Here’s a look at the latest updates from Twitter HQ, as Elon Musk continues to re-shape the company.
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Valve Patents New VR Controller With Quest-Like Tracking Ring
Valve patent may reveal the controller for its in-development ‘Deckard’ standalone headset.
HP Reverb G2 Is Just $300 In The US For Black Friday Week
HP Reverb G2 is just $300 in the US for Black Friday week, a deep discount from the normal $600 price.
Massive Quest Black Friday Sale Discounts Green Hell, Demeo, Resident Evil & More
Meta’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is live now, including discounts on Resident Evil 4, Demeo, Green Hell, Little Cities and other Quest titles.
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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!
Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality… Top news of the week Qualcomm and Niantic bet on the future of augmented reality with AR2 The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. […]
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‘Swords of Gargantua’ Studio Thirdverse Secures $15M, Aims to Bring Latest Titles to PSVR 2
Japanese VR studio Thirdverse today revealed it’s raised $15 million, something the Swords of Gargantua developer says will be used to expand global recruitment and develop new Web3 and VR titles. In its latest round, MZ Web3 Fund has signed on as the lead investor, bringing the company’s overall outside funding to $33 million. As […]
FTC: Meta Wanted to Expand ‘Beat Saber’ to Fitness Before Controversial Within Acquistion
During investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Meta’s acquisition of VR fitness game devs Within, a filing revealed that the company was initially looking to expand popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber into a dedicated fitness app. It’s been a little over a year since Meta announced its intention to acquire […]
Niantic Reveals Snapdragon AR2-powered Headset Reference Design for Outdoor Use
Back in early 2021 Pokémon GO developer Niantic gave just a brief tease that it was working on some kind of see-through headset. Now the company has revealed that it’s been working with Qualcomm on a reference AR headset based on the Snapdragon AR2 platform. Niantic has been quietly developing a sleek reference design for what […]
Crew Preparing for Spacewalks as Cargo Dragon Launch Nears
The Expedition 68 crew continues gearing up for more spacewalks at the International Space Station before the end of the year. Meanwhile, a U.S. cargo craft is counting down to its launch this week to resupply the seven-member crew living aboard the orbiting lab. Two astronauts and two cosmonauts are preparing for five spacewalks to …
New Study Suggests That Mars Is Destroying Its Moon Phobos
One of the moons orbiting Mars may not have a neutral relationship with the red planet, as a new study finds its gravity may be destructive to Phobos.
Amazon Announces 3-Day Cyber Monday Sale, Previews Deals
Amazon announced its 3-day Cyber Weekend sale following Black Friday with deals on everything from tech to beauty, to home goods at up to 70% off.
2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance Review: Electric Excellence
The 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance from Lucid Motors will make you question driving or owning a non-electric luxury car ever again.
The Best Black Friday Smartphone Deals Of 2022
Smartphone deals are all over the place, with every manufacturer slashing prices on smartphones. We’ve broken down the best deals for every budget.
XR in Retail Case Study in Focus: Microsoft and Wu?rth
The retail and ecommerce sectors are rapidly discovering the benefits of new and disruptive ways to enhance the shopping experience for today’s digitally-savvy consumers. Since the pandemic, the purchasing experience for the average customer has changed on a massive scale. Clients and consumers are beginning to engage more heavily in digital interactions designed to make […]
NVIDIA, Microsoft to Build Azure AI Cloud Supercomputer
US computer graphics and components enterprise NVIDIA teamed up with Microsoft last week to build a massive AI cloud supercomputer using the latter’s Azure cloud computing service. It will also leverage NVIDIA’s A100 and H100 processors, Quantum-2 InfiniBand network, and AI Enterprise software. Microsoft Azure is the first platform to tap NVIDIA’s Quantum-2 Infiniband high-speed […]
Nreal Nebula OS Now Supports Apple MacBooks
Last Friday, Chinese augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturer Nreal updated its Nreal Nebula operating system (OS) to support Apple Macs in a move which significantly improves productivity opportunities for the firm’s Air and Light product lineup. The update allows users to connect a Nreal product to a Macbook computer to stream immersive content on […]
Tobii Leads Charge in Eye Tracking, Attention Computing
Hand and eye tracking are crucial, integral tools to create the most authentic extended reality (XR) experiences. Market leaders have relied on the technologies to build interactive, secure human-computer interfaces (HCIs) capable of offering multiple benefits. Tobii has remained at the forefront of these solutions, recognising that eye-tracking tools pilot the world’s top immersive experiences. […]
12 Graphic Design Trends for 2023 [Infographic]
Check out some of the top, rising visual trends that look set to dominate te next year.
Google Shares the Top 100 Most Searched Products of 2022
The listing provides an interesting overview of the year that was in product search trends.
YouTube Looks to Promote Shorts via World Cup Activations
Soccer was the most-watched sport on YouTube in 2021.
Snap Highlights the Rising Potential of AR for Marketing in New Report
Snap says that AR has moved beyond its initial ‘fun’ use case.
HTC Black Friday Sales See Vive Flow & Vive Pro 2 Discounted Across Europe
HTC announced Black Friday offers beginning today in Europe, which see heavy discounts on the Vive Flow and Vive Pro 2 range.
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‘WHAT THE BAT?’ Replaces Your Hands with Baseball Bats for Slapstick Fun, Now on Quest 2 & PC VR
What would happen if you had baseball bats instead hands? Triband, the indie studio behind madcap golfing game WHAT THE GOLF? (2020), have released a new VR game that conveniently answers that eternal question. Called WHAT THE BAT?, the built-for-VR game gets you swinging through a series of increasingly silly minigames that Triband says is […]
Meta to Host a “hyper-realistic” Version of Notorious B.I.G. in VR Concert Next Month
In honor of The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday, Meta is hosting a VR concert experience next month that aims to bring together a host of musical guests alongside a realistic avatar of the Brooklyn-born rapper, who left this mortal coil back in 1997. The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience is set […]
This Is Why So Many People Hate Windows 11
Microsoft has been busy rolling out the Windows 11 update. While some features are exciting, the new version leaves a lot to be desired, drawing hate from many.