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Janko Roettgers
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Reporter, covering streaming, AR, VR etc. Writing a weekly newsletter at www.lowpass.cc.
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Also in Lowpass today: Netflix just copied HQ Trivia www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-cameras...
A mocked-up screenshot of the upcoming HQ Trivia-like Netflix game Best Guess Live
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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5) The VR puzzle game Cubism
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Google Photos with a spatial UI
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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3) VR rhythm game Synth Riders
October 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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2) Project Pulsar - a new app from Adobe for in-headset video editing
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Scoop: Here are some of the apps that will be available on Samsung's Project Moohan Android XR headset when it launches tomorrow:

1) FitXR - a VR workout app that's popular on Meta Quest
A screenshot from the VR workout app FitXR
October 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Amazon just announced Vega OS, two years after I first broke the news about its existence.
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Amazon posted a job listing a few days ago that confirms it plans to bring its still-unannounced Vega OS to TV streaming hardware this year. An announcement could come as early as next week. www.lowpass.cc/p/amazon-veg...
Screenshot of text: "You will lead a team of engineers for the Prime Video (PV) Fire TV team, with full responsibility for the Vega OS experience. The team is responsible for the dedicated Prime Video app on Vega OS, as well as all PV experiences on the Vega Launcher. With the app launching in 2025, you will get to shape the future of this product as well as the culture of the team."
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I can't tell if this an ad for a Masterclass or an abduction
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Also in Lowpass today: Meta is getting rid of user-generated VR videos on Quest TV ahead of new initiatives aimed at "VR dads" www.lowpass.cc/p/google-tv-...
A screenshot of the Quest TV VR video app UI
August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Earlier today, Netflix began streaming a live NASA mission. It's part of a much bigger bet on live programming that will soon also include linear TV networks.

In today's Lowpass newsletter, I explain why that's all about fighting back against YouTube: www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-li...
A screenshot of Netflix's title page for its NASA+ live stream, complete with a "watch live" button.
July 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Also in Lowpass today: For Netflix, live is live

I crunched the numbers on how people actually watch Netflix's live content: As it happens, or later? www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-horiz...
A pie chart showing that 87% of Netflix's live content viewing happens within the first seven days of the original broadcast
July 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Today, I shared an update in Lowpass, with new data from Justwatch showing that other streamers have begun to add a lot more Korean content since Squid Game became a hit as well.
July 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I did like this particular throwback in a WWDC video about immersive video formats:
Screenshot of a video featuring an Apple employee in a relatively bare room. In the background, presented like a fancy gadget: a pair of paper 3D glasses.
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This includes some important details on Google's Veo 3 announcement www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-se...
A screenshot of text: "Availability: Veo 3 is available now, but only to people who subscribe to Google’s new AI Ultra Ultra tier, which will cost you $249.99 per month. What’s more, the number of videos you can generate are limited: AI Ultra subscribers get 1000 credits per month, and the creation of a single Veo 3 clip costs 150 credits (extra credits can be bought for an additional fee)."
May 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Also in Lowpass today: Your Google I/O entertainment tech cheat sheet

From AI video generation to XR glasses, all the important entertainment tech news announced at Google I/O www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-se...
May 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I found a job listing that suggests these user-generated clips could be coming to Netflix's own app as well. www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-tv...
May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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In his Runtime newsletter, @tomkrazit.bsky.social still calls it like he sees it
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Also: games for kids! Netflix's foothold in family households should not be underestimated, thanks to years of investment. One example: Netflix was first to have a dedicated UI for kids. www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-ga...
April 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Also in Lowpass today (scroll all the way down!) - ever wanted to own one of the machines Meta used to build the Quest Pro? Here's your chance: www.lowpass.cc/p/samsung-ar...
Screenshot of a part of an auction listing for a "Straight Lens Tester," which features a device label that includes the Seacliff moniker (Seacliff was the internal cod name for the Quest Pro).
March 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Also in Lowpass today: Toastygear is building a dedicated Spotify controller in the wake of Spotify's bricking of Car Thing www.lowpass.cc/p/ea-tracab-...
Render of a hardware controller for Spotify, with a small display for album art, four buttons and a big knob.
February 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I just sent an 'investor' update to paying Lowpass subscribers. 2024 highlights, revenue growth, plans for next year. Insights for insiders 👀
Screenshot of text: "Lowpass broke the news of The Trade Desk building its own TV OS, and Sonos being its first hardware partner, months before the two companies ultimately acknowledged this. Lowpass had scoops on Netflix’s use of AI, Venu’s design and feature set, Amazon’s moves away from Android, Meta’s XR calling plans, Roku’s HDMI ad insertion patent and VLC’s five-billion-downloads milestone, and more. Lowpass also covered the ways AI is changing streaming, this year’s renaissance of spatial video, the emergence of mixed reality, the inside story of Roku’s TV program, and much more. More than 20 of this year’s stories were exclusive to paying subscribers. 2024 financial update I’m not quite ready to share absolute numbers yet, so I‘m gonna borrow Big Tech’s tendency to present some benchmarks in relative terms – but unlike those tech companies, I’m also going to be frank about the challenges."
December 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Also: Those AR glasses Google is testing are almost certainly monocular. www.lowpass.cc/p/android-xr...
December 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Still working!
December 9, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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Happy Saturday!
December 7, 2024 at 7:50 PM