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Virtual Vector - Hiatus Update

Hello everyone, As promised, here's an update on the newsletter hiatus: I need to extend it through the rest of February. I know there's plenty to talk about this month, from the launch of PS VR2 and the recent goings-on with Meta to the Samsung news and today's new headset

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Virtual Vector - Hiatus Notice

A brief announcement.

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Goodbye AltspaceVR, hello Meta moderation nightmare

Plus: more bites on Apple's headset

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Microsoft cuts 10,000 and Apple's AR plans change

A short issue coming to you from the Pacific Northwest.

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HTC's new standard, AR highlights from CES, and Mojo's pivot

A busy week brought Quest news too.

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Vector Media Club #1 - Google Glass by Quinn Myers

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An eye-popping Elite leak and the year's first Apple update

The latest hardware news before CES 2023 officially kicks off.

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Magic Leap's new reality and Meta's Luxexcel buy

2022's last regular Virtual Vector issue.

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HTC's standalone and Carmack's parting words

Thoughts on "Meta Reality," too.

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As Verse nears, Sweeney gives gloomy VR view

Sorry, no Fortnite tips in this Epic-focused issue.

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Snap's Lens Fest news and Apple XR notes

Plus: The nightmare Neuralink story.

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The FTC's swing at Meta with Beat Saber

Virtual Vector's Thanksgiving-week dispatch.

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Qualcomm's new AR2 Gen 1, the big HTC headset leak

Plus: 11,000 out at Meta, Apple's "mixed-reality world."

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Meta's layoffs, Netflix's intriguing VR title

Pondering what a "somewhat smaller" Meta might look like.

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"Do glasses need to be the vehicle for AR?"

A Q&A with Quinn Myers about his book on Google Glass.

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Strap in for Sony's $600 VR launch

Plus: Meta's tough spot and a kid account crackdown.

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Earnings concerns, new haptic gloves, and more Pico VR news

Plus: AR Desert Bus.

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Apple of my iris, my shining Starline

An update on the N301, news out of Mountain View, and more from Meta.

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Connecting Meta's dots

A Virtual Vector bonus on Meta Connect 2022.

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Just pretend it means "make metaverse happen"

Prodding at root causes behind some recent metaverse headlines.

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Headsets and glasses and goggles, oh my

Virtual Vector recaps a busy week in hardware news.

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ByteDance, Meta, and the battleground of "Pro"

Yes, the Pico 4 looks to be a bonafide Quest 2 competitor. As for the souped-up model…

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Welcome to Virtual Vector

Hi there. I'm Mathew Olson, and I'd like to introduce my new weekly newsletter, Virtual Vector.