AR/VR & Spatial Computing — 2026-08-28
The XR landscape is defined today by a sharp divergence between consumer stagnation and enthusiast innovation: while Apple reportedly pauses Vision Pro development and Meta delays its Quest 4, the open-source community achieved a breakthrough by unlocking the original Meta Quest bootloader. The most significant signal for the industry is the rapid rise of Pico, which has officially named its high-end "Space Pro" headset for a September 2 debut, directly challenging Apple’s premium positioning just weeks before Meta Connect.
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