Dmitri Lapchinski

XR Solutions Architect, Founder of VR/AR development studio Visual UniVRs | Crafting immersive experiences since 2015

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@mattiapomelli @figma Sleek!

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@gonka_ai Chicken-and-egg problem: miners need profit → profit needs demand → demand needs competitive AI models.
But top ones (Midjourney, Suno, ElevenLabs, Lovable) are closed-source, and without GPU TEE or remote attestation, decentralized nets can’t protect them.

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Meta's Super Bowl ads for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses star Chris Pratt & Chris Hemsworth, directed by Kingsman’s Matthew Vaughn. First celeb campaign since Oculus Go in 2018! 🕶️🎥 #VR #AR

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Sony's CES attraction let players smell Clickers in The Last of Us! 🎮👃 Evolving beyond VR, Sony patents scent tech for full immersion. The future of gaming just got real. 🔥 #CES #VR

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Meta & Plessey unveil the world's brightest red MicroLED for AR glasses: 6M nits brightness,

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Asus and Meta are working on the "Tarius" headset with eye and face tracking! Expected to feature QD-LCD (Quest Pro) or OLED microdisplays (Vision Pro). 👀 #VR

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GeForce Now is coming to Quest 3, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro browsers this month! Play your Steam, Epic, and more games on standalone XR headsets. 🎮✨ #GeForceNow #CloudGaming #VR

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Wicked director Jon M. Chu used Apple Vision Pro & Evercast to review edits on a virtual theater screen and add notes from home. He called it "a rocket ship for the imagination." 🚀🎥 #AppleVisionPro #Wicked

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BodyLink: Kinect 2.0? 🎮

Rebuff Reality launches #Kickstarter for BodyLink—a $300 body-tracking camera for TV games & VR. Early backers get it for $170! Full-body VR tracking without wearables. Shipping starts August. 🚀 #VR #Gaming

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Meta offers 10% off Quest headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses for U.S. students and educators with a .edu email—similar to Apple’s student discount!

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In Florida, VR was used in court to recreate a crime scene, letting the judge experience the incident from the suspect's perspective in a self-defense case.

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DPVR will reveal a mysterious VR headset at CES 2025, possibly featuring Fresnel lenses, pancake optics, or 3.5K microdisplays. They’ll also showcase the DPVR P2 Vision with eye tracking and professional 3DOF models.

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Meta plans to add small screens to Ray-Ban smart glasses by late 2025 for notifications and assistant responses. These won't support mixed reality—AR glasses "Orion" are in separate development. Current Ray-Bans already have speakers, cameras, and mics.

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Meta Horizon app hit #1 on the App Store in the US & UK this Christmas, overtaking TikTok and YouTube. Strong sign of booming Quest VR headset sales this holiday season!

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💚 Ray-Ban Meta v11 update adds:

Live AI: Sees what you see, assists in real-time
Live Translation: English ↔️ Spanish, French, Italian
Shazam integration: “Hey Meta, Shazam this song”
US & Canada only (Early Access for AI/Translation).

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Samsung & Google’s Project Moohan AR/VR:

🔹 Play Store & Google apps
🔹 YouTube 360/180/3D
🔹 Google Gemini AI
🔹 MicroOLED, pancake lenses

2025 release—Vision Pro rival? 👀

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James Cameron teams up with Meta to create exclusive 3D content for Quest, including live sports, concerts, films, and TV with iconic IPs. More details coming soon!

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Sony unveiled hand tracking for PS VR2 at SIGGRAPH Asia, featuring a gesture-based mini-game. Now part of the PS5 SDK, developers can integrate it into their games. Sony keeps pushing VR forward!

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StrikerVR’s Mavrik Rifle for Quest 3/S is now on pre-order for $499. First 1,000 orders ship by Christmas with games + VIP perks. General shipping starts March 15. Personal use only, no commercial use.

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VRChat is testing age verification for adult-only spaces with Persona, using ID and a camera. Verified users get a "18+" badge. Content filters aren’t affected yet, but changes may come with public rollout.