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production technologies will soon become valuable tools for companies that want to be major participants in the Metaverse, even though there are still a lot of technical hurdles to get over before it gets widespread adoption. Until then, it will simply be great gaming entertainment which, according to Koenig, isn’t all that bad because according to the organization’s Future of Gaming report, they estimated that there were more than 164M gamers in the US or more than three/fourths of the population between 13 and 64. On the headset front, HTC’s new Vive XR Elite mixed reality headset is well positioned against the clunky Quest Pro headset. Remarkably lightweight, comfortable to wear and use, it incorporates RGB color AR passthrough and very detailed resolution which undoubtedly is important to our serious gaming friends. It also features an integrated depth sensor which really helps the viewer understand his/her environment. A nice feature we found inviting is that you can use it in full standalone mode with a battery on the back or as a pair of big glasses with a cable connected to an external power bank. Either way, the Elite is a great headset that isn’t big and clunky like most headsets. While Apple doesn’t attend CES, there are still those nasty little non-announcements coming out of Cupertino around showtime. This year’s rumor was that Apple is getting close to announcing their long-awaited MR (AR/VR) headset even before June’s WWDC with sales beginning this Fall. The unannounced device will supposedly have dual micro OLED 4K displays, 120-degree field of view, waist-mounted battery pack, ultra-low latency audio, hand and voice tracking controller and obviously a nifty price. Of course … all that’s just rumors! Ever since we can remember, people have unanimously agreed that you look really stupid wearing a head-mounted display. Brelyon unveiled an impressive 8K fully immersive OLED display that takes you to a whole new level of VR headset experience. It blends light-to-scale field of view of a very immersive screen but will be years before it becomes commercially available. The core technology, called Ultra Reality, provides a massive field of view that surrounds you and tremendous optical depth. Obviously, no one is saying what the cost will be when it’s finally available. It sorta makes us think of a personal version of giant MSG Sphere that will open later this year in Las Vegas next to the Venetian.