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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.27): Somnium VR1 to be revealed at CES, Wireless PSVR 2 still a possibility, and more!

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The company behind the eponymous web3 social VR world has released some teaser images of its upcoming device, inviting everyone to come and see it at the upcoming tech exhibition in Las Vegas. Ultraleap hand tracking. Custom made eye tracking. Its specifications are actually quite cool: Display: 2x 3.2″

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!

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OpenXR has arrived at the first version of the standard, and now it has been implemented by all the major vendors : Microsoft has implemented it for HoloLens and WMR; Oculus for Rift and Quest; Valve has implemented it in SteamVR; etc… Talking about game engines, Unreal Engine now already offers it, while Unity is still lagging behind.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.11): CES had some interesting XR announcements, new rumors on Apple and Meta, and more!

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And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! This tracker can be worn on the wrist, for a more accurate hand-tracking experience, or be installed on external props (e.g. Top news of the week. Image by CTA).

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