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Today, I host another guest post by Rob Cole, who had the opportunity to review the Pimax Dream Air, the first compact headset by Pimax. Rob, who is a PCVR enthusiast, received the device a couple of weeks ago and stress-tested the headset...

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Today was a stimulating day for me: I participated in the INVELON ITALIA SUMMIT, moderating a round table about the use of XR in culture and tourism, trying demos, meeting new people… and enjoying some free food (the most interesting part...

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A few years ago, we had one word that was both very good and very bad for VR: the metaverse. During the hype, the metaverse helped XR in getting a lot of attention, but at the same time, it created so much confusion in our field that we...

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I hope things are going great for you and that you had a wonderful Easter, if you celebrate it. Things in XR are going pretty badly, but at least I could eat a wonderful Easter cake with a lot of Pistachio cream, and that made me feel...

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Today, we are going to celebrate the end of VR with a big funeral event that is going to happen both in real life and VR. This will be the last act of that gimmick tech called virtual reality. The VR Funeral We have all read from tech...

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I’m in complete shock. Today I woke up, I went on X to interact with the XR community, and I immediately saw this post by Bradley: Rec Room is shutting down for good on June 1st “We never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a...

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It’s beautiful here: Spring has brought the Sun, higher temperatures, and also the blossoming of flowers. Everything is so alive now… except for the metaverse, which is dead, as you all know… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta...

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Today, I get back to reviewing hardware, with my hands-on review of the Reebok by Lucyd Octane smartglasses. If you’re looking for smart glasses to do sports with, you’re gonna like this article… In case you prefer videos, you can watch...

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Spring is here, and we all hope it is going to bring away some of the cold of the Winter of VR!    Before heading to the most relevant pieces of XR news of the week, let me thank Feedspot for having selected my blog again inside...

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Last year, in November, I was finally able to go hands-on with 2Sync, an innovative solution that creates a compelling blend of the real and the virtual. I don’t know why I waited so long to write this article, but better late than never,...

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This has been quite an interesting week to be in XR. There have been no mindblowing pieces of news, but quite a lot of things worth reading about. Probably the fact that GDC took place helped on this side, even if I heard that the event...

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If you have been in the XR field for many years, like me, I have a question for you: don’t you have the impression we are keeping repeating the same things? I mean, I love our field: I love the people, the technology, and feeling immersed...

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I’m writing this newsletter episode from a brand new computer, a new cool rig ideal for XR and AI coming from a collaboration with DELL. Tomorrow, I’ll publish the unboxing video on YouTube… if you’re curious, feel free to check it out!...

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In the last few weeks, I’ve often seen the community debating about what is the future of HTC Vive: once the market leader in VR, the company has lately been pretty silent about releasing new VR headsets. Instead of simply speculating, I...

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I’m back in Italy: I’m happy to eat pasta and lasagna again, but I guess I will miss the baozi (especially the amazing ones I’ve found in Chongqing). I’m a bit tired, but quite all right. Talking about the XR ecosystem, it has not been...

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Today, or better tonight in my time zone, Pico had a special developer event where it teased its new operating system and its new upcoming headset, codenamed Project Swan. All the info shared makes us think about a headset in the same...

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Today we’ll talk about one of the most famous use cases of immersive realities… and no, I’m not referring to the boring B2B sector. And not even gaming. I’m talking about… that thing can really make you go blind if you use it in VR. Its...

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The celebrations for the New Lunar Year are coming to an end, and so are my days eating a lot of Chinese dumplings. I still wish you a lot of happiness and money, especially in this year that looks a bit troubled for VR! And now let’s have...

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It’s the first day of the lunar year of the horse, so happy New Year to all people who celebrate this holiday! I wish you and all your beloved ones a lot of happiness! And also, let’s hope that the horse is going to bring more success to...

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At United XR Europe last year, I had the occasion to try the scent emitter device by Scentient again. Today (with a bit of delay), I’m very happy to tell you about it. The video with my hands-on with Scentient at United XR, where I tell...

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I had a very pleasant weekend, and I hope you did too. I had fun, but I also spent some time researching the best XR news of the week so that I could write this report for you. Enjoy! Top news of the week (Image by Valve) Valve is...

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One of the things that has not evolved much in these 10 years of consumer VR is the Field Of View. Some companies are working hard to solve this problem, and one of my favorites is for sure Hypervision, a startup with a deep expertise on...

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It’s already February! I hope things are going great for you. I’m good, keeping working in XR because I didn’t get the memo about VR being dead… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta reiterates that it is still working on...

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I hope your week has been great. Let’s dig into the most interesting XR news you may have missed! Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Boz talks about Meta’s shifting priorities Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the CTO at Meta, has released...

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The past few days have been pretty complicated for our XR ecosystem. In this newsletter episode, of course, I’ll talk a lot about the negative situation at Meta, but I’ll also leave space to other pieces of news… and some of them are...

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I took some time after the recent news to reflect on what happened and what the consequences may be for all of us. This article is the result of this thought process, and I hope it may offer you some food for thought to reflect on the...

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This roundup of the week will be a bit different than the usual because it will mostly be about CES. I haven’t been there, but I have read the most important pieces of XR news coming from there, and I’m reporting them to you so you can...

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Welcome to 2026 in XR! I wish this will be a wonderful year for you all!    My health is still recovering, and this is why you did not see a news roundup last week, and this week, you’ll have a version with very limited text...

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It has come to that time of the year when I look back at what happened in the past months, and then I wish you the best for the Winter Holidays… XR in 2025 and beyond Samsung Galaxy XR headset (Image by Samsung) This year has been pretty...

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At UnitedXR Europe, I couldn’t miss visiting the booth of one of the most futuristic companies in our field: XPANCEO, which is working on smart contact lenses. As usual, it has been a pretty cyberpunk experience… If you prefer, I’ve...

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This is the first newsletter of the Winter! And to celebrate it, I got sick as hell, and I have a fever. My brain is dizzy, so I don’t take any responsibility for what I’ll be writing in this newsletter. I hope everything will make sense,...

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In the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to test the TCL RayNeo X3 Pro smartglasses, and I’ve been positively impressed by them. There is a lot of talk about the Meta Ray-Ban Display, but these glasses on some sides are better than...

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Today I have the huge pleasure to host a new article by the amazing Rob Cole, which put his hands on a Pimax Crystal Super headset and performed a super (pun intended) deep-dive on it together with his powerful PCVR setup. I thank Rob a...

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When going around the expo area at UnitedXR, I was pretty surprised to find a standalone headset proposed by an Italian company… especially because I’m Italian and I did not know anything about it before. The company is called Youbiquo,...

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The company winning the “Best In Show” award at United XR Europe has been Iralta with Skyjet VR, a product promising to let you live the experience of flying on a jetpack in virtual reality. Of course, it has been one of the first things...

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Today at United XR Europe, I’ve just tried the GVS solution from Neural Balance Innovations, and I can say this is the craziest technology I’ve tried in 2025 and one of the best experiences I’ve had in my career in XR. You must read this...

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Yesterday was the first day of United XR Europe. The Expo was not open (it opens on the second day), but being the pirate I am, I was still able to try a couple of experiences… VIVE Eagle Smartglasses Trailer of the Vive Eagle glasses...

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Hello from Brussels, Belgium! I’m here for United XR Europe after a brief stop in Rotterdam. I can’t wait to try some amazing XR devices and meet the people of the XR community in the next three days! Of course, I’ll write my usual reports...

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On November 22nd, I got an email telling me that my team won an award (and the money associated with it) at the “Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Genre Showdown – Reloaded” competition with our “Million Pigeon Minions” game. We,...

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In a couple of days, I’m starting my trip to the Benelux region to enjoy United XR Europe, which will take place on December 8-10 in Brussels, Belgium. The organizers were so kind to organize for me a preview of five super cool companies...

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Last week, I was in Finland and, for the first time in my life, I attended Slush, one of the most important events in Europe for entrepreneurs. In this post, I’ll share my experience with it, the life lessons I’ve learned, and offer you...

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I’m back in Italy, after a crazy week in Finland between MatchXR and Slush. And especially a weekend during which I discovered that my team won a prize at the latest development competition organized by Meta! I’m so excited and happy about...

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Yesterday, here in Helsinki, there was MatchXR, the event dedicated to immersive realities in Nordic Europe. It is my third year here, and as usual, I want to highlight for you a few things that I tried in the expo area. [Disclaimer: I’ve...

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There’s a piece of news the major XR magazines didn’t report last week, and I think it’s quite relevant to our space: Rokid has launched its new pair of smartglasses in China, built in collaboration with eyewear brand Bolon. Rokid X Bolon...

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I’ve landed in Helsinki to attend MatchXR and Slush. I’m a bit disappointed that there is no snow, but I hope that some will fall in the next days! This is going to be a crazy, busy week for me between the events, the blog articles, and...

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Today, Valve has finally announced the Steam Frame, its hybrid standalone/PCVR headset. It seems like a great device, but I’m honestly a bit disappointed because I don’t think it will be disruptive to our ecosystem. Let me explain why....

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Last week, my time at the Next Reality festival in Hamburg was very nice, and I even won an award there! It’s always great to see some recognition for the hard work of all these years. Now I’m back in Italy, back to work, and back to...

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Yesterday I went to the Next Reality Festival in Hamburg, Germany, for the first time. I want to tell you something about my experience and, in particular, I want to spend a few words about this event, two nice experiences I tried (Peak...

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The past week has not been the most exciting one in the XR space. After both Apple and Google fired their shots in the previous two weeks, nothing incredibly relevant happened. But these are pretty interesting times for me, at least: I...

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I’m crunching like hell for a project I have to deliver these days. But don’t worry, I’m still getting you covered by writing my usual roundup of news to keep you informed about what is happening in the XR space. Who needs sleep, anyway?...