NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission continues to target a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home. Mission …
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Twitter Adds New Option to Let Non-Twitter Users Tune into Spaces
Twitter continues to provide new options to maximize Spaces discovery and engagement.
Internal Research from Facebook Shows that Re-Shares Can Significantly Amplify Misinformation
Should Facebook consider removing the ‘Share’ button entirely?
Meta is Reportedly Planning to Open Retail Stories to Sell VR, AR and Other Digital Connection Tools
Direct-to-consumer connection could help Meta maximize its metaverse push, in various ways.
Windows 11 Update Offers Virtual Desktop PC VR Streaming Fix
A new Windows 11 update should fix performance issues when streaming PC VR games to Quest via Virtual Desktop.
Watch: Incredible Resident Evil 2 VR Mod Has First-Person And Motion Controls
We’ve played the incredible Resident Evil 2 VR mod.
Check out 10 minutes of gameplay here!
Kasalis Unveils Pixid 700 Optics Platform
US optical devices company Kasalis announced this week it had introduced its Pixid 700 platform for manufacturing and aligning optical devices. The Pixid 700 offers optional 5-nanometre linear and o.2-radian (?rad) angular resolutions as well as increased customisation and process flexibility, improved micro-optics features, and others features. The solution’s software framework also includes a node-based […]
Optelos Data Viz to Optimize Turnaround
US data visualisation firm Optelos announced at the Industrial XR Forum it will offer a unified Software as a Service (SaaS) solution designed to refine Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). The Austin, Texas-based firm is employing digital twins to improve the quality and lower the cost of enterprise-scale EAM. In addition, Optelos provides a range of […]
Meta Continues Face Recognition for Metaverse Tools
US tech giant Meta will continue using its facial recognition technologies on its Metaverse suite of applications, despite previously stating on Wednesday it would no longer use them across its social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and others. According to a Recode report, Meta would exclude the changes from its Metaverse products, which […]
Five Key VIVEPORT Apps to Improve Collaboration
Taiwanese tech firm HTC is a market-leading virtual reality (VR) hardware provider for enterprises and consumers due to its wide range of powerful HTC VIVE headsets and software solutions. VIVEPORT, HTC VIVE’s digital storefront and subscription service, supports the distribution of PCVR applications, games, and immersive videos across roughly 80 countries. To expand and foster […]
8 SEO Mistakes Weakening Your Google Ranking in 2022 and Beyond [Infographic]
Here are some key SEO missteps that you need to avoid in your process.
Twitter Rolls Out Profile Search to More Users, an Easier Way to Search for a Specific Users’ Tweets
The option makes it easier to search through a specific users’ past tweet takes.
Pinterest Loses 10 Million More Active Users as COVID Restrictions Ease and Shoppers Return to Physical Stores
Pinterest usage continues to decline, as physical stores re-open around the world.
Google Adds New Business Display and Connection Options for the Holiday Push
The new tools will give you more ways to control how your brand listings appear in Google’s apps.
Meta Quest 2 Is Already Replacing Oculus Quest 2 Branding
Meta Quest 2 is already replacing Oculus Quest 2 branding.
RIP Oculus!
Take-Two CEO Now Likes VR, Suggests More To Come Post-GTA: San Andreas
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suddenly likes VR and thinks there could be more to come after GTA: San Andreas.
Funny, that.
Wanderer Releases January 27 PSVR & PC VR
We finally have a release date for the time travelling VR adventure — Wanderer will be available January 27 2022 for PSVR and PC VR via Steam.
PlayStation Patent Filing Shows Work On Eye-Tracking With Foveated Rendering
A recent PlayStation patent filing shows work on eye-tracking with foveated rendering.
Is PSVR 2 getting closer?
Oculus Space Sense: how to activate it and hands-on it!
At Facebook Connect, Facebook/Meta announced that Oculus Quest was getting a new runtime update, the v34, bringing with it very
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Animated Quest Series ‘Tales From Soda Island’ Releases Another Patently Charming Episode Today
Tales from Soda Island, an animated VR series built in Quill, just released its latest free chapter which takes users on another wild and beautiful voyage through a world of pure imagination. Called ‘The School Trip’, chapter five is accessible starting today for Oculus Quest users in Facebook’s new VR Animation Player app (formerly Quill […]
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Cult-favorite PC Game ‘Deep Rock Galactic’ Opens Door to VR Mods With New Update
Deep Rock Galactic is a cult-favorite PC co-op game where teams of up to four players dive into perilous caverns in search of precious minerals while battling hordes of alien bugs along the way. The excellently atmospheric game has been subject to requests for VR support ever since launching in Early Access back in 2018. […]
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New Quest Rendering Tech Promises Massive Gains in App Performance
At Connect 2021 last week, Meta revealed a new Quest rendering technology called Application Spacewarp which it says can increase the performance of Quest apps by a whopping 70%. While similar to the Asynchronous Spacewarp tech available to Oculus PC apps, Meta says Application Spacewarp will produce even better results. Given that Quest is powered […]
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VR, Space Biology Studies as Crew Nears Departure
A pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station studied advanced piloting controls using virtual reality today. In the meantime, four Expedition 66 crewmates are turning their attention to returning to Earth this month. An experiment sponsored by ESA (European Space Agency) is using virtual reality in the space environment to help engineers optimize workstations …
ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming Resigns amid Restructure
In an internal memo released to staff this week, Tiktok parent company ByteDance Ltd announced its chairman would step down amid a major company restructure to reach the firm’s long-term goals towards virtual reality (VR) and content creation, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Bytedance announced it would split into six businesses to manage parts […]
Twitter Leaks Reveal Meta’s Project Cambria Details
Just a week after being announced at Meta’s Connect Event, leaked photos on Twitter have revealed details of the Menlo Park-firm’s upcoming Project Cambria: a virtual reality (VR) headset to succeed the highly-popular Oculus Quest line of products. Users Bastian and Samulia posted the leaks on Twitter revealing a series of images of 3D models […]