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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.27): Discover XR Cyber Monday Deals, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, and much more!

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And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. But it’s not only hardware… all the stores are giving discounts, too. If you want to start using the Apple Polyspatial SDK, start from the links below! Will we meet there?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

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More info (Quest 3 going ok in Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest 2 selling much better than Quest 3 on Amazon) HTC announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker Finally, HTC has officially announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker, its standalone inside-out tracker unit. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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Varjo Promises Human-Eye Resolutions For VR This Year

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Varjo is a startup of 19 employees that is only 10 months old based in Helsinki, Finland. The comparison is apples to apples, taken through the same sense with the same SLR. A video of a prototype back in Finland showed how this tech can work with AR. The talent comes from the likes of Microsoft and Nokia.

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OpenBCI unveils vision for wearable,neuro-powered personal computer

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Dec 1, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland Today at Slush 2023, OpenBCI Founder & CEO, Conor Russomanno revealed the company’s vision for the future of computing. OpenBCI has spent the last decade building hardware and software for interfacing with the brain and body. Russomanno and team believe that the convergence of spatial.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.17): Half-Life Alyx will launch on March, 23rd, MWC has been canceled and much more!

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Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. New SteamVR devkit aims at making custom hardware easier. These news make me happy .

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How Brain-Computer Interfaces Can Deliver On VR’s Promises

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From Rift to Apple Watch to Snap Spectacles, the trend is toward wearable computing. Today’s MR hardware seems a bit like a 1970’s IBM. In the 1970’s scientists at the University of California popularized the term “brain-computer interface” or BCI , referring to a hardware and software system that uses brainwaves to control devices.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Although Spaces is currently limited to only a few activities, and it’s only compatible with the Oculus Rift VR hardware, expect to see more virtual amusements as well as accessible hardware… eventually. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Vizor raised $2.3M APPLE HIRES AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERT FROM NASA. in funding.

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