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Will Meta’s Revised Approach to Moderation Impact Its Ad Business?
Meta loosened its rules around what users can write in posts. How will that play out for brand safety and ad sales?
Sony’s Standalone Headset Now Has A Name, XYN, And We Went-Hands On
Sony branded its standalone headset XYN, and we went hands-on with the latest prototype at CES 2025.
CES 25: hands on with Pimax Crystal Super and the 60G Airlink
Today at CES I have been able to go hands-on with two Pimax products: the Pimax Crystal Super and the 60G Airlink for wireless connection. Unluckily there was no Dream Air to try, but I had fun anyway with the two other products. Before describing my experience, take in mind that CES has been very […]
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Scientists Build an Itty-bitty VR Headset to Better Study Mice
Researchers at Cornell University have developed ‘MouseGoggles’, a miniature VR headset with eye-tracking for mice, which was used to study complex behaviors during neural recordings. Traditional small-animal VR systems have been limited by their size, immersivity, and lack of advanced features such as eye-tracking. With MouseGoggles, which was the subject of a recently published paper, […]
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First Impressions of ‘Surreal Touch’ Third-party Vision Pro Controllers
Surreal Touch is a Kickstarter-backed third-party motion controller for Vision Pro. The first batch of controllers began shipping in December (right on time), and early impressions are starting to roll out. XR industry veteran Nima Zeighami is the creator of the Vision Pro Owners Club on Twitter, and backer #130 of the Surreal Touch Kickstarter, […]
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Science and Spacewalk Preps Fill Station Crew’s Day
Wednesday was packed with an array of advanced microgravity research promoting fire safety in space, exploring the effects of exercising in weightlessness, and testing futuristic piloting techniques. The Expedition 72 crew is also gearing up for a spacewalk to repair and upgrade science hardware on the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineers Don Pettit and …
Best Earbuds Meta Quest 3: Upgrade Your XR Audio
If you’re looking for the Best Earbuds for Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets, you’re not alone. I personally think the speakers built into the Meta Quest 3v (and 3S) headsets are pretty decent – they’re definitely a lot better than those on the Quest 2, for instance – but they’re not ideal. Investing in […]
TikTok Promotes Lemon8 in the US as Ban Looms
Though Lemon8 will also be banned once the bill is enacted.
YouTube Looks to Simplify Shorts Creation from Longer Clips
YouTube’s testing another way to create Shorts from your longer content.
Meta’s Revised Political Content Approach Could Benefit Threads
More political content could open up the Threads discussion.
CES 25: Sony announces XYN headset, and I went hands-on with the sister model
Hello everyone! This is the first article directly from CES of my life. Yesterday it was the second press day before the big opening of the event, and the only big company explicitly talking about VR in its keynote was Sony that announced the XYN headset. Let me tell you about that announcement, and let […]
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NVIDIA Announces GeForce Now Cloud Gaming Support for Quest 3/S, Vision Pro & Pico Headsets
NVIDIA announced at CES 2025 that its extending support for its cloud gaming platform GeForce NOW to Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3 and 3S, and Pico headsets. The announcement doesn’t appear to include support for VR cloud gaming—i.e. the ability to play play VR-native titles—but rather access to standard games playable across Windows, Mac, Android, […]
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Sony’s Standalone MR Headset Now Called ‘XYN’, Release Date & Pricing Still to Be Revealed
Sony announced its previously revealed XR standalone for enterprise is now called ‘XYN’, which the company is targeting at spatial content creators. Initially unveiled at CES last year, XYN (pronounced ‘zin’) packs in some impressive displays, offering 13.6MP (3,552 × 3840) per-eye using Sony’s own ECX344A OLED microdisplay. The display is capable of 90 FPS and 1,000 nits […]
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Most of Crew Relaxes as NASA Announces Two January Spacewalks
Most of the Expedition 72 crew was off duty on Tuesday while a pair of NASA astronauts conducted human research and studied biotechnology. Two spacewalks are now planned this month for science maintenance and station upgrades. Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Nick Hague kept up a host of advanced space research aboard the International Space …
Meta Quest Pro Discontinued! Enterprise-Grade MR Headset is No Longer Available
Starting the year, Meta announced the discontinuation of its Meta Quest Pro MR headset, following a mixed bag of success for the enterprise-facing head-mounted device. Meta recently announced via the device’s landing page that the Quest Pro is “no longer available.” Meta has not explained why the device is discontinued; however, audiences can assume the […]
The Lynx R1 Headset: A Long Road to Enterprise XR
The Lynx R1 headset, advertised as the ultimate flexible “standalone” headset for mixed reality, has been in the pipeline for years now. It was the first device promised by Lynx-R after the company launched in 2019 – founded by Stan Larroque. Initially, the headset generated a lot of hype – and its easy to see […]
TikTok Appeals to Trump to Save it from U.S. Ban
TikTok’s hoping to appeal to Trump’s vanity to save it in the US.
Snap Shares Insights into the Benefits of AR Campaigns
New insights from Snap into the strengths of AR campaigns.
US Parents Believe a TikTok Ban Will Increase Safety for Kids
How do US parents feel about the pending removal of TikTok?
TikTok Shares Insights into its Value as a Shopping Tool
More people are being guided on their purchase activity by TikTok.
BodyLink Is A Kickstarter Body Tracking Camera For TV Games & VR
BodyLink is a funded Kickstarter for a standalone body tracking camera for TV games and VR headsets.
I Am Security Becomes A Top Seller On Quest After Recent Update
I Am Security is now a top-selling app on Quest, joining the studio’s hit VR sandbox game I Am Cat.
Somnium VR1 Starts Shipping To US As Price Increase Coming Soon
Somnium VR1, the wide field of view PC VR headset, has started shipping to the US.
But for future orders, the company will no longer sell most variants, and will increase prices soon.