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The other DWI: Driving while immersed

TechCrunch VR

The most relevant datapoint on this issue is Pokémon GO, an augmented reality video game where players see the world in real time but mediated through their smartphone or AR headset—watching a camera feed on the screen which is overlaid with video game content. A Purdue University study quantified the phenomenon.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.02.27): Meta reported to release Quest Pro 2 in 2025, Apple Vision Pro affected by the crackgate, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. It is because when Google Glasses came out, its marketing message was about augmented reality, even if they were just smart glasses.

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