Quest v67 PTC Finally Lets You Freely Position Windows

Quest v67 PTC lets you freely position 2D panels in space and even make them fullscreen – they’re no longer confined to the dock.

Meta’s Social VR Platform Now Coming to Every Country Supporting Quest

Meta’s social VR platform Horizon Worlds hasn’t been available to everyone, with the company restricting the app’s use to only a few countries. Now it’s rightfully rolling out to every region where Quest is supported. Despite being available on the web since last January, geolocation restrictions only allowed Quest users access in select countries, which included […]

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Quest Adds Another Vision Pro Feature to the List with More Flexible 2D Content Placement

Quest users have long wanted a better way to manage windowed content to make web browsing and using 2D apps easier. It seems the next Horizon OS update (ex-Quest OS) will include a way to do just that. As discovered by XR enthusiast and serial data miner Luna, the public test channel (PTC) has allowed some […]

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2D to 3D Photo Conversion in visionOS 2 is the Real Deal

The 2D to 3D photo conversion feature coming to Vision Pro in VisionOS 2.0 makes a novel capability meaningful for the first time. Cue “Apple didn’t even do it first!” in the comments. You’re not wrong. There’s been seemingly a hundred different startups over the years that have promised to turn 2D photos into 3D. […]

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Crews Conduct Spacewalk Review, Physics Research, and Orbital Plumbing

The nine residents aboard the International Space Station comprising both the Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test teams had a day filled with spacesuit checks, advanced microgravity research, and orbital lab maintenance. NASA Flight Engineers Tracy C. Dyson and Mike Barratt kept up their spacewalk preparations following the early end to Monday’s excursion. …

AWE ‘24: Every Major Enterprise XR Update

That is a wrap on AWE 2024, another monumental XR event. Following the hotly anticipated Apple WWDC event the week before, AWE wowed audiences with a broader range of XR solutions providers, vendors, and representatives, driving the XR market for businesses. Yearly, AWE is poised to showcase the best in XR, and this year was […]

Recognizing Excellence: XR Awards 2024 and the ‘Best Training Solution’ Category

The XR Awards 2024 celebrated the most groundbreaking advancements in extended reality, showcasing the industry’s top innovators and their cutting-edge solutions Among the standout categories was ‘Best Training Solution’, highlighting those who have excelled in creating intuitive, effective, and engaging training programs through XR technology. The Finalists This year’s finalists for the ‘Best Training Solution’ […]

Industry Leading AR Windshield Technology to Debut this Week

Today, Eastman Chemical Group collaborated with Scottish AR display and application innovator Ceres Holographics to develop and distribute an “industry’s first” XR-ready vehicle windshield. The team is debuting the windshield at the Car.HMI Europe event on June 27 during a speaker session called “Look Ahead: Smarter Transparent Displays for Enhanced Safety, Comfort, and UX.” Andy […]

TikTok Files Official Motion To Oppose US Sell-off Push

TikTok has outlined its case in opposition to the US government’s sell-off bill.

Meta Is Testing Automated Creative Variations for Reels

Another way to help optimize your Reels performance.

X To Provide Insight Into When Your Audience Is Active

Valuable metrics from X, but are enough brands still around for it to matter?

X Will Soon Make Live Streaming a Premium Only Feature

The update will reduce the amount of live streams in the app.

Apple Vision Pro Sets Its Fan Speed Based On How Much Noise The Microphones Hear

Apple Vision Pro apparently sets its fan speed based on how much noise the microphones hear.

Riven Review: Island Blues

Riven offers a faithful recreation of its titular island in VR, but in doing so, aged game design choices rise to the surface.

Our full review.

AWE: Ultraleap’s event cameras may be the future of hand tracking

One of my highlights of AWE has been for sure Ultraleap’s booth. Not only because they are very nice people it’s always great to hang out with, but because their use of “event cameras” for tracking hand movements completely surprised me. Ultraleap with tracking cameras The first demo I tried when I entered Ultraleap’s booth […]

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‘RIVEN’ Review – An Okay VR Port of an Awesome Game Still Worth Playing

RIVEN (1997), the sequel to iconic point-and-click puzzle-adventure MYST (1993), just got the VR treatment in its new remake. Unlike Myst, which felt a little too game-y and obtuse at times, Riven plays a lot more like a modern title, which thanks to Quest and SteamVR support, is true in every sense of the word now. Granted, you’ll need to look […]

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Report: Sony Balks on PSVR 2 Game Development

Sony is getting ready to release tethered PC VR support for PSVR 2 this summer, but that may be one the last meaningful things the company does for its increasingly latchkey VR hardware. According to a report by Android Central‘s Nicholas Sutrich, Sony isn’t leaving any budget for first-party content. Paraphrasing for anonymity, Sutrich’s source maintains […]

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Vision Pro Gets Its First Native City Builder Game Next Month

Apple Vision Pro isn’t exactly brimming with XR games yet, although starting next month you’ll be able to jump into a classic city builder that has been updated to include full mixed reality support. Magic Fuel Games is releasing Cityscapes: Sim Builder (2023) for Vision Pro soon, bringing with it a new immersive view so you […]

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U.S. Spacewalk Update

NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Mike Barratt are back inside the International Space Station after U.S. spacewalk 90 ended early Monday due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on Dyson’s spacesuit. The crew members were not in any danger as result of the leak. Dyson and Barratt set their suits to battery power at …

Spacewalk Cancelled Due to Spacesuit Cooling Unit Water Leak

U.S. spacewalk 90 was cancelled Monday at the International Space Station due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s spacesuit. Dyson and Mike Barratt set their suits to battery power at 8:46 a.m. EDT and opened the hatch to the space station’s Quest airlock before …

NASA Astronauts Preparing for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV

NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, YouTube, the NASA app, and the agency’s website as two astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin after the crew sets their suits to internal battery power ahead of exiting the airlock. The spacewalk is set to …

Meta Now Lets You Force Update Your Quest System Software Via PC Or Android

Meta released a web tool letting you force update your Quest headset to the latest system software version.

The Exorcist: Legion VR Turns Up The Fear With Free Quest 3 Upgrade

Survival horror game The Exorcist: Legion VR received a free update with Quest 3 enhancements.

ICYMI This Week: Grokit, Gazzlers, Beat The Beats, Noun Town & More

After this week’s biggest VR news? Here’s our new roundup with a few stories you may have missed, such as Grokit: Twilight Echoes.

Inseye Lumi Is A $160 Cameraless Eye Tracking Addon For Quest 2 & 3

Inseye plans to release a $160 eye tracking addon for Quest 2 and Quest 3, though there’s no specific timeline.