Remove 2026 Remove Google Remove Immersion
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M.

HTC 452
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2025.04.15): Tariffs may be lifted on XR headsets, Vision Pro 2 may be in production, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This week, we had quite a lot of interesting news about all the major players: Apple, Meta, Google, and Valve. Considering the upgrade of features, the glasses are not expected for this year anymore, but for 2026. I was randomly browsing Reddit when I stumbled upon a long post from a person claiming that he was rebooting Altspace.

Apple 325
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

XR experts believe the education and healthcare industries are leaders in the use of immersive technologies. Fortune Business Insights even predicts that the VR in education market will grow from $656 million in 2018 to $13 billion in 2026. It allows you to work out the riskiest maneuvers in an immersive environment.

Education 443
article thumbnail

Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions

Road to VR

.” Citing industry sources, the report maintains the order could reach into the “hundreds of thousands” of micro OLED displays, with such a Microsoft XR device reportedly slated to arrive as early as 2026. Samsung and Google confirmed in July their forthcoming “XR platform” will be announced sometime this year.

Microsoft 363
article thumbnail

Will AR Advertising Reach $15 Billion by 2026?

ARVR

billion in 2026, a 23.8 How much is being spent by consumer brands to promote their products through immersive AR experiences? billion in 2026. billion in ad spend by 2026, a 27.8 Meanwhile, it’s under-monetized today as Google and others test the waters. Will AR Advertising Reach $15 Billion by 2026?

AR 147
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!

The Ghost Howls

He said that for these reasons, Luxottica wants to invest even more in the product, and it is planning to expand the production to more than 10 million units by the end of 2026. As you can see, competition is pushing all the big brands like Meta, Apple, and Google, to improve their products as best and as fast as they can.

article thumbnail

10 Augmented Reality Trends of 2022: A Vision of Immersion

ARVR

This past year, Google introduced a few new features for ARCore such as recording and playback APIs. Back in 2020, Google announced the development of an AR-based microscope for the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve the accuracy of cancer diagnosis and treatment. million by 2026. Are we any closer now?