Features

A long-form piece fro mthe immersive Wire, a weekly newsletter on the metaverse. Written by Tom Ffiske.

Oct 16, 2026

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11 min read

An engineering nightmare: Smart glasses and manufacturing

Smart glasses are facing the laws of physics for the sake of meeting consumer needs; but is there a path where glasses of lower fidelity may well address the same user needs anyway?

Tom Ffiske

Oct 6, 2026

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6 min read

Smart glasses and (early days) legislation

While legislative discussions are early, it is clear that public bodies want some sort of protections to come down the line. The hard part is its shape and form.

Tom Ffiske

Sep 29, 2026

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6 min read

Specs and privacy: Are smart glasses just facing new product friction?

As smart glasses rise in popularity, are concerns about privacy just friction with a new product category, or more fundamental to society?

Tom Ffiske

What's happening with smart glasses? Ray-Ban Meta, Apple, and Snap Spectacles race to own your face

May 5, 2026

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3 min read

What's happening with smart glasses? Ray-Ban Meta, Apple, and Snap Spectacles race to own your face

Smart glasses have surged in interest after years of growth and development. But what are Google, Apple, Meta, Snap, Samsung and many others doing?

Tom Ffiske

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

What happened to Microsoft HoloLens?

Over ten years, Microsoft HoloLens went from a cutting-edge device to a depreciated product. What happened?

Tom Ffiske

Apr 20, 2026

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4 min read

Inside China's Smart Glasses Ecosystem

What we can learn from China's budding industry.

Sylvan Shen

Apr 1, 2026

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6 min read

Virtual hubs are struggling. Why now, and what now?

As Rec Room closes its doors soon, and Meta Horizon Worlds (VR) attempted the same, things are not looking good for shared virtual spaces. So what now?

Tom Ffiske

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

I am sick of these VR marketing images

I'm stating the obvious, but sometimes someone needs to point at the Emperor's new clothes.

Tom Ffiske

Jan 9, 2026

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4 min read

Immersive tech in 2025 - Now what?

A meagre year leads to a 2026 that can only be better.

Tom Ffiske

Apr 6, 2025

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7 min read

China Report: A deep dive into China's large-scale VR

A quarterly write-up by Sylvan Shen

Sylvan Shen

Sep 27, 2024

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5 min read

China Quarterly - Big boom, new specs

China’s ‘Big-space VR’ boom and XR glasses

Sylvan Shen

Jul 7, 2024

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5 min read

China Quarterly - Apple Vision Pros and Cons

What's important in China, March to June 2024

Sylvan Shen

May 26, 2024

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10 min read

AWE Hall of Fame - Robert Stone

An interview with a new inductee to the AWE Hall of Fame

Tom Ffiske

Feb 12, 2024

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12 min read

How many people are downloading Apple Vision Pro apps? (Analysis)

Insights into the performance of Apple Vision Pro apps, shortly after the headset's launch.

Tom Ffiske

Feb 3, 2024

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14 min read

Students and professionals looking for jobs in immersive technologies

These are immersive technology students and professionals who are actively looking for a new role.

Tom Ffiske

Feb 2, 2024

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15 min read

Interesting Apple Vision Pro apps to try out

A selection of Apple Vision Pro apps and experiences, from big and small developers, built for visionOS.

Tom Ffiske

Developer interest in the Apple Vision Pro is positive, not negative

Jan 24, 2024

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6 min read

Developer interest in the Apple Vision Pro is positive, not negative

The Apple Vision Pro is coming very soon, but what do developers think?

Tom Ffiske

Jan 3, 2024

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6 min read

Publications need to be careful on how they report on metaverse crimes (Opinion)

Metaverse crimes need to be considered seriously, for the sake of its victims and development of the law.

Tom Ffiske

Dec 17, 2023

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3 min read

The Six Economic Principles for an Open Metaverse

A hypothesis on the core economic tenets of an open metaverse, as a basic outline.

Tom Ffiske

Introducing the Immersive Wire Chat Companion

Nov 12, 2023

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3 min read

Introducing the Immersive Wire Chat Companion

A system based on a mix of GPT-4 and my own database. It is built on trusted and up-to-date information on the metaverse and spatial computing, sourced from a curated deck by mysel

Tom Ffiske