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VOY may have solved the problem of prescription lenses in public settings

Yesterday here in Silicon Valley I was amazed to discover a new product that may have solved one of the biggest problems of public VR demos. I was introduced to it by George Zao, the CEO of VOY Glasses, who showed me his tunable prescription lenses. The prescription lenses issue Wearing your glasses inside VR headsets is never comfortable:...

Thu Jun 13, 2024 20:02
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.11): Apple announces Vision OS 2, Meta fixes passthrough on Quest 3, and more!

Today I’m traveling to the US to attend AWE, so I was hoping that the past week would be a bit boring, so I did not have to write a long post while traveling, but actually, the XR ecosystem decided not to help me because there are many things to talk about. There’s been no massive news, but still, many things are worth mentioning. So, enjoy this rich...

Tue Jun 11, 2024 14:50
Apple Vision Pro Hands-On: Very Good In Some Aspects, A Bit Bad In Others

Finally, I have been able to put my hands on an Apple Vision Pro. Thanks to the very kind people of the Helsinki XR Center who let me spend more than one hour with it, and my buddy Gianni who let me have another half an hour, I managed to have enough time to play around with the device to have an informed opinion about it. And I would like to share...

Mon Jun 10, 2024 10:33
An opensource plugin lets you interact with real objects in mixed reality

I promised you a surprise post for this week and here we are: I am announcing “Hybrid Hands Interactions”, a special opensource plugin that lets you interact in mixed reality with real objects so that you can create some magical experiences like this one: The bottle and the glass are able to do some magic… Hybrid interactions In...

Thu Jun 6, 2024 15:59
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.04): Sony launches the PlayStation VR PC adapter, the name Quest 3S gets leaked again, and much more!

I’m back in Italy for a few days. The trip to Helsinki was amazing and now I can spend some days eating pasta before I take the plane to the US to attend AWE! I will stay a few days in the Valley and a few days in LA… in case you want to meet me, get in touch!    This week I’m also going to publish two exciting articles, one will be my hands-on Vision...

Tue Jun 4, 2024 11:15
The XR Week Peek (2024.05.28): Meta and LG’s partnership gets in trouble, new leaks on Meta Quest 3s, and more!

Hello from Helsinki, Finland! The city is different from how I found it in December: there is no snow, but there is a bright sun that sunsets late evening. It’s very beautiful, but in a different way. As usual, I will keep you posted about my adventures here!    This week in XR has not been mindblowing, but there is still a good number of pieces of...

Tue May 28, 2024 09:33

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