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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

The Ghost Howls

All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.27): Huge leaks on Quest 2 Pro (and Quest 3?), Nreal to launch new glasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This has been a hectic week for the leaks on the upcoming new Oculus Quest Pro device. Marky Z hinted that the device should feature eye and face tracking, and recent findings in Oculus Quest 2 runtime confirm this. I also thank everyone of you that supported me in this journey! Top news of the week. Image from Imgur).

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It all started because Horizon Worlds has finally landed in Europe, launching in France and Spain. As the release notes state, Oculus profiles will “evolve” into a new Meta Horizon profile, while ‘Friends’ will become ‘Followers’. Apple releases new interesting research on Nerf.

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Hands On Review: Meta Quest 2 (256 GB Model, Elite Strap with Battery)

Ryan Schultz

Which means, of course, that I am not tainting my personal cellphone by installing the Oculus/Meta/whatever-the-hell-they-are-calling-it-this-year app on it! You will require an iPhone (Apple iOS 12.4 or higher) to set up the Meta Quest 2, using apps which are available from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store , respectively.

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Samsung Partners with Google & Qualcomm to Release Android-powered XR Device

Road to VR

MR headsets include Meta Quest Pro, HTC Vive XR Elite, and Apple’s rumored headset which is reportedly set to arrive sometime early this year at around $3,000. Samsung, Qualcomm and Google will all be present, so we may just learn more there when the week-long event kicks off in Barcelona, Spain on February 27th.

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Finding the Tangible Value of XR in Business, with Nestlé’s Richard Hess

XR for Business Podcast

Are you just using kind of Apple's framework for that? We look at, say, stuff like the Oculus Quest, where you can just have the headset, controllers, the certain amount of space around you. You talked about kind of working with startups to help get you where you need to be. What is the platform you're using to distribute this?

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Finding the Tangible Value of XR in Business, with Nestlé’s Richard Hess

XR for Business Podcast

Are you just using kind of Apple's framework for that? We look at, say, stuff like the Oculus Quest, where you can just have the headset, controllers, the certain amount of space around you. You talked about kind of working with startups to help get you where you need to be. What is the platform you're using to distribute this?