This has been the week when the Unity Cube has come back into the spotlight it deserves. I updated it to the latest Meta SDK, and now it can go up to 240 Hz on Quest 3! It is the first (or one of the first) app on the Horizon Store to implement this feature. […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.09.07): Steam Frame is getting a passthrough add-on, GPT-6 democratizes the creation of 3D content, and …
Today, RayNeo has just launched RayNeo iO Smart Glasses, its new model of camera-free smart glasses. I had the opportunity to go hands-on with them, and in this article, I’ll share my first impressions. In the next days, I’ll keep using these smart glasses, and then I will write an exhaustive review about them, going […] The post RayNeo iO Smart Glasses hands-on impressions appeared first on The …
The Quest 3 has just been upgraded to run with crazy framerates up to 240Hz. And The Unity Cube is probably the first app on the Quest Horizon Store to support 200+Hz framerates! Keep reading this article to learn more about Quest 3’s extended framerates, how to implement them, how to try them, and my […] The post You can now try Quest3’s 207Hz smooth framerate with The Unity Cube! appeared first…
It’s the last day of August. The last day of what is usually considered a vacation month, before we start the busy period of XR product launches in September and October! So enjoy this last newsletter with more relaxed vibes, because I guess that from next week I’ll have a lot of work to do 🙂 (Btw, […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.31): VR was featured in GTA VI trailer, Quest 3 got a frame…
At AWE, I was able to go hands-on a couple of times with XREAL Aura, which are probably the first consumer-oriented Android XR AR glasses. I think it is definitely a very interesting device. Keep reading to discover everything about this device, which is one of the most anticipated XR headsets of the year! (Before […] The post XREAL Aura impressions: very interesting AR glasses appeared first on …
I’m in Italy, but in a sunnier place than usual, enjoying a more relaxed environment and a lot of good food. Probably too much good food… but I can’t resist it ahahah. Anyway, I am still working, and that’s why you are still having your weekly roundup of news today! And since September-October (the usual […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.24): Pico teases the launch of the Space Pro, Steam Fr…
I realized I never told you about a very interesting startup I met in May at the VR/AR Expo China in Shanghai: it is called Immersix and is bringing a slew of innovations to the eye-tracking field. Immersix and its retina tracking Immersix is a Western startup focused on building eye-tracking solutions for XR. Its […] The post Hands-on: Immersix may revolutionize eye tracking with its accuracy ap…
This has been a very special week for me because my blog turned 10 years old. It’s a huge achievement, and I’m super proud of it and super thankful for all the people who helped me reach this result. I also want to thank the community for the very nice comments on social media about […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.17): VR Games Showcase, the pressure on smartglasses, and more! appeared fir…
Exactly today, my blog turns 10 years old. It is a huge achievement. Or better, it is a HUUUUUUUGE achievement! This morning I started thinking about this since I woke up. And a lot of emotions started going through me since then. I feel surprised to have reached such a milestone: when I started, I […] The post 10 years of The Ghost Howls appeared first on The Ghost Howls .
One of the startups I absolutely wanted to visit at AWE was Oxford Optical Labs (OOL) because it is developing special lenses that can change their focus on demand. This company got me intrigued since the first time I spoke with them during my AWE preview interview, because its technology could enable varifocal headsets in […] The post Oxford Optical Labs aims to make varifocal headsets possible …
Are you ready for a new episode of this roundup of the best XR news of the week? Of course you are… otherwise, you wouldn’t be here! Top news of the week Speculations and updates about the Steam Frame The launch of the Steam Frame is getting closer, and we are keeping having updates and speculations about […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.10.08): New rumors on Steam Frame, new VR mods, and more…
At AWE, I was able to get in touch with the team building the Raven Prism, which are upcoming smart glasses with a strong focus on privacy and openness. Let me tell you more about this very interesting project! Raven Resonance Raven Resonance is an American startup focused on building AR glasses (smartglasses) with a […] The post Raven Prism are the glasses that care the most about privacy appear…
It’s hot here in Italy… It’s so hot that I miss my time in November in Finland when I was freezing! This week in XR has been kinda lukewarm, with no huge news happening, but this newsletter is still going to be cool, with some interesting news and a lot of fun links at the […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.03): SPECS’s specs to be unveiled in September, Altspace VR is being rebooted, and mor…
One of the most incredible experiences I had at AWE was trying out Canon’s mixed-reality headsets. One was incredibly small, and the other one incredibly expensive ($20K!!!). Let me tell you everything about these very special hands-on sessions I had. [Notice: I tried these devices for just a few minutes each. This is a “first […] The post Hands-on Canon’s $20K headset and very small MR prototype…
It’s summertime! Many people are going on vacation, the VR magazines have reduced the amount of news they publish, but I’m still here writing for you the summary of the most important pieces of XR news of the week! This week we actually had quite a few notable things happen, so this Week Peek will […] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.07.27): AI-coded mods are bringing new content to PCVR, Samsung …
I’m intrigued by Gaussian Splat videos because they have the potential to bring a person in front of you, as if he/she were really there. Combined with mixed reality, they can really make you feel like an idol of yours is there, at home with you. That’s why I was happy when, at AWE, I […] The post Radiant Images offers a portable system to record Gaussian Splat videos appeared first on The Ghost …
