VRIDER Review-In-Progress: All About The Road

Entering full release today on Quest, VRIDER is about the love of racing – and it really wants you to know that.

Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire Scares Up A Steam Release Later This Year

Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire will reach Steam later this year, and the VR horror puzzler launches today on Quest.

An opensource plugin lets you interact with real objects in mixed reality

I promised you a surprise post for this week and here we are: I am announcing “Hybrid Hands Interactions”, a special opensource plugin that lets you interact in mixed reality with real objects so that you can create some magical experiences like this one: Hybrid interactions In this period I’m experimenting a lot with Mixed […]

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‘Skatrix’ Uses Vision Pro to Turn Your Room Into a Virtual Skate Park

Skatrix Pro, the Vision Pro skateboarding app from legendary skater Rodney Mullen, has just been overhauled to deliver even more convincing mixed reality gameplay thanks to its new 2.0 update. Released as a day-one app for Vision Pro earlier this year, Skatix Pro now boasts full-room mixed reality gameplay in addition to a skatepark builder, improved […]

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HTC Announces ‘Vive XR Elite Deluxe Pack’, Including 4 Free Accessories for Its Flagship Quest Competitor

HTC Vive announced it’s offering a new hardware bundle for its Vive XR Elite headset that brings some handy new accessories to users for free, which are designed to enhance the headset’s ergonomics and increase user comfort. Called the Vive XR Elite Deluxe Pack, the bundle includes four new accessories, which are also being offered […]

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Veteran XR Studio Behind One of VR’s Most Recognizable Early Experiences Raises $3.5M

Wevr, the veteran XR studio behind one of VR’s earliest and most recognizable VR demo, announced it’s now secured $3.5 million in new funding from HTC Corp. and Epic Games. It’s been almost a decade since VR enthusiasts first got a chance to don the pre-production version of HTC Vive at GDC 2015, where they […]

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Boeing’s Crew Flight Test on Starliner Docks to Station

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, successfully docked to the International Space Station at 1:34 p.m. EDT. Starliner launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 10:52 a.m., June 5 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. During flight, Wilmore and Williams successfully …

Starliner Approaches Station as Live Coverage Continues

NASA’s coverage of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft flight to the International Space Station continues on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. The Starliner spacecraft is performing its careful approach to the space station with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. After conducting a series of reaction control system thruster tests, …

Boeing’s Starliner Approaching Station Live on NASA TV

NASA’s arrival coverage of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station is now underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Docking is scheduled at approximately 12:15 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched safely on the Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch …

Will Apple Vision Pro and Spatial Computing Shape Global Enterprise?

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2024 will be held June 10th-13th. In addition to leading technology announcements surrounding its smartphone and desktop solutions, viewers can look forward to new details regarding the Apple Vision Pro. The Vision Pro first debuted at WWDC 2023; since last year’s event, the device has launched in US markets, giving […]

STYLY Spatial Computing Lab Lands on Apple Vision Pro

STYLY unveiled STYLY Spatial Computing Lab this week. This Apple Vision Pro-ready service makes the award-winning XR content creation platform available on Apple devices for the first time—just days ahead of WWDC 2024. The STYLY suite is a standard tool for creating immersive marketing campaigns that are used extensively in Japan and the US.   […]

Instagram Adds New Features for Broadcast Channels

More ways to engage with your top fans in the app.

Australia’s eSafety Commission Drops Its Case Against X

X says that the decision is “an important moment for freedom of speech.” 

TikTok Implements Protection Measures Ahead of UK Election

TikTok’s putting more measures in place to provide official info in the lead up to the UK polls.

TikTok Shares New Marketing Fundamentals Overview [Infographic]

The new marketing starter kit integrates a range of resources.

Sushi Ben Review: A VR Manga Adventure With Plenty Of Heart

Making little secret of its manga inspirations, Sushi Ben delivers a story-rich VR adventure packed with personality.

Our full review.

Quest 3S Seemingly Present In Background Of Video Posted By Meta CTO

Meta’s CTO seems to have a Quest 3S in the background of a video he posted on Threads.

BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure Preview: A Chilled Out Creation

BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure is an absurdly precise VR fantasy game that’s a nice break from the usual violence.

Here’s our exclusive preview.

Microsoft Lays Off More Staff In HoloLens Department As Meta Partnership Strengthens

Microsoft laid off more employees working in its HoloLens mixed reality department as its partnership with Meta strengthens.

New Update Fixes One of Quest 3’s Most Noticeable Issues

Meta is releasing an update for Quest 3 that aims to fix one of the most irksome issues with the headset’s passthrough function: its terrible visual warping. Using passthrough on Quest 3 has been somewhat of a blessing and curse. It’s great to have color passthrough for mixed reality games, and also for just keeping […]

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Oculus Rift Creator Palmer Luckey is Developing a New XR Headset

Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder and creator behind the original Oculus Rift, teased an upcoming announcement that he’s working on a new XR headset. Luckey says in a post on X that he’ll be talking more about the device at Augmented World Expo (AWE), which takes place in Long Beach, California from June 18-20. Could it be […]

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NASA to Host Postlaunch News Conference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Starliner Headed to Station

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station! The capsule, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, is expected to reach the orbiting laboratory at 12:15 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 6.  A postlaunch news conference will be held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in …

NASA Astronauts, Starliner Inch Closer to Space Station

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket booster has separated from the Centaur upper stage carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The Centaur will continue to help propel Boeing’s Starliner to a suborbit before the spacecraft boosts itself to orbit, bringing it closer to the International Space Station.  Measuring 10 feet in diameter and 41.5 feet in …

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test ULA Rocket Reaches Max Q

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner capsule with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has reached Max Q. The milestone is the moment of peak aerodynamic pressure on the rocket. Following Max Q will be Atlas V booster engine cutoff and separation. 

Liftoff! NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Heads to Space Station

We have liftoff! The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, are on a course to the International Space Station.  The crew is on a roughly 25.5-hour journey with rendezvous and docking expected at 12:15 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 6.  The crew …