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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info Meta lays off people working on its custom chips An unconfirmed rumor unveiled that Meta is laying off people working on its “custom silicon for wearables team”, that is the team working on Meta’s custom chips. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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Big XR News from Pico, Apple, Meta, and OEP

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Although smart glasses are also attempting to address this problem, headset manufacturers need to improve the wearability and usability of VR/MR headsets to ensure practical usage in settings such as factory floors.

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Cult bus simulator “Desert Bus” is now available in VR

VRWorld

It lets you experience what it’s like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time. Yes, that’s right, now you can have all the thrill of an eight-hour bus trip with no breaks in VR.

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Put the Car of Your Dreams in Your Living Room, with ZeroLight’s Barry Hoffman

XR for Business Podcast

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. The Passthrough cameras especially, because if you look at the whole AR thing, and especially the wearables, the headsets — think about Hololens and Magic Leap — I see the utility factor of where they are.

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Put the Car of Your Dreams in Your Living Room, with ZeroLight’s Barry Hoffman

XR for Business Podcast

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. The Passthrough cameras especially, because if you look at the whole AR thing, and especially the wearables, the headsets — think about Hololens and Magic Leap — I see the utility factor of where they are.