The XR Week Peek (2022.10.18): Meta announces Quest Pro, new rumors about Apple, and more!

vrcoin on October 18, 2022

This has been the week of the Meta Connect, which brought with it many important announcements. I thought that there could be nothing else to say in this roundup apart from the Connect, while actually, digging into the various XR magazines and social media feed, I have been able to find a lot of interesting little news, which I’m reporting to you.  By the way, today I travel to Lisbon to attend AWE Europe, where I will be the moderator of a panel about sustainability in XR and Web3. If you are going, too, let me know and maybe we will be able to meet! If you are not going, well, expect to read some articles on mine about the hardware that I will try there, so you will feel as if you have been there, too… and I will also eat and review some delicious pasteis de nata for you :D.

From Virtual Clothes to Virtual Stores: XR in Fashion Retail

vrcoin on October 11, 2022

Fashion is physical. Right? While clothing has always been material, expression has always been something more. And, digital fashion brands have been exploring that intersection. Even physical fashion brands are using XR technology to sell their hard-copy clothing. Though some are selling soft-copy clothing too. From virtual clothes to virtual stores, there’s a lot to see. How to Bring the Human Into Virtual Try-On Before we get to full-on virtual stores, let’s start off with physical fashion retailers using XR technology. What’s the worst part of buying clothes? Trying them on, right? We’re all in agreement about that? The lines, the time, and the hassle? The… it’s just awkward, right? But, you want to know what the clothes will look like on you. This is where XR comes in. But, it turns out it’s still awkward. Or, at least, it can be. Reactive Reality In September, Reactive Reality announced the

The XR Week Peek (2022.10.03): Quest 3 leaks, Lenovo ThinkReality VRX launch, and more!

vrcoin on October 3, 2022

I wish you are having a great day and a great week! This week I’ve been pretty busy with my dev work, but I also had some great moments: I had the pleasure of attending an XR-related event dedicated to women here in Turin; of being interviewed by the awesome Rene Schulte for his podcast (you can watch the interview here); and to taste a bit of an amazing tiramisu liquor (not before the interview of course :P).  But enough talking about me… let’s dig into the best AR/VR news of the week! Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch)Meta Quest 3 leaks show a lightweight mixed reality headset The serial leaker Brad Lynch has shared on his Youtube channel what he claims are CAD renders of the upcoming Quest 3. Brad is known to share many rumors in the ecosystem, and some of them prove out to be true, others not,

The time to harvest for us VR people is now

vrcoin on September 29, 2022

A few weeks ago, I was discussing with a colleague of mine that I hadn’t seen for months, and while we were updating ourselves about each other’s lives, we started talking about our VR careers. We both are in a better situation than a few years ago, so at a certain point, he told me a sentence that made me think: “I’m finally now harvesting the fruits of the plants I sowed in the past years”. This sentence remained in my head after the call, and from time to time I kept thinking about it. I have to say that also from my personal experience, it is true: now it’s the time to harvest for us VR people. “Let’s take it back all that is ours”, it’s from a TV series spoken in Naples dialectThe Gartner Hype cycle of VR I work in the XR field since 2014, and I’ve

The XR Week Peek (2022.09.26): Pico 4 announced, RTX40 cards revealed, and more!

vrcoin on September 26, 2022

This is the first newsletter of the Autumn! It is not my favorite season of the year, but it is going to bring with it many cool pieces of VR news, and many cups of hot chocolate, so I guess I will be very happy in the upcoming weeks… Top news of the week (Image by Pico)Bytedance launches Pico 4, directly challenging Meta Quest 2 The announcement of the Pico 4, the first consumer-oriented headset by Bytedance, has been much more disruptive than I expected. With it, Bytedance directly challenges Meta and the Quest 2 with a product that is more powerful, cheaper, and offers a quite good content catalog.  Let’s see some of the specifications: Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2, 8 Cores 64 bit, 2.84GHzRAM: 8GB LPDDR4X, 2133MHzStorage: 128GB/256GB, UFS 3.0DisplayType: 2.56″ x2 LCD displayResolution: 4,320 x 2,160 (2,160 x 2,160 per eye)PPI: 1200Refresh rate: 72Hz / 90HzField of view (FOV): 105° DiagonalIPD:

The XR Week Peek (2022.09.19): Pico 4 is launching on 22nd, PSVR 2 gets reviewed, and more! [+ Giveaway]

vrcoin on September 19, 2022

This is the last newsletter of this Summer 2022! The weather is starting to get cold here, but our XR ecosystem is getting hot, with the upcoming launches of Pico 4 and Quest Pro, not to mention the upcoming NVIDIA GTC where I hope to see RTX40 graphics cards being revealed! Are you excited? Because I am… Top news of the week (Image by Pico)Pico to launch Pico 4 on September, 22nd Chinese manufacturer Pico has just officially announced that on September, 22nd (that is, in 3 days) it is going to launch a new product. The image shows what looks like a quite thin headset, and two arcs that look a lot like the Pico 4 controllers I leaked a few weeks ago.  There is no official news on this device, but the leaks give us some interesting info about it. It should be dubbed Pico 4 and come in two

The 2nd Annual AR/VR Policy Conference

vrcoin on September 16, 2022

The second annual AR/VR Policy Conference took place this Wednesday, September 14, in Washington D.C., accompanied by a live stream on YouTube. The event, once again hosted by Information Technology Innovation Foundation and the XR Association, followed last year’s all-virtual event. Registration for both events was free, regardless of in-person or virtual attendance. As a proud media partner of the AR/VR Policy Conference, here’s the ARPost recap – though you can also watch the complete event on YouTube. Welcome and Keynote The marathon session lasted from 11 AM to 5 PM local time, though in-person attendants also had access to a networking social following the conclusion of the sessions. There was also a demo floor for participating companies to showcase their XR for good projects. Elizabeth Hyman’s Welcome Address The AR/VR Policy Conference started off with a welcome address by XRA CEO Elizabeth Hyman. Hyman praised ITIF as a partner

The XR Week Peek (2022.09.12): Meta Quest Pro leaked, Snap working on future Spectacles, and more!

vrcoin on September 12, 2022

Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! This weekend people in China were celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year, and I got as a gift a lot of Chinese food, including some mooncakes, so I was able to celebrate it, too! I hope you had a nice weekend as well 🙂  It’s been a pretty intense week for me: I worked really a lot; I have been banned from Twitter twice in two days because its AI thought that my posts about Pico were porn images (my account has been restored, don’t worry); I’ve seen the posters of the project I’m working on being attached in the metro stations in Paris; I had an emotional interview with the guy that made me start my blog; I survived another Apple event without XR news (which are coming always “next year”); and I ended with the very long review of Pico Neo

AWE EU 2022 Is Headed for Lisbon

vrcoin on September 12, 2022

Wait, wasn’t AWE a few months ago? It was for America, but it’s the Augmented World Expo – there are three live AWE conferences throughout the year. Next, it’s time for AWE EU. We saw what AWE had to offer in Santa Clara this spring. So, what can we expect when it comes to Lisbon next month? What to Expect If you know the flow of AWE in the States, you’ll spot some similarities and differences. AWE EU still kicks off with Ori Inbar’s keynote. And, according to the current iteration of the agenda, Inbar’s keynote has the same theme as the one we saw in California in June. Further, the legendary AWE Expo Hall is still a part of the European event. And, exhibitors can still win Best of Show awards at the wrap-up ceremony on the last day. However, AWE EU is two days instead of three. Further,

Pico Neo 3 Link Review: A good start for Bytedance in the consumer market

vrcoin on September 11, 2022

Today I finally review for you the Pico Neo 3 Link! I had a lot of delays in writing this article (sorry Pico, sorry VR community), but I promise you that it will be deep and detailed… as you like the posts on my website 🙂 Pico Neo 3 Link Video Review For the ones of you that don’t like walls of text, I have prepared an extensive video review of the unit, where I talk about all its features, and I compare them with the ones of the Quest 2 and the Pico Neo 3 Pro. If you prefer reading instead, well, go on! Pico Neo 3 Link pico neo 3 link consumer vr ” data-image-caption=”People playing with Pico headsets (Image by Pico) ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/skarredghost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Havana-Orange-Fotoproduktion-8-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/skarredghost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Havana-Orange-Fotoproduktion-8-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1″ loading=”lazy” width=”640″ height=”427″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/skarredghost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Havana-Orange-Fotoproduktion-8-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1″ alt=”pico neo 3 link consumer vr” class=”wp-image-12170″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/skarredghost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Havana-Orange-Fotoproduktion-8-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/skarredghost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Havana-Orange-Fotoproduktion-8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w,