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8 Augmented Reality Trends in 2021

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In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. billion by 2026. It has certainly made some serious advancements in recent years with the release of applications such as Pokemon Go and products like HoloLens.

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The transition between Quest 2 and Quest 3

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And Quest 2 is much cheaper (especially now that has been put at $199): during the last holidays, it outperformed the Quest 3 by a factor 3:1 on Amazon US. My educated guess is that the process will start in 2026-2027. There are between 20 and 30 million of Quest 2 out there, while only 1M of Quest 3.

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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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In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. If you want to avoid your headset being bricked, you have to block the update and stay on version 23H2, with all the security risks that this implies. I cross my fingers, but I don’t have high hopes.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

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This headset should go into production in the second half of 2025, so realistically be available in 2026. Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset.

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XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

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Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Additionally, as Samsung and Google have partnered with Qualcomm, it is reasonable to assume that the device will use the Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which supports AI-ready wearables.

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Lumus ‘Sheds Light’ on Future of AR, Apple Vision Pro

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billion USD by 2026 and $99.76 This is due to several “false starts” with Google Glass , Microsoft HoloLens2, and Magic Leap, although the companies remain potential customers. Augmented Reality (AR) technology is set to become one of the fastest-growing and most promising technologies among extended reality.

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