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The XR Week Peek (2024.09.23): Quest 3S may cost $299, Meta and Luxottica to partner until 2030, and more!

The Ghost Howls

An Amazon ad appearing on the streaming platform Peacock shows the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S and the caption: “Meta Quest, starting at $299.99”. Regarding the actual release date, we have also a rumor: someone spotted on the Australian Amazon page an entry about the Quest 3S and the availability date being October, 16.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.09.10): Pico launched 4 Ultra in Europe and Asia, Vive is teasing a new headset, and more!

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Furthermore, HTC already has a setup that works without SteamVR stations , and it is more expensive than this one, but HTC has more experience with trackers. This could be huge. But we need more hands-on impressions on them to see how much this could become feasible. Expect it to be pricey, though.

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Exploring the Continual Rise of Digital Twins in Enterprise

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Currently, firms like Siemens, HPE, and Amazon are all working with digital twin technologies to a certain degree. Thoughts on New Hardware from PICO 4 and HTC Recently, PICO and HTC VIVE started unveiling new XR headsets. When it comes to HTC, of course, they are a well-positioned partner. billion by 2035.

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XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

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The device is expected to hit the market in 2025. At the event, AWS collaborated with Proto Holograms to showcase a new system powered by Amazon Bedrock. However, HTC VIVE still believes that controllers hold value. HTC VIVE has announced new enterprise immersive services for its XR Elite Business Edition product.

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Apple’s AR Smart Glasses Postponed ‘Indefinitely,’ Report Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

To replace the device in current markets, Apple aims to release a mixed reality (MR) headset at a cheaper price from 2024 to 2025. Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Snap, Amazon, Twitter, and other major tech giants have not been immune to mass layoffs and budget cutbacks. Its cheaper iteration will cost users $1,500, the report added.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.08): Windows 11 update bricks WMR headsets, PSVR 2 becomes the 9th most used HMD on Steam, and more!

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Its userbase is superior to known PCVR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Pro 2 and most probably in the next weeks, it will also surpass the Pico 4. This is a pretty surprising result, considering that the PSVR 2 is a device for a console (the PS5) and its adapter for PC was released only a few weeks ago.

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2021

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Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. The rise of enterprise. Will they succeed?