An official render of Quest 3 with its new Elite Strap accessory is present in the Oculus PC app files.
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Varjo cuts in half the price of Aero!
I’m writing this article to give you all a heads-up about a good thing that happened today. In one of those many webinars that Varjo organizes, the Finnish company has revealed that it is going to slash the price of the Aero… by a 50% factor! Varjo Aero at $990/€990 Varjo has announced that the […]
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Immersed Opens Pre-orders for Slim & Light ‘Visor’ VR Headset, Starting at $500
Immersed, the team behind the titular XR productivity and co-working app, announced Visor last month, a slim and light VR headset designed for work. Now the studio has opened “fully refundable” pre-orders for two distinct flavors of the device. Immersed is offering a 2.5K per-eye Visor model for $500 and a 4K per-eye Visor model […]
Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans
Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. While Microsoft has previously taken considerable steps into XR with both HoloLens and the Windows Mixed Reality platform on PC, the company’s flagship gaming division, Xbox, has notably not joined the fray. […]
Elon Musk Continues His Path Of Destruction, Says Twitter Might Charge Everyone For Access
Elon Musk (File) Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk speaking at SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, … [+]Washington 2020. Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack…read more
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Meta Horizon Worlds v128 Release Notes: RSVP to Watch the Connect Keynote in VR
Meta Horizon Worlds v128 is here! We made some changes to the way your Meta Horizon name displays in your Worlds profile and fixed a…
Meta Ramps Up Metaverse Investments in Vietnam
Meta Platforms has reportedly launched plans to boost its metaverse technology investments in Vietnam. VN Express International reported on Tuesday that Joel Kaplan, Vice President for US Public Policy, Meta, said his company had begun shifting production to the nation four years ago. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Meta shelved its plans to move […]
Sanofi Complete HoloLens 2 Pilot Project
This month is proving fruitful for Microsoft’s immersive technology division. As the firm works towards its industrial 2024 Metaverse roadmap, Microsoft is keen to display client success stories highlighting how enterprise partnerships enhance their workplaces with Microsoft’s immersive product portfolio. Recently, Microsoft has showcased how clients such as Nexco-East, the US Army, and Boeing leverage […]
Amazon Targets Google, Meta Ad Spending with AR Shopping Update
Amazon has recently introduced several new features for shoppers to find products from their mobile devices using augmented reality (AR) shopping technologies. The additions aim to challenge firms like Google, Pinterest, and others dominating the eCommerce search sector. Google previously debuted its own multisearch tool via its Google Lens platform, with Lens initially debuting in […]
Elon Musk Says X Users Are Posting Fewer Posts Per Day Than People Had Been Tweeting
Musk says users are posting around 200 million X updates per day, which is down from Twitter’s 500 million tweets per day stat.
Meta Provides Tips on How to Maximize Your Carousel Ads [Infographic]
Some tips on how to maximize your carousel ads on Facebook and Instagram.
X Adds New Community Notes Navigation Module to Increase Awareness of Disputed Claims
Community Notes is helping to dispel misinformation and false claims, but is it an effective solution?
The Next Iteration of Meta’s Ray-Ban Stories Glasses Are Close to Launch
The next version of Meta’s smart glasses will reportedly enable live-streaming to Facebook and Instagram.
Immersed Opens ‘Refundable Deposits’ For Visor: 2.5K Per Eye For $500 Or 4K Per Eye For $750
You can now preorder Immersed’s Visor productivity-focused XR headset.
Two models are offered, 2.5K per eye for $500 or 4K per eye for $750.
Details here:
Racket Club Serves Up Quest & PC VR Tennis Club In December
A new Racket Club dev diary details its tennis social club mechanics ahead of launch this December on Quest and SteamVR.
Portal 2 Gets Full PC VR Support With Free Mod
Portal 2 receives unofficial VR support through a Flat2VR mod, featuring 6DOF support and full motion controls.
Pistol Whip Celebrates Halloween With ‘Elixir Of Madness’ In October
Pistol Whip prepares for Halloween with Elixir of Madness, adding new scenes next month on all major VR platforms.
The XR Week Peek (2023.09.19): Unity’s community is rioting, Pico 5 leaked, and more!
It’s been kind of a crazy week! The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. There are some important pieces of news to know about and you are in […]
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Orbital Tasks Split Amongst Crew; Handovers Continue as Trio Prepares for Next Week’s Departure
It’s a full house aboard the International Space Station as 10 residents are living on orbit following Friday’s arrival of a new crew. Tuesday saw a variety of tasks split amongst the residents as three members continue to adjust to life in weightlessness, and another prepares for their journey back home to Earth next week. …
How to Use Social Media Marketing to Sell Swimming Pools
You can sell anything on social media these days, including swimming pools. It might not sound like an exciting product to market, but you can make it desirable to your chosen target market. Social media…read more
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3 Ways to Integrate Social Media into Experiential Marketing
Experiential marketing, often referred to as engagement marketing and/or ground marketing, involves the use of hands-on experiences developed with the purpose of deeply engaging consumers in an event or experience. More recently, experiential marketing strategies…read more
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How To Use Social Media to Market Technology Products
When used right, social media is one of the most remarkable and productive ways for companies to market their technology products. These social platforms create a global network of people across all divides that you…read more
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How to Keep Your Personal Information Safe on Social Media
Almost daily, it seems the news is reporting on criminal incidents involving social media, such as account hacking and stalking. Protecting yourself from threats like these requires taking a disciplined approach to how you share…read more
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Meta Hands-Out Free MR Headsets, ahead of Connect 2023
More reports are coming out about Meta ahead of its annual Connect event. Recently, Meta handed out free Quest Pro MR headsets at the recent Roblox Developer Conference (RDC) 2023, an XR showcase event highlighting how the child-focused gaming platform is going fully immersive and expanding its offerings to suit new use cases. The news […]
Nexco-East Leverages Microsoft’s Metaverse
Microsoft is already working with an esteemed client list to distribute its immersive solutions portfolio to suit a range of enterprise use cases. A range of partnerships come as the leading technology firm ramps up for the debut of its industrial Metaverse next year. One of Microsoft’s XR clients is Nexco-East Engineering, which operates roughly […]