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This week, HaptX gained a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute to advance research into using haptic solutions to provide accessible XR applications for visually impaired groups.  HaptX Founder and CEO Jake Rubin added:  Our research […]

This week, with long-time technology collaborator EssilorLuxottica, Meta introduced new Ray Ban smartglasses designs and features. The latest designs do not flip the product range on its head with ground-breaking features. However, a new sleeker design intends to drive consumer adoption of the AR-lite device.   The second-generation smart glasses are expanding just in time […]

The bill stipulating the platform be banned or sold now goes to President Joe Biden, who has indicated he will sign it.

Google’s announced that it will not complete its planned phase out by the end of 2024.

Some tips from LinkedIn on how to stretch your marketing budget further.

The latest trend data from Pinterest.

Stride: Fates promises improved performance and visuals when it reaches PSVR 2 and Steam next month.

MudRunner VR adapts the off-road vehicle sim for a new adventure, and it’s “coming soon” to Quest.

You may wonder why this newsletter episode is coming a bit later than usual. Well, it’s easy to say: Yesterday I was going to start writing this newsletter when Meta dropped the bomb about opening up its operating system and I was like “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT”. After a few minutes of shock, I thought “I HAVE ABSOLUTELY […]

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Just in time for sunglasses season, we’re expanding the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses collection with new styles designed to fit more face shapes so you…

This week, Meta opened its Meta Horizon OS [the operating system powering the Quest product portfolio] to third-party developers, allowing a more comprehensive range of developers to create applications for the firm’s portfolio of XR products. Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention […]

Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. The technology elevates the overall user experience and adds value via realistic simulated feelings of pressure, weight, texture, […]

Watch on YouTube. In this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today, welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from across the industry. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, Founder and Speaker, The Fusionists […]

MR headsets are facing increased interest this year. The Apple Vision Pro brought expected eyes to the technology, and late last year, Meta launched its Quest 3, which introduced its brand of MR at an affordable price following its Quest Pro launch. Moreover, MR headset vendors are focusing on productivity usage – from frontline assistive […]

TikTok’s latest program rewards users for spending more time in the app.

TikTok’s looking to encourage more educational, informative content.

Snapchat has been able to help many young voters register and participate in recent polls.