YouTube Expands 3-Minute Shorts to All Users

Now, all YouTube uploads under 3 minutes in length will qualify as Shorts.

X Set to Come Under More Scrutiny in Europe

Elon Musk’s ongoing political influence efforts look set to bring more scrutiny.

TikTok Adds Post Scheduling to TikTok Studio App

A handy addition to TikTok’s mobile management app.

Epyka Review: A Wonderful Journey Cut Too Short

Epyka is a beautiful entry point for VR puzzle-adventure games that’s over all too quickly.

Synth Riders ‘80s Mixtape Side B Adds Queen, Rick Astley, Toto & More

Synth Riders heads back in time with the 80s Mixtape Side B, adding songs from Queen, Toto, Rick Astley and more today.

CES 25: Attention Labs and 2Pi showed me the future of VR for audio and video

Today I want to tell you about two companies that I met at CES that made me think about the future of immersive realities: Attention Labs, which lets people focus on a specific conversation in mixed reality, and 2Pi Optics, which builds very small metalenses. Let me tell you why I think these two companies […]

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Physics Action Puzzler ‘BONEWORKS’ is Coming to Quest 3, Pre-production for Next Game Announced

Stress Level Zero’s physics-based sandbox follow-up BONELAB (2022) has done spectacularly well on Quest, although the studio still hasn’t brought its award-winning physics action puzzler BONEWORKS (2019) to Meta’s latest standalone hardware generation. That’s about to change. If you haven’t played on PC VR headset, Boneworks is a narrative VR action-adventure using advanced experimental physics mechanics. It’s pretty […]

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Sony Shows Off ‘The Last of Us’ Immersive Attraction Concept That Should Be VR, But Sadly Isn’t

Sony unveiled a new location-based entertainment (LBE) concept based on The Last of Us game and TV franchise. While it looks ripe for VR arcades, it appears to be skipping VR headsets altogether for an array of large format LED panels. The concept, which is currently being shown at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, is said […]

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VR & Flatscreen Indie Hit ‘Exit 8’ is Getting a Live Action Movie This Year, Trailer Here

Exit 8 (2023), the indie hit walking simulator for PC and VR headsets, is getting a live action film, bringing its Tokyo underground anomalies to the big screen this year. Exit 8 is being made into a full-length film for worldwide release in 2025, which is being produced by Toho, the Japanese film company. Toho is […]

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Meta’s VR Fitness App ‘Supernatural’ Now Has Over 100,000 Users

Meta announced that Supernatural now boasts over 100,000 users, putting its first-party fitness app’s revenue in the millions. Launched in 2020, Supernatural gamifies fitness with some very Beat Saber-inspired orb-smashing mechanics, which is set to the beat of a poppy soundtrack led by personal coaches in a variety of picturesque locales. Now, Meta has released its first […]

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Vuzix Shield Review: Secure Enterprise-Quality Smart Glasses

Smart glasses are having a moment in the XR landscape. Everyone seems to be getting involved, from Meta with its Ray-Bans and upcoming Orion specs to Samsung. However, not every vendor is laser-focused on the consumer market. Some products, like the Vuzix Shield glasses, are designed specifically for the enterprise landscape. The Vuzix Shield glasses, […]

Bluesky Launches New Funding Push to Capitalize on Opportunities

Can Bluesky maximize its potential as a social media alternative?

Meta Tests eBay Listings in Facebook Marketplace

Meta’s exploring options to align with EU antitrust regulations. 

TikTok Shares Insights into Emerging Brand Trends and Approaches

Packed with helpful, data-backed insights to inform your TikTok marketing approach. 

Will Meta’s Revised Approach to Moderation Impact Its Ad Business?

Meta loosened its rules around what users can write in posts. How will that play out for brand safety and ad sales?

Sony’s Standalone Headset Now Has A Name, XYN, And We Went-Hands On

Sony branded its standalone headset XYN, and we went hands-on with the latest prototype at CES 2025.

CES 25: hands on with Pimax Crystal Super and the 60G Airlink

Today at CES I have been able to go hands-on with two Pimax products: the Pimax Crystal Super and the 60G Airlink for wireless connection. Unluckily there was no Dream Air to try, but I had fun anyway with the two other products. Before describing my experience, take in mind that CES has been very […]

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Scientists Build an Itty-bitty VR Headset to Better Study Mice

Researchers at Cornell University have developed ‘MouseGoggles’, a miniature VR headset with eye-tracking for mice, which was used to study complex behaviors during neural recordings. Traditional small-animal VR systems have been limited by their size, immersivity, and lack of advanced features such as eye-tracking. With MouseGoggles, which was the subject of a recently published paper, […]

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First Impressions of ‘Surreal Touch’ Third-party Vision Pro Controllers

Surreal Touch is a Kickstarter-backed third-party motion controller for Vision Pro. The first batch of controllers began shipping in December (right on time), and early impressions are starting to roll out. XR industry veteran Nima Zeighami is the creator of the Vision Pro Owners Club on Twitter, and backer #130 of the Surreal Touch Kickstarter, […]

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Science and Spacewalk Preps Fill Station Crew’s Day

Wednesday was packed with an array of advanced microgravity research promoting fire safety in space, exploring the effects of exercising in weightlessness, and testing futuristic piloting techniques. The Expedition 72 crew is also gearing up for a spacewalk to repair and upgrade science hardware on the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineers Don Pettit and …

Best Earbuds Meta Quest 3: Upgrade Your XR Audio

If you’re looking for the Best Earbuds for Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets, you’re not alone. I personally think the speakers built into the Meta Quest 3v (and 3S) headsets are pretty decent – they’re definitely a lot better than those on the Quest 2, for instance – but they’re not ideal. Investing in […]

TikTok Promotes Lemon8 in the US as Ban Looms

Though Lemon8 will also be banned once the bill is enacted.

YouTube Looks to Simplify Shorts Creation from Longer Clips

YouTube’s testing another way to create Shorts from your longer content. 

Reddit Launches Trend Tracking, AMA Ads

Some handy new options from the Reddit ads team. 

Meta’s Revised Political Content Approach Could Benefit Threads

More political content could open up the Threads discussion.