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The XR Week Peek (2024.08.13): Pico to launch a new headset on August, 20th, Microsoft may be back to XR, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.08.13): Pico to launch a new headset on August, 20th, Microsoft may be back to XR, and more!

We are in the middle of the Summer, the moment everyone is on vacation, so I imagined there was nothing relevant that could happen during the week… and instead there have been a bunch of interesting XR news! Would you like to know which ones? Then you have to keep reading…  (PS Another good reason for […]

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.08.06): PSVR 2 sales skyrocket after the price slash, Meta reports revenue growth, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.08.06): PSVR 2 sales skyrocket after the price slash, Meta reports revenue growth, and more!

In the middle of the summer, let’s enjoy this week’s most interesting pieces of XR news! Top news of the week PSVR 2 sales skyrocketed with the discount Last week I reported about Sony heavily discounting PlayStation VR 2 in the US and UK: the original price was $550, but after the discount it amounted to just […]

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.30): HTC teases a new headset, Quest 3s picture leaked, and more (+ giveaways)!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.30): HTC teases a new headset, Quest 3s picture leaked, and more (+ giveaways)!

It’s so hot here that I can almost cook pasta with the water directly coming from the faucet! Probably I should put on a VR headset and visualize myself at the North Pole to feel better…  … or I could just concentrate on these FRESH pieces of VR news of the week… (and on the TWO […]

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.22): Meta may launch Quest 4 in 2026, Samsung may distribute devkits in October, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.22): Meta may launch Quest 4 in 2026, Samsung may distribute devkits in October, and more!

I’m recovering from the cold I got last week and enjoying the Italian summer a bit. I’m also planning a new trip, but I’ll tell you more about it in the upcoming weeks. For now, enjoy the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week A report shows what may be Meta’s […]

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.16): Samsung to reveal its headset this year, IDC says XR market has plummeted, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.16): Samsung to reveal its headset this year, IDC says XR market has plummeted, and more!

I’m back in Italy after all those trips of the previous weeks. I feel tired, but very satisfied with the fantastic people I met and the new hardware I tried. I also caught a cold, so wish me to get well soon!  Summer is not the best season for VR news, but there are some interesting […]

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.09): App Lab is merging with Quest Store, Lynx complains about the EU fundraising scene, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.09): App Lab is merging with Quest Store, Lynx complains about the EU fundraising scene, and more!

I have finally eaten some good pasta here in Italy, but now I’m ready to travel again to London and Prague. I’ve been traveling a bit too much recently… I feel like a rockstar doing a world tour! It’s cool because I’ve been able to connect with amazing people from many countries, but at the […]

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.25): Apple is working on a cheaper Vision Pro, Meta reorganizes Reality Labs, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.06.25): Apple is working on a cheaper Vision Pro, Meta reorganizes Reality Labs, and more!

AWE has come to an end. I’m spending my last night in LA and tomorrow (which will be “today” when the newsletter is published) I’m going to fly to Berlin to be a mentor at the XRCC hackathon. My experience at AWE has been great: I reached the goals I had set for myself before […]

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.17): Vision OS 2 to bring amazing features, LG interrupts the partnership with Meta, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.06.17): Vision OS 2 to bring amazing features, LG interrupts the partnership with Meta, and more!

Greetings from California! I’m writing this letter between Silicon Valley (East Palo Alto, to be exact) and Los Angeles because I’m moving to attend AWE! My days in the Valley have been nice, and I’ve spent some time with some old friends and made some new ones. I also visited the Computer History Museum, and […]

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.11): Apple announces Vision OS 2, Meta fixes passthrough on Quest 3, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.06.11): Apple announces Vision OS 2, Meta fixes passthrough on Quest 3, and more!

Today I’m traveling to the US to attend AWE, so I was hoping that the past week would be a bit boring, so I did not have to write a long post while traveling, but actually, the XR ecosystem decided not to help me because there are many things to talk about. There’s been no […]

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.04): Sony launches the PlayStation VR PC adapter, the name Quest 3S gets leaked again, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.06.04): Sony launches the PlayStation VR PC adapter, the name Quest 3S gets leaked again, and much more!

I’m back in Italy for a few days. The trip to Helsinki was amazing and now I can spend some days eating pasta before I take the plane to the US to attend AWE! I will stay a few days in the Valley and a few days in LA… in case you want to meet […]

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.05.28): Meta and LG’s partnership gets in trouble, new leaks on Meta Quest 3s, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.05.28): Meta and LG’s partnership gets in trouble, new leaks on Meta Quest 3s, and more!

Hello from Helsinki, Finland! The city is different from how I found it in December: there is no snow, but there is a bright sun that sunsets late evening. It’s very beautiful, but in a different way. As usual, I will keep you posted about my adventures here!  This week in XR has not been mindblowing, […]

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
by Skarredghost

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