Instagram Adds New Anti-Spam Measures, Including Improved Engagement Filtering Tools

New tools to help save you time in filtering our spam and junk engagement.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes To Meta Quest

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available for Quest headsets.

Smash Drums Mixes Paint With Punk In Latest Update

Smash Drums receives more colorful mixed reality support tomorrow, joining the ‘Punk Rock Legends’ DLC on Quest.

Les Mills XR Dance Delivers A New Fitness Program Tomorrow On Quest

Les Mills XR Dance brings a new fitness program to Quest tomorrow, featuring over 45 songs.

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord Is Getting 2 New Game Modes – See The Roadmap Here

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord detailed its upcoming roadmap in a developer update.

Crafting Great Social Media Videos That Get Views

As a  social media brand or content creator, getting an audience hooked on your uploads is as fundamental as it is challenging. Luckily, that’s where videos come in handy as the perfect medium to propel your ideas into the world, making the intangible sound compelling.  However, sometimes the view counter isn’t ticking up as expected, […]

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[Industry Direct] Celebrating 8 Years of Pimax With a Special Offer on Our Best Headset Yet

Industry Direct by Pimax Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry Direct posts are written by sponsors with no involvement from the Road to VR editorial team. Links to these posts appear only in our newsletter and do not intermix with our […]

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Pico Reportedly Cancels Quest Competitor to Instead Take on Apple Vision Pro

According to a report from The Information, ByteDance subsidiary Pico Interactive is pulling the release of its next consumer-focused standalone headset in effort to no longer compete directly with Meta Quest, instead positioning its next device to compete with Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Citing people familiar with the situation, the report maintains […]

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Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses Are About to Get Smarter with Object Recognition Beta

Ray-Ban and Meta’s second-generation smartglasses are slated to get a lot smarter starting this week, as the company launched an opt-in beta in the US that will hook in the device’s camera into AI-powered object recognition, powered in part by Microsoft’s Bing. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses were released in October shortly after the company launched its […]

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‘Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord’ Teases “major update” Coming in March

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and nDreams showed off more of the post-launch roadmap for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023), the ghostbusting co-op adventure that landed on Quest and PSVR 2 in October. Owners of the game can look forward to new game modes and content, but the studios say we’re also in […]

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Dragon Undocking Postponed to Friday

NASA and SpaceX are postponing the Thursday, Dec. 14, undocking of a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station due to unfavorable weather conditions as a result of a cold front passing through the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida. Joint teams continue to evaluate weather conditions to determine the best …

Showcasing Your Fence Contracting Work on Social Media: Building Your Brand’s Success

In today’s competitive world of fence company marketing, social media has become a vital platform for showcasing your expertise and attracting potential clients. It’s not just about sharing pictures; it’s about creating a compelling narrative…read more

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Sleigh All Day: ‘POPULATION: ONE’ Launches Free Winter Update

Future of Privacy Forum Publishes XR Biometric Data Framework

The Future of Privacy Forum published a framework for biometric data regulations for immersive technologies on Tuesday. The FPF’s Risk Framework for Body-Related Data in Immersive Technologies report discusses best practices for collecting, using, and transferring body-related data across entities. #NEW: @futureofprivacy releases its ‘Risk Framework for Body-Related Data in Immersive Technologies’ by authors @spivackjameson […]

Apple is Prepping Retail Stores for Vision Pro Debut

It appears that Apple is very much getting ready to release its Vision Pro device. Following its announcement earlier this year, Apple has been cautious about confirming a specific release date for the Vision Pro. However, with the currently available information, Apple is aiming for a March 2024 window. Despite some setbacks during production, Apple […]

Virtualware and the Benefits of Virtual Reality-as-a-Service Solutions

Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Demond Cureton hosts David Moreno, Chief Marketing Officer, Virtualware. In our discussion, we discussed the following: Virtualware’s VIROO solution and latest client in the XR training sector Why VRaaS is a key component of industry upskilling Additional partnerships with Unity Technologies Thoughts on the future of the Apple Vision Pro […]

WhatsApp Rolls Out Pinned Chats to Maintain Focus on Key Discussion Elements

A new way to highlight key events, dates, and reminders in your WhatsApp chats.

YouTube Announces Third Party Verification Partnerships for Shorts Ad Placements

The new partnerships will provide more assurance for Shorts advertisers.

New Research Shows That YouTube Remains the Top Social App for Teens

New insights into how teens are engaging woith social apps.

Snapchat Announces New Generative AI Elements for Snapchat+ Subscribers

Snap’s looking to get more Snapchat+ sign-ups over the holidays.

FitXR Reveals Slam, A New Gaming Studio Built for Mixed Reality

Fitness platform FitXR announces Slam, a new gaming studio built for mixed reality.

The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

Christmas is getting closer, but I have still to buy a lot of gifts, to be honest. Is there a gift you VR people would like to have from me? If it is so, please let me know this by answering this post! For now, the best gift that I can give to you is […]

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Quest 2 Stock Appears to be Draining as Holiday Sale Drives Purchases

Although Quest 3 is Meta’s hot new headset release, an attractive holiday deal looks like it’ll make Quest 2 the company’s best selling headset this year. Looking at the stock available directly from Meta shows that Quest 3 availability is holding strong while the 256GB variant of Quest 2 is largely out of stock. While […]

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Station Crew Packing Dragon and Continuing Space Research

The Expedition 70 crew members are picking up the pace as they load a U.S. cargo craft for its upcoming departure. The seven International Space Station residents are also staying focused on an array of microgravity science to improve human health and commercialize low Earth orbit. The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is nearing the end …

Empowering DIY Projects with Choice Home Warranty

In the world of DIY home improvement, where uncertainty and challenges are as common as nails and hammers, having a safety net can change everything. This is the story of how Choice Home Warranty became…read more

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