Mission officials continue monitoring weather conditions off the coast of Florida and have decided to wave off Monday night’s undocking of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Crew-8 members Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, all three from NASA, and Alexander Grebenkin from Roscosmos woke up late Monday …
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NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-8 Undocking Date
Weather conditions near the multiple splashdown sites off Florida’s coast remain unfavorable for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. Forecasts remain marginal for an undocking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. 23. If weather conditions improve, NASA and SpaceX will target no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT, Oct. …
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Are The Top Selling Product In Many Ray-Ban Stores
Ray-Ban Meta glasses are the top selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores in EMEA, showing demand for smart glasses is strong.
Rhythmscapes Promises Drumming Meditation With Only Your Hands
Rhythmscapes wants to show the meditative side of VR rhythm games.
ICYMI This Week: Downtown Club, Audio Trip, Sushi Ben, Breachers & More
Our latest weekly VR news round-up is live, featuring the biggest XR news stories and a few we initially missed.
Meta CTO Shares Photo Holding Wide Field Of View Prototype Headset
Meta’s CTO shared a photo of himself holding what appears to be a wide field of view headset prototype.
Gracia Now Has Moving Volumetric Scenes On PC VR Via Dynamic Gaussian Splats
Gracia added three short Dynamic Gaussian Splats on PC VR – moving volumetric captured scenes that you can try now.
HaptX Gloves G1 Review: Getting in Touch with VR
Could the HaptX Gloves (G1) be the ultimate way to boost immersion in XR? Even as extended reality devices become more advanced, with enhanced visuals, performance capabilities, and spatial computing aspects, unlocking true immersion is difficult. The trouble is most virtual reality solutions only interact with some of our senses. You can see ultra-realistic environments […]
Qualcomm Cancels Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit
Qualcomm has canceled its Snapdragon X Elite development kit, promising to refund those customers who pre-ordered it. The dev kit was due to ship in June but pre-ordering has been available since May this year, various sources have reported. The company did not believe that the product met its “usual standards of excellence”, according to […]
NHS XR Spinal Surgeons are “Lifesavers” says 75-Year Old Patient
This week, the ever-growing XR healthcare market had another success story: at the Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow, surgeons leveraged mixed reality technology to assist with spinal surgery. Mohamed Abdelsadg, a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon at the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, led the surgery, which marked the first MR spinal surgery […]