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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

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HTC’s new headset gets leaked. HTC has been teasing its headsets for a lot of weeks by sharing images of small black corners of the upcoming device. More info (Quest 2 deal) More info (HP Reverb G2) More info (Star Wars Squadron) More info (Official blog post on how to watch Oculus Connect 6) More info (HTC Sales).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

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More info (Quest 3 going ok in Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest 2 selling much better than Quest 3 on Amazon) HTC announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker Finally, HTC has officially announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker, its standalone inside-out tracker unit. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.02): Meta predicts the metaverse for 2030 and beyond, Snap launches a drone, and more!

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Goodbye Oculus brand. More info (Meta stores) More info (Oculus website disappearing). Image by HTC Vive). HTC is keeping on its strategy of releasing whatever stuff metaverse-related. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Confusion LVL 9000. News worth a mention.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

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All these tools look amazing also for the creation of very realistic VR experiences, but actually, we should hold our enthusiasm: both Nanite and Lumen are not available for VR yet, and Epic has not announced any kind of improvement of the workflow for development for Oculus Quest 2, either. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.11): Samsung headset delayed, Apple cheaper Vision delayed, and more!

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More info Pico introduces referral scheme Like Oculus, also Pico has introduced a referral scheme so that if you have a Pico headset, you can give a special code to a friend of yours and if he buys a Pico device, too, you both get a bunch of free games. If you want to buy some PCVR games, I suggest you give it a read!

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.28): GDC, GTC, Snap’s acquisition of NextMind, and more!

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HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. But actually, HTC , once the biggest competitor Oculus had, added these functionalities to its devices one month before Meta , but the news was not reported by the main VR magazines. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.04): Big tech companies perform budget cuts, Mojo tests its smart contact lens in-eye, and more!

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Now if you use the Oculus Developer Hub on your PC, you can record a video on Quest with the settings you want, including stereoscopic view and 4K resolution. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”. Image by Unity Technologies).