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CrowsNest’s Anna is the future of hospitality

CrowsNest’s Anna is the future of hospitality

Some days ago I had a chat with my friend Eloi Gerard, the CEO of CrowsNest XR, about Anna, the virtual concierge assistant he is launching. I found it a very interesting project, so let me tell to you about it! CrowsNest XR is a startup in Shanghai and when Covid hit China the previous […]

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.12.21): Lenovo and NuEyes are releasing new AR glasses, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.12.21): Lenovo and NuEyes are releasing new AR glasses, and much more!

The Winter Holidays are near and I hope you’ll spend them with the people you love. I’ll have to work also during these Holidays because we’re organizing the VR concert of Jean-Michel Jarre for New Year’s Eve (please come and enjoy it with us!), but I hope that you at least can relax a bit. I […]

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.12.08): Medal Of Honor close to launch, Snapdragon 888 announced, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.12.08): Medal Of Honor close to launch, Snapdragon 888 announced, and much more!

It’s the day in which in Italy we prepare the Christmas tree and I send an enormous hug to all my family. That said, let me tell you the most important XR news of the last week. Top news of the week Medal Of Honor is close to launch but it won’t be the new Alyx Medal Of […]

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!

I’m really crunching for two projects I’m working on, but I’m still finding the time to update you of the XR communities about the best news of the week. Not that this week there is much to talk about, actually… but I’m sure you will find here below something that interests you Top news of […]

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
by Skarredghost
Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI is a startup whose main expertise is the automatic conversion from 2D photos to 3D models. It can automatically fetch the photos of your items from your website, and transform them into 3D models for prices as cheap a $5/model! It is a very innovative company, and I think that it can be […]

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

We are all waiting for the Quest 2 to arrive in our inboxes and we are all pretty excited about it! No big news this week, but expect thousands of boxes and reviews coming out from tomorrow on. As a European, I won’t get the Quest on 13th (damn) but only on 15th, so expect […]

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
by Skarredghost
Throwback review: Meta 2 hands-on (and more!)

Throwback review: Meta 2 hands-on (and more!)

Thanks to my job as an XR consultant and blogger, I have had the pleasure of trying many AR and VR headsets. There are some that I miss experiencing, and one of my biggest regrets of the past was that I had never been able to try the now-defunct Meta 2 augmented reality glasses. This […]

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Wow! What a time to be alive! In the VR space we had little news apart from the Facebook Connect, so this roundup will be very short… but we had enough news with the […]

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
by Skarredghost
5 Top Highlights from Facebook Connect keynote

5 Top Highlights from Facebook Connect keynote

Some hours ago the Facebook Connect keynote has finished, so I think it is time to do a quick recap of the most important news announced there. This post is just a short summary of the best of the announcements until now, in case you missed it and you wanted to catch up with the […]

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
by Skarredghost
MetaVRse is the XR engine for enterprise

MetaVRse is the XR engine for enterprise

Today I feature a great interview with one of the most important people in the AR space: Alan Smithson. I virtually know Alan since some years, and I have always admired his ability to combine his entrepreneurial skills with his passion for immersive realities so that to be successful by doing the things that he […]

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

This week in XR has been incredibly calm and nothing important has happened, apart from little things like the riot of the entire XR community against Facebook 🙂 Jokes apart, I’m working to organize my blog’s 4th birthday party on VRChat… you asked for it, and you will have it! Top news of the week Oculus devices will […]

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
by Skarredghost

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