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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.23): New info on Apple glasses, Qualcomm glasses go wireless, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Good morning from Perpignan, France! New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. This is a great deal, that lowers even more the barrier of cost to enter virtual reality. Check it out! Learn more.

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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms has begun rolling out virtual reality (VR) sports matches for the National Basketball Association (NBA). However, Meta and Xtadium will only host the latter in the United States, and Horizon Worlds-based games in the US, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain.

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Big XR News From Microsoft, US Army, Apple, Pico

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Meanwhile, headset enthusiasts are awaiting Apple’s debut in the headset market. The firm’s efforts may halt as Apple drops a technology partner, switching to a fresh partner. Apple Drops Pegatron This week, reports emerged that Apple dropped Pegatron as a manufacturing partner for its upcoming MR headset.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. More info Whatsapp may be coming to Quest 2 According to a very recent rumor, WhatsApp will allow you to link your existing account to Meta’s Virtual Reality headset.

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Meet me at AWE 2022!

The Ghost Howls

Today I’m departing to go to France to do some business meetings (and offer a pain au chocolat to my colleague Fabio), and then I’ll get back to the USA to attend AWE 2022 ! It’s been a heavy period, but I managed to survive :P, and now I’m ready to travel again! Me and AWE boss Ori Inbar.

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The VR Job Hub: NextVR, Distruptive Games, Apple

Peter Graham

And that’s where we’re heading for this weeks’ VR Job Hub, with myriad delights on offer for those keen on working in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries. Paris, France. It may be getting cold and dark here in the UK but over in California it always seems to be sunny.

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VLGE opens SDK for its no-code virtual world builder aimed at fashion, beauty and art industries

TechCrunch VR

What would happen if this thinking were applied to metaverse-style virtual worlds? Amid this renewed interest is VLGE , a France-based startup that has banked $4 million in funding from the likes of Venrex VC and L’Oréal. What would be built? VLGE isn’t the only one banking on an SDK strategy. Evelyn Mora, VLGE.