January 2025

Google Launches Android XR: A New Era of Extended Reality

Thank you to our online friend, South China Wu Yanzu, for the tip! On December 13th, Google announced the launch of a brand new operating system, Android XR. ‘XR’ stands for ‘Extended Reality,’ which encompasses various technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. Android XR can be seen as a ‘strong competitor’

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Varjo Teleport Service Launched for Real-World VR Scanning with iPhone

On November 27th, the Varjo Teleport service has been launched, allowing users to effortlessly capture real-world scenes using just an iPhone and then view them in PC VR as volumetric videos for a monthly fee of $30 (approximately 218 RMB). Varjo Teleport uses Gaussian scattering technology and leverages machine learning to ‘train’ high-quality outputs based

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Apple’s Vision Pro: CEO Tim Cook’s Perspective on Early Adopter Product

On December 5th, less than a year after the launch of Apple’s Vision Pro, it is approaching its first holiday sales season amid widespread perceptions of poor sales performance. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook has recently defended the sales performance of Vision Pro using three key terms: ‘early adopter product’. Source: Cook’s X account. Cook

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