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Apple is Reportedly Eyeing Fitness as the Killer App for Future Smart Glasses
While Apple’s first-gen smart glasses aren’t expected to include fitness tracking, although a recent report suggests the company ultimately hopes to put fitness at the center of its next big product segment. The News According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is working to turn its future smart glasses and XR headsets into […]
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New Study Reveals 83 Percent of AR Users Engage Monthly
38 percent of U.S. adults have tried mobile AR, and 83 percent of those do so at least monthly. These results flow from ARtillery Intelligence’s latest original survey research with Thrive Analytics.
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‘Great on Frame’ Page Now Boasts 50+ Games & Apps Optimized for Steam Frame
Valve’s ‘Great on Frame’ page highlights games specifically optimized for Steam Frame, and it’s now grown to over 50 titles. ‘Great on Frame’ initially kicked off last month with a half-dozen titles guaranteed to be optimized for Steam Frame, which wasn’t exactly encouraging, although now the curated portal—similar to Great on Deck—features 50+ games and […]
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Specs Will Get a Chance to Prove Themselves in September
Specs‘ launch date is finally known: September 16th. While the June unveiling previewed the device, we couldn’t try it on and see/feel the UX. And with this type of product, UX is everything. So this will be Specs‘ chance to show its full self.
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These XR Glasses Want to Be the Monitor You Wear All Day – Kickstarter Coming August 4th
Unseen Reality announced its upcoming display-replacing XR glasses, URXR One, is set to launch a Kickstarter on August 4th. URXR are essentially made for users specifically looking for a display replacement. Focused on displaying traditional content, like flatscreen games, film and spreadsheets, the MR glasses boast long-term user comfort thanks to 6DOF and 3DOF modes, […]
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Snap to Show In-depth Look at ‘Specs’ AR Glasses in September Event
Snap announced it’s hosting an event dedicated to Specs, the company’s next-gen AR glasses, on September 16th in Los Angeles, California. At the event, Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is said to share “the first in-depth look at SPECS, demonstrating how they bring AI assistance, work tools, entertainment, and shared experiences into the world […]
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AI/XR Beats: Earnings Season Brings Big Tech Winners & Losers
Earnings season is upon us, meaning big tech winners and losers, while Meta’s smart glasses backlash amps up. We have these and other items from AI & XR realms through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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Steam Frame Launch Looks Imminent Following FCC Certification
The launch of Steam Frame has grown tantalizing close following the publication of documents from the FCC showing the headset has cleared required regulatory certification. We still don’t have an exact release date for Steam Frame, but now we know it’s one huge step closer to actually launching: regulatory documentation and approvals from the FCC […]
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SideQuest is Reviving Microsoft’s Social VR Platform ‘Altspace’ This Fall
The team behind SideQuest, Quest’s alternative app library, announced it’s bringing Microsoft’s social VR platform AltspaceVR (2015) back from the dead. The News Initially released in 2015 and then acquired by 2017 by Microsoft, Altspace was one of the first successful social VR platforms, launching across PC VR headsets, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, and […]
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Do Smart Glasses Need a Blackberry Moment?
While everyone aims for the most tech-charged XR device and the sector’s iPhone moment, should the near-term target be a BlackBerry moment? This baby-steps approach – seen from the likes of Even Realities – leans into the technical art of the possible … AR Insider & Mike Boland