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Somnium Begins Shipping VR1 PC VR Headset in the US, Announces Incoming Price Hike

11 months ago
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Somnium Space, the Prague, Czechia-based social platform creator, has officially begun launching its PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, in the US. Additionally, the company announced its streamlining the number of available variants, bringing it to just three consumer-focused versions, and also increasing prices soon on its higher-end units. The company says it’s now discontinuing a […]

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Meta Officially Discontinues Quest Pro, Its First (and most expensive) Mixed Reality Headset

11 months ago
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Meta has officially discontinued Quest Pro, the company’s first mixed reality headset. Meta announced back in September that it was winding down Quest 2 and Quest Pro sales. At the time, the company said remaining stock would be sold through the end of the year or until they ran out, whichever came first. Now, in […]

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Spacewalk Preps, Science, and Cargo Work Kick Off New Year

11 months ago
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Expedition 72 is beginning the New Year preparing for an upcoming spacewalk to service science hardware and install communications gear. The International Space Station residents also conducted space agriculture and worked on cargo duties at the beginning of the week. Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to exit the orbital outpost’s Quest airlock this month for …
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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.05): Vivo to launch a mixed reality headset, VR usage on Steam on the rise, and more!

11 months ago
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This is the first newsletter of 2025, so happy new year to you all! I wish you all the best! It’s a very special day for me because I’m taking soon the plane to go to CES! I’m very excited because it’s the first time I’m going there and I’m sure it will be amazing!  Since I […]

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Epyka Promises A Magical VR Puzzle Adventure Soon On Quest

11 months ago
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Epyka uncovers the mystery of Earth’s first civilization in a VR puzzle adventure next week on Quest.
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Big XR News from Google, Meta, Ray Ban, Samsung

11 months ago
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Following a busy year for the immersive industry, during which leading XR and broader technology firms started to lay a foundation for the future of smart glasses and 3D spatial data for enterprises, 2025 could be yet another transformative year for XR, with last year’s innovations turning into tangible products. Despite just entering the new […]
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XanderGlasses Review: Addressing Hearing Loss with AR

11 months ago
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Usually, when I’m looking for smart glasses to review, I focus on “enterprise” use cases. I’ve been searching for smart spectacles that genuinely make people safer, more productive, or more efficient at work. But the XanderGlasses caught my eye for a different reason. These glasses, created by “Xander” a team of audio experts and tech […]
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X Tests Dedicated Video Tab in Lower Function Bar

11 months ago
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Another step in its efforts to become a video first platform. 

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X Plans to Launch ‘Money’ in Limited Form This Year

11 months ago
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Elon’s grand vision for an ‘everything app’ still seems to be a long way off.

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TikTok Shares Tips for Valentine’s Day Campaigns

11 months ago
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Some tips for your Valentine’s Day campaign planning. 

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TikTok Adds More Generative AI Features

11 months ago
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TikTok continues to add AI options that enhance the user experience.

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SteamVR Saw Near-Record Usage In December

11 months ago
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December 2024 saw the second highest percentage of Steam gamers using a VR headset ever, when adjusted for Chinese users.
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What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

11 months ago
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It’s the beginning of a new year, and I started thinking about the future of immersive realities for 2025 and beyond. There is one question that is recurring in my mind: with the possible advent of the standalone Deckard headset with inside-out tracking, is Lighthouse-based SteamVR tracking still going to be relevant? Will it survive […]

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Google’s Latest Smartglasses Design Minimises Light Loss

11 months ago
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a Google patent application for a smartglasses design that seeks to reduce the amount of light lost from the microdisplay. The Apple IP news blog Patently Apple, which shared the news, described the innovative smartglasses design as centring around a curved thin see-through lightguide with large eyebox. […]
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The 2025 Samsung/Meta Ray-Ban AR Smart Glasses Competition Begins

11 months ago
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Last year was a busy year for XR. Avid XR Today readers will be more than familiar with the big XR moments in 2024, including the likes of MR headsets, digital twins, Apple Vision Pro, Orion, and others; those moments are becoming history, however, and tomorrow’s innovations will take a stride. In 2024, the AI […]
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Valve Deckard: Leaks Suggest a New Valve Headset is Near

11 months ago
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It feels like a lifetime since Valve released the Index headset – a high-powered (relatively expensive) VR headset initially introduced in 2019. The Index remains an extremely popular headset today. But it’s quickly becoming pretty outdated – that’s where the Valve Deckard comes in. Rumors started circulating about a successor to the Valve Index way […]
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Bluesky Adds Trending Topics, Exceeds 25M Users

11 months ago
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Bluesky continues to gain traction and add new features.

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X Shares Insights Into Key Trends of 2024

11 months ago
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A look at the key discussion drivers on X in 2024.

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Threads Experiments with Custom Display Names, Cover Images for Profiles

11 months ago
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Some important updates incoming for your Threads presence.

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Meta Now Gives US Students A 10% Discount On Quest Headsets

11 months ago
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Meta is now offering a 10% education discount on Quest headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses for university students and educators in the US.
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Noun Town: Home Wants To Teach You New Languages In Mixed Reality

11 months ago
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Noun Town: Home is a standalone mixed reality version of the VR language learning game, and it’s out now on Quest.
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Pimax Says Dream Air Has 4K Per Eye & Eye Tracking At Less Than 200g

11 months ago
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Pimax announced and opened preorders for Dream Air, a tethered PC VR headset it says has 4K micro-OLED panels, eye tracking, inside-out tracking, and a weight of less than 200g.
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Augmented Reality Devices: Easy Ways to Experience AR

11 months ago
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In the past, the number of “augmented reality devices” available to users was limited. If you wanted to experience AR, you had to choose between downloading an app for your smartphone or spending a fortune on a headset with basic AR capabilities. Now, however, the augmented reality market is growing – and the hardware sector […]
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The Next Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Will Reportedly Get A HUD This Year

11 months ago
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The next generation of Ray-Ban Meta glasses will get a HUD, The Financial Times reports, contradicting previous reporting.
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The #1 App On Christmas Day Was The Meta App Needed To Set Up Quest Headsets

11 months ago
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Meta Horizon, the app required to set up Quest headsets, was the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024, suggesting strong sales.