If you’re struggling to make the most of your Meta Quest 3 battery life, you’re not alone. The Meta Quest 3 is definitely the most powerful and impressive headset created by Meta to date. As I noted in my review, it offers fantastic visual fidelity, full-color passthrough for mixed reality, and access to a huge […]
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Apple to Debut Affordable Vision Pro in 2026
This week, a report from Bloomberg highlighted how Apple plans to release a more affordable second-generation Vision Pro model in 2026. Moreover, the report noted that Apple will also release visionOS 2.0 – the framework that enables the device’s spatial computing solutions – by the end of the year, perhaps lining up with WWDC 2024. […]
Snapchat Adds New AR and ML Tools for Advertising
Snapchat has introduced new augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML) tools for advertising, partner programs, partnerships, and other solutions at 2024 IAB NewFronts. The Top Immersive Advertising Companies for 2024 Is Ford Developing Augmented Reality Products? 6 Reasons to Invest in Augmented Reality Smart Glasses The US multimedia instant messaging application also revealed that […]
Does Generative AI Content Have a Place in Social Media?
Every social platform is working to integrate AI, but does it really fit in social apps?
Threads Enables All Users to Control Who Can Quote Their Posts
Threads is giving users more control over their interactions in the app.
YouTube Launches Live Test of AI Ideas Generator for Clips
The tool will provide content inspiration based on YouTube trends.
X Launches Grok AI Chatbot in the UK
X’s Grok chatbot is now available to premium subscribers in the U.K.
Synthabout Is Back…with A Bundle And Quest 3 Giveaway
Fans of Synth Riders and Walkabout Mini Golf, we’ve got some news: The base games of both are available as a discounted bundle! The Synthabout bundle launched May 3rd, 2024 and will be available until May 17th, 2024 on the Meta Quest and Steam VR for $31.99 USD.
Apple Vision Pro Sees Jump & Joystick For Crossy Road Castle Hand Tracking
Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road Castle uses intuitive hand gestures for platformer controls on Apple Vision Pro.
In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats Feels Like An ’80s UK Time Capsule In VR
In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats is a pleasingly nostalgic VR exploration of the UK’s acid-house movement and ’80s rave scene.
Our full impressions.
Crazy XR devices that will blow away your mind – Episode 2
Welcome to the second episode of the series of articles that celebrate the craziest XR devices I’ve got to know about. They may be XR genius solutions completely ahead of their time, or just some things that will make you ask yourself “What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?”. But in any case, they are devices that are worth […]
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Major Auto Makers Are Fully Embracing XR in the Vehicle Design Process
Some major car manufacturers still design cars in clay before heading into production, and while that tradition doesn’t seem to be going away just yet, companies like Ford, Volvo and Rivian say mixed reality headsets are substantially helping them to reduce time and cost in vehicle design. In a new video focusing on the Australia-base ddesign […]
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2’ Coming Quest This Week, Trailer Here
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (2023), the sequel to the popular VR horror game, is officially coming to Quest next week. Developer Steel Wool Studios announced FNAF: Help Wanted 2 is slated to arrive on the Quest platform on May 9th, 2024, supporting Quest 2/3/Pro. Originally launched on PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets in […]
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Apple Makes It Easier to Browse Vision Pro Apps Outside of the Headset
Searching for Vision Pro apps when not actually wearing the thing has been a hassle since day one. Now Apple has added a nifty new search function to its App Store web portal which makes it a lot easier to browse and download stuff. Apple launched its Vision Pro web portal a while ago, but […]
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Expedition 71 Prepares to Welcome Boeing’s Starliner Crew
It was a light duty day aboard the International Space Station for four Expedition 71 astronauts as they await the launch and arrival of Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. The orbital outpost’s three cosmonauts had their day full as they kept up lab maintenance and researched a variety of microgravity phenomena. NASA Flight Engineers Tracy C. …
X Launches Grok AI Chatbot in the UK
X’s Grok chatbot is now available to Proum subscribers in the U.K.
X Adds AI-Generated News Summaries for Premium Subscribers
The stories will be summarized by X’s Grok engine.
Between Realities VR Podcast ft Maeva Sponbergs of Beyond Frames
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host
Cheaper & Lighter Apple Vision Headset Could Reportedly Launch June 2025
WallStreetCN reports Apple plans to launch the far cheaper and lighter Vision headset as early as June 2025.
More details here.
Every Game Coming To Quest 3 But Not Quest 2
Which games are coming to Quest 3 but not Quest 2? Here’s the full list so far.
Weather 95% ‘Go’ for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test
Weather is looking promising for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to send two of the agency’s astronauts to the International Space Station. Launch weather officers with the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for a liftoff, scheduled for 10:34 p.m. EDT. Boeing’s Starliner …
Return of the GEDI: Space Station Instrument Returns to Forest Monitoring
That’s no moon, that’s a space station! The return of NASA’s GEDI (Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation) is underway, as the agency’s very own “lightsaber” will soon be back to measuring forests in three dimensions after it was reinstalled on the International Space Station April 22. Measuring distances with similar principles as sonar, a lidar instrument uses light …
Amazing Star Wars Experiences You Can Have In VR Right Now
Force powers and X-Wing pilots are great, but sometimes you just need a good blaster at your side.
Here’s our guide to some of VR’s best Star Wars destinations.
May The 4th Be With You – Star Wars VR Games See Deep Discounts Today
The Vader Immortal trilogy, Squadrons, Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge, and Pinball VR are deeply discounted for May the 4th (be with you).