Apple is reportedly developing a “next generation” battery that it could use in future Vision headsets.
Virtual Desktop’s New OpenXR Runtime Bypasses SteamVR To Boost Performance
Virtual Desktop’s optional new OpenXR runtime bypasses SteamVR to boost performance.
The update also adds 500 Mbps H.264+ bitrate support on Quest 3.
Meta CTO: We Asked Google To Bring The Play Store To Quest, But They Said No
Meta’s CTO says Google declined a request to bring its Play Store to Quest.
Latest Asgard’s Wrath 2 Deep Dive Details Your Home Base
The latest Asgard’s Wrath 2 deep dive details key features for The Hideout, your in-game hub.
Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware
There were rumors circulating late last month that TikTok parent company ByteDance was set to spin down its China-based VR headset company, Pico Interactive. While the company dismissed those rumors, a new Reuters report maintains Pico is soon set to lay off teams focused on sales, videos and platform operations, which could affect “hundreds” of employees. […]
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‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Dev Diary Shows Off Crafting, Hunting, Mini-games & More
Asgard’s Wrath 2 is headed to Quest next month, bringing along with it a whole new ancient Egyptian-inspired world to traverse as you track down Loki, the ol’ Norse trickster god himself. In a new behind-the-scenes developer diary, Meta reveals more about what makes the upcoming RPG tick, introducing helpful NPCs, crafting, mini-games and more. […]
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‘Vertigo 2’ Final Content Update Coming This Week with Level Editor, New Playable Characters & More
Vertigo 2 (2023), the Half-Life-inspired sci-fi adventure, is getting what the developer describes as the game’s “only content update” in the soon-to-launch ‘Bottomless Update’, which ought to keep you busy well after the credits roll. Slated to release on November 10th, the Bottomless Update is set to include three new features which developer Zach Tsiakalis-Brown […]
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Space Biology, 3D Printing Fill Crew’s Research Schedule
Human research and space manufacturing packed the science schedule aboard the International Space Station once again on Tuesday. The Expedition 70 crew also continued its post-spacewalk cleanup activities and cargo craft work. Keeping crews healthy and in shape while living in the weightless environment of a spacecraft is a key priority for NASA and its …
Kuwait’s 4Sale Launches Matterport-Based Property Viewer
Kuwait’s largest online classifieds platform, 4Sale, announced on Monday that it had launched an immersive reality-focused real estate platform 4Sale Realty. Leveraging Matterport‘s volumetric capturing technologies and solutions, 4Sale Realty hopes to reinvigorate the Kuwaiti property market. For many, the process of buying, renting, and selling is mostly limited to in-person and ‘virtual’ video tours. […]
Is Microsoft Planning a Mixed Reality Showcase?
Next week, Microsoft Ignite 2023 will kick off, where the leading computing firm will showcase its latest innovations over a two-day schedule, which covers the firm’s comprehensive product portfolio. Among its innovations in AI and digital communications, the firm is working on boosting its mixed reality (MR) and industrial Metaverse offerings going into the new […]