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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 debates started about the second point because Meta handing off the design of its headsets to its manufacturer would be a huge change of strategy. 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.

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Unpacking AR Business Models: Advertising, Part II

AR Insider

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Mobile AR Strategies & Business Models. Visual search will follow, led by Google , Pinterest and Amazon. Because they haven’t left the messaging app, the purchase can be handled in this case by Apple Pay,” said Duffy during a case study for Tamara Mellon.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Quest 3 launch is approaching Meta is following a strategy for the launch of the Quest 3 that is very different from the one that it used for the previous headsets. I just think that Meta is trying a new strategy to keep the hype high until September.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

The Ghost Howls

Your best bet is Amazon and dealing with the international shipping charges. The issue with “blue ocean strategies” is that any savvy businessman will always advise against being “the first one”, and Latin America is a huge blue ocean regarding this type of hardware. It’s a royal pain to get hardware in Chile.

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How VR and AI Will Supercharge Learning

Tech Trends VR

One study demonstrated that immersive VR provides better learning of physical movements than a two-dimensional video, and researchers from the University of Chicago found that simple gesturing in elementary students could potentially change and improve their knowledge. Alice Bonasio is a VR Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.02): Meta Quest 3 launched, Vive Ultimate Tracker leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I think Meta hopes to reinvigorate the sales with the new headset… let’s see if this strategy is going to pay off. These glasses come at a time when Amazon is having problems in making Alexa stay relevant: new generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT are in fact taking its place.

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Who’s building the grocery store of the future?

TechCrunch VR

Chris is a venture fellow at Bessemer Venture Partners and a JD/MBA candidate at Stanford University who writes a weekly newsletter about tech, policy and business strategy. Amazon’s foray into grocery store technology provides a succinct introduction into the state of the industry. Share on Twitter. Tess Hatch. Contributor.

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