With Black Friday fast approaching, discounts are emerging for Quest, PC VR, and PS VR2 games. Here’s what we’ve seen so far.
The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!
I’m back in Turin, Italy! The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet memories of the experiences I had there and the amazing people I spent my time with. Did you know that I met Santa Claus and that I pet some reindeer in the Lapland? And that […]
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We Didn’t Expect This Good of a Quest 3S Black Friday Deal
Meta usually launches its newest headsets toward the end of the year, and that usually means the headset itself doesn’t go on sale until the next holiday. But this year is an exception, at least for Amazon which is offering up an impressive Black Friday sale for Quest 3S. Quest 3S, Meta’s newest headset, launched barely a […]
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‘Home Sports’ Aims to be the ‘Wii Sports’ of Quest 3, Coming in December from XR Veteran Resolution Games
Resolution Games, the veteran XR studio behind Demeo (2021) and Racket Club (2023), announced Home Sports, a casual multi-sport VR game exclusively for Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Slated to arrive on the Horizon Store next month, Home Sports packs in a collection of five social sports, including pickleball, mini golf, hockey, bowling, and badminton, […]
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The Best VR Games to Share with Family This Holiday Season
Get your VR headset carrying case ready, because if you’re visiting family this holiday season, there are a ton of great games out there you should consider showing off to first-timers of all ages. Consumer VR headsets have been around for nearly a decade now, but many people still haven’t tried it—or worse, tried it […]
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This $45 Headstrap Makes Apple’s $3,500 Headset Much Better
Vision Pro is an incredible headset in many ways, but its most obvious weak point (after the pricetag) is comfort. Apple’s obsession with aesthetics made a headset that’s striking for those looking at it, but less comfortable than it could be for those actually using it. Luckily, fixing this flaw is quite simple. Many critiques of […]
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Bio Tech Dominates Research Schedule to Advance Space, Earth Industries
The Expedition 72 crew studied micro-algae and DNA-like nanomaterials on Tuesday to improve health in space and on Earth. The orbital residents also worked on cargo transfers and lab maintenance aboard the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineer Nick Hague began his day processing radiation-resistant samples of Arthrospira C micro-algae and stowing them in an …
Space Biology, Tech Studies Fill Day as Station Boosts Orbit
The Expedition 72 crew kicked off Thanksgiving week with a multitude of advanced biology and technology studies to improve human health and industry on and off the Earth. The orbital residents also focused on spacesuits and space cargo rounding out Monday aboard the International Space Station. Keeping humans healthy on Earth and during space missions …
Meta Partners with UK Immersive Learning Start-Up Amidst Cambridge Analytica Legal Battle
This week, amid legal battles, Meta announced a collaboration with UK immersive learning start-up Moonhub to bring VR/MR training to the facilities management industry. The move enables Moonhub to scale its CPD-accredited immersive learning solutions exclusively on the Meta Quest headset portfolio ready for businesses. Christine Trodella, Vice President, Commercial Sales at Meta, said: At […]
Varjo Launches NVIDIA-Powered Digital Twin Content Creation Solution
Today, MR and VR headset vendor Varjo debuted the general availability of Teleport, a spatial capture software that turns objects, spaces, and individuals into 3D digital twins for simulation and other workplace use cases such as design procedures, remote inspections, construction workflows, and training. The project aims to improve and optimise photogrammetry workflows, therefore […]
Extracting the XR Value of Enterprise Tech Events and the Presence of AR Smart Glasses
Watch on YouTube. In this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about 2024’s big industry events, and how XR sits within targeted enterprise expos. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jennifer Rogers, […]
PICO Integrates OpenXR 1.1 for Simplified Immersive Application Development
PICO has announced support for OpenXR 1.1, which Khronos Groups believes can reduce fragmentation and simplify advanced XR application development. Khronos Group is a non-profit consortium powering royalty-free interoperability for VR, AR, ML, 3D graphics, and other technologies. Open XR 1.1 has already been made available on PICO 4 Ultra with OS 5.12.0. The immersive […]
Here’s Where Each of the Big Social Platform Stands on External Links
Are links being throttle on all of the big social apps?
HTC Offers Holiday Discounts & Bundles For Vive Focus Vision, Vive XR Elite, And Vive Pro 2
HTC’s holiday deals offer discounts & bundles for Vive Focus Vision, Vive XR Elite, and Vive Pro 2.
Starship Troopers: Continuum Disappears From PlayStation Store Following Late Delay
Starship Troopers: Continuum was supposed to reach PlayStation VR2 today. Instead, it’s been delayed once again.
Real VR Fishing Reels In A Steam Release Next Month
Five years after its initial launch, Real VR Fishing and all the DLC packs are heading to Steam in early December.
Home Sports Wants To Be Wii Sports For VR And Mixed Reality Next Month On Quest
Home Sports, the upcoming VR and mixed reality multi-sports game reminiscent of Wii Sports, arrives next month on Quest 3 and 3S.
Hands-on: Varjo Teleport is a comprehensive tool for scanning environments, and it is out now
Today Varjo has officially launched Teleport, its comprehensive solution for environment scanning and reconstruction using Gaussian Splats. I had the pretty unique occasion of trying it, so in this article, I will not only tell you the news of the day but also give you my hands-on analysis of this product. There’s a lot to […]
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Pimax Changes Payment Structure to Make Flagships More Affordable, But Less Refundable
Alongside updates to its PC VR headset lineup, Pimax revealed a new financing plan for Crystal Super and Crystal Light which makes both PC VR headsets more affordable, but also alters the payment structure and returns policy in a way that could raise a few eyebrows moving forward. Announced back in April, Crystal Super is […]
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Varjo Launches ‘Teleport’ Service to Easily Scan Real Places and Bring Them into VR
Varjo, the high-end XR headset creator, today announced the release of a new smartphone-based 3D scanning service for enterprise that promises to let users quickly build photorealistic environments and explore them in both VR and on traditional screens. Called Teleport, the paid app allows users to capture and recreate real-world locations, something the Finland-based company […]
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Space Delivery Arrives at Station Aboard Progress Cargo Craft
The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 9:31 a.m. EST, Saturday, Nov. 23. The spacecraft launched at 7:22 a.m. (5:22 p.m. Baikonur time) Nov. 21, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Roscosmos spacecraft is delivering about three tons of …