HaptX Secures $32m to Expand Product Lineup

This Thursday, haptic feedback technology company HaptX secured $32 million USD to further commercialise its products following a rise in client demand. The awarded capital also allows the Redmond-based firm to fund research and development (R&D), building upon its HaptX Gloves DK2, a touch-simulation product. Additionally, the capital enables the growth of new extended reality […]

XR Firms Call for Policy, Ethics, XRA Panel Finds

The XR Association (XRA) and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted its second annual AR/VR Policy Conference on 14 September to global audiences. Numerous companies, experts, and organisations gathered to explore the future of policymaking for the rising immersive communications platform, aimed at defining best practices with combined efforts across the sector. Maureen Ohlhausen, […]

Nreal Launches on Apple iPhone 14

This Thursday, Nreal debuted iOS support for its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses portfolio. The Chinese firm posted the announcement on its social media pages, confirming Nreal Air’s compatibility with the recently announced iPhone 14 and 14 Pro. Break out of the box, and transform your screen. #NrealAir x #iPhone is ready to unlock your iPhone […]

Meta Scales Back NPE Team as it Looks to Strengthen its Short-Form Video Approach

The team has released a heap of experimental apps, as part of Meta’s effort to get the jump on the next big thing.

YouTube Adds New Option to Reply to Video Comments with Shorts

YouTube follows the lead of TikTok and YouTube with its latest Shorts addition.

Twitter Adds New Thread Creation Tools to its ‘Twitter Toolbox’ Collection of Recommended Apps

Twitter’s Toolbox includes a range of helpful third-party apps and tweeting tools.

Google Adds More Options to Manage Ad Assets and Extensions

The new options will make it much easier to utilize your various Google Ad elements in your campaigns.

Original PSVR Games Aren’t Playable On PlayStation VR2

Original PSVR games aren’t playable on Playstation VR2, Sony confirms.

Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers

Today I host a new post by my friend and VR professional Rob Cole, who has already published many interesting posts on my blog, including a review of Pimax Sword controllers, a series of hack on how to modify the Valve Index, and his experiements in creating new innovative controllers for SteamVR. Thanks to the […]

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‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Launches Today on Steam, Bringing Free VR Support to Valve’s Classic Adventure

The long-awaited VR mod for Half-Life 2 (2004) is available for free in beta starting today, bringing to the iconic Valve title a near-native level of VR immersion we’ve been waiting for. In case you didn’t catch our recent VR Modding Monthly article, here’s the lowdown: development on a VR mod for HL2 began nearly 10 years […]