, one company that is for sure at the forefront of innovation is Snap. I see this as a way to port the classic in-app-purchases system to augmented reality lenses: you pay and you have more features for your lens, or you get an NFT associated with it, for instance. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. There are some important pieces of news to know about and you are in the right place to read them! It’s been kind of a crazy week!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. Niantic announces a new AR game, this time with NBA. It created a new geolocated AR game very similar to Pokemon Go, but with a different theme.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro offers an incredible hand segmentation A leaked screenshot from an Apple Vision Pro devkit shows how the Vision Pro is able to show almost perfectly the hand of the user above virtual content. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

But Google has already made clear that is working on AR glasses, so probably it is planning to launch a new pair of smart glasses and so is discontinuing the old model. A pretty useless one, like all the rumors about Apple and its glasses. And instead… electronic components… wow, only geniuses at Apple could think about it.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Valve is known for its “Valve Time”, plus usually, when a device gets close to launch, the rumors about it are intensifying, but I’m not seeing this happening now for the Deckard. I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

After having announced some of the features and the price just before the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, now the company formerly known as Facebook is already working towards the launch of the device. AR Foundation is typically used for AR devices, e.g. smartphones, and it’s the first time to my knowledge that is employed with a VR headset.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June. Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in an online format from June 6 through 10 , free for all developers to attend. Lumus announces two new optical systems for AR glasses based on reflective waveguides. News worth a mention.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Given its dramatic arrival into the front row of the XR space, it is easy to forget that Apple ‘s Vision Pro has been public knowledge for just barely two months. Here’s what Apple CEO Tim Cook had to say about the Vision Pro this week. Absolutely. Anticipation for the Vision Pro will only build.

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MAY 2, 2022

Snap launched a drone and various AR services. Apart from the usual announcements of millions of users and billions of AR filters created, the company has revealed some cool news. Snap is doing a very interesting job in AR. For sure he knows that pros will be Apple’s target and hopes to beat Apple with his device (AHAHAHAH).

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Apple is still working on a cheaper Vision Pro Meta is not the only company working on a cheaper device. Apple is doing the same with its Vision Pro, hoping to release in the next years a headset with a price that makes it affordable for more people. More info — Use Google Translate! I will leave you the link to do that below.

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