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Reader Feedback Wanted: Thoughts on Our New Article Format
We at Road to VR have been asking ourselves: how do we offer the most value to our readers? That question led to an experiment over the last few months that changed the way we structured each article, with the goal of making them more useful to you. Now, we’d like to hear your thoughts. […]
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Gentle Monster Plans Massive North America & Europe Retail Expansion Amid Smart Glasses Rollout
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster is set to launch its first pair of smart glasses this fall, and it’s hoping to make waves with a rash of new physical retail locations across North America and Europe. The News As reported by Maeil Business Newspaper, Gentle Monster is set to dramatically increase its overseas stores […]
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Is XR Funding on the Rebound?
After a few years of declines – mostly due to the hangover from circa-2021 „metaverse mania,“ XR venture funding grew 117 percent last year. What’s behind the rebound? We examine the latest data from our research arm.
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Smart Glasses Don’t Need an App Store
Smart-glasses development is genuinely fragmented today, including platforms from Meta, Snap, and others. This raises barriers for developers, which in turn could diminish smart glasses demand and sector growth. What’s the solution?
This post appeared… AR Insider & Asger Mølgaard
Magic Leap Cuts Nearly 200 Jobs as AR Pioneer Pivots Into Waveguide Supplier
AR unicorn Magic Leap is again pivoting its core business, this time to serve as a waveguide supplier to other companies making AR glasses, something that we’ve learned comes amid a mass lay off nearly 200 of its core engineering and product development staff. According to a formal WARN Act notification letter to US government […]
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Valve Drops Big SteamVR Update Ahead of Steam Frame Launch
Valve has dropped a sizeable update to SteamVR, paving the way for what appears to be imminent launch of its long-awaited standalone VR headset, Steam Frame. Valve’s latest update brings a good slate of Steam features to SteamVR, which seems to be shaping up to be a proper VR-based operating system, now including a new […]
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AI/XR Beats: OpenAI Hardware Rumors, EssilorLuxottica Doubles Down
OpenAI’s hardware plans look like a smart speaker, while EssilorLuxottica buys Lynx and Lenovo backpedals from XR. We have these and other items from AI and XR worlds, through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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AR Insider & Charlie Fink
From Visualization to Decision Intelligence: The Evolution of Digital Twins
Every year, the geospatial world gathers at the Esri User Conference to talk about the same promise: better maps, visualization, and ways to see the built and natural world in 3D. What are the latest takeaways?
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AR Insider & Jatinder Kukreja
EssilorLuxottica Acquires French XR Startup Lynx, Putting R2 Headset Release in Doubt
Lynx, the France-based XR hardware startup, has been acquired by global eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica. In a public email to backers, Lynx founder and CEO Stan Larroque confirmed the acquisition, which was rumored to have taken place two weeks ago. This includes “[a]ll the IP, assets and most of the team is now transitioning from a startup […]
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An AR Manifesto: Let’s Not Repeat the Same Mistakes
To counteract the effects of social media and smartphones, there’s an opportunity for AR to raise our gaze for more meaningful human interactions. Aligned with Evan Spiegel’s vision for AR social interaction, how could this all unfold?
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