What are underrated challenges in optical see-through AR? After the last installment of this series examined fundamental technical hurdles, we continue the narrative with practical issues rarely discussed.
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Fundamentals & Physics: AR’s Technical Challenges, Part 2
Pimax Delays Dream Air and Dream Air SE to December, SLAM Versions Likely to 2026
Pimax issued an update detailing its upcoming fleet of micro-OLED PC VR headsets, which also included info on a delay affecting its thin and light headsets, Dream Air and Dream Air SE. The update, seen at the bottom of the article, details three products Pimax is preparing to ship: Dream Air – Thin and light PC […]
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Can Tripo’s Gen-AI Step Change Unlock 3D TikTok?
Text-to-3D gen-AI innovator Tripo has achieved a step change in quality in its recent Tripo Studio release. Will the resulting democratization in 3D generation unlock its ambitions for a 3D TikTok?
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Samsung Android XR Headset Rumored to Release Next Month, Undercutting Apple Vision Pro
Samsung could be launching its Project Moohan mixed reality headset next month, according to a report from South Korea’s ETNews (Korean), which hopes to take on Apple Vision Pro in the prosumer XR segment. Citing industry sources, ETNews maintains that Samsung’s Mobile Experience division will unveil Moohan (Korean for ‘Infinite’) online on October 21st—likely in the morning of […]
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Quest is Getting an Official ‘Discord’ App Next Year
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said last May that he would “love” for Quest to have some sort of Discord integration, although it seemed it was up to Discord to make the first move. At Connect this week, Meta announced Discord is officially coming to Quest next year. While Quest users can technically log into Discord […]
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Exclusive 3D Trailer of ‘Avatar 3’ on Quest Teases a Possible Full Release on the Headset
During Meta Connect this week, the company released an exclusive 3D trailer of James Cameron’s upcoming film Avatar: Fire and Ash. There’s no confirmation yet that we’re getting the full thing, although Cameron is enthusiastic about Quest’s ability to open up new distribution models. The short trailer is now available on Meta Horizon TV until September 21st, which the […]
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Why Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Failed on Stage at Connect
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote at this year’s Connect wasn’t exactly smooth—especially if count two big hiccups that sidetracked live demos for both the latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses. Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) smart glasses essentially bring the same benefits as Oakley Meta HSTN, which launched back in […]
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Spatial Beats: Meta Gets Visual, Snap Bets Big
In this week’s roundup, Meta blitzes the AR market with several updates, including its long-awaited display glasses. Snap likewise bets big on its consumer AR glasses to hit the market next year. We have these and other events from XR and AI realms, th… AR Insider & Charlie Fink
New Meta Developer Tool Enables Third-parties to Bring Apps to its Smart Glasses for the First Time
Today during Connect, Meta announced the Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which represents the company’s first steps toward allowing third-party experiences on its smart glasses. If the name “Wearables Device Access Toolkit” sounds a little strange, it’s for good reason. Compared to a plain old SDK, which generally allows developers to build apps for a specific device, […]
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Meta Confirms Third-party Horizon OS Headsets Are Still Coming – But When?
Meta announced in early 2024 it was planning to release Horizon OS beyond Quest in an apparent bid to become the ‘open’ alternative to Apple’s staunchly monolithic Vision OS. While this year’s big Connect reveals are behind us—with no announcements for new XR headsets to speak of—the company confirmed with Road to VR that partner devices […]
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