Meta Plans Layoffs in Reality Labs Silicon Unit
by Emory Kale
Meta is in bed with Qualcomm and may not need its own silicon after all.
Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| headsets| | MR| VR
MR and Passthrough Video: Move On, Nothing to See Here
by Omid Rahmat
Passthrough video is a feature of many mixed reality (MR) headsets that allows the user to see the real world around them through the headset’s cameras. This can be used for a variety of …
Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| headsets| | MR| showcase| VR
The Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Tread Familiar Territority
by Shawnee Blackwood
There’s not much to say on who the target audience is for these glasses and these kinds of products have been done before but they do look cool.
Tags:| smart glasses
The Meta Quest 3: Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality Are Things Now
by Shawnee Blackwood
Meta’s taking pre-orders in 23 countries for its plucky little MR headset.
Tags:| Mixed Reality| Qualcomm| Quest 3| VR
AR/VR Headset Market Sees Significant Decline in Q2’23
by Shawnee Blackwood
By 2027, global shipments are projected to grow to 30.3 million units.
Tags:Augmented Reality| Bytedance| DPVR| IDC| | sony| VR| Xreal
Korea’s Display Industry Faces Existential Crisis
by Omid Rahmat
The display industry is about to enter a new era where it is anybody’s game.
Tags:Apple| BOE| China| Korea| LG| | MicroLED| OLED| Samsung| showcase| Visonox
Meta’s Going to Siggraph 2023 and Showing Flamera and Butterscotch VR Technologies
by Shawnee Blackwood
Meta looking to stir up conversation and collaboration around new prototypes with unique approaches to known VR problems.
Tags:| SIggraph 2023| VR
Meta’s Staggering $35.7 Billion Bet and Quarterly Losses on AR/VR Products Continues Unabated
by Emory Kale
The Reality Labs division loses billions of dollars every quarter with no end in sight.
Tags:Augmented Reality| | Quest 3| showcase| Vision Pro| VR
Constraints of MicroLED Technology Deprecate Meta’s Ambitions for AR/VR
by Omid Rahmat
Who can afford to take risks on MicroLED displays? Not even the tech world’s biggest companies, apparently.
Tags:Artificial Intelligence (AI)| headsets| | MicroLED| VR
Meta’s Quest Could Light up Headset Market if Chinese Market Opened Up
by Omid Rahmat
Zuckerberg has been trying to re-enter the Chinese market ever since Facebook was banned in the country in 2009.
Tags:| Quest 3| showcase
Meta and Tyndall National Institute Launch Research Collaboration on MicroLED Technologies to Advance AR Platforms
by Shawnee Blackwood
Professor Hurley and his multi-disciplinary team will primarily investigate the optoelectronic efficiency of ultra-scaled devices like MicroLEDs.
Tags:Augmented Reality| | MicroLED| research
Apple’s Faces Limited Options in Bringing Price of Vision Pro Down
by Omid Rahmat
The affordable variant would likely incorporate cost-cutting measures such as the use of lower-quality screens, older or iPhone-grade chips, fewer cameras, and a simpler headband design.
Tags:Apple| headsets| | Vision Pro
