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JANUARY 29, 2025

Meta's Reality Labs division's sales for 2024 were more than 40% higher than in 2023, according to a memo leaked to Business Insider. Quest 3S Was The Top Selling Console On Amazon In 2024 Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Both Quest 3 and Quest 3S come with Batman: Arkham Shadow , a $50 AAA VR game, for free, and this stacks with the Black Friday 2024 deals below. UploadVR David Heaney For Black Friday 2024, Best Buy is giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3 purchases, effectively valuing the headset at $425.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This week, reports stemming from Reuters highlight how Amazon is employing AR smart glasses to optimise its delivery options. Amazon is planning to deploy its new bespoke smart glasses for delivery drivers. What does the Future hold for Amazon Smart Glasses? Meta presented new AI use cases during Connect 2024 a few months ago.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

2024 will mark the 13th year that we’ve been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. Somehow another year has come and gone.

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JULY 8, 2024

Ramos) Following the recent news that Pimax was launching a “Light” version of their Crystal VR headset, there was soon talk of a Pimax Global Roadshow passing through several US and European Cities during the Summer of 2024. Header image by R. Cole and S.

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MARCH 22, 2025

Quest 3S Was The Top Selling Console On Amazon In 2024 Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October. UploadVR David Heaney VR's inclusion in inflation figures is a reflection of how the technology is slowly entering the mainstream. billion.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

So in this article, I want to tell you what are the major lessons you have to take from Meta Connect 2024 and that you should take into consideration for the future of your career or your business. Header image from a Meta event) The post A strategical analysis of the news from Meta Connect 2024 appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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JANUARY 1, 2025

Meta Horizon was the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024. The top free iPhone apps on Christmas Day 2024. The app is required to set up Quest headsets, suggesting Quest 3S and Quest 3 were very popular Christmas gifts in 2024. 100K+ bought in past month" on Amazon US alone.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The Best Meta Quest 3 Accessories in 2024 Virtual reality accessories might not be a “must-have” for every user, but they can make a massive difference to your immersive experience. Of course, several third-party silicone covers are available on Amazon and from other vendors that will also fit over the stock face pad.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Batman: Arkham Shadow comes free with every Quest 3S headset purchase, and every new Quest 3 since Meta Connect 2024, which took place at the end of September. The Meta Horizon app needed to set up Quest headsets was also the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024, and Quest 3S was the highest selling console on Amazon US in 2024.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

December 2024 saw the second highest percentage of Steam gamers using a VR headset ever, when adjusted for Chinese users. Valve lists the percentage of "Steam users with VR Headsets" in December 2024 as 2.13%. PC VR is steadily growing, when adjusting for Chinese users. Without adjustment, that's not remarkable.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

According to the company, the headset sales volumes fell by 10% in 2024 to 6.9 More info A good deal on Quest 3S You can find the Quest 3S (256 GB) on sale on Amazon US and other regions at $400, including a $30 digital Amazon credit. million units, down from 7.7 million in 2023.

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JUNE 17, 2022

Amazon, the company notorious for its awful labor practices , is grinding through its potential workforce too fast, according to an internal company research memo leaked to and first reported on by Vox. “If If we continue business as usual, Amazon will deplete the available labor supply in the US network by 2024,” said… Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The company announced this week that Magic Leap 1’s cloud services are due to be shut off on December 31st, 2024. Here’s the full statement from Magic Leap, courtesy a comment made by Reddit user ‘The Golden Leaper’ Today we are announcing that Magic Leap 1 end of life date will be December 31, 2024.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Official sales figures from Meta aren't available, though companion app Meta Horizon was the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024 and Amazon sold over 100k Quest 3S headsets. It's unclear if the update had any major effect on sales, though this coincides with a seemingly successful holiday season for Quest.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

AWS is present at the Mobile World Congress (WDC) 2024 conference in Barcelona, Spain, this week, showing a new product just as the leading enterprise solutions provider moves towards providing a robust spatial computing ecosystem. Wood could see and communicate with the MWC 2024 audience in real-time during the broadcast, supporting QandAs.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

But at $500 its appeal is relatively limited, and that's why Meta introduced the $300 Quest 3S, which in just three months became the top selling console on Amazon US for all of 2024. The Case For PlayStation VR2S Meta Quest 3 is a great headset, and it's still the standalone headset we recommend buying.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The team responsible for Hubs recently announced its shutdown in a blog post , stating that its last day under Mozilla will be on May 31st, 2024. This includes shutdown of Hubs ‘ demo server, managed subscription, and community resources.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Meta announced so much at its Connect 2024 conference that you may have missed some of it. Here's a brief summary of every important Meta Connect 2024 announcement. New Amazon Prime Video App With Downloads Amazon launched an all-new Prime Video Quest app that supports passthrough and downloads. But never fear!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

According to Reddit user Vast_Front259 , an Amazon ad seen on the Peacock streaming service shows the Quest 3S with 128GB of storage priced at just $300. If Quest 3S is indeed priced at $300 in 2024, that would be just $250 in 2020. An apparent leak suggests the headset could be its most affordable yet.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A blog post from Meta's Samantha Ryan, VP of Metaverse Content, claims "people spent more time on average in Quest 3S devices than any other headset at launch" and "total payment volume on the platform rose 12% in 2024, driven by significant growth of in-app purchases."

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This week, XR leaders around the world are uniting at the Enterprise Metaverse Expo 2024, held in Florida from February 13th to 15th, providing a perfect opportunity for immersive industry experts, XR tech vendors, and visionaries to untie to explore enterprise-ready metaverse solutions and opportunities.

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JULY 30, 2020

Moreover, a recent report from Juniper Research says that the number of hearables in use will grow to more than 970 million units by 2024 (an increase of 270% compared to 2020). For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. billion by 2023 , growing at a CAGR of 9.98% from 2017 to 2023.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Top news of the week Ray-Ban Meta sold 2 million devices EssilorLuxotticas CEO Francesco Milleri during the companys Q4 2024 earnings call this week praised the Ray-Ban Meta glasses for having been a big success. It feels good to have 15 minutes of celebrity sometimes And with all this happiness, lets dig into the best XR news of the week!

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MARCH 4, 2024

MWC 2024 wrapped up for another year. The event always wows spectators with a rich lineup of technology vendors and innovations; however, in 2024, XR took centre stage with many firms highlighting major products, addressing device debuts, and entering the market. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Today at AWE 2024, XREAL Beam Pro, an Android-based mobile device that allows users to access Google Play Store services as spatial AR applications access through smart glasses, will be unveiled. The cloud-based streaming service leverages RTX GPU to secure high-quality XR visual rendering.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

That is a wrap for November 2024. Moreover, December will soon come along, as will the year’s final events, such as AWS re:Invent, giving XR vendors one more time to shine in 2024. If 2024 was any example, some major news is around the corner. It was another busy month in the XR market.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

percent compound annual growth (CAGR) for hearables through 2024, and a 14.3 Though Google/Fitbit and Amazon are making headway, Apple continues to hold the largest market share with an estimated 66 million AirPods sold in 2020 ( ARtillery Intelligence ) and 80 million Apple watches ( Above Avalon ). IDC meanwhile projects 14.1

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JUNE 20, 2024

Hololight is exhibiting its app management platform ‘Hololight Hub’ at AWE 2024, which can host, stream, and scale augmented reality and virtual reality applications. It has also secured partnerships with key industrial heavyweights such as Amazon Web Services, NVIDIA, Verizon, Qualcomm, and many more.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Image courtesy Pcio Interactive If you’re in any of those regions, you’ll be able to pre-order through online retailers Amazon, MediaMarkt, Elkjop, Argos, Very, Currys, Coolblue, XR Shop, Bestware, Digitech, Galaxus and Otto.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Thomas Dexmier Enterprise XR had a very strong 2023 and is shaping up to have an even better 2024. Susanne Haspinger Throughout 2024 and beyond, we’ll continue to see widespread adoption of VR headsets across verticals such as automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and many more.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This is why the most significant accessory I purchased in 2024 is a mobile desk. With no mention of headset use on Amazon, the product that now functions as my office for VR and mixed reality was listed as " mobile standing desk, pneumatic height adjustable laptop desk, mobile laptop desk with wheels, height adjustable from 29.5"

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Much like its predecessors, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of 2024 has once again dazzled the world with a spectacle of innovation and technological marvels. From groundbreaking AI applications to futuristic mobility solutions, CES 2024 left no stone unturned in demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of modern technology.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. This shows that the sales were good among us VR techies… I myself have stopped using the Quest 2 and almost always use the Quest 3 now. THREE TO ONE.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info (Meta’s losses in 2023) More info (Meta expecting even higher losses in 2024) Quest 3 enters the Steam chart at 0.15% Meta Quest 3 appeared for the first time in Steam’s Hardware Survey, with a 0.15% share of the market. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

The great news for Meta is that since it is a strong partner with Qualcomm, it will have exclusively the chipset for around 6 months, so competitors that use the same system can only arrive in 2024. not also available on Quest 2) until 2024. The main important news regarding games has been IMHO: The launch of Roblox on Quest Store.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Here’s why you should consider investing in immersive spaces in 2024 and beyond. For instance, companies like Siemens and Amazon are already using augmented reality to help employees manage stock and create products. Immersive Spaces Transform the Workplace The way companies design office spaces has changed drastically in recent years.

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