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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.11): Samsung headset delayed, Apple cheaper Vision delayed, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The Ghost Howls

I guess this line has been added to the keynote speech because Apple is going to announce its device very soon at WWDC (at least according to the rumors), and Google wanted to show that it’s part of the game, too. And this trend can only get better, especially after Google will have launched its XR version of Android.

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The Highlights Of CES 2023 – The Must-See Products You Can’t Miss This Year

Bernard Marr

Everybody in the world of consumer and entertainment technology has their eyes set on Las Vegas, where CES 2023 is set to open its doors in early January. A returning highlight of the event will be the Indy Autonomous Challenge , which will see fully AI-piloted vehicles racing at speeds of up to 190 mph at the Las Vegas Speedway.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.11): CES had some interesting XR announcements, new rumors on Apple and Meta, and more!

The Ghost Howls

So for today’s article, let me focus mainly on the non-CES-related news about AR and VR. And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. When will the “Metaverse is dead” articles come out?

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

The Ghost Howls

I hope that this way, even if you lost the announcements from CES, you can catch up with all the most important ones by just reading a single article. This hilarious tweet thread by Nima Zeighami shows you all the worst uses that have been of the M-word on the Las Vegas showroom. — VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.29): Rec Room becomes a unicorn, Sandbox VR is back to business and more!

The Ghost Howls

The company claims that it will open in Summer 2021 a new center in Las Vegas, and will re-open 15 venues before the end of the year. Apple XR headset may weight less than 150g. The amazing Laura Mingail has written a long and detailed article with the most important trends and lessons she has identified from this year’s event.

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As UploadVR Turns 2 We Reflect On The First Full Year of Consumer VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

This week, Upload is marking the start of its third year and this post is exactly article number 3,000 published for the site. The enormous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicks off the year with major showings for both Oculus and HTC. In fact, it was prior to most of the editorial team joining. January 2016.