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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.23): Leaks and rumors about Apple headset intensify, VRChat to launch Creator Economy, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Since there is the possibility that Apple announces its headset soon, all the companies are rushing to announce what they have in the pipeline before the big day. Most likely that will be the name of its operating system The headset should be launched at WWDC according to all the most relevant Apple analysts. It’s been a strange week.

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

Additionally, the growing popularity of AR and VR in architecture, engineering and construction has implications for the future of airport renovations and new airport design. EasyJet and British Airways followed with Apple Watch apps allowing travelers to receive real-time flight updates and board their planes with just a flick of the wrist.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.15): PS5 revealed, SteamVR implements OpenVR and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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When will augmented reality glasses be ready for consumers?

Robert Scoble

Unless I was working at Meta or Apple or Snap. This is why Magic Leap has a new shot at life that I also didn’t see, due to its cord and lack of consumer experiences. Also, bleeding edge TVs, like my Sony OLED, have better color and luminance depth. ” That may just be the wrong question. What does that mean?

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The Metaverse is Dead, and We Have Killed It

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Uniting the Industry Multiple companies, from Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Microsoft, HTC VIVE, ByteDance, Sony and even massive telecoms like Nokia and T-Mobile are chipping in to increase adoption rates for spatial technologies. Imagine an internet where only Apple computers can connect to the web.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.13): Horizon Worlds is now in open beta, Among Us VR is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Apple headset may be very lightweight. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming Apple visor should weigh around 3–400g, which is much lighter than current headsets on the market, including the Quest 2.

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