NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams landed April 25, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a short flight from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Paying homage to their piloting days as retired U.S. Navy captains, they flew to Kennedy in a …
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Dragon Undocking Targeted for No Earlier Than Sunday
Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 28, for the undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the space-facing port of the International Space Station as part of company’s 30th commercial resupply services mission for the agency. Learn …
Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Hardware, Science Work
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub began a spacewalk at 10:57 a.m. EDT to complete the deployment of one panel on a synthetic radar communications system on the Russian segment of the complex and install equipment and experiments to analyze the level of corrosion on station surfaces and modules. NASA’s coverage will continue on …
Haptic Solution to Support XR Accessibility for the Visually Impaired
This week, HaptX gained a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute to advance research into using haptic solutions to provide accessible XR applications for visually impaired groups. HaptX Founder and CEO Jake Rubin added: Our research […]
First Look at Meta’s New Smart Glasses Design
This week, with long-time technology collaborator EssilorLuxottica, Meta introduced new Ray Ban smartglasses designs and features. The latest designs do not flip the product range on its head with ground-breaking features. However, a new sleeker design intends to drive consumer adoption of the AR-lite device. The second-generation smart glasses are expanding just in time […]
US Senate Approves TikTok Sell-off Proposal
The bill stipulating the platform be banned or sold now goes to President Joe Biden, who has indicated he will sign it.
Google Delays Cookie Phase Out Once Again
Google’s announced that it will not complete its planned phase out by the end of 2024.
LinkedIn Shares Tips to Help B2B Marketers Maximize Their Efforts [Infographic]
Some tips from LinkedIn on how to stretch your marketing budget further.
Stride: Fates Takes VR Parkour To PSVR 2 & Steam This May
Stride: Fates promises improved performance and visuals when it reaches PSVR 2 and Steam next month.
MudRunner VR Slides Onto Quest Headsets Soon
MudRunner VR adapts the off-road vehicle sim for a new adventure, and it’s “coming soon” to Quest.
DIG VR Feels Like PowerWash Simulator For Power Digging
DIG VR feels like PowerWash Simulator for digging, and it’s coming to Quest soon.
The XR Week Peek (2024.04.23): Meta opens up its ecosystem, Pimax launches new headsets, and more!
You may wonder why this newsletter episode is coming a bit later than usual. Well, it’s easy to say: Yesterday I was going to start writing this newsletter when Meta dropped the bomb about opening up its operating system and I was like “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT”. After a few minutes of shock, I thought “I HAVE ABSOLUTELY […]
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Analyst: Vision Pro Demand Fell “sharply beyond expectations,” Leading Apple to Reduce Shipments for International Debut
Independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo maintains Apple may be reducing Vision Pro shipments for its international debut by a wide margin due to demand falling “sharply beyond expectations” in the US market. Kuo, a respected figure in supply chain leaks and analysis, says in and in a new blog post that Apple has cut 2024 shipments for Vision […]
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Spacewalkers Get Ready as Crew Packs Dragon with Science
The Expedition 71 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk on Thursday while finishing payload operations inside a U.S. cargo craft before its return to Earth. The International Space Station residents also investigated antibiotic resistance and participated in a cardiorespiratory study on Wednesday. Two cosmonauts will exit the orbital outpost’s Poisk airlock at 10:55 a.m. …
Smart(er) Glasses: Introducing New Ray-Ban | Meta Styles + Expanding Access to Meta AI with Vision
Just in time for sunglasses season, we’re expanding the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses collection with new styles designed to fit more face shapes so you…
Will Meta’s Open Framework Dismantle Apple’s Walled Garden?
This week, Meta opened its Meta Horizon OS [the operating system powering the Quest product portfolio] to third-party developers, allowing a more comprehensive range of developers to create applications for the firm’s portfolio of XR products. Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention […]
Could Haptic Gloves Replace Controllers?
Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. The technology elevates the overall user experience and adds value via realistic simulated feelings of pressure, weight, texture, […]
Big XR News – The Business Value of Spatial Data
Watch on YouTube. In this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today, welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from across the industry. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, Founder and Speaker, The Fusionists […]
MR Headsets Expert Roundtable
MR headsets are facing increased interest this year. The Apple Vision Pro brought expected eyes to the technology, and late last year, Meta launched its Quest 3, which introduced its brand of MR at an affordable price following its Quest Pro launch. Moreover, MR headset vendors are focusing on productivity usage – from frontline assistive […]
EU Investigators Launch Probe Into TikTok’s Latest Growth Initiative
TikTok’s latest program rewards users for spending more time in the app.
TikTok Launches STEM Content Competition to Encourage Education
TikTok’s looking to encourage more educational, informative content.
Snapchat Outlines Efforts to Support Civic Participation Ahead of 2024 Election
Snapchat has been able to help many young voters register and participate in recent polls.
Meta Opens Up VR Operating System to Third-Party Hardware Makers
The expansion is another step towards Meta’s broader metaverse vision.
3v3 VR Brawler ‘Brazen Blaze’ Gets New Open Beta Test Soon On Quest & Steam
Melee-focused 3v3 VR multiplayer game ‘Brazen Blaze’ starts a new open beta this week on Quest and Steam.