Jigsaw Night Is A Master Class In Interaction Design For Mixed Reality And VR

Jigsaw Night from a single developer demonstrates what Horizon OS can do, from Shared Spatial Anchors to LIV.

The XR Week Peek (2025.06.16): Meta and Oakley to release glasses on Friday, Snap to launch Specs in 2026, and more!

A big hello from Cupertino, the city of Apple, here in the Silicon Valley! I’ll stay here a week to have meetings before going to Berlin to be a mentor at XRCC. I hope my time in the Bay Area will be nice, after the troubled week at AWE (I got sick during the event […]

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Vuzix Secures $5M Investment as Veteran Smart Glasses Maker Sets Sights on Consumers

Vuzix, the veteran smart glasses maker, announced it’s secured a $5 million investment from Quanta Computer, the Taiwan-based ODM and major Apple assembler. The latest investment was the second tranche following an initial $10 million investment made by Quanta in September 2024, which included the purchase of Vuzix common stock at $1.30 per share. At the […]

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OpenXR Boosts Cross-Platform XR as Google’s AndroidXR Gains Momentum

The Khronos OpenXR Working Group recently updated its OpenXR framework with new extensions to support standardisation across XR-ready devices.   The mvoe sees OpenXR OS now equipped with new Spatial Entities Extensions via its public review channel, increasing support for interoperable XR spatial experiences.   Interestingly, the move comes just as Google’s AndriodXR OS emerges […]

Meta Adds VR-Based Avatar Achievements To Drive More Interest in Its Next-Level Experiences

The new quests provide a direct link between Meta social apps and its VR experiences.

YouTube Offers Expanded Monetization Avenues for Educational Content

The program enables creators to earn based on educational licensing fees.

Big Brands Are Spending More on Influencer Marketing

New data suggests that influencer marketing is seeing a big boom in 2025.

TikTok Says In-Stream Shopping Has Increased 120% This Year

Will TikTok’s commerce push ever truly catch on in the West?

Pinball FX VR Brings Classic Williams Cabinets To Life

Nine official Williams pinball tables recently launched on Quest, and we’ve taken a closer look at all of them.

The Connectome Demo At AWE Shows How Connect The Dots Can Be Spatial

Connectome on Quest is a meditative version of Connect the Dots.