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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.19): Meta announces Project Aria research kits, a wave of Chinese smartglasses is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Together with these commercial smartglasses, we also got to know that, according to Reuters, Amazon is working internally on some glasses, too. The report also notes that Amazon is working on an embedded screen for future Echo Frames glasses that could show up sometime in Q2 2026. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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How to Stop Ukrainian Websites From Vanishing During War

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Three days earlier, Russia had invaded Ukraine, a country Vladimir Putin believes lays no claim to independent statehood or a distinct identity. The night of Feb. 27, German historian Sebastian Majstorovic couldn’t sleep. Read more.

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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

An Amazon ad appearing on the streaming platform Peacock shows the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S and the caption: “Meta Quest, starting at $299.99”. Regarding the actual release date, we have also a rumor: someone spotted on the Australian Amazon page an entry about the Quest 3S and the availability date being October, 16.

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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

More info (Quest v55 performance boost) More info (Quest Pro getting better eye tracking) More info (The new taskbar capabilities of the Quest runtime) Hexa brings 3D visualization to Amazon pages Amazon has partnered with the startup Hexa to add 3D capabilities to its store pages.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.07): PSVR 2 will cost $549, HoloLens are probably dead, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Mojo Vision showcases the integration of its contact lens with Amazon Alexa. A very interesting interview with the people behind The Peripheral, the new series about VR on Amazon Prime. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.22): Quest 3S has been launched, Ray-Ban Meta shows consumer appeal, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The headset is already selling well, and it is currently the most-sold gaming console on Amazon. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. This makes us hope well for the future of this device and especially for the sales it may have during Black Friday and the Christmas vacations.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. THREE TO ONE. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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