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The Current State Of The VR/AR Patent Landscape

VRScout

Image Credit: The United States Patent and Trademark Office. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) only grants patents after a rigorous, time-intensive, and thorough application review process. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony/USPTO. Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. WHAT IS A PATENT?

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.23): StarWars: Squadron is a new AAA VR game, Apple announces ARKit4 and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple announces ARKit 4, amongst new rumors of XR headsets. The story goes on telling that Apple VR headset had realistic visuals and sound, it was super-cool and probably we’ll see a release date of 2022/2023. More info (New rumors about Apple and XR) More info (Apple ARKit4). We all can’t wait. Other relevant news.

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2022 Was a Plateau Year for VR, Here’s What to Expect in 2023

Road to VR

Although Sony has technically continued selling its original PSVR headset over the years, it’s been on the market for more than six years now—and gained ‘last-gen’ status well before that. Granted, the company has yet to formally bring its headset to the United States—Meta’s home turf. A Big Moment for Content Momentum.

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The Future of VR: What’s Next for the World of VR Gaming?

ARPost

In the United States, sales in 2022 dropped by 2% , from a year earlier, to $1.1 Or it could be the excitement about new headsets coming from Sony, Apple, Pico, and HTC that is keeping potential buyers on the sidelines. billion in 2019 to $3.2 billion in 2024. billion in December 2022.

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Tim Cook Says He Watched The Entire Third Season Of Ted Lasso In Apple Vision Pro

Upload VR

Apple CEO Tim Cook claims he watched "the entire third season" of the show Ted Lasso in Vision Pro. Cook told CBS News he uses Apple Vision Pro "on a regular basis", giving his Ted Lasso watching as an example. CBS News also asked Cook about these potential roadblocks, and whether they would delay the launch.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It is very interesting that because of this recall, Facebook shared some data about how many facemasks were affected : it says 4M in the United States, around 170K in Canada. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. Facebook is evaluating the integration of Oculus Move with Apple Health. In Japan, the number is around 80K.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

The Ghost Howls

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The tracker is expected to launch early in the year in the United States starting at $129. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Now let’s dig into the best news! Further references. Further references. Further references.

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