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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.10): The Meta Quest Store is in a transition phase, Apple may integrate PSVR 2 controllers, and more!

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Boz also said that Meta is going to launch half a dozen wearables: hes probably referring to the upcoming smartglasses, smartwatches, and neural smartbands. The controllers would be sold separately and would be fully optional, mostly dedicated to people who want to play games requiring controllers on the Apple Vision Pro.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

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Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. While visual forms of AR communicate with screens or glasses, smart hearables as a subset of wearable technology introduce audio augmented reality.

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Android XR Debuts: Samsung’s XR Headset Revealed and Major Partnerships Create Stiff Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro Competition

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Moreover, other XR industry figures are supporting Android XR, including Qualcomm, Sony, XREAL, Magic Leap, and Lynx, a new entry into the XR market. Interestingly, the Android XR ecosystem comes as Meta pushes its Horizon OS and Apple with its visionOS.

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The Next Frontier of XR Hardware

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See Also: The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into Think how Microsoft revolutionized personal computers, or how Apple changed the mobile phone market forever. In comparison to the upcoming competitors we’ll discuss, this device by far stands above the rest in terms of financial expense alongside Apple.

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Samsung Smart Glasses: Rumors, Specs, and Release Dates

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Recent leaks suggest that Samsung could enter the “smart wearables” market sooner than we thought. Samsung Smart Glasses Could be Rolling Out in 2025 As mentioned above, Samsung has been telling customers that it’s been working on an XR wearable for a while now since it confirmed its partnership with Google and Qualcomm early in 2024.

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The Headset Manufacturers Making the Best AR and VR Accessories

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Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. However, both of these models bring strengths that are likely to become a part of the future of AR wearables as we know them. Many industry analysts and experts agree that large-scale adoption will take place when Apple releases head-mounted displays.

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Apple Files Augmented Reality Patent for a ‘Wearable Information System’

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Apple is a tough nut to crack when it comes to future projects. However, while rivals like Google , Microsoft and Sony are already well on their immersive way, Apple remains silent on what its immersive projects may be. The patent is for a “wearable information system having at least one camera.”

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