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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.04): Meta had a record Q4 2024, Apple still finding its way to AR glasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We had all the indications that this Q4 would have been good again, like the fact that the Meta Quest companion phone app was the first on the iOS store, that 1 Million people had played Batman Arkham Shadow, or that the Quest was the most sold console of 2024 on Amazon. This does not mean that Apple has given up on AR glasses, though.

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Spatial Beats: 2020’s Top Ten

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This week, we dive into the top-ten tech stories of 2020. Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? I’d put Apple in the top ten also for its introduction of lidar (3D depth scans) on the new iPad. Image source: Apple. 2020 showed us a future still arriving, and unevenly distributed.

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Data Dive: Wearables’ Hot Streak Continues

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That’s especially true for Apple, which continues to double down on Watch and AirPods. All of this was pushed forward in 2020 when several signs pointed to wearables growth. One such sign was IDC’s recent estimate that wearables will grow 15 percent in unit shipments in 2020. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. (Image by Techgenyz). I find this pretty funny.

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What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

The Ghost Howls

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. Digital Markets Act. Fairer competition.

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Will Wearables Pave the Way For AR?

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This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. The thought is that devices like Apple Watch and AirPods could condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies, and thus acclimate to the cultural shift that will be required for AR glasses.

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Magic Leap is Selling Its First AR Headset for Just $550

Road to VR

As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. . Amazon US Prime members qualify for free shipping, which ought to arrive to those of you in the lower 48 in early June. Image courtesy Magic Leapgic leap.