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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.07.15): Apple kills its AR glasses, Oculus full-steam ahead on 2nd gen VR and much more!

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Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. Top news of the week. So, don’t panic.

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HTC Halts Stock Trading as Rumors of Sale Swirl

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According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC will halt trading of its stock as of September 21st, pending an unknown announcement from the company, reports Bloomberg. The move seems to lend weight to recent reports that the company is getting ready to sell off some or all of its business. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Gets Major Price Cut, Now $600.

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Rumor: Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Consumer AR Headset

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The Cupertino-based tech giant may be pumping the brakes on its long-rumored Apple AR headset , something that was reportedly slated to see a release as early as 2020. A DigiTimes Taiwan report (via MacRumors ) now suggests that Apple has disbanded the team behind it, effectively putting its consumer AR device on hold.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.02): XR2 shows the future of standalones, F8 and GDC canceled and much more!

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The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Image by Microsoft). This is a very fascinating hypothesis, but honestly, I don’t know if I believe it. News worth a mention.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.24): Snap releases new Spectacles AR glasses, Quest releases runtime v29, and more!

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In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. Apple new interface for the Apple Watch may be a glimpse of future XR interactions. Microsoft confirms (again) it wants to build consumer HoloLens. Top news of the week. Image by Snap). More info (Use Google Translate).

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