The Expedition 71 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk on Thursday while finishing payload operations inside a U.S. cargo craft before its return to Earth. The International Space Station residents also investigated antibiotic resistance and participated in a cardiorespiratory study on Wednesday. Two cosmonauts will exit the orbital outpost’s Poisk airlock at 10:55 a.m. …
Smart(er) Glasses: Introducing New Ray-Ban | Meta Styles + Expanding Access to Meta AI with Vision
Just in time for sunglasses season, we’re expanding the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses collection with new styles designed to fit more face shapes so you…
Will Meta’s Open Framework Dismantle Apple’s Walled Garden?
This week, Meta opened its Meta Horizon OS [the operating system powering the Quest product portfolio] to third-party developers, allowing a more comprehensive range of developers to create applications for the firm’s portfolio of XR products. Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention […]
Could Haptic Gloves Replace Controllers?
Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. The technology elevates the overall user experience and adds value via realistic simulated feelings of pressure, weight, texture, […]
Big XR News – The Business Value of Spatial Data
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 the latest news from across the industry. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, Founder and Speaker, The Fusionists […]
MR Headsets Expert Roundtable
MR headsets are facing increased interest this year. The Apple Vision Pro brought expected eyes to the technology, and late last year, Meta launched its Quest 3, which introduced its brand of MR at an affordable price following its Quest Pro launch. Moreover, MR headset vendors are focusing on productivity usage – from frontline assistive […]
EU Investigators Launch Probe Into TikTok’s Latest Growth Initiative
TikTok’s latest program rewards users for spending more time in the app.
TikTok Launches STEM Content Competition to Encourage Education
TikTok’s looking to encourage more educational, informative content.
Snapchat Outlines Efforts to Support Civic Participation Ahead of 2024 Election
Snapchat has been able to help many young voters register and participate in recent polls.
Meta Opens Up VR Operating System to Third-Party Hardware Makers
The expansion is another step towards Meta’s broader metaverse vision.
3v3 VR Brawler ‘Brazen Blaze’ Gets New Open Beta Test Soon On Quest & Steam
Melee-focused 3v3 VR multiplayer game ‘Brazen Blaze’ starts a new open beta this week on Quest and Steam.
John Carmack Doesn’t Think Providing Horizon OS To Third-Party Headsets Is A Good Idea For Meta
John Carmack just gave his take on Meta’s new strategy of providing its headset OS to third-party hardware companies.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Get Visual AI In US & Canada, Video Calling, And New Style Option
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses now have a third style option, first-person view sharing in WhatsApp & Messenger calls, and look-and-ask visual AI in the US & Canada.
Meta Is Working On A Horizon OS “Spatial App Framework” For Porting Apps & Building New Ones
Meta is working on a “spatial app framework” to make it easier to port existing mobile apps to Horizon OS.
Analysis: Meta opens up its walled garden to become the Android of XR
Today a (positive) earthquake hit the virtual reality ecosystem: Meta has just opened up its walled garden, as a strategic move to expand its business in the virtual reality market. It has just authorized other VR OEMs to use its Quest operating system and blurred the lines between the Meta Quest Store and App Lab. […]
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[Industry Direct] Strike Rush: A New Team-Based VR Action Shooter Debuts on Meta Quest
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Oculus Founder Reacts to Horizon OS News: “Hopefully it isn’t too late”
Meta dropped a major announcement yesterday, saying it plans to allow select partners to build third-party headsets that will run Horizon OS (formerly Quest OS). The news is prompting significant discussion within the XR industry, including from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. Here’s a quick primer for those of you who are newer to XR industry. […]
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Meta Quest Subscriptions Soon to Be Charged in Local Currencies in Scandinavia, Switzerland & New Zealand
If you live in Northern Europe outside of the Eurozone, or in New Zealand, Meta says recurring subscriptions will soon be priced in local currency and not in U.S. dollars. One of the Quest platform’s biggest subscription plans right now is its Meta Quest+ game service, which lets you play a revolving catalogue of Quest […]
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Crew Packs Dragon, Works Neuroscience, and Preps for Spacewalk
Payload operations are underway aboard the International Space Station as a U.S. cargo craft prepares for its return to Earth at the end of the week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 71 crew continued researching neuroscience and getting ready for the year’s first spacewalk. The four NASA astronauts in the orbital outpost’s U.S. segment spent the first …
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are set to launch to the International Space Station on Monday, May 6, entered pre-flight quarantine in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. Flight crew health stabilization is a standard process ahead of any human spaceflight mission to ensure the health and safety of …
A New Era for Mixed Reality
Today we’re taking the next step toward our vision for a more open computing platform for the metaverse. We’re opening up the operating system powering…
Siemens, BILT Leverage Apple Vision Pro for Frontline Workers
Last week, Siemens, in collaboration with enterprise XR software provider BILT, leveraged Apple Vision Pro headsets to provide on-site electricians with XR instructional overlays. The partnership also gives BILT a place as the newest member of its Xcelerator Ecosystem for scaling enterprise XR solutions. Andreas Matthé, CEO of Electrical Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, […]
Apple WWDC ’24 to be a XR Showcase?
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming. The yearly event will showcase the latest, and at times potentially paradigm-shifting, products. This year’s WWDC event is due between June 10 through 14, 2024. Apple will host a widely published in-person keynote showcase during the event, followed by three days of virtual content to bring […]
Average Screen Time and Social Media Usage by Region [Infographic]
Which countries are using social media the most? Take a look at this overview.
Meta Announces Screen Smart Series for Parents in the US
Meta’s Screen Smart series aims to inform parents of the various measures they have to ensure their kids are safe online.