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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!

This week VR is dead again. Sorry to inform you about that. It’s been good to dream about the metaverse, but now we can all get back to frying potatoes at McDonald’s and binge on Twitter during the free time. Ah no, not even that because also Twitter is dead. Now it’s called X and aims […]

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

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. So, while I’m melting like Terminator in the hot lava (sorry for the spoiler of Terminator 2, but if you haven’t watched the movie yet, you deserve […]

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.07.11): Samsung headset delayed, Apple cheaper Vision delayed, and more!

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

It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days! Top news of the week Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. The […]

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
by Skarredghost
Why Apple Vision Pro’s menu UX on Quest Pro doesn’t work as we hope for

Why Apple Vision Pro’s menu UX on Quest Pro doesn’t work as we hope for

There is a lot of hype around the Apple Vision Pro. One of the things that got people excited the most is its interface that works only by using eye tracking and hand pinching, which according to the journalists that underwent the demo, is fantabulous. Some people tried to recreate the same experience on Quest […]

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.07.03): Google shuts down Project Iris, Meta launches gaming subscription service, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.03): Google shuts down Project Iris, Meta launches gaming subscription service, and more!

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…”! You read all this post and then write to me and let me […]

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023
by Skarredghost
AWE 2023: Hands-on with Campfire AR headset, and with HaptX gloves’ backpack

AWE 2023: Hands-on with Campfire AR headset, and with HaptX gloves’ backpack

I’m pretty busy lately, so I’m writing very slowly my articles from AWE… but even if slowly, I’m keeping going forward. So today, like last week, I want to talk to you about a headset and a pair of haptic gloves I’ve tried there. Which ones? Well, you have to read the article to discover […]

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

Summer has arrived and with it the sun, the heat… and the ice creams! While people prepare to go on vacation, the XR news starts becoming less than before… but I’m still here telling you which are the most important ones! Top news of the week Quest 3 launch is approaching Meta is following a strategy […]

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023
by Skarredghost
AWE 2023: Hands-on with Digilens glasses prototype and Manus gloves

AWE 2023: Hands-on with Digilens glasses prototype and Manus gloves

AWE US finished a few weeks ago, but I have not finished writing about it, yet. Today I want to tell you my impressions about two gadgets that I tried (quite fast) in the last moments of the exhibition. I did not spend much time with them, so I can’t write a full review, but […]

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

Another week, another roundup! I didn’t forget my promise of a big article about the Vision Pro, I just had to postpone it because I was too busy. But it’s coming this week, so be prepared… Top news of the week Samsung may have changed its plan because of the Vision Pro announcement We just finished […]

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
by Skarredghost
AWE 2023: Hands-on wide-FOV headset XTAL 3 and Manomotion

AWE 2023: Hands-on wide-FOV headset XTAL 3 and Manomotion

I’m back to telling you about some hands-on sessions I had at AWE in Santa Clara, California. And today there are a two I’m sure you will find interesting… XTAL 3 One thing I’m very happy about having tried at AWE is the XTAL 3 headset by Vrgineers. I was very curious to try this […]

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.06.12): Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.06.12): Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, and much more!

Exactly one week ago, Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro, its first XR headset. This has been a piece of massive news, which most probably has started a new course for VR. And for this reason, I’m preparing a dedicated special roundup of posts to read just dedicated to it that I will publish in […]

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
by Skarredghost

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