The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Let’s dig into the most interesting pieces of news of this week! Top news of the week Meta and Tencent are bringing the Quest to China According to the latest rumors, after one year of negotiation, finally, Meta and Tencent have found an agreement to bring the Quest to China. Finally back to normal with these newsletters!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

You can find it here: [link] Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple is preparing to launch the Vision Pro The preorder date for the Apple Vision Pro is getting closer and Apple is intensifying its marketing efforts. The headset will be sold in physical stores and on the Apple website.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Let me tell you everything about this massive news and also analyze with you why this has been a very good idea. Let me tell you everything about this massive news and also analyze with you why this has been a very good idea.

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VRScout

MARCH 13, 2023

The developer also announced that it has partnered with Meow Wolf on a mind-bending new course. The independent entertainment studio revealed the news earlier this week alongside a number of other exciting announcements. Credit: Mighty Coconut, Meow Wolf The good news doesn’t stop there, however.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

You can see why at this LinkedIn post: [link] And now let’s dig into the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. More info (VisionOS 1.1)

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

The holidays are just over, and the fun for us has already started with the CES, where a lot of pieces of tech news have already been announced. I’m not there (I’ve still never been to CES…), but as usual I will follow the news and report it on this blog, so stay tuned! The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I finally got my Quest Pro last week and this evening I plan to finally turn it on and try to have some fun with it! Top news of the week. I guess a review is coming in 2–3 weeks, so be prepared As for the Pico 4, I’ll do that either this week or next one, instead. It is going to be suuuuuuper interesting! See you there!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2023

Breaking news: ahead of The Meta Gaming Showcase, Zuck teased the Quest 3 on Facebook and Instagram. From a new photo shared on Facebook we can also see on the left side the button to turn it on and a USB-C port The controllers have this slightly bent shape which makes me think about a thumb pressure sensor to facilitate pinch gestures.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple Reality may be the new iPad Apple Reality (the rumored name of the device) should run the following applications, as reported by my friends of Road To VR : iPad apps adapted for mixed reality : Calendars, Contacts, Files, Home control, Mail, Maps, Messaging, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Music, News, Stocks, and Weather apps.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s 2024, a new year when VR can be dead I renew my best wishes for you, hoping that 2024 will bring you and the people you love everything that you have always wished for. And I’m sure that among these things there are my roundups of the best XR news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! That said, let’s delve into the news! Could I make an exception for this year? Of course not.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2024

My mind so started thinking about all the crazy XR devices that I saw in the almost ten years that I’ve been in the XR space: some of them were totally nonsense, while others were genius; some became products, others were just research; some of them I managed to try, others I did not.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

While I’m gaining weight, let’s see together the best news of XR from the past week! Top news of the week. New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. Image from The Information).

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ARPost

JANUARY 28, 2022

When we talk about AR and e-commerce, we’re usually talking about virtual try-on. A lot of shoppers are all about virtual try-on, but these experiences are often separated from one another by virtue of being created by different brands. See Also: How Augmented Reality in E-Commerce Is Transforming Customer Experience. ” .

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And to you non-American friends, that you did great shopping for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday Here you are the news of the week, in a condensed format. Top news of the week. Other relevant news. DPVR announces new headset aimed at PC VR gamers. Image by Meta). Meta’s XR spending is mostly for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

The international situation scares me a bit, but I’m trying to focus on the good things that happened to me this week. Top news of the week. More info (Report on The Verge) More info (News reported by Road To VR). Other relevant news. What about yours? Let me know how things are going for you! Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Before getting into the interesting XR news of the week, I invite you all to attend the new Awe Nite that Cecilia Lascialfari and I are organizing for this Thursday (29th) at 6 pm CET that will be about XR and AI with very interesting speakers like Rafael Brown. It’s still the gadget of the moment, but a bit less shiny than before.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. O Top news of the week (Image from an Apple event) Apple headset to run iOS apps The rumored launch of the Apple headset is getting closer, so the rumors about it are intensifying. Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them all. Siri voice control is also present.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. These are the basic features that every new upcoming headset that wants to be serious on the market should have.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

I’m not envious, no… absolutely no, don’t worry… And it will also be a bit my week… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro preorders were a success, but… As I’ve said in the introduction, this is going to be an epic week for Apple and XR in general, because Apple is going to ship the first Apple Vision Pros on Friday, February, 2nd.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies. Let me try to tell you everything I’ve learned, organized properly. A lot of info about the device has been shared since then.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Welcome to a new episode of the XR Week Peek! Today there will be a new list of curated XR news, and I’m sure you will love some of them… and one of them will even make you say “what the fuuuuu…”! But before delving into the news, let me wish a wonderful 4th of July to all my friends from the US! A big hug to all of you!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But enough talking about me… let’s dig into the best AR/VR news of the week! But enough talking about me… let’s dig into the best AR/VR news of the week! Top news of the week. Image by Brad Lynch). Meta Quest 3 leaks show a lightweight mixed reality headset. This would show the fear that Meta has for its upcoming competitor.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As it is tradition of this blog, I have prepared a big fatty roundup with all the news announced at the latest Facebook Connect 2. For every piece of news, I have prepared a short summary and some links to go deeper… this way you are sure you haven’t missed any important piece of news from this important event. Are you ready?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

It has been one of my favorite newsletters about XR and I admit I have “stolen” sometimes some news from there. It has been one of my favorite newsletters about XR and I admit I have “stolen” sometimes some news from there. Good luck with your new job, Mathew! Top news of the week. Image by Niantic).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

Before leaving to the news: I will be at Devcom this week pitching HitMotion: Reloaded , and also at Gamescom to talk with some XR studios! Top news of the week. These days are pretty hot here, but this doesn’t stop me from enjoying virtual reality. I think that cubes are never enough… cubes are love, cubes are life.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He has always been supportive of me, and by speaking with him on Twitter and Linkedin I’ve always learned something new. Top news of the week. Upload VR Winter Showcase brought many pieces of news about VR games. None of the news announced there has been disruptive, but many of them have been interesting nonetheless.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The big crunch is over and the result has been the launch of a new version of the VRROOM application together with an amazing concert by the American rapper Armani White. It will be another fascinating day where I hope to meet new interesting people. It means you won’t miss any XR news. Thanks for your understanding!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Before traveling, I’m trying to finish a few tasks for my job and I was hoping that this week there wasn’t much to write in this roundup so that I could write this newsletter fast. It should launch with 41 new titles specifically made for it, so we can assume that finally, we will see some big new games from the studios that Meta acquired.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

A lot of time has passed by, and I can’t even recall all the countless days I’ve spent reading news about XR and then summarizing them at the end of the week. There is an online demo for this system, and you can try it out either with preset or custom images. It’s the 300th edition of my XR Week Peek.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

It is summer and usually nothing relevant in tech happens in this period, but actually, there have been quite a few relevant pieces of XR news this week. This means that Roblox users on Quest may find from day 1 an insane amount of experiences they can try. I find this news simply fantastic.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week. (PS PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! Microsoft in the end has decided to deprecate it. And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This Monday, before digging into the news, let me announce to you two things: I have added a new section to this newsletter, called “Other news”. There I will just put a description and a link of those pieces of news I find interesting, but a bit less relevant than the others. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Top news of the week. More info (News on Upload) More info (News on Engadget). More info (News on Upload) More info (News on Engadget). Other relevant news. After many weeks of teasing, HTC is finally ready to unveil its new headset at CES. John Carmack leaves Meta. HTC to reveal its headset at CES.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

This and the next editions of the newsletter are going to be full of cool pieces of news. This and the next editions of the newsletter are going to be full of cool pieces of news. On the work side, it has been busy, very busy. It’s been a strange week. On the technological side, it has been exciting. Be sure not to miss it!

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