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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.29): PSVR 2 to launch in 2023, Meta accounts released, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.29): PSVR 2 to launch in 2023, Meta accounts released, and more!

Very busy day at work, but here I am during the evening writing this roundup of news for you! Before talking about the news, let me remind you that if you use this link to register to the NVIDIA GTC, you will have the chance to win an NVIDIA RTX 3080Ti graphics card, which will […]

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!

Welcome to another roundup of XR news provided by your friendly XR Ghost. Are you ready to discover what has happened this week in immersive realities? I hope so! Top news of the week Meta launches Horizon Worlds in Europe and promises graphical improvements This week the most important news has been one of the least […]

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!

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 […]

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.08.08): Xiaomi unveils its smartglasses, Improbable and RP1 want to create the networking for the metaverse, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.08): Xiaomi unveils its smartglasses, Improbable and RP1 want to create the networking for the metaverse, and much more!

I guess that during these days of hot summer many people are on vacation, so I wish you all to take some days of rest. Probably also the big guys of XR are on vacation because this week we have very little interesting news about things happened in our ecosystem. So… don’t expect this to […]

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

I hope you are having a good summer! Before starting with the XR news of the week, let me propose to you an interesting opportunity.  This year I have partnered again with NVIDIA for the promotion of the GTC, and doing that I obtained again the possibility of having one RTX3080 Ti graphics card to gift […]

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!

The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. I have to say that notwithstanding the summertime, some things worth reading have happened, so do not miss this episode!  Before starting with the news, let me remind you that until this week […]

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

Another week passed by, with lots of working stress and constant high temperature… but at least I had a fun time eating the biggest ice cream cone I’ve ever had! The inner child inside me is very happy about that.  Ok, enough talking about ice creams, let’s talk about XR! Top news of the week Magic Leap […]

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.11): Meta removes Facebook login on Quest, Cambria may launch without controllers, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.07.11): Meta removes Facebook login on Quest, Cambria may launch without controllers, and more!

I send you all a big hug for the beginning of this new week! I hope this news roundup may give you some interesting info about XR… and also some smiles 🙂 Enjoy your summer! Top news of the week Meta to substitute mandatory Facebook account with mandatory Meta account on Quest This week finally Meta has given […]

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022
by Skarredghost
What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

A few days ago, the European Parliament has passed the law of the Digital Markets Act, which is meant to regulate the power of the American tech giants. It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. Digital […]

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022
by Skarredghost
My doubts about the Apple headset and mainstream VR

My doubts about the Apple headset and mainstream VR

The hype for the Apple visor is very high, and everyone is waiting for it as a kid waits for Christmas. Poised to arrive around January 2023, it is considered by many the savior of XR, the hardware that will show the real possibilities of immersive realities and make finally VR mainstream. I was thinking […]

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.07.04): Big tech companies perform budget cuts, Mojo tests its smart contact lens in-eye, and more!

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

Today is the 4th of July, an important day for all my friends from the US! I wish all my American friends to celebrate well.  I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week […]

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022
by Skarredghost

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