Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Executive spoke about the potential of augmented reality (AR) on Apple devices at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Tuesday last week. Tim also complimented technological innovations led by Chinese application developers, he said in an interview with China Daily. In the chat with China Daily Reporter Ma Si, Tim explained, […]
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Reddit Announces New Partnership with DoubleVerify to Offer More Assurance on Ad Metrics
Reddit’s new partnership with DoubleVerify will provide additional insights on Reddit ads performance.
Twitter Announces ‘Innovators’ Ad Agency Awards for 2022
The awards celebrate the best agency-led campaigns in the app.
LinkedIn Adds New Event Engagement Options, Simplified ‘Repost’ Process
LinkedIn’s rolling out some new engagement options.
Meta Implements New Policies to Protect Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Reviews
The new rules will offer more protection against review attacks and false positive feedback.
30+ VR Games Still To Come In 2022: Quest 2, PC VR & PSVR
It’s been a good year for VR so far, but there’s much more to come.
Here’s 30+ games releasing for Quest, PC VR and PSVR in the second half of 2022.
Conquest VR preview: high-quality audio comes to Quest
At AWE, I have finally been able to try the upcoming Conquest VR audio accessory. It’s a while since I
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Major XR Players Join New Metaverse Forum to Cooperate on Foundational Standards
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, is helping to assemble other XR industry players in service of cooperatively building interoperability standards for what it hopes will be an “open and inclusive metaverse.” The so-called Metaverse Standards Forum was founded by platform holders, hardware companies, engine/tool creators, and users, with participants including companies such […]
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Crew Works Biomedical Science and Hologram, Robotics Tech
A host of biomedical studies filled the Expedition 67 crew’s day as NASA and its international partners continue exploring how living in space long-term affects the human body. The residents aboard the International Space Station also set up a 3-D hologram device and tested a new robotic arm. The orbiting lab’s four astronauts took turns …
Valve’s Mobile VR Headset to Dethrone Meta Quest
Last Thursday, Valve, the parent company of the popular online gaming storefront Steam, filed a technology patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its sophomore virtual reality (VR) headset. Valve is reportedly working on Deckard, a follow-up to its Index VR headset. Initially leaked in September 2021, Valve will release Deckard […]
Meta to Launch Avatar Store Front
Last Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook account the launch of the Avatars Store, enabling individuals to purchase digital clothing items for their Metaverse avatar. Meta is making the service available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, allowing platform users to buy items for their digital Horizon avatar. Soon, Meta is also making Avatars […]
Big XR News from Meta, Salesforce, Timberland, Epic Games, Zoom, and Microsoft
Some of the world’s largest tech firms have begun rolling out new solutions across virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) on the backs of several key developments and events. The news has led to notable changes in the metaverse space as companies ramp up support for clients and consumers, allowing the new spatial communications platform […]
7 Insightful XR Advertising Case Studies to Read in 2022
Advertising has always been a rapidly changing and dynamic industry. As consumer trends evolve, and more companies enter the market, promotional teams need to be truly innovative to maintain the attention of their target audience. Today, in a world where companies can’t always create the in-person interactions required to leave a lasting impression on their […]
Meta Building ‘Mirror Lake’ Compact Varifocal Concept With ‘Holocake’ Lenses
Meta is building a “next gen” prototype headset called ‘Mirror Lake’ to prove eye tracking, varifocal optics, and reverse passthrough can be delivered together in an ultra compact form factor.
Meta Presents Retinal Resolution & Ultra Bright HDR Prototype Headsets
Meta presented a prototype headset ‘Butterscotch’ with retinal resolution, and another ‘Starburst’ with HDR displays 200 times brighter than Quest 2.
Zuckerberg Wants Meta Headsets To Eventually Pass ‘Visual Turing Test’
A VR headset so convincing its visuals can’t be distinguished from the real world?
Mark Zuckeberg wants Meta to build it.
NexiGo Meta Quest 2 Accessories Review: Headset Strap, Charging Stand
NexiGo’s new Quest 2 offerings include some of the best straps and stands on the market.
Check out our latest reviews here.
The XR Week Peek (2022.06.20): Roblox may come to Quest, Meta launches Avatar Store, and more!
It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all
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Quest Store Summer Sale Kicks Off Today, Bringing Deep Savings to Top VR Titles
Meta is kicking off its Quest Store Summer Sale today, bringing around 30-40% off some of VR’s most talked-about titles. The sale, which starts today and ends on June 26th at 11:59PM PT (local time here), includes five game bundles and 60+ individual games and experiences. You can look forward to nabbing titles such as Pistol […]
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Cygnus Reboost Aborted, Next Steps Being Planned
On Monday at 10:20 a.m. Central time, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG CRS-17 engine was scheduled to fire for 5 minutes, 1 second to test the cargo craft’s ability to reboost the International Space Station in the future. The engine firing was aborted after five seconds. Cygnus’ Mission Director at Dulles, Virginia reported the cause for …
The Story of Unplugged: Bringing Air Guitar To Life In VR
What started as a prototype in 2015 has now become a seminal hand tracking game on Quest.
This is the story of Unplugged, as told by the game’s creator.
LinkedIn Publishes 2022 ‘State of Sales’ Report, Looking at Key Trends in Sales Performance
The report looks at how sales managers are optimizing performance in the current environment.
Reddit Acquires Machine Learning Platform Spell to Improve Contextual Matching Algorithms
Spell’s systems will help Reddit improve its contextual matching, and ideally drive better engagement.
TikTok Announces Full Merger of US User Data to US-Based Systems, Amid New Reports of Chinese Access
TikTok has now merged its US user data to Oracle cloud storage – but reports suggest that China-based staff are still accessing US user info.