NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, are in the suit room in the astronaut crew quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. A team of SpaceX suit technicians will help …
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A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission
Below are some of the key milestones leading up to the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, as well as some critical events that occur after liftoff. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to lift off a little more than four hours from now at 11:16 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space …
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Coverage is Underway!
Good evening and welcome to live coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission – the eighth crew rotation flight and the ninth human spaceflight mission on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Launch weather officers from the U.S. Space’s Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable …
Threads Launches Live Test of its API, Enabling Content Scheduling in Some Third Party Apps
Now you can schedule Threads updates from some social media management tools.
ICYMI This Week: SXSW, Gorilla Tag, Gran Turismo 7, Avenged Sevenfold & More
Following a busy week for VR games and hardware news, here’s our latest roundup.
Google Tried To Convince Meta To Switch To Its Upcoming Android XR Platform
Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and “contribute to” its upcoming XR operating system, but Meta said no.
6 Features We’d Love to See in Vision Pro’s First Major Software Update
Vision Pro is an impressive headset but it’s not perfect right out of the gate. Luckily, Apple has a great track record of improving products for years through software updates, and Vision Pro isn’t likely to be an exception. But what should the company focus on first? Here’s what I’d like to see. Apple first […]
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Eclectic Electric: ‘Beat Saber’ Announces Daft Punk Music Pack Coming March 7
With a legacy spanning three decades, Daft Punk is one of the world’s most influential electronic music acts. And soon, you’ll be able to slash…
‘Guardians Frontline’ Adds New Enemy Attacks, Increased Level Cap in Fresh Update
As the name suggests, the New Enemies update includes some challenging new foes, as well as an increase to our Level Cap and a brand-new…
Meta Snubbed ‘Android XR’ Google Partnership – Reports
According to reports, Meta reportedly snubbed a potential partnership with Google that would have seen the pair collaborate on an extended reality platform. First reported by The Information, Meta and Google executives are rumoured to have met late last year about the proposal to build “Android XR” together, with Meta ultimately walking away. Meta currently […]
Are Meta’s AR Glasses Nearly Here?
Meta is reportedly planning to unveil its first pair of augmented reality glasses at its developer conference later this year. According to a report by Business Insider, Meta will demo the specs at Connect but will not immediately make them available for purchase. The Facebook owner has not yet revealed a date for Connect 2024, […]
Meta Will Stop Paying Australian Publishers for Content as Part of Its Shift Away From News
Meta continues to cut ties with news publishers.
X Will Soon Show Your Pinned Posts to All of Your Followers in the App
X is adding another amplification option, though the risks for X seem significant.
Instagram Highlights High-Performing Brand Marketing Concepts [Infographic]
Some handy pointers for your IG marketing approach.
New Report Looks at Social Platform Performance Benchmarks for Brands
New insights to assist in your performance measurement.
Beat Saber Is Getting A Daft Punk Music Pack Next Week
Beat Saber just teased a Daft Punk music pack, coming next week on all platforms.
Trends and predictions for XR in 2024
We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what […]
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The ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack That Always Needed to Happen… is Finally Happening
Beat Saber’s next music pack will bring one of the most influential names in electronic music to the game’s library of downloadable content: Daft Punk. Go back to some of Daft Punk’s earliest albums and you might find yourself saying “this doesn’t sound so special, I hear stuff like this all the time.” Well, the reason […]
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Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest
According to a report from The Information, Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets. While it’s said Meta rejected the partnership, which would potentially allow Quest headsets to run standard Android apps, Google is allegedly still open to the […]
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One of VR’s Most Sucessful Studios is Building Two Brand New Games
Cloudhead Games is one of VR’s most senior and most successful studios. Having not launched a new game since Pistol Whip in 2019, the studio tells Road to VR that two brand new VR games are in development. Cloudhead Games might be old-school as far as VR studios go, but it has always been forward-looking. Back in the […]
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VR’s Next Big Battle Royale Shooter Goes into Open Beta Today, Trailer Here
Caveman Studio, the developers behind team-based shooter Contractors (2018), today released the open beta of Contractors Showdown, its upcoming battle royale game for Quest and SteamVR headsets. The 45-player battle royale shooter presents a pretty big battlefield, touting a 16km² island that’s around a quarter the size of Manhattan, albeit including a mix of landscape with the standard array […]
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Orbital Plumbing, Foam Physics Wrap Week as Crew-8 Nears Launch
More lab maintenance was on deck for the Expedition 70 crew as they worked on orbital plumbing and cleaned crew quarters throughout Friday. The seven orbital residents aboard the International Space Station also serviced a variety of science and electronics hardware while continuing to focus on the upcoming Commercial Crew swap. NASA Flight Engineer Loral …
Maintenance Day Aboard Station as Crew-8 Launch Moves
The Expedition 70 crew members will wait one more day to welcome the SpaceX Crew-8 mission due to unfavorable weather conditions forecasted at launch time. Meanwhile, the seven International Space Station residents stayed busy Thursday on orbital maintenance tasks while planning for the upcoming departure of four crewmates. The SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft is now …
‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Swarms With Parasites in ‘Bloodsuckers,’ its Third Cosmic Event
A plague threatens Egypt. No, not locusts or hail or frogs. This time it’s vampiric hordes bent on destroying all existence. You’re the only one…
Samsung Enters XR Device Marketplace, MWC 2024
Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device. The device is currently early in its […]