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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

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The company’s original Reverb headset is well known to industry users, but is less popular among casual users than models by companies like VIVE and Oculus. And, with interest in XR technology at an all-time high, this might be the perfect time to launch a game-changing headset. You’ve Heard That Name Before. Why We Love It Already.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.16): Oculus Quest gets hand tracking, Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise and much more!

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Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.01.20): Oculus Go price cut down to $150, Mojo Vision teases AR contact lenses and much more!

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Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2.

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

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The feature is available for Free and Pro accounts attending meetings and webinars with up to 25 participants. Healium is a technology and a product that allows users to learn to self-regulate their focus and calm by letting them see their EEG brain patterns in near-real-time. Pfizer uses VR in its $450M injectables factory.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.16): HTC launches Tracker 3.0, Facebook has 10,000 people working on XR, and more!

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This is an enormous number: this means that now 15–20% of the total Facebook workforce is on immersive technologies, even if XR is currently a very little revenue stream for the social media giant. In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. 10,000 people mean at least 1.2B

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U.S. Department of Education Embraces VR/AR With $680K EdSim Challenge

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Department of Education this week announced the EdSim Challenge , looking for new educational simulations that use virtual and augmented reality technology, created by the VR, AR and videogame development communities. That means apps that demonstrate genuine use cases for VR and AR in the classroom, be it through an Oculus Rift or a HoloLens.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.20): Oculus Quest goes AR, Oculus Jedi may be like Valve Knuckles and much more!

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There won’t be a physical AWE, but there will be an online one, made through online webinars. Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. More info on my talk here: [link].

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