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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.01): Quest Pro gets released, Quest 3 slated for 2023, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Quest Pro launches, but the reaction of the community is mild. Meta Reality Labs’ revenues fall down, as the interest in the metaverse. Investors are getting mad at it, and are all questioning if the investments in the metaverse should continue or if Meta should focus more on the cash-cow business, that is Facebook and Instagram.

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Breaking Down Facebook’s XR Road Map

AR Insider

Facebook’s XR Road Map. V R enthusiasts got upset at Facebook’s recent announcement that their headsets will begin to test ads. VR enthusiasts were also shocked last year when Facebook announced their consumer headsets will require real-name Facebook accounts, or risk a ban. by Avi Bar-Zeev.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.01): Facebook is very confident in Quest 2 sales, Valve is working on Neural Interfaces, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another week has just passed by and it was a cool one with many news and articles to talk about! Image by Facebook). The best of them comes of course from Facebook. Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest. Top news of the week.

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EDITORIAL: How Big Tech Layoffs, the Deepening Crypto Winter, and Global Chaos Will Impact the Metaverse

Ryan Schultz

WARNING: I listened to all one-and-a-half hours of the audio version of this article, and I want that time back! The level of hubris and cringe in this article is off the charts! Bad news draws eyeballs and clicks, and most people don’t like or trust Mark Zuckerberg or his Meta/Facebook empire. Look, I get it.

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My (emotional) interview with Tommaso Di Bartolo, the Web3 expert who made me start my blog

The Ghost Howls

Today I publish a very special article. You know that one month ago my blog made its 6th birthday and I promised some special article about it. We went from www– “Visit our website,” to, “Follow us on Twitter, Instagram,” and so on. Now it’s the time when you have to double down.

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The inside story of how Tumblr lost its way

Mashable VR

And while Tumblr tinkered, competitors like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook developed new front-end features to draw users in. In 2017, Verizon Media acquired Yahoo , Meyer stepped down, and COO Jeff D'Onofrio replaced Karp as Tumblr's CEO. Credit: WayBack Machine. It wasn't a core part of our strategy.