After the biggest VR stories? Here’s our latest news roundup from the last two weeks.
There’s Now More VR Than Mac Players on Steam
The PC VR population has been growing ever so steadily over the last four years. Meanwhile, the MacOS population has shrunk and been overtaken by VR. If you were just looking at the percent of the Steam population with monthly-connected VR headsets, you’d probably conclude that VR on the platform has shrunk slightly over the […]
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NASA Astronaut Continues Legacy of Discovery, Adventure with Starliner Calypso
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to fly aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the name of the spacecraft ferrying them to the orbiting laboratory holds a special place in Williams’ heart. Williams named the crew capsule Calypso in 2019 to pay tribute to the explorer …
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Rolls to Pad
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission to send two of the agency’s astronauts to the International Space Station is in the final stages of prelaunch operations. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, stacked on a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket, rolled from ULA’s Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape …
The Doomsday Legion Invades ‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ in the Latest Cosmic Event
Despite our best efforts, Loki Anomalies continue to spread through the multiverse—and now there’s a new problem. Surtur’s armies have figured out how to harvest…
Apple CEO: Over Half of the Fortune 100 Have Bought Vision Pro Units
More than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies have already bought Apple Vision Pro units. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, shared the statistic during an earnings call. He added: We’re thrilled with what we see in terms of interest from big companies buying some to explore ways they can use it… I see enormous opportunity […]
How to Improve Apple Vision Pro Battery Life
Apple Vision Pro battery life has been a hot topic of conversation ever since Apple announced its proprietary spatial computing headset. After all, unlike many competing mixed reality headsets, the Vision Pro doesn’t include a built-in battery. Instead, users need to connect the device to an external battery they can keep in their pocket or […]
Unity 6 Preview Available with New XR Experiences
Unity 6 Preview is now available and includes new XR features like mixed, hand and eye input, and enhanced visual fidelity. The game and interactive experience creation engine, Unity 6, reportedly supports most popular XR platforms, such as ARKit, ARCore, Meta Quest, visionOS, Windows Mixed Reality, Playstation VR, and more. Unity 6 was first announced […]
Big XR News from Unity, Meta, Apple, STYLY
The industry continues to ramp up as summer comes. The start of the year saw a lot of hype pumped back into the XR space – perhaps some of the most eyes on the space since the Metaverse hype wave. This is partly due to the Apple Vision Pro, which led to XR having another […]
Social Platforms Face Challenges in India Business Development
While more and more Indian users are coming online, the audience figures belie immediate business potential.