Any Quest Mixed Reality App Can Now Disable The Annoying Boundary

Any Quest mixed reality app can now disable the annoying VR-centric boundary.

Quest v67 Lets You Freely Position Windows & Improves Quest Pro’s Eye Tracking

The Quest v67 update lets you freely position 2D windows, improves Quest Pro’s eye tracking, lets Quest 3 scan Wi-Fi QR Codes, and more.

4 Amazing pieces of advice for VR indie management by Daniel Sproll

Last week I was in Berlin to attend the XRCC glamhathon (a very glam hackathon) as a mentor and in the mentors’ team there were other very talented XR professionals. One of them was Daniel Sproll, the CEO of Realities.io, the game studio behind Puzzling Places, one of the most successful indie VR games out […]

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Meta Quest v67 Update: Movable Panels for Multitasking and Creators Come to Horizon Feed

The Meta Quest v67 software update begins rolling out soon, adding creator content to Horizon Feed and enabling experimental support for moving and rearranging 2D…

Arvizio Appoints New CEO Amidst Product Acceleration Push

This week, AR and MR enterprise solutions provider Arvizio introduced Taimoor Nawab as its new CEO in an effort to scale the firm’s marketplace opportunity. The move aims to boost Arvizio’s ability to deliver AI-ready AR/MR hardware for enterprise situations such as training, productivity, and operational efficiency.   The new CEO, Taimoor Nawab said:  I’m thrilled […]

This Major Partnership will Optimise Large Scale Immersive Display Tech

Scalable Display Technologies (SDT) recently improved its immersive display software and hardware solutions by integrating Realmotion’s real-time XR media server and software platform. SDT provides customers with large-scale display technologies that allow companies to present real-time immersive visualisations. The Realmotion integration enables SDT to enhance its immersive projector display technology, making it ready for developers […]

Instagram Shares Growth Tips in New Podcast

Insights into how creators are driving success in the app.

WhatsApp Is Testing an AI Selfie Generator Tool

Another new AI feature coming to a Meta app?

Instagram Chief Reiterates That Sends Are Now a Key Focus

Here’s how you can align with Instagram’s new algorithmic focus.

X Is Considering Downvotes for Post Replies

Downvotes could help to better rank post replies.

Lynx-R1 Production Has Been “An Absolute Mess” – Founder

Lynx-R1 production has been “an absolute mess”, says the founder & CEO in a new blog post explaining the reasons.

Leeroy Mixes WarioWare And Memes This Year On Quest & PC VR

Leeroy is a new VR minigame collection inspired by memes and WarioWare, launching this year on Quest and Steam.

Surreal Touch Is A 6DoF Tracked VR Controller For Apple Vision Pro

A startup says it will sell 6DoF tracked VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro called Surreal Touch, and we spoke to the founder.

Every World In Meta Horizon Worlds Can Now Be Joined On Web & Mobile

All worlds in Meta’s Horizon Worlds “metaverse” platform now work in web browsers and on smartphones, instead of just a few.

4 Critical Gaps: Gen-Z Expectations vs Higher Ed Marketing

89% of higher education marketers believe they have enough budget to meet their marketing goals.  This is great news, but a number that high certainly surprised me when I first saw it. This stat is from our recent 2024 Higher Education Marketing Report and is just one of several enlightening stats we found. But I […]

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Epic CEO Says “no plans currently” for ‘Fortnite’ on Quest, But Doesn’t Rule It Out Entirely

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the hit battle royale shooter Fortnite has “no plans currently” to come to Quest, although he hasn’t ruled it out entirely. Here’s what Sweeney said in response to X user ‘TheoryDecrypt’: No plans currently. For it to be successful we’d need a lot of players across all platforms spending […]

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Vision Pro Could Be Getting Controllers Soon from This Third-party Creator

Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, although that’s not stopping third-party hardware creators from trying to bypass Apple. Enter Surreal Touch, a newly announced motion controller that aims to leverage Vision Pro’s ability to play PC VR games, but not only. Surreal Interactive, the startup behind Surreal Touch, is hoping to bring the controllers to market […]

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ on PSVR 2 Would be a Win-win-win for Valve, Sony, & Players

There’s at least six really good reasons why getting Half-Life: Alyx onto PSVR 2 is a good idea, and it would be a net positive for everyone involved. So what do we gotta do to make it happen? Despite launching in 2020, Half-Life: Alyx continues to be one of VR’s absolute best games. It’s production value and […]

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Crew Observes Earth’s Nighttime Atmosphere, Conducts Station Maintenance

The Expedition 71 and Boeing Crew Flight Test crews had a light duty day on Wednesday, focusing on Earth observations and station upkeep. While soaring 250 miles above our home planet, the International Space Station passes into orbital nighttime roughly every 45 minutes. During these night periods, crew members can observe events in Earth’s atmosphere …

Apple Ramps Up Vision Pro International Supply Chains

Last month, during WWDC 2024, Apple announced the long-awaited news that the Vision Pro will reach several new territories by early July 2024. As of Friday, June 28, Apple debuted its MR headset in China (mainland, 24,502 CNY), Japan (484,415 JPY), and Singapore (4,725 SGD). Apple is also debuting the Vision Pro in Australia (5,195 […]

Augmented Reality Laptop Innovators Terminate Staff and Hardware Division

This week, Sightful, the immersive technology innovator behind the upcoming AR laptop device, “Spacetop,” announced that it is laying off 20 employees and disbanding its hardware division. The move comes as a “long-term strategic decision” to develop AR software solutions.   In an official press release, the firm noted that the layoffs are “not the […]

Meta Quest 1 Loses Official Security Support

This week, reports are emerging that Meta is continuing to drop Quest 1 support, following the firm’s slow drop in technical support for the landmark headset in previous months.   Meta’s transition to dropping official support for the classic headset feels natural at this point in the firm’s history. However, Meta’s dropping security support for […]

X Rejoins GARM To Reassure Ad Partners on Brand Safety

X continues its efforts to reassure potential ad partners. 

TikTok Updates Option To Download Clips Without Watermark

An easier way to repurpose your TikTok clips.

TikTok’s Developing a New AI Chatbot Called Genie

TikTok’s looking to make a bigger jump into the generative AI race.