📊 Week Ahead

• Experience Vision (Feb 6, 2025, Paris): AI & XR case-studies across six industry-focused cinema rooms at Grand Rex – experiencevision.io
• IEEE VR 2025 Late-Breaking Reports Deadline (Feb 7, 2025): Final chance to submit high-impact XR research posters – ieeevr.org/contribute/workshops
• Geo Week 2025 (Feb 10–12, 2025, Denver): Geospatial & built-world XR networking with 200 exhibitors and 150 speakers – geo-week.com

🔬 Deep Dive

• “The $10B Mistake Everyone’s Making” – Over-investing in hardware vs. under-funding cross-platform dev tools & enterprise apps. Read the full analysis

💰 Market Moves

• Meta Reality Labs Q4 2024 Record Revenue: $1.083 B in hardware & software sales, highest ever, offset by $4.97 B in costs 
• Samsung Project Moohan Unveiled: Next-gen Android XR headset with Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 & Google’s Android XR OS 

🎯 Research Radar

• Gaussian Splatting for 3D Capture: Real-time, photorealistic volumetric video with fuzzy “splats” instead of meshes 
• Multimodal Natural Interaction for XR Headsets: arXiv survey on AI-driven eye, hand, & voice interfaces in wearable XR 
• CES 2025 Honoree – Swave Photonics HXR Platform: First holographic AR chipset recognized for AI-powered spatial computing 

📋 Patent Watch

• US20250076661A1 – AR Glasses With Photovoltaic Power: Integrated light receiver/transmitter plus solar harvesting 
• WO2025073114A1 – Snap-Fit AR Glasses Assembly: Modular frame & waveguide assemblies with quick-attach optics 
• US20250076990A1 – AR Glasses as IoT Remote Control: Wearable eyewear controlling smart devices via onboard camera & display 

✅ Prediction Tracker

• ✓ Called Niantic’s pivot 6 months ago
• ✗ Overestimated Apple’s AR timeline
• ⏳ Watching our Magic Leap prediction

💬 Community Pulse

• Poll Results: 67 % expect a major AR breakthrough in 2025 – SpatialTech Forum Poll: Haptic Feedback
• Reader Question: “What about haptic feedback?”

📅  Calendar

• Mar 3–6, 2025: MWC 2025, Barcelona – [MWC Barcelona]
• Mar 8–12, 2025: IEEE VR 2025, Saint-Malo, France – Program Overview
• Mar 9–11, 2025: SXSW XR Experience, Austin, TX – SXSW XR Experience
• Apr 30, 2025: Meta Q1 2025 Results & Call – Meta Investor Events