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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Yesterday I was hanging around on Reddit, where I found a video getting very little attention, but with very interesting content: it talked about how to use the Quest 2 without having a Facebook account. There can be a way of using the Quest 2 without a Facebook account. Meet Tooz, a new AR glass.

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VR and AR in 12 variations

VRGuy

I've been thinking about how to classify VR and AR headsets and am starting to look at them along three dimensions (no pun intended): VR vs AR PC-powered vs. Phone-powered vs. Self-powered. 3: VR, Phone-powered, Wide-field Examples: Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Zeiss VROne. Is it connected to a PC? Is it using a standard phone?

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The XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple has also unveiled that the ZEISS Optical Inserts will be available in two types: Readers, priced at $99, and Prescription, available for $149. First of all, it revealed that, according to analyst firm IDC, XREAL owns 51% of the augmented reality market. The PCVR space is literally on fire.

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