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Will Amazon Accelerate AR Shopping’s ‘Next Normal?’

AR Insider

Zeroing in on the eCommerce side of things, Amazon this week pushed things forward with its latest AR shopping feature. If this sounds familiar, Amazon had a lighter version of this feature available in its flagship App called AR View. Image Credit: Amazon. Signature Amazon. Header Image Credit: Amazon.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.15): Many XR devices were at CES, Quest 3S is the most sold console of 2024, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Goertek, one of the main manufacturers of XR devices, proposed new reference designs for smart glasses and AR glasses, and this will make even more companies release products of this kind. Apart from the Amazon top classification, last week I also reported about the Meta Horizon companion app for phones topping the Apple App Store.

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‘Ready Player One’ Book Sequel ‘Ready Player Two’ Arrives This November

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Available for pre-order via Amazon , both hardcover and Kindle, R eady Player Two will serve as a direct sequel to the original 2011 novel, returning players to the OASIS, a massively-multiplayer online universe used by those the world over as an escape from their bleak realities. Ready Player Two arrives on store shelves November 25th.

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

The Ghost Howls

More info A good deal on Quest 3S You can find the Quest 3S (256 GB) on sale on Amazon US and other regions at $400, including a $30 digital Amazon credit. This is super beneficial for everyone. Lets just hope this project wont end in its graveyard in a couple of years.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The combination of Quest 3 and Quest 3S sales on Amazon US was around 146,000 headsets, which is absolutely a good number, but it is 14% less than what Quest 3 and Quest 2 sold last year. But I think that in the current unripe situation of the market, with Meta leading the XR space, if Meta stops designing headsets, it may be a disaster.

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Oculus ‘Rift S’ Will Be Present At GDC 2019

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Recently, reports have begun circulating that the availability of Oculus Rift headsets have been on the decline the past few weeks, disappearing entirely from Amazon, Microsoft, and Best Buy. Last month, UploadVR uncovered references to a ‘Rift S’ in Oculus PC software code indicating the possibility of software-based IPD handling as well.

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What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

The Ghost Howls

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. References. Data privacy. So, let’s see what is going to happen.

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