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CES Hands-On: bHaptics TactGlove Brings Feeling To Quest Hand Tracking Games
At CES 2022 we tried bHaptics TactGlove, an upcoming $299 product for Quest 2 (and, apparently, PC VR too).
But is it really worth it? Find out here:
The Verge: Google Working On ‘Project Iris’ Passthrough AR Headset For 2024
Google is working on an AR headset with cloud rendering codenamed ‘Project Iris’ with the aim to ship in 2024, The Verge’s Alex Heath reports.
Full details here:
What Does Xbox Buying Activision Blizzard Mean For VR?
What does this week’s Xbox/Activision Blizzard news mean for VR?
We break down the possible short and long-term implications.
“Embrace the chaos” is my new mantra as a VR entrepreneur
Today I feel like writing a post that is less on the tech side, and more on the entrepreneurial side
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HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. A report by The Verge maintains Google is also now gearing up to produce an AR headset that could directly compete with similar offerings from the likes […]
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Dragon Go for Saturday Departure; Post-Spacewalk Cleanup Continues
The five astronauts representing the Expedition 66 crew had an off-duty day on Friday while the two cosmonauts continued their post-spacewalk activities. A U.S. resupply ship is also on track to depart the International Space Station on Saturday. Mission controllers have given the go for the Cargo Dragon, packed with science experiments and station hardware, …
2022 Olympics Winter Games to Tap AR Solutions
China Unicom is set to become the sole telecom partner of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Huawei announced in a blog post last week. Originally announced at the 2018 Olympic Expo, China Unicom recently confirmed it would improve the 2022 Games with several key emerging technologies such as big data and cloud […]
Google Labs to Explore Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Google plans to expand its research and development (R&D) division to include a team dedicated to blockchain and other technologies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing an email from the firm. The new Google Labs R&D group will focus on blockchain-based use cases and aim to explore similar emerging technologies such as distributed computing and data […]
Meta Quest 2 v37 Offers Trove of New Features
Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 has received a brand new bag of tricks following a major upgrade, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. The leading consumer virtual reality (VR) device has unveiled a host of new features in its version 37 (v37) release that promise to offer users greater productivity tools and a […]