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The XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!

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! Top […]

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.1.1): Quest is selling well for the holidays, UEVR injector released, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.1.1): Quest is selling well for the holidays, UEVR injector released, and more!

Hello everyone and happy new year!!! 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 […]

January 1, 2024January 2, 2024
by Skarredghost
Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

Today I host another great article by Rob Cole, who writes again about his experience with the Pimax Crystal headset. If you want to read his previous post, you can find it here. Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated […]

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

I hope you all had a nice Christmas with your families! On my side Christmas was kinda good: I spent some time with my family, ate some delicious food, and unwrapped some nice gifts. It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life […]

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

In this crazy end of the year, here I am, on Friday, the 22nd, writing a roundup with the date of Tuesday, the 19th. The fact is, I had a crazily busy week, so I did not have time to write anything… but this roundup I prepared on Tuesday was so rich that I could […]

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

Christmas is getting closer, but I have still to buy a lot of gifts, to be honest. Is there a gift you VR people would like to have from me? If it is so, please let me know this by answering this post! For now, the best gift that I can give to you is […]

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023
by Skarredghost
How to guarantee privacy and safety in the metaverse: an interview with Kavya Pearlman

How to guarantee privacy and safety in the metaverse: an interview with Kavya Pearlman

On the occasion of Metaverse Safety Week (which I invite you to check out), I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Kavya Pearlman, the head of XRSI, who is fighting for fundamental rights like privacy and safety in the metaverse. We talked about the sweet spot between human rights and technology advancements, how to […]

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023
by Skarredghost
Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

Last week I was able to sneak into Varjo headquarters to try the latest XR-4 headset. Is it as cool as the marketing materials promise? Read this post and you will discover it! Varjo XR-4 Varjo has just announced its latest flagship headset: the XR-4. XR-4 offers many improvements over the previous XR-3 model, which […]

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

I’m back to Italy after my trip to Helsinki! I’m happy to be back to my Pasta-land, but I have to admit that I had such a good time in the Slush-land that I’m a bit sad I’m not there anymore. The fun thing is that I saw snow all the days in Helsinki, and […]

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023
by Skarredghost
Finland in XR: the Finnish metaverse strategy, MatchXR, Slush, and more!

Finland in XR: the Finnish metaverse strategy, MatchXR, Slush, and more!

My trip to Finland is coming to an end, and I’m leaving this country with a bit of sadness because I had a very good week here. These days I’ve got to learn more about the Finnish XR ecosystem and of course, before I leave, I want to share this knowledge with you. The Finnish […]

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023
by Skarredghost
Varjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution

Varjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution

After teasing many images with the number 4 on them, finally Finnish manufacturer Varjo has announced its new headset: it is called XR-4 and it features mixed reality and a fantastic resolution. Varjo Varjo is a well-known company in our space because of its ability to deliver very high-end headsets, usually targeted at enterprises or […]

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023
by Skarredghost

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