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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. That’s why Avi Bar-Zeev in a tweet on this topic talked about “the illusion of control” of our data : actually, Facebook already had it all. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter some years ago that he wants full control of the XR platform.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.19): Unity’s community is rioting, Pico 5 leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Some people are migrating to Unreal Engine or Godot. There are a few interesting details about this story: A new headset, probably dubbed Pico 5, is coming The controllers do not have rings, so they most probably are similar to the Touch Plus Controllers associated with the Quest 3. Others are working on legal actions.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. According to another article, the government should also announce something to promote the industrial use of VR in the upcoming times.

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How Apple Vision Pro Will Catalyze India's XR Industry

XROM

Govt + Apple Partnerships Indian government has already partnered with #Meta on several extended reality initiatives, recognizing the huge potential of this emerging technology for India's 1.6 Collaborating with the government on initiatives focused on education, healthcare, skill development and more can help Apple achieve this.

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Varjo Launches XR-4 Series Mixed Reality Glasses That Rivals Natural Vision

XROM

The Varjo-ready software ecosystem of over 100 third-party PC applications and 3D engines, including Unreal Engine and Unity, integrates the XR-4 series into the world’s most demanding workflows across training and simulation, design and engineering, healthcare and more. “As

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Varjo’s newest headset (available in various styles) sincludes multifocal passthrough cameras, controllers co-developed by Razer, and even integration with the powerful NVIDIA Omniverse. Inside-out tracking: Intelligent inside-out tracking and built-in Varjo controllers created with Razer. What is the Varjo XR-4 Series?

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Metaverse Law: Unravelling the Future of Online Interactions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Accusations also accuse TikTok of tracking physical and digital locations of US users to Chinese servers, including US government bodies such as the Department of Defense, ban the social media service. The Metaverse could make it even harder to control such activities, needing strict and preventive policy-making.