Meta Explains Why It Sees Wide Field-of-View Headsets as a ‘bad tradeoff’

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed last week a mysterious wide field-of-view (FOV) headset prototyped in the Redmond, Washington-based Reality Labs offices. Bosworth now reveals the research prototype had something close to a 210-degree FOV, however wide FOV displays are a critical tradeoff the company isn’t ready to make. And if you were hoping this was the […]

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Top NFL QB Credits VR Training as a Big Part of His Success, Calling It a “flight simulator” for Football

The Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is all-in on VR training, something the team’s star quarterback Jayden Daniels credits for accelerating his development, the New York Times reports. A former quarterback for Texas Tech himself, the intense realism was clear to Kingsbury from the snap. “The first time I put [the VR headset] on, I […]

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NVIDIA Highlights Omniverse Enterprise Virtual World Success in Q3 Earnings Call

NVIDIA recently revealed its Q3 earnings, as compiled by Yahoo. Expectably, the firm continued ramping up revenue, which reached $18.1 billion, an uptick of 34% from the previous quarter and more than 200% year-on-year. The firm noted how products like the NVIDIA HGX platform drove Q3 performance.  The NVIDIA technology portfolio is incredibly deep, and the Q3 performance […]

Holoconnects Debuts 4K Immersive Touchscreen Holographic Wall

Holoconnects has launched its ‘Hologrid’ touchscreen modular hologram wall that projects 4K high-resolution 3D images and videos. What Is a Hologram? KIST Unveils Research for AR Smartphone Holograms Cisco Unveils Webex Hologram XR Solution The Hologrid adds to Holoconnects’ portfolio, which also includes the Holobox and Holobox Mini hologram displays, ‘transforming’ communication and creating ‘unparalleled’ […]

Ray Ban Meta AR Smart Glasses Claim EU Sales Success and AI “Killer Applications”

Despite Meta driving hype towards its Orion smart glasses at Connect a number of weeks ago, a self-proclaimed “time-machine” showcasing a potential future of AR wearables, the firm is already deeply involved in distributing AR smart glasses to consumers today. The firm is gaining a fair success story with its Ray-Ban product partnership, which sees […]

TikTok Partners With MLS on Exclusive Live Stream Event

The live stream will focus on star player Lionel Messi.

YouTube Details Election Integrity Measures

YouTube’s outlined how it’s looking to keep users informed in the final weeks of the U.S. election. 

YouTube Partners With Poynter on Media Literacy Education Push

Some valuable new misinformation training resources.

Google Expands Travel Ads With Real Time Data

Some new options for hotel marketers on Google.

Blade And Sorcery: Nomad Conjures Up Full Launch Date Next Week

Months after the PC VR’s 1.0 update, Blade and Sorcery: Nomad is finally getting a full launch on standalone headsets next week.

Retro Version Of Walkabout Mini Golf Now Playable In Arcade Legend & Web

A retro edition of Walkabout Mini Golf is now a playable cabinet in Arcade Legend.

You can also play it on the Web:

Elijah Wood Is Playing Scarecrow In Batman: Arkham Shadow

Elijah Wood revealed that he is playing Scarecrow in Batman: Arkham Shadow, which launches tomorrow exclusively on Quest 3 & Quest 3S.

Tim Cook On Apple Vision Pro’s Success: “At $3500, It’s Not A Mass-Market Product”

The Wall Street Journal ran a profile of Tim Cook, and it includes quotes of Cook’s take on Apple Vision Pro’s level of success.

How to disable the automatic start of Meta Quest Link to transfer files to your PC

In the last weeks, while using my Quest I had a little nuisance: sometimes I wanted to connect the device to my PC via USB to transfer some files and the Quest Link automatically activated, preventing me from doing that. I managed to find a solution for it, and as usual, I’m sharing it with […]

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Elijah Wood Revealed as the Voice of Scarecrow in ‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’, Coming to Quest 3 Tomorrow

Camouflaj, the studio behind upcoming Quest 3 exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow, revealed that none other an Elijah Wood both voiced and did motion capture for Scarecrow, aka Dr. Jonathan Crane. “When Camouflaj initially approached me about joining the cast for [Arkham Shadow], I was super intrigued for a few reasons,” Wood revealed in a video message during […]

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U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag

Microsoft’s contract with the U.S. Army to build a combat-ready AR headset is worth up to $22 billion, but only if the company can deliver the goods at “substantially less than” the projected $80,000 per unit, the Army tells Bloomberg. Requirements also include definitively positive field testing, set to take place early next year. Based […]

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Crew-8 Waits for Weather to Improve as Station Crew Adjusts

Mission officials continue monitoring weather conditions off the coast of Florida and have decided to wave off Monday night’s undocking of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Crew-8 members Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, all three from NASA, and Alexander Grebenkin from Roscosmos woke up late Monday …

NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-8 Undocking Date

Weather conditions near the multiple splashdown sites off Florida’s coast remain unfavorable for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. Forecasts remain marginal for an undocking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. 23. If weather conditions improve, NASA and SpaceX will target no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT, Oct. …

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Are The Top Selling Product In Many Ray-Ban Stores

Ray-Ban Meta glasses are the top selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores in EMEA, showing demand for smart glasses is strong.

Rhythmscapes Promises Drumming Meditation With Only Your Hands

Rhythmscapes wants to show the meditative side of VR rhythm games.

ICYMI This Week: Downtown Club, Audio Trip, Sushi Ben, Breachers & More

Our latest weekly VR news round-up is live, featuring the biggest XR news stories and a few we initially missed.

Meta CTO Shares Photo Holding Wide Field Of View Prototype Headset

Meta’s CTO shared a photo of himself holding what appears to be a wide field of view headset prototype.

Gracia Now Has Moving Volumetric Scenes On PC VR Via Dynamic Gaussian Splats

Gracia added three short Dynamic Gaussian Splats on PC VR – moving volumetric captured scenes that you can try now.

HaptX Gloves G1 Review: Getting in Touch with VR

Could the HaptX Gloves (G1) be the ultimate way to boost immersion in XR? Even as extended reality devices become more advanced, with enhanced visuals, performance capabilities, and spatial computing aspects, unlocking true immersion is difficult. The trouble is most virtual reality solutions only interact with some of our senses. You can see ultra-realistic environments […]

Qualcomm Cancels Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit

Qualcomm has canceled its Snapdragon X Elite development kit, promising to refund those customers who pre-ordered it. The dev kit was due to ship in June but pre-ordering has been available since May this year, various sources have reported. The company did not believe that the product met its “usual standards of excellence”, according to […]