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Nreal currently focusing on Asia, shipping to the West is coming next year

The Ghost Howls

Nreal answers it is focusing on Asia. Hardware is very hard to make, and creating a production pipeline for a worldwide distribution is very hard : that’s why Valve partnered with HTC for the first Vive, because HTC had this kind of knowledge. Nreal has sold more than 1000 headsets in 30 days in Korea.

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Highlighting the Top 3 XR Trends of 2023 [Insights From This Year’s AWE USA]

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ThinkReality VRX HTC presented their modular HTC Vive XR Elite ($1,099) for which they had won a “Best Headworn Device” award. Magic Leap 2 is known for offering what is called segmented dimming, but in the case of the Crossfire, the glasses would become completely opaque despite the AWE show floor being exceptionally bright.

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EON Reality Joins Axelrod for UAE Knowledge Metaverse

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Extended reality education firm EON Reality Inc announced on Sunday its partnership with Axelrod Holdings to launch its EON Metaverse Builder platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Asia-Pacific.

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The Next Frontier of XR Hardware

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Magic Leap 2 Magic Leap jumped the starting gun and played their cards early. The Magic Leap 2 was released in September last year with an entry price point of $3,299. HTC is doubling down on VR glasses for smaller experiences like in-car journey entertainment and movie watching through the VIVE Flow.

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Eido Inoue tells us everything we need to know about HADO and location based augmented reality

The Ghost Howls

Our software and hardware engineering and research teams have used a variety of equipment that rides on top of our in-house developed technosports platform , ranging from the HTC Vive Pro and its motion detectors, the (now unfortunately defunct Myo) sensors, the ZED stereo cameras, and Microsoft’s HoloLens.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I guess the purpose is to reassure its existing customers, to prevent them all from going to Magic Leap 2. More info Investments in African gaming companies are on the rise We all always think about Europe, East Asia, and North America when thinking about XR, but actually, the world is much wider than that. Don’t miss them!

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

ARPost

Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. We’re just so happy. We’re so excited to be recognized here.”

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