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Meta Quest v57 update screenshot showing the new Horizon Feed — Quest v57 update makes a key mixed-reality fix before the Quest 3 launch Say goodbye to the unnecessary Guardian and hello to some new avatar and Horizon Home tools. But we're still waiting on legs.

Google's new smart glasses on stage at Google I/O 2022 — Google's AR glasses plans are just as messy as we feared It's working on a Google Glass successor, a Samsung XR headset, and two other prototypes — but each has its problems.

Apple Vision Pro crown — I'm not surprised Samsung scrapped this XR headset after seeing the Apple Vision Pro The leaked prototype supposedly sported an Exynos chip, micro-OLED displays, RGB passthrough, and eye tracking.

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Latest about XR

A Google exec resigns with a damning note about its XR ambitions

By Jay Bonggolto published 11 July 23

Scathing remarks Google's senior director for engineering Mark Lucovsky, who led the company's OS and software platform for AR and XR devices, left the company.

Scathing remarks

The pancake lenses of the Meta Quest Pro headset

The Apple Vision Pro is a rare opportunity for Google, Samsung, and the Quest 3

By Michael L Hicks published 9 June 23

We know an Android XR headset is coming in 2023 (unless Samsung delays it). Will it cost thousands of dollars too?

Virtual Reality

Google Qualcomm and Samsung partnership for a new XR device

Google reminds us that a Samsung Gear VR heir running Android is coming in 2023

By Michael L Hicks published 10 May 23

For fans of the old Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream, the Android dream duo is planning an announcement later in 2023.

Apps & Software

Snapdragon Wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference Design

Future AR glasses will rely on same XR2 chip as Oculus Quest 2

By Michael L Hicks published 20 May 22

Qualcomm released a reference design for wireless AR glasses that devs will certainly copy in the next few years.

Virtual Reality

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