The Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022 concluded last week in Lisbon, Portugal with a massive gathering of tech giants, professionals, thought leaders, and enthusiasts for the two-day event. Taking place 20-21 October, the world-renowned event saw companies showcase their latest products, speak to the media, deliver keynote speeches, and offer networking opportunities. Here’s a recap […]
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Vitruvian VR Showcases Training Product at AWE
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Meta Quest Pro Hits Store Shelves
Storefronts and stockrooms opened sales of the Meta Quest Pro on Tuesday for immediate purchase, offering customers a firsthand experience with the novel enterprise device. Still thinking about the sleek new #Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 powered @Meta Quest Pro. Who’s getting one? — Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) October 24, 2022 Meta Quest fans can now leverage the […]
Apple Bans NFT Functions on iOS
This Monday, Apple updated its digital storefront review guidelines to ban certain NFT functions. The App Store Review Guidelines now state that iOS applications cannot use NFTs to unlock unique in-app functions or content. The move enables Apple to keep a tighter grip on in-app purchases. Apple takes 30 percent of the revenue from platform […]
Pinterest Launches New Video Content Approach via Partnership with The Louvre
The Louvre video series will be the first in a new original content push from Pinterest.
How to Keep Your Social Media Marketing Strategy on Track [Infographic]
This checklist will help keep your social media marketing strategy fresh and engaging, based on the latest trends.
Quest Pro’s Essential VR Accessory Doesn’t Ship Until Late November
Quest Pro’s $50 accessory for fully immersive VR doesn’t ship until late November.
Quest Halloween Sale Now Live: Discounts On Demeo, Resident Evil 4 & More
The Quest Store Halloween Sale is now live, offering discounts on Quest 2 games like Demeo and Resident Evil until the end of the month.
Meta Quest Pro Ships Today, Bringing Color Mixed Reality To Standalone VR
Meta Quest Pro ships today, bringing color mixed reality and face tracking to standalone VR.
We’re currently putting it through its paces for a full review.
Hubris Launches December 7 For PC VR, Quest 2 & PSVR 2 Coming 2023
Cyborn announced its upcoming action-adventure VR game Hubris will release on December 7 for PC VR, with other platforms to follow in 2023.
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The XR Week Peek (2022.10.24): Pico 4 Enterprise launched, Meta under criticism, and more!
I just got back from Lisbon, where I attended AWE Europe. I’m super-tired because of the trip, but especially because we at VRrOOm had to deliver the VR world of Oxymore, a new musical experience we did with Jean-Michel Jarre. It’s been tough work, and yesterday I slept 3 hours because we spent the night […]
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Cargo Mission Ready to Launch Amid Busy Space Science Schedule
A new resupply mission stands ready to launch from Kazakhstan tonight to the International Space Station. As the seven Expedition 68 crewmates await their space delivery they tended to vegetables, scanned each other’s eyes, tested robotic inventory scanning, and explored plasma physics. A rocket with the ISS Progress 82 cargo craft atop is counting down …
Space Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris
This evening, the International Space Station’s Progress 81 thrusters fired for 5 minutes, 5 seconds in a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) to provide the complex an extra measure of distance away from the predicted track of a fragment of Russian Cosmos 1408 debris. The thruster firing occurred at 8:25 p.m. EDT and the maneuver …
Cargo Mission Nears Launch During Human Research on Station
The next cargo mission to resupply the Expedition 68 crew is ready to launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday evening. In the meantime, the seven orbital lab residents worked on a host of human research studies and serviced a pair of spacesuits to start the work week. The ISS Progress 82 cargo craft …
Mosiac Integrates RIEGL Mobile Mapping Systems
This month, photogrammetry hardware manufacturer Mosiac announced its product portfolio would integrate RIEGL’s mobile mapping systems to gather more advanced 3D data. The technology alliance also allows Mosiac end-users to record and analyse 3D object surfaces and environments to assist with city planning, construction, and maintenance. The Mosaic X and Mosaic 51 photogrammetry cameras now […]
Spatial Audio: XR Today Expert Round Table
Spatial audio, a key component of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) headsets, enhances immersion with hyperrealistic, multidirectional sound, leading to greater real-time responses, higher training outcomes, and greater depth of gaming experiences. Several key companies have begun exploring the addition of spatial audio with third-party solutions compatible with leading headset manufacturers, expanding freedom of […]
Meta Quest Pro to Leverage Interoperable Immersive Services
At its annual Connect online showcase earlier this month, Meta officially announced the long-awaited Meta Quest Pro mixed reality (MR) headset. Following numerous leaks and teasers, the CEO and Founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, said that his firm would ship the device on October 25 for $1,499 after a short pre-order window. The device marks […]
Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community
Along with the efforts of multinational firms, leadership has begun rallying enthusiasts and seasoned professionals in the sector to discuss the future of the immersive tech industry. One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, […]
How to Manage Your Instagram Engagement in Just 45 Minutes per Day [Infographic]
Ensure you’re maximizing your IG opportunities with this handy engagement plan.
Twitter Shares New Insights into the Rising Hype Around the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 World Cup will be one of the biggest – if not the biggest – cultural events of 2022.
YouTube Announces a Range of Design Changes and UI Updates, Including Pinch-to-Zoom
The updates aim to give the app a more updated and fresh feel.
Meta Shares New Insights to Improve Ad Performance Amid Privacy and System Changes
Meta’s ‘Performance 5’ provides a framework for maximizing your Facebook and IG ad results in 2022.
Meta’s ‘Body Tracking’ API For Quest Is Just A Legless Estimate
Quest’s new ‘Body Tracking’ API isn’t what it sounds like, and Meta’s illustration is misleading.
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Creator Behind One of Quest’s Best-rated Puzzle Games is Working on New Title Built Entirely Around AR
Thomas Van Bouwel, the creator behind popular VR puzzle game Cubism (2020), says he’s working on a new game for Quest built entirely around passthrough AR. Called Laser Dance, the Quest game aims to turn any room of your house into a laser obstacle course—basically recreating the old laser hallway trope you may recognize from a […]
Russian Cargo Craft Departs Station, Ends Mission
The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 80 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 6:46 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The spacecraft backed away from the space station, and a few hours later, Progress’ engines fired in a deorbit maneuver to send the cargo craft into a destructive re-entry in the Earth’s atmosphere …