Meta’s decided to give Threads users their own messaging option after all.
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Snap Announces 2026 Launch Date for its AR-Enabled Spectacles
Snapchat’s looking to get to market first with its AR glasses.
Threads Continues To See Strong Download Momentum in May
Meta continues to dominate the social app top download charts.
Snap Says It Will Launch Consumer AR Glasses, Called Specs, In 2026
The company behind Snapchat says it will launch fully standalone consumer AR glasses, called Specs, next year.
Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon AR1+ Chip For High-End Smart Glasses
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 is a new chipset for high-end smart glasses, and the company says it can run small language models on-device.
Sandbox VR Announces Third Netflix Collaboration With Stranger Things: Catalyst
Stranger Things: Catalyst is a new location-based experience coming to Sandbox VR later this year.
Microsoft Employee Working On SteamVR Driver To Revive Windows MR Headsets
A lone Microsoft employee is working on a native SteamVR driver to bring Windows MR headsets back to life after Windows 11 24H2 removed support for them.
The XR Week Peek (2025.06.09): Apple announces a lot of visionOS updates, Meta may release a lightweight headset, and more!
Hello everyone from the Los Angeles area! I’m back in the US for AWE, and I’m very excited to start this new adventure today! As usual, I will be your eyes there and I will report to you everything interesting that I see there. If there is something you are curious about, let me know, […]
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Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it’s working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year. Snap first released its fifth generation of Specs (Spectacles ’24) exclusively to developers in late 2024, later opening up sales to students and teachers in January […]
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‘Stranger Things’ Multiplayer VR Experience is Coming to Sandbox VR Destinations Later This Year
Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, is working with Netflix to create a multiplayer VR experience based on the hit TV show Stranger Things. Coinciding with the fifth and final season of the show, the upcoming VR experience Stranger Things: Catalyst is slated to let you gear up with friends to face supernatural threats plaguing […]
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Vision Pro Will Allow ‘Optional’ and ‘Required’ Designations for Apps Using Motion Controllers
One of the biggest pieces of Vision Pro news from today’s WWDC is that the headset will be getting support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a Logitech motion stylus with the release of visionOS 26. Now we’re learning more of the details, including the fact that developers will be able to publish Vision Pro […]
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Apple Reveals Major Vision Pro Updates Coming in VisionOS 26, Developer Beta Available Starting Today
VisionOS 26 is Apple’s next major update to Vision Pro. Expected to be released to the public later this year, Apple says developers will be able to start testing the new version starting today. The update adds some major changes, including support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a spatial stylus from Logitech. Apple previewed […]
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Axiom Mission 4 Preps and Ongoing Space Science Fill Crew Schedule
Expedition 73 continues preparing for the arrival of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew targeted to launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Meanwhile, space science operations continued for advancing human health, promoting future missions, and observing Earth landmarks.
PICO XR Enterprise Use Cases: From Healthcare to Training
If you’re looking for real-world PICO XR enterprise use cases, you’re in the right place. The days of enterprises viewing extended reality as a novelty are over. Our own research shows that countless companies are using XR solutions to enhance productivity, make training experiences more engaging, and even boost creativity. PICO XR has evolved from […]
Meta Says Link Posts on Threads Are Seeing Better Performance
Meta’s change in approach on content moderation is helping to improve link post reach.
TikTok Outlines Shopping Returns Policies as Extended US Sell-Off Deadline Looms
TikTok has until June 18 to find a suitable U.S. partner.
Meta Looks To Invest in AI Infrastructure Partnership
A potential investment in Scale AI could better position Meta as a provider.
Pinterest Outlines Relevance Improvements to Its Pin Recommendations
Pinterest has updated its discovery algorithms with expanded relevance windows.
visionOS 26 To Bring PS VR2 Controllers, Photorealistic Personas, Spatial Scenes & More
Just announced, visionOS 26 will bring PS VR2 controllers & Logitech Muse stylus support, much more realistic Personas, spatial Widgets, volumetric Spatial Scenes, local SharePlay, and much more.
Steam Next Fest – June 2025 Features Over 30 PC VR Demos
From Ghost Town to Virtual Skate, Steam Next Fest is now live with over 30 participating PC VR games.
VRider SBK Races Onto PS VR2 And PC VR Soon
Superbike racing sim VRider SBK heads to PlayStation VR2 and Steam at the end of this month.
Meta’s Next Headset Could Have Micro-OLED Panels, Auto IPD Adjustment & Iris Unlock
Meta’s ultralight headset could have micro-OLED panels, automatic IPD adjustment, and iris unlock, potential leaks and datamining suggest.
Vision Pro Update to Finally Let Developers Make Co-located AR Experiences
Apple’s next big Vision Pro update, coming in visionOS 26 later this year, is adding the ability for developers to create co-located AR experiences so users can interact with the same app, 3D model, and more. There probably aren’t a lot of friends and families out there that have one Vision Pro between them, let […]
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Vision Pro’s Next Big Update Will Add Anchored Widgets That Live Around Your House
Apple today announced at WWDC that Vision Pro is getting spatialized Widgets, coming along when visionOS 26 drops later this year. On basically all of Apple’s devices, Widgets are designed to offer up personalized and useful info at a glance. Now Apple says Vision Pro is also getting spatial Widgets too, which will let you […]
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Vision Pro is Getting a Major Visual Upgrade to Its ‘Persona’ Avatars
Apple ‘Personas’ on Vision Pro are already the most likelife real-time avatars you can find on any headset today, but in the next version of visionOS, they’re taking another step forward. Apple today announced that its Persona avatars for Vision Pro will get a major visual upgrade with the launch of visionOS 26, due out […]
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