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Meta Expects Orion-like AR Glasses to Launch Before 2030, Priced Between Phones and Laptops

Road to VR

Notably, Meta doesn’t seem to be pitching Orion for enterprise, like Microsoft did with HoloLens, but rather targeting it squarely at consumers. When asked whether there will be a consumer version of Orion by 2030, Bosworth highlights “it won’t be Orion, because Orion is this particular prototype, but yeah.”

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Despite Years of Reports to the Contrary, PC VR Just Won’t Die—In fact, It’s Growing

Road to VR

Not to mention Microsoft discontinuing its Windows MR platform and giving up on HoloLens (ok actually, that one I might have believed). We’ll see you in 2030 to find out! Not only that, you’d have to convince me that Apple would dive head-first into the market with its own headset… and it would cost $3,500!

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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

More info (Quest 3S costs $299 — Road To VR) More info (Quest 3S costs $299 — Upload VR) More info (Quest 3S may ship on October, 16th) Other relevant news (Image by Ray-Ban) Meta and Luxottica extend their partnership until 2030 Meta and EssilorLuxottica came to an agreement to continue their partnership about creating glasses together until 2030.

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XR Talks: Hands-On with Hololens 2

AR Insider

XR Talks: Microsoft Doubles Down on AR. This is the reason that Microsoft has solely targeted the enterprise for HoloLens 2. It’s clear that Microsoft made some hard but strategic decisions along that sliding scale. That reality once again validates Microsoft’s enterprise focus. Double-Edged Sword.

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Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans

Road to VR

Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. Microsoft court case. Road to VR reviewed the entirety of a trove of documents that leaked this week in connection with an ongoing Federal Trade Commission v.

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What Do AR’s ‘Exploring 20s’ Have in Store?

AR Insider

Its latest report looks to define what we call AR’s “exploring-20’s,” projecting out to 2030. $34 project a $5 billion smartglasses market by 2025, and $34 billion by 2030. The firm believes smartglasses will largely replace smartphones and smartwatches by 2030. Header Image Credit: Microsoft.

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XR All-Stars: Challenges for the Immersive Enterprise Industry in 2025

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Scaling XR in 2025 2025 and leading into 2030 may be a paradigm-shifting period for XR as devices become more lightweight, alognside new technologies such as AI and RT3D streaming helping to fuel the potential of AR/VR/MR solutions for businesses is growing. ” Meanwhile, Jose G.

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