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Meta Quest v66 Update: Reduced Passthrough Distortion, Background Audio Support, and More
With v66, we’re reducing the amount of visual distortion in Passthrough on Meta Quest 3. We’ve put out a number of Passthrough-related improvements in the…
Facts: ‘Supernatural’ = Vigorous Cardio, + New MR Mode
We’ve known for years that working out with Meta Quest is convenient, affordable, and—most of all—fun. And today, we’re adding “effective” to that list for…
‘Beat Saber’ Drops Five Free Tracks With Original Soundtrack 7
What’s better than six years of Beat Saber? A brand-new Original Soundtrack!…
US Fire Department Launches VR Training Programme
Clackamas Fire District has ploughed $50K into a VR training programme for its firefighters and paramedics. The money went into purchasing virtual reality (VR) software created by the Australian company EmergiSim, with headsets costing much less by comparison that are available to buy from Amazon for $199. The online resource for firefighters, FireRescue1, published an […]
WWDC ’24: How Apple Vision Pro is Transforming Businesses
Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Frank Furnari, the CEO and Founder of ARuVR. Here, they discuss Apple’s upcoming WWDC 2024 showcase event and its effect on enterprise XR training and adoption. Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation […]
Zoom to Become XR Solutions Provider?
This week, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan announced various upcoming features and considerations for the next evolution of the famed video conferencing software. Like others in the field, Zoom is taking a dedicated approach to providing immersive XR versions of its application on emerging headsets, with the CEO referring to a number of upcoming immersive features. […]
Microsoft Axes More HoloLens Employees
This week, Microsoft announced significant layoffs accounting for roughly 1,000 positions in its HoloLens and Azure Cloud divisions. This puts into question the firm’s development of HoloLens 2 hardware and Azure “Moonshot” projects that include collaboration with firms like SpaceX to enhance highly complex operations. Following Microsoft’s axing of roughly 10,000 almost a year ago, […]
xAI Benefits from Tesla’s AI Investment to Boost System Capacity
xAI is borrowing AI hardware from Tesla, which it likely needs if it wants to keep up with rivals.
Study Shows Young Consumers Are Increasingly Turning to Social for Discovery
New insights into what people are searching for on social and Google.
Meta Announces Dates for Its 2024 Connect VR/AI Conference
Connect is where meta has announced a range of major projects and developments.
TikTok Appoints New Legal Counsel To Oppose US Sell-off Bill
Former Warner Bros. legal chief John Rogovin will join TikTok’s defense team.
Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded Finds A New Target This Summer On Quest 3
Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded rebuilds the sandbox stealth game “from the ground up,” coming this year exclusively on Quest 3.
Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire Review: A Tense Horror Puzzler With Fangs
Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire marks a strong VR horror debut from Schell Games, delivering tense and engaging gameplay.
Our full review.
Quest’s Web Browser Gets Netflix Support
You can watch Netflix in the web browser on Quest headsets “in the coming days”.
Quest v66 Update “Significantly” Reduces Quest 3 Passthrough Distortion & Warping
The Quest v66 update “significantly” reduces Quest 3’s passthrough distortion and warping, according to Meta.
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.04): Sony launches the PlayStation VR PC adapter, the name Quest 3S gets leaked again, and much more!
I’m back in Italy for a few days. The trip to Helsinki was amazing and now I can spend some days eating pasta before I take the plane to the US to attend AWE! I will stay a few days in the Valley and a few days in LA… in case you want to meet […]
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Inside Look: Data-Driven Personalization [Book + Podcast]
Marketers: it’s time to elevate your presence at the data table and create a more personalized experience for your customers. Two new resources are now available to help guide the way: Data-Driven Personalization: How to Use Consumer Insights to Generate Customer Loyalty, a new book by Zontee Hou, Convince & Convert Managing Director Data-Driven Decisions, […]
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‘Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded’ Revealed, “rebuilt from the ground up” Exclusively for Quest 3
IO Interactive and UK-based studio XR Games announced they’re bringing a new version of stealth-action game Hitman 3 exclusively to Meta Quest 3 this summer. Hitman 3 came along with VR support for the original PSVR at launch in 2021, later bringing Agent 47’s most recent exploits to PC VR headsets with the Windows version a few […]
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Out Now, New ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack is Also a Final Farewell to Quest 1
The original Quest headset, launched in 2019, has been on its way out for quite some time. Now it’s getting a final farewell from Beat Saber, as the game’s new OST 7 music pack is the last that will reach the headset. Beat Saber’s newest free music pack, OST 7, is available now on all platforms (though […]
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Watch 9 Minutes of ‘Behemoth’ Gameplay, Including New Look at Combat, Enemies, Locomotion & More
Skydance Interactive, the studio behind The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, is getting the hype train fueled for its next big single-player VR game, Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, which promises to bring a bevy of immersive melee combat and epic adventuring to all major VR headsets later this year. We haven’t gone hands-on yet, although we got an early look […]
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Meta Connect 2024 Developer Conference Announced for Late September: What We’re Hoping For
Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is set to kick off this year on September 25th-26th, which we’re hoping comes with a few key reveals and info drops we’ve definitely been waiting for. There’s no schedule published for now, only a sign-up portal for future updates, which the company says could include “previews of our […]
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Spacesuits, Cargo Ops on Station as Starliner Targets June 5 Launch
The Expedition 71 crew kicked off Monday with spacesuit work and cargo operations aboard the International Space Station. Back on Earth, mission managers are targeting June 5 for the launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Crew Flight Test. Four NASA astronauts spent much of Monday in the Quest airlock checking out spacesuits and reviewing …
NASA, Boeing Set for June 5 Crew Flight Test Launch Attempt
Teams at NASA and Boeing confirmed Monday the company’s Starliner spacecraft, ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket, and ground support equipment are healthy and ready for the next launch attempt. The first Starliner flight with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, known as NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, is targeted to liftoff at …
‘Riven’ Announces Release Date and Opens Preorders
Only a few weeks ago, Cyan revealed that its upcoming Riven remake would release on Meta Quest 2 and 3 later this year. But how…