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The XR Week Peek (2024.12.16): Android XR announced, Samsung headset showcased, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announced Android XR The most important news of the week, and one of the most important of the whole year, has been the official announcement by Google of Android XR. But other partners like XREAL, Sony, and Lynx are working on new devices compatible with this operating system.

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Sony vs Samsung: Which XR Headset Will Come First?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Sony vs Samsung skirmish is nothing new. Both Sony and Samsung have clearly demonstrated an interest in extended reality over the years. Sony vs Samsung: The Headset Details We Know So Far Sony has been a lot more forthcoming with its XR plans, and what it wants to accomplish with its upcoming XR device.

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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.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. More info Google has to open its operating system to more stores As part of a settlement with the U.S. attorney general for a lawsuit over Google Play Store, G oogle should stop to privilege its Google Play Store, and should open up its Android operating system to more easily support 3rd-party stores.

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2017 VR Industry Report to Bring Data-driven Insights & Forecasts That Cut Through the Hype

Road to VR

This year’s report will feature historical data on headset shipments and global forecasts through 2026. The report, currently available for pre-order, will include special in-depth sections on China and Japan. 2017 will be another foundational year for the entire VR industry. Pre-order today to save 40% off the list price through March 20th.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.05.14): New rumors on the Vision Pro 2, Ultraleap Hyperion, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue.

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Editorial: This VR cycle may take more time than expected

The Ghost Howls

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

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