NASA, SpaceX Target New Launch Date for Commercial Resupply Mission

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, July 14, for launch of the CRS-25 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The new target launch date supports ongoing Dragon spacecraft inspections as well as repair and replacement of any components that could have degraded by exposure to mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) …

Cygnus Completes Station Mission After Four Months

At 7:07 a.m. EDT, flight controllers on the ground sent commands to release the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from the Canadarm2 robotic arm after earlier detaching Cygnus from the nadir port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the Pacific Ocean. The …

Cygnus Leaving Station Today After Four-Month Mission

Live coverage of the departure of Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on the NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app, with its release from the robotic arm scheduled for 7:05 a.m. EDT. Flight controllers on the ground sent commands earlier this morning for the space …

VIVE Flow Introduces New VR Controllers

This month, HTC VIVE announced a bespoke controller for Flow, the firm’s lightweight virtual reality (VR) glasses. In the initial announcement, HTC first introduced the new controller as a business tool, but in recent updates, the firm revealed that the device would also support leisure and gaming activities. We’ve introduced Controller for VIVE Flow, an […]

Mosaic Opens Photogrammetry Tool Pre-Sales

Initially announced in May, European vendors of photogrammetry equipment Mosiac is taking pre-orders for its “X” line up of 360-degree cameras. Mosaic X is a mobile device that enables users to capture real-world environments as 360-degree immersive environments, photos, or videos. 360 photographers can use the hardware to create real-time 3D (RT3D) digital twins of […]

Big XR News from the Metaverse Standards Forum, NVIDIA, KPMG, and KIT-AR

Last week’s headlines introduced a series of massive developments in virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR), leading to leaps in progress for the future of spatial communications and the products leveraged to build it. The following are our top picks in extended reality (XR) from the previous week. Please join our regular updates by […]

Walmart Rolls Out AR Shopping App

US retail behemoth Walmart announced on Thursday it had updated its customer shopping app with two novel augmented reality (AR) solutions aimed at improving shopper experiences. The new app upgrades will roll out in early July on its iOS app, providing customers with AR-powered visuals to view items such as furniture and home decorations in […]

The Future of Commerce Is Social. 5 Brands Getting It Right.

Social commerce is the future of online shopping. These top brands are getting it right, are you?

7 Email Marketing Mistakes Killing Your Mobile Conversion Rate [Infographic]

Maximize your email marketing performance with these tips.

7 Tips to Grow Your Audience on Every Social Media Platform [Infographic]

Looking for ways to boost your social media performance? Check out these tips.

PSVR 2’s Horizon Call Of The Mountain Features ‘Multiple Paths’

PSVR 2 exclusive Horizon Call of the Mountain will feature “multiple paths” for players to pursue.

Hand Tracking Comes To Little Cities This Week On Quest

Little Cities will receive hand tracking support this week on Oculus Quest and Meta Quest 2. 

Vertigo Games Showcase Reveals Include Hellsweeper, Pathcraft, Pantera Unplugged

Our thanks to @vertigogames for sponsoring the UploadVR Showcase! Read the latest about #hellsweepervr #unplugged #pathcraft #afterthefall now! #vr #vrgaming #partner #sponsored

VR Dungeon Crawler Legendary Tales Getting Massive New World Soon

Co-op VR dungeon crawler Legendary Tales is getting a huge new update soon.

Read on for details.

Sideloading Quest 2 Games is Now Almost as Easy as Using the Official Quest Store

SideQuest is an amazing tool for unlocking a bunch of VR content and tools for Quest, and we really suggest setting it up if you own a Quest 2. Now the creators behind the unofficial sideloading library have made it so you can browse the SideQuest Store and download stuff directly without having to leave […]

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‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ Promises “multiple paths”, New Clips Captured on PSVR 2

Horizon Call of the Mountain, an exclusive title headed to PSVR 2, got its first gameplay trailer earlier this month which suggested VR’s first Horizon series game would be more than just an ‘experience’. Now Sony has tossed out now new clips alongside an expanded description of the game, which promises “multiple paths to take.” […]

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How (and why) to Sideload Games on Quest with SideQuest

There’s are plenty of great apps on the Quest Store, but did you know you can download games, experiences, and useful tools from an entirely different library? With SideQuest, you can expand your horizons with unofficial mods, tools, and indie gems of all sorts, both paid and free. Find out how (and why) with this […]

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Cosmonious High Has Added Some Major Accessibility Features

Check out some of @owlchemylabs latest accessibility work with Cosmonious High! #partner #sponsored #vr #vrgaming #vrgames #owchlemylabs #owlchemy #accessiblegaming #cosmonioushigh

4 Online Video Editing Apps to Make Better Social Media Content [Infographic]

Looking to boost your video marketing efforts? These tools will help.

Elon Musk’s Team Asks for More Data to Complete Assessment of Twitter Bots

This could help to clear the final hurdles for Elon’s takeover of the app.

Meta’s Developing New Spatial Audio Tools for AR and VR to Enhance Virtual Experiences

Audio elements could play a much bigger part in immersive engagement than you would initially think.

Cygnus Cargo Craft Fires Engine for Limited Station Reboost

On Saturday, June 25, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus completed its first limited reboost of the International Space Station. Cygnus’ gimbaled delta velocity engine was used to adjust the space station’s orbit through a reboost of the altitude of the space station. The maneuver lasted 5 minutes, 1 second and raised the station’s altitude 1/10 of a …

Crew Studies Aging in Space, Harvests Edible Plants Before Cygnus Reboost

Human research and space botany were the main research activities aboard the International Space Station today helping NASA and its international partners keep astronauts healthy on long-term missions. The seven Expedition 67 crew members also ensured the orbiting lab continues operating in tip-top shape at the end of the workweek. NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren …

Istituto Marangoni Opens Talent District Metaverse

The Instituto Marangoni, one of Milan’s top fashion schools with campuses across Shanghai, Shenzhen, London, Paris, Florence, Mumbai, Miami, and Dubai, unveiled its “The Talent District • Istituto Marangoni’s Metaverse Revolution” metaverse project, the school revealed on Friday. The school was founded in Milan in 1935 and is controlled by the acclaimed Galileo Global Education […]

Meta Pay to Support Third-Party Metaverse Services

In a Facebook post this Wednesday, the CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, announced his firm would transition Facebook Pay into Meta Pay, a digital wallet for Metaverse services such as Horizon Worlds. The change does not affect any platform that supports Facebook Pay for buying traditional goods, such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, although […]