Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Analytics to All Hosts and Co-Hosts

This could be a big help in mapping out your Spaces strategy.

Meta Updates Reels Monetization Options to Better Incentivize Creators

With the competition for creative talent heating up, all the major platforms are looking to improve their short-form video monetization offerings.

TikTok Takes First Steps Towards Improved Creator Monetization with ‘Pulse’ Program

The new program will establish the first revenue share process for TikTok creators.

Hands-On: Elden Ring VR Mod Is An Incredible, Surprisingly Smart Conversion

Elden Ring’s VR mod is an amazing way to experience a modern masterpiece.

Here’s 15+ minutes of gameplay and impressions!

Meta Built A Chip To Help Run Photorealistic Avatars On Standalone Headsets

Meta researchers built a custom chip to make photoreal avatars possible on standalone headsets.

‘Beat Saber’ Electronic Mixtape Brings Fatboy Slim, Darude, Deadmau5 & More

Popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber just got an unexpected drop of 12 new tracks in its Electronic Mixtape paid DLC, which includes content spanning nearly two decades of electronic music. Beat Games, the Meta-owned developers behind Beat Saber, initially teased the Electronic Mixtape at Meta’s Quest Gaming Showcase late last month. Now the studio has surprise-launched the […]

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Google Acquires MicroLED Startup Raxium to Bolster AR Ambitions

Google is adding to its portfolio of XR microdisplay designs and talent, as the company announced it’s acquired microLED (µLED) designer Raxium. The acquisition was previously reported by The Information in March, however now Google has confirmed in a blog post that it has indeed acquired Raxium, a five-year old startup building microdisplays for use in AR […]

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Crew-3: Dragon Undocks from the International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer inside undocked from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 1:20 a.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission. The return timeline with approximate times (all times …

Crew-3: Dragon Hatch Closed, Undocking Coverage Resumes at 12:45 a.m.

At 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 4, the hatch closed between the Dragon Endurance spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. NASA Television will …

NASA TV Coverage is Live for Dragon Hatch Closure

Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer are in the process of boarding …

The Station Changes Command as Crew-3 Prepares to Depart

NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn handed over command of the International Space Station to Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev in a traditional Change of Command ceremony which began at 2:35 p.m. EDT today. Artemyev, a veteran of three spaceflights to the space station, will lead the Expedition 67 crew until the end of summer. Marshburn and his …

Vuzix Supports 28 Languages for M-Series Devices

Last Friday, Vuzix, a global vendor of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, announced the integration of 28 languages for the companys M-Series of enterprise-grade immersive hardware. Vuzix M-Series #SmartGlasses Now Fully Support 28 Languages. Read the full news release here: https://t.co/T3LWsosXfd $vuzi #Tech #AR #Technology pic.twitter.com/qafUEM8WNn — Vuzix (@Vuzix) April 29, 2022 The added languages […]

Meta to Introduce Hands-Free WhatsApp Navigation

Last month, a series of leaks from Meta, discovered by XDA Developers, revealed numerous updates to the companys WhatsApp messaging application that sees the integration of new augmented reality (AR) functionalities for the service. The code suggests that the Menlo Park-based firm is revising WhatsApp, its most popular messaging application, to support voice-activated assistance from […]

Which Blockchains are Behind the Top Metaverse Platforms?

With the rise of new technologies, the blockchain will be among the key drivers for new forms of transactions, interactions, socialization and content consumption in the years to come. The Metaverse, a shared virtual environment where individuals can socialize, interact, and conduct business, relies heavily on blockchain technology to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges and share […]

Meta Launches New ‘Meta Prosper’ Project to Support Asian and Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses

The program will provide training, networking events and support initiatives for API-owned businesses.

Twitter Expands Tweet Replies Ad Placement to All App Advertisers

The option could provide new opportunities, both for advertisers and tweet creators.

Facebook Tests New Stories-Like Notifications Bubbles to Boost Engagement

The option provides another way to stay up to date with the latest Facebook posts from specific connections.

YouTube Expands ‘Key Moments’ Analytics to the Mobile App, Launches New Live-Stream Cross Promotions

The new insights will provide more planning and strategy data, whenever you need it.

Fracked Graphics Comparison – PSVR vs PC VR!

Fracked looks fantastic and plays great on PC VR.

But then again, it already did both of those things on PSVR. Here’s our graphics comparison!

Meta Research: Codec Avatars 2.0 Approach Complete Realism

Meta’s researchers are approaching complete realism with Codec Avatars 2.0.

Here’s The First Gameplay Of F1 22 And Its New Course

Here’s the first gameplay of F1 22.

Not VR footage just yet, but an idea of what to expect!

How Quest runtime and features updates get distributed

It’s a typical situation for me: I wake up and reading the VR news, I find that Meta is releasing

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Prototype Meta Headset Includes Custom Silicon for Photorealistic Avatars on Standalone

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs have created a prototype VR headset with a custom-built accelerator chip specially designed to handle AI processing to make it possible to render the company’s photorealistic Codec Avatars on a standalone headset. Long before the company changed its name, Meta has been working on its Codec Avatars project which aims […]

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A Dating App for Meeting Avatars in VR Aims to Build Very Real Relationships

Flirtual is a dating app designed to match VR users together and to facilitate dates in social VR applications. The creators say it’s a codification of a trend that’s already happening—people meeting in VR and going on to form real-world relationships. Finding real relationships through online games is nothing new. For at least a few […]

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Introducing our First Free XR Market Guide

At XR Today, we are proud to introduce a market guide full of free resources that extended reality (XR) technology specialists, vendors, and manufacturers can use for an XR-ready 2022. Market guide readers can access a selection of resources designed to educate individuals at all levels of the emerging marketplace. The XR Today Market Guide […]