As the touted Meta Connect 2024 event rolls on, Meta’s CTO spoke on what audiences can expect from the event, calling the undisclosed but rumoured announcements “ground-breaking” in his eyes. Moreover, as the event approaches, more and more AR/VR/MR firms are optimising their operations to meet industry expectations. At the same time, the future of […]
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Report Looks at the Positives and Negatives of Social Media Usage [Infographic]
The report commissioned by LG Electronics found that 75% of social media users felt it can have negative mental health impacts.
Australia Proposes New Laws To Address Misinformation on Social Media Platforms
The new regulations would set significant fines for violations.
Threads Adds Simplified Fediverse Connection Options
A simple process to encourage people to sign up for fediverse sharing.
Best VRChat Worlds: Top Places To Visit & Explore
Here are 10 of the best worlds we visited based on VRChat community recommendations.
Discovering FNAF: Secret Of The Mimic At PAX West 2024
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic brings the series back to PlayStation VR2 next year, and we went hands-on with the demo.
Why Starlink On Flights Will Be A Game Changer For Headsets Like Meta Quest & Apple Vision
United Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all its aircraft. Here’s why this will be a game changer for headsets like Quest and Apple Vision.
Quest 3S ‘Action Button’ Described On Official Meta Support Page
Official Meta support pages now reference Quest 3S, and one describes it as having a new button to toggle passthrough.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Enters Quarantine Ahead of Launch
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission will spend the next two weeks in routine preflight quarantine at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston ahead of their mission to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX have shifted the Crew-9 launch to no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 25, to complete prelaunch preparations and ensure separation …
Cybever Introduced AI-Powered 3D World Content Creation Platform
Today, enterprise-grade AI solutions provider Cybever announced a 3D world creation platform to streamline the creation of RT3D cross-industry assets. Cecilia Shen, Co-Founder and CEO of Cybever, noted that the tools “transform[s] 3D content creation.” According to Cybever, the new service is already gaining strong interest from creative studios and asset marketplaces such as Big […]
Spatial Capture Solution, Metaroom, Takes Further Strides to Improve B2B Usability
This week, Metaroom, a service from Amrax, introduced new 2D export features to its B2B spatial data capture toolkit. The Metaroom spatial data capture solution is aimed at workers in construction and property sectors to digital map 3D versions of real-world indoor spaces. With the new update, users can export spatial captures as 2D floorplan […]
The Most Loved Social Media Apps by Country [Infographic]
Assessing social media apps based on how they are rated offers a different picture than looking at usage alone.
X Is Working on Decoupling Its DM Functionality
Users could soon be able to message someone on X without posting publicly.
Questions May Generate More Reach on Threads, per Report
Threads’ algorithm appears geared towards incentivizing discussion over everything else, a Business Insider reporter recently found.
Google Partners with Wayback Machine to Display Archived Links
A new way to scan for older versions of content on a website.
Chernobyl Again Hands-On: Interesting Story Hindered By Finicky Menus
Chernobyl Again presents an intriguing time travel story held back by cumbersome design, and it’s out today on most VR platforms.
NFL Pro Era Series Calls An Audible With Switch To Live Service Model
NFL Pro Era game shifts the VR series to a live service model, and the new edition is out today on Quest.
Mannequin Enters Full Release Today On Quest & Steam
Hide-and-seek VR multiplayer game Mannequin receives Quest 3 enhancements, and the full release is now available.
Arizona Sunshine Remake Highlights How Much VR Has Changed Since 2016
Arizona Sunshine is one of VR’s oldest shooters, and Vertigo Games makes a compelling case for its upcoming remake.
Hit Physics Platformer ‘Human Fall Flat’ is Coming Soon to VR Headsets, Trailer Here
Curve Games and No Brakes Games, makers of indie hit Human Fall Flat (2016), today announced an entirely new version of the game targeted at all major VR headsets. Called Human Fall Flat VR, the puzzle-filled platformer sends you wobbling through whimsical dreamscapes, letting you control your wibbly arms, where you can leap, climb, and swing around […]
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Meta CTO Confirms Work on “glasses form-factor” Mixed Reality Device
Meta CTO and head of Reality Labs Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company is currently working on a “glasses form-factor” mixed reality headset. In an Instagram Q&A, Bosworth confirmed the company is working on the device, although didn’t provide any concrete timelines: “I don’t think a mixed reality headset, even in a glasses form factor—which […]
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VisionOS 2 Launches Next Week, But Three Big Features Won’t Come Until “later this year”
Apple confirmed it’s launching VisionOS 2 on September 16th, which is coming along with a ton of previously teased features announced back at WWDC in June. Three features are listed as “coming later this year” though. Here’s what you’ll be missing come Monday. We wrapped up the list of VisionOS 2 stuff below, however three […]
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Station Crew Expands to 12 as New Arrivals Work Half-Day
Three new crewmates joined the International Space Station crew on Wednesday after a three-hour ride that began at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a launch aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft. The new trio including NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner will live and work aboard the orbital outpost …
Soyuz Hatches Open, Expedition 71 Welcomes Trio Aboard Station
The hatch between the International Space Station and the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft opened at 5:58 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft arrived at the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module at 3:32 p.m. Sept. 11, after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:23 p.m. (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey …