OpenBCI partners with Varjo for Galea BCI system

In an unexpected move, OpenBCI has announced its partnership with Varjo for its innovative Galea BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) system: the

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!

Hello everyone from San Jose, California! I’m here ready to attend AWE… tomorrow I’ll start having the first meetings, and

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‘Firewatch’ VR Support is Now Free as Unofficial Mod Goes Open Source

Ricardo ‘Raicuparta’ Lopes has been working on a VR mod for the award-winning adventure game Firewatch for nearly a year now. Although the mod is heading into “maintenance mode,” which means there aren’t any new features coming down the pipeline, Lopes has decided to make the so-called ‘Two Forks VR’ mod open source and free […]

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Varjo’s Enthusiast Grade VR Headset is Getting a Brain-computer Interface (and it’s not cheap)

Varjo, maker of high-end XR headsets, and OpenBCI, a company creating open source brain-computer interface solutions, today announced a new partnership that’s bringing OpenBCI’s long-awaited neural interface ‘Galea‘ to Varjo’s latest Aero VR headset, something the companies say will provide “a deeper understanding to augment the human mind.” Update (11:15 ET): Previously OpenBCI had tapped Valve […]

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Science Full Speed Ahead as Station Preps for Cargo Mission

A muscle study, a robotics test, and space physics hardware were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 67 crew will also see a Russian cargo craft depart and a new one launch to replace it this week. Scientists have been exploring how an astronaut’s muscles adapt to weightlessness …

Big XR News from Meta, Nreal, Qualcomm, ArborXR, Magic Leap, and Globant

Shortly after the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2022 in April, several of the world’s leading firms in the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industry debuted major updates for their products, many of which have led to extensive partnerships and test runs of next-generational devices. The following are the top picks in XR from the […]

TDK Ventures Invests in XCOM ahead of AWE 2022

Last Wednesday, wireless communications vendor XCOM Labs announced that TDK Ventures had invested an unconfirmed sum to accelerate its 5G and wireless communications solutions. The funds will enable XCOM to enhance its industry 4.0 connectivity solutions for automation, remote guidance, and frontline training, allowing XCOM to expand into new healthcare, entertainment, and defence markets. TDK […]

Apple Files RealityOS Trademark, Sources Find

News reports have surfaced on Monday that Apple Inc filed a trademark for its RealityOS operating system for its mixed reality (MR) headset, following social media comments from industry professionals. Parker Ortolani, Consumer Products Manager for The Verge, 9to5 Mac, Buzzfeed and others, tweeted on late Sunday that it could not “be a coincidence” the […]

XR Telecom Case Study in Focus: Verizon and Penske Entertainment

As the way companies connect both with internal employees and external customers continues to evolve, telecom and media companies are increasingly working together to drive new modes of engagement and interaction. For many organisations, a successful transformation involves the use of innovative new technology, including extended reality. Penske Corporation, a leader in global transportation solutions, […]

Apple’s RealityOS Trademarked For Just After WWDC – Is A Reveal Imminent?

Apple’s RealityOS has appeared in a trademark filing with a deadline 2 days after WWDC.

Could the headset’s reveal be imminent?