⊲ The Digital Speaker ⊳ Augmented reality or AR may move from niche to necessity in 2025, blending digital and physical worlds more seamlessly than ever. Advances in AI, miniaturised hardware, and...
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Gaussian Splats: (Nearly) Ready for Standardisation
⊲ Metaverse Standards Forum ⊳ The Gaussian Splatting Town Hall presentations showed a strong interest in 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and its potential for industry adoption. Although a consensus...
Meta’s Reality Labs, Big Sales, Huge Losses
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Meta’s Reality Labs posted a record $1.083 billion in revenue for Q4 2024, contributing to an annual total of $2.146 billion, up 13% from the previous year. The growth was driven by...
Global VR/MR Sales in 2024
▶ Source - PCMag ▶ In 2024, VR and MR headset shipments were 9.6 million, led by Meta’s Quest 3 and 3S commanding a 73% share. Sony’s PS VR2 follows with 9%, likely hindered by limited...
Meta Accelerates the Future
▶ Source - Meta ▶ Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, highlights the company's advancements in AI-integrated glasses and mixed reality hardware. He notes that smart glasses have...
Meta’s Avatars Become More Human
▶ Source - Reuters ▶ Meta has announced the release of Meta Motivo, an AI model designed to improve human-like movement in digital avatars. It uses unsupervised reinforcement learning to teach...
Google Ups the XR-AI Game
▶ Source - Telecoms.com ▶ Google has introduced Android XR, a version of its operating system for extended reality devices, with the first devices expected in 2025. Features include immersive apps...
Meta’s “Metaversities” XR Initiative Announced
| Meta | Meta has introduced an educational beta programme for its Quest headsets in collaboration with over a dozen universities across the US, UK and EU, enabling feedback on VR and...
Metaverse Moves Into Real World
Meta | At the Meta Connect 2024, CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted innovations like the Quest 3S headset, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and the introduction of AI tools. Quest 3S, priced affordably,...
Meta’s Bold MR/AI/AR Metaverse Future
The Guardian | Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed prototype AR glasses called Orion at the 2023 Connect conference, blending digital media with the real world. The glasses showcase the company's...
Apple and Meta’s Realities Converge
Computerworld | This opinion piece explores how Apple and Meta have adopted each other's technological approaches to augmented and virtual reality. Initially, Meta focused on virtual reality with...
Meta VR Market Share 80%
Counterpoint | Global VR headset shipments fell 4% year-over-year in Q2 2024, with Sony’s PSVR2 leading the decline due to weak consumer demand. Apple’s Vision Pro also experienced a significant...