Meta Plans to Launch Advanced Smart Glasses Later This Year

They won’t be AR-enabled, but Meta’s working on a more advanced version of its Ray Bans.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Is Getting OpenXR Foveated Rendering

The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 beta now has fixed foveated rendering, and the sim will get eye-tracked foveated rendering support in the future.

Breachers & Thrasher Are The Quest+ Monthly Redeemable Games For April

From a close-quarters firefights to aesthetic abstract puzzling, here are the Meta Quest+ monthly redeemable games for April 2025.

Meta HUD Glasses Price, Features & Input Device Reportedly Revealed

A new Bloomberg report details the price and features of Meta’s upcoming HUD glasses, and claims that Meta’s neural wristband will be in the box.

‘Animal Company’ Tops 100K Reviews on Quest, Striving to Beat ‘Gorilla Tag’ as Most Popular Game

Animal Company, the free-to-play early access game on Quest, has been at the top of the platform’s highest-earning games multiple weeks in a row own, with long-time favorite Gorilla Tag sitting right behind it. And the Lethal Company-inspired game isn’t showing any signs of waning in popularity either. Animal Company crossed a boundary only one other game has managed to do; […]

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Meta’s Next-gen Smart Glasses Reportedly Set to Include a Display & Wrist-worn XR Controller

Meta is reportedly working on a version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses which will include a single display for viewing photos and apps. Now, according to a new Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, the company is aiming to introduce it sometime later this year alongside its wrist-worn XR controller for hand-gesture input. As per a previous […]

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LinkedIn Shares Tips on How to Run LinkedIn Live Events

Some tips on how to make the most of LinkedIn’s live events.

Google’s Selling Ad Space in Roblox via Immersive Ads

Ads are coming to immersive online gaming worlds.

YouTube Outlines Monetization Options for Creators

YouTube now has a range of monetization pathways to consider.

TikTok Announces New Safety Initiatives for African Users

TikTok is steadily expanding its presence in Africa.

Virtual Desktop’s New macOS Update Is Smoother Than Apple’s Mac Virtual Display

Virtual Desktop rewrote its macOS streamer from scratch. As well as letting you spawn extra monitors, it offers higher framerate and lower latency than even Apple’s Mac Virtual Display.

Walkabout Mini Golf’s Grip-To-Puppet Is A Really Good Time

Walkabout’s new grip-to-puppet feature means you never have to be alone in VR again.

More Bigscreen Beyond 2 Headsets Sold Already Than Original In First Year

Bigscreen says it has now sold more Beyond 2 headsets, after just 11 days, than it did the original Beyond in its first entire year.

visionOS 2.4 Out Now, Bringing Apple Intelligence, Spatial Gallery & iPhone Integration

visionOS 2.4 is out now, bringing Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and a new iPhone/iPad-driven guest flow.

The breaking news round-up: Decagear launches today, Pimax announces new headsets, and more!

Yesterday I published my usual roundup of the most interesting AR/VR news of the week. But during the night so many important announcements have been done that I felt the need of writing this addendum to my roundup. So enjoy this collection of breaking news about the XR ecosystem! Decagear launches today for $19.99 Today, […]

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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.31): Samsung may launch XR glasses this year, Vivo announces Vision headset, and more!

It’s the last day of March, it’s a beautiful day, I just delivered a project… so it’s a wonderful moment to talk about the most interesting pieces of news of the week in AR and VR! And yes, also to make a little mention of all the “Studio Ghibli” AI hype… Top news of the week […]

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‘Zombie Army’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month, Trailer Here

Rebellion announced it’s getting ready to release Zombie Army’s first VR game, bringing its co-op campaign to all major VR headsets next month. Coming to Quest 2 and above, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets May 22nd, Zombie Army VR brings the franchise’s zombie-ganking madness, enlisting you among the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end […]

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‘Train Sim World’ Arrives on Quest, Letting You Take on the Mean Rails of New York City

Train Sim World is finally here on Quest, bringing its realistic train driving experience to VR for first time. Called Train Sim World VR: New York, the game lets you become a train driver on New York’s MTA Harlem Line, which includes a Career Mode tasking you to carry out instructions from Rail Traffic Control and […]

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Sandbox VR’s ‘Squid Game’ VR Attraction Hits $30M Milestone, Expands with New Mini-game

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced it’s generated $30 million in ticket sales for its official Squid Game VR attraction. Additionally, Sandbox VR says it’s expanding Squid Game with the addition of a new mini-game. Called ‘Repeat Racers’, the new mini-game was inspired by the games from season two of the series, tasking you […]

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Exercise Research Main Focus Aboard Station on Tuesday

Exercise research was back on the science schedule for the Expedition 72 crew on Tuesday ensuring astronauts stay healthy and in shape while living and working in weightlessness. The International Space Station residents also continued a host of other microgravity research exploring robotics, combustion, and more.

Trump Says TikTok US Sell Off Deal Will be Finalized This Week

Despite many complexities, Trump is confident a deal will be announced soon. 

How Meta Makes Its Money [Infographic]

A quick overview of Meta’s ever-growing ad empire.

Reddit Shares Data on Rising Women’s Health Discussion in the App

New insights into the value of discussion on Reddit.

WhatsApp Adds Music for Status Updates

You’ll be able to choose from Meta’s full music library to accompany your WhatsApp Status posts. 

SWERY Believes VR Will Become “The Next Major Computing Platform”

Deadly Premonition and Death Game Hotel creator Hidetaka ‘SWERY’ Suehiro believes VR will become “the next major computing platform” that goes beyond gaming.