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What’s New in Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets in Fall 2019?

InstaVR

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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Major Report Calls for Standards on XR Metrics

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

According to current metrics monitoring, 26 percent of respondents stated they relied on platforms such as Google Analytics to measure data such as location, clickthrough, visits, and social media activity. “We We need to have more of the data that shows people that XR is more effective than other approaches,” Barrowman added.

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Big XR News from Qualcomm, NTT DOCOMO, Varjo, Morpheus, GigXR, and CoSo Cloud,

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Varjo, Finnish National Opera and Ballet Debut Immersive Opera Premium XR headset provider Varjo Technologies partnered with Finland’s National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) to launch a first-ever immersive opera event.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The first good sign was when in Helsinki I saw that Finland has now a long-term metaverse strategy , which means that it is going to pour money into its XR ecosystem for the next 10 years at least. Its interest is especially in the industrial, healthcare, and remote gatherings fields.

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Meeting in the Flesh in XR, with Glue’s Kalle Saarikannas

XR for Business Podcast

” His free time is spent volunteer firefighting in Helsinki, Finland. Like, you and I had a conversation — you were in Finland, I was in New York — and we had a conversation as if we were standing in the same room together. We’re a company of roughly 30 people strong in Helsinki, Finland. Kalle: Yeah.

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Meeting in the Flesh in XR, with Glue’s Kalle Saarikannas

XR for Business Podcast

” His free time is spent volunteer firefighting in Helsinki, Finland. Like, you and I had a conversation — you were in Finland, I was in New York — and we had a conversation as if we were standing in the same room together. We’re a company of roughly 30 people strong in Helsinki, Finland. Kalle: Yeah.

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Meeting in the Flesh in XR, with Glue's Kalle Saarinkannas

XR for Business Podcast

His free time is spent volunteer firefighting in Helsinki, Finland. Like, you and I had a conversation -- you were in Finland, I was in New York -- and we had a conversation as if we were standing in the same room together. We're a company of roughly 30 people strong in Helsinki, Finland. Kelle: Yeah. Alan: That's incredible.

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