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The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 29, 2025
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.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
APRIL 28, 2025
While this news might suggest the end of the HoloLens 2, Microsoft intends to continue supporting the device through updates that will address security and major functionalities until December 31, 2027. AndriodXR: Google Glass Returns Could Google fill this gap?
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The Ghost Howls
APRIL 7, 2025
Meta is also planning to release a version with two displays (one per eye) in 2027. Ndreams announced Synapse 2, but only for Google Cardboard, and Voodoo DE showed a preview of a very futuristic device. Hypernova should also get a camera upgrade, getting something similar to the iPhone 13 from 2021.
The Ghost Howls
MAY 13, 2024
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. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. What a time to be alive!
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 7, 2024
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.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 1, 2024
Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 10, 2024
A few years ago I was interviewing Alvin Wang Graylin , the HTC Executive (or “Mister President” as I like to call him), and we were talking about the book Our Next Reality he’s written together with Louis Rosenberg. In the book they talk about XR and AI , and how they could impact our future, for the good and the bad.
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