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Snap Makes Spectacles AR Glasses More Affordable for Students & Teachers

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While Snap’s latest AR glasses made some key improvements over the fourth-gen device released in 2021, including a wider field-of-view, better resolution, the addition of hand-tracking, and an overhaul to its software stack, the price seems to have been a sticking point for students and teachers looking to build and learn about AR apps.

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Snap Spectacles Are Coming To Developers In Six EU Countries

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Snap's AR Spectacles are coming to developers in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, and The Netherlands. The glasses feature hand tracking, and the main menu of Snap OS is anchored to one of your hands to be interacted with using the other. In Europe, the price will be €110/month.

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Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

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The Vive’s Lighthouse tracking system is an impressive piece of tech, considering it boasts sub-millimeter, 3D room-scale positional tracking for a VR headset and hand controllers using lasers. But haven’t you ever wished the Vive controllers could be used for more than just hand tracking?

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Big XR News from Snap, Meta, HTC VIVE, Apple Vision Pro

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” The firm has seen sales success with its current versions of the Ray-Ban Stories product, which are currently available in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. These updates aim to improve usability and accessibility for professional workflows.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.25): Pico 5 to come in three models, Quest 3 is launching, and more!

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More info Register to AWE Europe In one month from today, in Vienna, Austria, there will be AWE Europe. It features nice graphics, an interesting story, and a strong use of hand tracking through which you can cast spells. Clicking on the link below you can buy the ticket with a -20% discount. Learn more Volumetrics secure $1.1M

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Oculus For Business is now available for all companies

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At the time of writing they are: United States Canada Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Republic of Ireland Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Australia Japan New Zealand Taiwan. In which countries is it available?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

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But I’m not mentioning it for this reason) Learn more Discover the great work of Vrisch Vrisch has just developed 6 interactive installations that use VR, AR, and AI for Europe’s biggest lighting house located in Austria in Pill, Tyrol. Discover this fantastic creative job by following the link here below!

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