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CES 2022 Day O – Waiting for 2023

Omicron pandemonium – Silver lining Despite the best efforts of the CTA, the advent of the hyper-contagious SARS-Cov2 variant means that CES 2022 is going to be a subdued affair....

Roblox Q3 2021 – Pandemic independence.

Roblox confirms that it is not Peloton. Roblox has exited the pandemic in good shape despite its users getting out and about again confirming that it is a proper contender...

Meta (Facebook) – All-in on Meta.

Zuckerberg bets his company on the Metaverse. Mark Zuckerberg is betting his company on the Metaverse, and while it is making the right noises, it is clear that this was...

Facebook Q3 2021 – Talking cash

Facebook puts its money where its mouth is. Users are still not deserting Facebook despite all of the bad press but the real story here is that Facebook is going...

Magic Leap – Second life

Magic Leap is back and has a seat at the table. Magic Leap is back in contention with a new device and a funding round, but the company has not...

The Metaverse – Repeated history?

Telcos will try to break the inevitable cycle Telecom operators are once again trying to avoid becoming commodity bit pipes and this time they are trying their hand at virtual...

Facebook VR – Wii the second.

Oculus should not need advertisements The rapid push back against the idea of advertisements in VR is a clear signal that this monetisation model will not work in this instance...

Facebook F8 – Business as usual.

Business messaging and AR dominate the agenda. The completely scripted keynote didn’t reveal very much that was new but was a clear indicator of where Facebook is placing its short,...

Bose – Visual impairment.

The AR field continues to narrow. Bose’s journey outside of its core audio business has come to an end with the closure of its Augmented Reality (AR) business in another...

Google – Glasses mended.

Google has another go at AR. It looks like Google is in the final stages of agreeing the acquisition of North, one of the more interesting augmented reality (AR) companies,...