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This episode is a doozy, covering the end of 2021 and CES 2022 announcements, we cover 22 topics in a record 30 minutes, which include:Intel’s view on the MetaverseAmong Us coming to VRHorizon Worlds comes out of betaSony’s Technology Day - 4K OLED microdisplays and hapticsGabe Newell’s comments on Valve’s VR hardware and software investmentsSpatial’s $25M new round of funding and pivot to NFTsMeta’s acquisition of Supernatural’s studio WithinGoogle recruits new talent to lead its new AR OS team?Realwear Navigator 500Coinbase has thoughts about the MetaverseRecroom raises $145MApple hires Meta’s XR head of PRMojovision $45M for AR contact lensesQualcomm + Microsoft partnershipShiftAll (Panasonic) MicroOLED VR headsetTCL Leiniao AR Glasses and NXTWear AirPSVR2 Specs and thoughtsQuest 2 Holiday Sales NumbersVRgineers XTAL 3.0 Canon Kokomo And more!

A deep discussion with Tobii's Johan Helqvist about the upcoming advances in eye-tracking including the consumer availability of eye-tracking in VR and AR headsets.

Topics:AWE 2021 in-person impressionsHTC Vive Focus 3 LBE UpdateQualcomm Snapdragon SpacesJoe Rogan and Ben Shapiro Talk about AR, VR and MetaverseDecagear DelaysSandbox VR gets $37M in Series B fundingLynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset gets funded with $800KHP XRServices for printer customer serviceNreal Light coming to Verizon this monthMeta’s haptic gloves, HaptX call-outScathing Nreal Light review on Forbes

Topics:Magic Leap 2Hololens Army project delayed?HTC Vive FlowPimax FrontierVarjo AeroFacebook Reality Labs Breaking Out FinancialsFacebook ConnectMeta/verse talkAT&T, Ericsson, Wevr location-based VR 5G experienceDigilens gets $500M valuation in new $50M+ round of fundingMeta going to open retail stores?

1. Some people may not be familiar with the term mixed reality or not fully understand what it means, what is your definition of mixed reality?2. Now that we’ve got the definition out of the way, what are some of the reasons you’ve chosen to pursue mixed reality rather than VR or AR independent of one another?3. What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve experienced in making mixed reality happen for your company?4. What makes a headset designed for mixed reality different from a VR headset or AR headset?5. Are there fundamental differences in user interaction for Mixed Reality from AR or VR? What about the similarities?6. Right now, VR and AR are both mostly enterprise focused, what applications do you think will benefit from Mixed Reality in both the consumer and enterprise space?7. Are there any unique software features or APIs that you believe are critical to enabling mixed reality today and into the future? OpenXR? CloudXR?8. Can you talk about your views on split rendering using 5G or Wi-Fi and how you think that fits into mixed reality?9. The Lynx R-1 headset Kickstarter is underway and got fully funded in only 15 hours, what do you attribute to that kind of excitement around a Mixed Reality headset?10. Is there anything else you guys would like our audience to know about Mixed Reality that we haven’t covered here yet?

Topics:The Facebook OutageLynx R1 Kickstarter Funds in 15 hours!T-Mobile is using AR to service its own 5G infrastructureFacebook Rebrands Facebook Horizon to Horizon Worlds, Adds $10M in funding Canon Introduces 190 Degree Lens and Software for VR Photos & VideoVMware Announces Workspace ONE XR HubWhere is Magic Leap 2?Qualcomm, Valve, and Microsoft Partner on Wi-Fi Dual Station, what does it mean for XR?Pico finally launches the Neo 3 Pro and Neo 3 Pro EyeVA is looking to use 5G and AR to help patients with projects like Project CONVERGENCE

This week, I cover:Pico’s Neo 3 pro and Neo 3 Pro Eye LaunchHTC Vive Focus 3 and Pro 2NVIDIA brings DLSS to VRGoogle I/O - AR Search, Google Maps AR and Project StarlineDigilens’ Design V1 developer AR smart glasses for developers and OEMsPS4 rumored specs, 2K x 2K res and eye trackingSnap Partner Summit - Disney Partnership, Spectacles and Ghost incubatorSpatial 4.0 Update - SteamVR, Web Clients and Art Gallery + NFT ready!

In the inaugural episode of the Moor XR Podcast Anshel speaks with HP's Henry Wang, NVIDIA's David Weinstein and Tobii's Johan Hellqvist about foveated rendering and where the industry is at today with the technologies that enable it.