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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Unity Reflects on Industrial Metaverse at IGS 2022 Miami

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Dave Rhodes, SVP & GM, Unity Digital Twins gives his speech at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 in Miami, Florida. ” The IGS 2022 Miami Evolves the Industrial Metaverse. The IGS 2022 Miami is currently taking place at the Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami, Florida from 5 to 7 December. PHOTO: XR Today.

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ENGAGE LINK Debuts Enterprise Metaverse with Major Launch Partners

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Additionally, users can operate the LINK service on various devices from headset manufacturers like Meta, Pico, and HTC VIVE. Businesses, including HTC, KIA, KPMG US, Lenovo, and MTN, currently use the space. Bespoke MetaWorlds. Education Plaza is a virtual educational hub providing classroom space for training and learning.

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Crowdfunded Off-Ear Speakers ‘VR Ears’ Delayed Until Summer 2021

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Featuring a clip-on design, it also supports a wide array of devices including Oculus Rift, Rift S, Oculus Quest, Quest 2, HTC Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, PSVR, Valve Index, and Pimax 8K’s rigid headstrap variant.

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VR Music Video ‘Sheaf – Together EP’ is a Low Poly Love Letter to the ’80s

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In a way, it reminds me of the positively ancient driving game Cruis’n USA (1994), the beloved low poly arcade racer, although it’s clearly conjuring some of the classic ’80s tropes of neon sunsets, cool Miami nights—the sort of artwork you’d seen printed on the more inspired Trapper Keepers of the Reagan era.

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

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The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 took place in Miami 5 to 7 December, and concluded its final days in the sunny backdrop of Miami Beach’s historic Fontainebleu Hotel. Face tracking and camera resolutions need to improve.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

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More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. (Btw The device costs $200 and it is available starting today. It’s the end of an era.

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