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Reddit Will Enable Users To Block Ads From Specific Advertisers
Users will be able to hide ads from chosen advertisers for one year at a time.
Raise A Dragon In Pet Sim Eggy Launching In April On Quest
Eggy, a mixed reality virtual pet simulator for people who love dragons, launches next month on Meta Quest.
Quest SDK v74 Brings Thumb Microgestures & Improved Audio To Expression
The latest version of Meta’s SDK for Quest adds thumb microgestures, letting you swipe and tap your index finger, and improves the quality of Audio To Expression.
Snap Spectacles See Peridots Play Together & Now Use GPS
Six months in, Snap’s AR Spectacles for developers and educators just got big new features, including GPS support and multiplayer Peridot.
Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation
Valve’s Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it’s nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Valve Index is Not Worth Buying in 2025 As someone who used Valve Index as my daily driver for PC VR […]
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Varjo is Moving Some Advanced Headset Features Behind a $2,500 Annual Paywall
Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced they’re releasing a new paid licensing structure next month which will include some of XR-4’s previously free software features. Many of Varjo’s headsets over the years have required a subscription of some sort, such as its fleet of enterprise-focused XR-3 headsets released in 2020. The company’s […]
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Snap Spectacles Offer a Peek into All-day AR with New Geo-location Platform Update
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, introduced its fifth-gen Spectacles AR glasses six months ago, and now the company is releasing a number of new features that aim to improve geo-located AR experiences. Released in September 2024, Spectacles are still very much a developer kit—the AR glasses only have 45 minutes of standalone battery power—although Snap […]
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Four Dragon Crewmates Prepare to Depart Station and Return to Earth
There are 11 crewmates aboard the International Space Station today but that will end soon when four SpaceX Crew-9 members depart for a return to Earth on Tuesday, weather permitting.
Quest’s Spring Savings & Steam’s Spring Sale Offer Discounts On Blockbuster VR Games
Meta’s Spring Savings and Steam’s Spring Sale offer significant discounts on blockbuster VR titles, including Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Skydance’s Behemoth, and Half-Life: Alyx.