2025-11-13
Unpopular opinion: while the #SteamFrame is super-cool, I don't think it will make a big impact on the #VirtualReality ecosystem. You can find my analysis here: [link] Long story short: Frame is too expensive, too dedicated to gaming, and it introduces no disruptive features to really make a difference. It is like a Quest 3 made by Valve, and the Quest 3 is not having disruptive success...
The Verge
Valve unveils the Steam Frame, a VR headset that can stream games from a PC or run Windows and Android games locally, expected to launch in 2026 for under $999
Valve is about to launch a new virtual reality headset, and with it, a comprehensive new approach to what a VR device should be.
Unpopular opinion: while the #SteamFrame is super-cool, I don't think it will make a big impact on the #VirtualReality ecosystem. You can find my analysis here: [link] Long story short: Frame is too expensive, too dedicated to gaming, and it introduces no disruptive features to really make a difference. It is like a Quest 3 made by Valve, and the Quest 3 is not having disruptive success...
The Verge
Valve says the company is “no longer manufacturing” its high-end, PC-tethered VR headset Valve Index, released in 2019 for $999, after unveiling the Steam Frame
While showing its new Frame VR headset to The Verge, Valve confirmed that it's moving on from its previous one.
2025-10-22
The #GalaxyXR launch event has finished. To be honest, it has been pretty underwhelming. I'm happy for the launch of a new headset and a new platform, but the pace was very boring, the use cases shown already known, and the attention was more on AI than XR. Some bright moments [image]
Bloomberg
Samsung unveils the Galaxy XR headset, with Android XR, 4K micro-OLED displays, a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, and an external battery pack, available for $1,800
The $1,800 headset is a precursor to smart glasses launching “pretty soon.” — A new mixed-reality headset developed …
2025-09-18
With much respect with James Cameron, but this fireside chat is pretty sleep-inducing
Engadget
A live blog of Meta Connect 2025, where Meta announced Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses with and without a display, new Meta Oakley glasses, Horizon updates, and more
Expect a lot of smart glasses and AI talk this year, with a dash of the metaverse and VR. — Who's excited for smart glasses?
With much respect with James Cameron, but this fireside chat is pretty sleep-inducing
Bloomberg
Meta debuts $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, with a screen in the right lens and hand gesture detection via the Meta Neural Band wristband, on sale from September 30
Meta Platforms Inc., seeking to turn its burgeoning smart glasses into a must-have product, on Wednesday unveiled its first version with a built-in screen.
2025-08-18
@Lunayian $800 could be a good price for early adopters
Bloomberg
Sources: Meta may debut “Hypernova” smart glasses with a display for ~$800 in September; Apple delays releasing immersive video shot around Vision Pro's debut
Apple has slow-walked the release of immersive video, creating a conundrum for the Vision Pro.
2025-03-15
WE HAVE CAMERA ACCESS ON META QUEST 3!!!!! #VirtualReality #MixedReality
UploadVR
Meta debuts the highly requested Passthrough Camera API for Quest 3/3S as an experimental feature; developers can't ship apps with the API on Horizon Store yet
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2024-06-18
Wow, a pen compatible with the Quest! I can imagine many use cases... Logitech launches MX Ink stylus for Meta Quest mixed reality headsets https://venturebeat.com/... via @VentureBeat #VirtualReality #VR
CNET
Logitech unveils the MX Ink, a $130 stylus coming in September for the Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and “future headsets”, the Quest's first third-party input device
2024-06-17
Wow, a pen compatible with the Quest! I can imagine many use cases... Logitech launches MX Ink stylus for Meta Quest mixed reality headsets https://venturebeat.com/... via @VentureBeat #VirtualReality #VR
Road to VR
Logitech unveils the MX Ink, a stylus for the Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and “future headsets”, the Quest's first third-party input device, shipping in September
Logitech today unveiled an XR stylus that comes as Meta Quest's first third-party motion peripheral, targeting creatives working in both 2D and 3D media.
2022-09-26
Not perfect, but still incredibly cool Meta AI Research: Quest 2 Body Tracking Estimation Without Trackers https://uploadvr.com/... via @uploadvr #VirtualReality #VR
UploadVR
In a new paper, Meta researchers demonstrated a system that can reconstruct a user's plausible pose from only the Quest 2's sensors using reinforcement learning
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2021-08-16
Niantic CEO talks about the #AR cloud for the future. A lot of corporate fluff, but also the interesting bit that they have AR glasses prototypes working and they plan working on them for years https://nianticlabs.com/... via @mathewolson #AR #AugmentedReality
Fast Company
Interview with Niantic CEO John Hanke about the company's vision for the metaverse and how it could become a dystopian nightmare
2021-04-05
This interview with @tipatat is a must read. He claims that PCVR grew 4x thanks to #halflifealyx, and 4x #VR titles may have earned $10M+ on Steam Get ready for more VR unicorns https://www.protocol.com/... #VirtualReality #gaming #gamedev
Protocol
Profile of Tipatat Chennavasin, GP of Venture Reality Fund, which has backed Rec Room and Facebook-acquired Beat Games, on changes in the VR industry
Janko Roettgers / Protocol : Tweets: @oskarburman , @skarredghost , @sportschris , @welkhoff , @mattmiesnieks , @karanganesan , and @tipatat Tweets: Oskar Burman / @oskarburman : ...