Weekly Spatial | Aug 8 - Meta Shares Details Of Ultra-Wide FOV & "Hyperrealistic VR" Prototype Headsets, Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year

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Meta Shares Details Of Ultra-Wide FOV & "Hyperrealistic VR" Prototype Headsets

Meta has unveiled two advanced VR prototypes: Boba 3, featuring a 180° × 120° ultra-wide field of view in a compact form factor, and Tiramisu, a “hyperrealistic” headset with 90 PPD resolution, 1400 nits brightness, and high contrast. Both will be demoed at SIGGRAPH 2025 as Meta pushes toward lifelike VR experiences.

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Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year

Despite skipping major showcases like Google I/O and Unpacked, Samsung confirmed its Android XR-based headset, codenamed Project Moohan, is still on track for release this year. Featuring a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, micro-OLED displays, eye and hand tracking, and modular hardware, the device remains shrouded in mystery with no official launch date or price revealed yet.

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XR MARKET

• Operator XR wins $3.7M Texas DPS contract for VR police training

LAUNCHES & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Red Bull’s “Touching the Sky” VR documentary premieres on Quest

• Red 6 & Northrop unveil BEACON AR combat platform

• Meta Horizon Worlds desktop editor adds generative AI tools

• Snapchat’s ‘Seven Wonders’ AR series expands beyond the screen

• Nokia introduces XR radio network for digital twins

• SIGGRAPH 2025 to feature Spatial Storytelling showcase

• “You Only Render Once” technique boosts VR frame rate

• Snap reports 350M+ users engaging with AR daily

• Google’s Genie 3 pushes interactive video and spatial content

• Meta CTO teases Connect 2025 focus: AI agents & new hardware

• Varjo receives delivery of XR Fighter Jet Simulator from Dogfight Boss

• Enel Green Power adopts VR for global renewables team training

• Horizon Worlds can now launch inside Instagram & Facebook

• Niantic SDK adds passthrough support for Meta Quest 3

XR EVENTS

SIGGRAPH 2025: Aug 10-14, Vancouver, Canada

Gamescom: Aug 20-24, Cologne, Germany

La Biennale di Venezia: Aug 27-Sep 6, Venice, Italy

R-CON by Reality Capture: Sept 30-Oct 2, Boise, ID, USA

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