• announcements

The dream comes true: I’m going to CES 2025!

One of my dreams has always been the one of going to the CES, which is one of the biggest…

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

A couple of days ago, I bought some plane tickets. You will discover where I’m going tomorrow, in my announcement…

  • augmented reality

Visual Positioning Systems: what they are, best use cases, and how they technically work

Today I'm writing a deep dive into Visual Positioning Systems (VPS), which are one of the foundational technologies of the…

  • reviews
  • virtual reality

Vive Focus Vision and Viverse hands-on: two solutions for businesses

The most interesting hands-on demo I had at MatchXR in Helsinki was with the HTC Vive team, who let me…

  • augmented reality
  • virtual reality
  • week peek

The XR Week Peek (2024.12.02): Valve Roy Controllers 3D models’ leak, Black Friday VR deals, and more!

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all my American friends! We don’t have Thanksgiving in Italy, but I know it’s a very…

  • augmented reality
  • virtual reality
  • week peek

The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!

I’m back in Turin, Italy! The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet…

  • reviews
  • virtual reality

Hands-on: Varjo Teleport is a comprehensive tool for scanning environments, and it is out now

Today Varjo has officially launched Teleport, its comprehensive solution for environment scanning and reconstruction using Gaussian Splats. I had the…

  • augmented reality
  • reviews
  • virtual reality

Hands-on: Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition takes passthrough to the next level

Yesterday I was visiting Varjo and I had the opportunity to try the Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition. I came out…

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  • virtual reality
  • week peek

The XR Week Peek (2024.11.19): Meta announces Project Aria research kits, a wave of Chinese smartglasses is coming, and more!

Hello from Finland! I’m writing this newsletter across Finland, between Helsinki and the Lapland. I’m having a pretty good time…

  • reviews
  • virtual reality

AWE misc hands-ons: Surreal Controllers, Scentient, Senmag Robotics, and more!

At AWE Europe in Vienna, I have been able to go hands-on with some very interesting XR solutions. I've already…