Meta is doubling down on VR fitness with the acquisition of the Quest-exclusive Supernatural fitness service.
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Black Box VR Gym Members Lift 1 Billion Pounds In Virtual Reality
The Black Box VR community has lifted one billion pounds collectively in their virtual reality workout experience.
Yes, you can you actually lift weights in virtual reality? It’s possible at the Black Box VR gym.
Black Box VR combines real strength training and high-intensity cardio with an addictive esports-style video game to help people gain muscle, lose fat, and completely level up their real-life fitness.
Meta Plans to Reverse Controversial Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets
Meta (formerly Facebook) created quite a stir in the VR industry when it announced last year that it planned to require Facebook account logins for new users. The move didn’t go over well in the VR space or among critics at large. This week the company said it plans to roll-out a non-Facebook option for […]
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Meta Buys Dev Behind VR Fitness App ‘Supernatural’, Its Sixth VR Studio Acquisition in Two Years
Meta (formerly Facebook) today announced its sixth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s Within, the studio behind the popular Quest exclusive VR fitness app Supernatural. Meta announced the acquisition of Within on the Oculus blog saying that the studio will be run under Meta Reality Labs, the company’s XR organization. The price of the acquisition was not […]
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Russian Cargo Ship Docks to Station with Food, Fuel and Supplies
An uncrewed Russian Progress 79 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 9:31 p.m. EDT, two days after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 66 crew, the Progress 79 resupply spacecraft will spend about seven months at the station. Learn more …
Meta Introduces New Metaverse Communication Tools
US tech giant Facebook revealed on Thursday it had rebranded as Meta to reflect its shift from building social media apps to developing its upcoming virtual reality (VR) ‘Horizon’ Metaverse platform. During the Facebook Connect 2021 event, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO and Founder, announced the major refocus as well as new product lineups and software […]
Vault Hill To Open Doors to New Metaverse City
British tech startup Vault Hill announced on Friday the launch of a new website ahead of its Initial Land Offering for its Metaverse platform and a further pre-sale of the firm’s Vault Hill City (VHC) token. The London-based enterprise’s Metaverse platform revealed its ambitious plans to reshape human interactions with the digital world with a […]
Zuckerberg Teases Project Cambria, Naraze VR/AR Kit
US tech giant Facebook, now known as ‘Meta’ in a major company rebranding, livestreamed its ‘Facebook Connect 2021’ event on Thursday, where Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO and Founder, revealed the company’s new Oculus virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) devices. During the virtual event, Zuckerberg unveiled Project Cambria and Project Nazare, a pair of wearables […]
Facebook Reveals ‘Meta’ Rebrand, Explores Metaverse
Facebook revealed on Thursday it would change its name to Meta to encompass the work it wished to achieve in the next phase of the social media giant’s development. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s Chief Executive and Founder, explored the possible use cases for Meta’s future extended reality (XR) goals at the Facebook Connect event. The Metaverse, […]
Facebook’s Coming Projects will Make it a Bigger Part of Our Daily Lives – Is That a Good Thing?
The evolution of Facebook could have big impacts, good and bad.
Twitter Shares New insights into TV Show Discussion via Tweets [Infographic]
People are tweeting about TV shows more than ever, as demonstrated in these new insights.
Snapchat Adds Spooky Features for Halloween, Showcasing its Latest AR Tools
77% of Snapchatters plan on using the app during Halloween.
Twitter Previews Coming NFT Display Options for Profile Images
Twitter’s new NFT display options are evolving, and could play a key role in digital art display.
3 Key Things Meta Executives Said About Building The Metaverse
Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Bosworth, two key executives shaping a vision for the “metaverse”, are actually saying about the technology.
Best Oculus Quest Horror Games: Scariest Standalone Picks
Looking for the best Oculus Quest horror games? Dare yourself to read our list below. The Oculus Quest is a smashing success in the VR space for lots of reasons, but one of the main contributors is the stellar library of content. And as it turns out, some of the very best VR games out…
Best VR Horror Games: Scariest Picks On Quest, PSVR, And PC VR
Looking for the scariest VR games? Search no further than our terrifying list of horror titles that only the bravest should tackle.
Beat Saber Teases New Content With Cosmetic Sabers
Beat Saber debuted a small teaser that showed a new type of cosmetic saber, hinting towards a big new update.
Facebook Connect 2 was Zuckerberg’s pitch of Meta
Facebook Connect 2 has finished and almost nothing went as I predicted (I suck at making predictions for Connects, it
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Top PSVR Titles ‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’, ‘Until You Fall’ & ‘The Persistence’ Free with PS Plus in November
If you’re a PS Plus member, you’ll be able to nab three top PSVR titles for free this November that will have you playing from now until the Holiday season. October was a bit of a bust for PSVR owners, as PS Plus only gave out flatscreen titles Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, and Mortal Kombat […]
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‘Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall’ Coming to PC VR in November, Quest Version Still TBA
Carbon Studio was hoping to launch Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall on PC VR and Quest sometime this summer, and it appears we at least have a release date for the PC VR version of the fantasy-action game: November 17th. The upcoming Warhammer universe game was delayed back in August, something the studio said at the […]
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Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’, Oculus Branding to be Phased Out
Facebook today announced that it’s changing its name to Meta. The rebrand comes as the the company shifts its primary focus toward building the metaverse and the XR products that will support it. The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest. Facebook has been increasingly signaling the shift […]
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Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year
Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it’s a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price point of the Quest line. Project Cambria is said to be launching sometime next year. If […]
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Prox & Reverie Opens XR Studio in Doncaster
Extended reality (XR) firm Prox & Reverie has opened its mixed reality (MR) studio and services for clients searching for immersive technology solutions, Prolific North reported on Thursday. The Doncaster, Yorkshire-based firm’s XR studio titled ‘The Forge’ is equipped with several tools for immersive content and uses technologies and solutions from top virtual reality (VR) […]
Theorem Systems Backs 3D CAD on Microsoft HoloLens 2
Theorem Solutions has released the latest version of Theorem XR, an automated data solution allowing firms to use 3D computer aided designs (CAD) across extended reality (XR) devices. The latest updates to the platform include support for Microsoft Azure Remote Rendering, allowing the solution to stream high-volume, high-quality data to Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets. The […]
Brunner to Debut NovaSim Trainer at EATS 2021
Brunner Elektronik, a Swiss provider of enterprise-grade mixed reality (MR) training solutions, will debut its NovaSim MR DA42 full-motion simulator at a major expo, a LinkedIn post revealed on Wednesday. The Hittnau-based firm will debut the training solution at the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) 2021 set to take place November 2-3 in Berlin. At […]