The XR Week Peek (2023.10.24): Bytedance debunks the rumors about Pico, new Glassholes are a trend, and much more!

It’s been another intense working week… so this newsletter will come in a slightly reduced format again because I must be efficient with my time… but let’s say that the VR ecosystem helped me in keeping this short because this week nothing relevant happened… ?  I have two good pieces of news regarding myself I want to […]

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New ‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Lets You Dual-wield Gravity Guns (or any other weapon)

A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) added a number of features that should make you feel a little less like Gordon Freeman, and a little more like John Wick. Mod creator Vittorio Romeo calls the unofficial fork of SourceVR Team’s HL2VR mod ‘HL2VR Unleashed’, which includes […]

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Spacewalk Prep Continues for Crew on Monday

Spacewalk preparations topped the Expedition 70 crew members’ schedule today as two Roscosmos cosmonauts gear up to exit the station on Wednesday, Oct. 25, and two NASA astronauts look ahead to their first spacewalk next week. Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub will venture outside of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 2:10 …

The Role of Content Marketing in Engaging, Educating, and Converting Your Audience

Explore the pivotal role of content marketing in engaging, educating, and converting your audience effectively. Learn how to harness the power of content marketing for success. Welcome to the world of content marketing, where the…read more

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Celebrate Halloween & Save with the Fall Frights Sale

We’re deep into spooky season, but there’s nothing scary about today’s news: From now through 11:59 pm PT on October 31, you can save up…

Nokia and the Industrial Metaverse: The Roadmap Ahead

One of the focal points for the future of industry, the Metaverse has emerged as an ally for enterprises across the globe. Many businesses facing digital transformations will revise their processes, operations, and efficacies with impeccable emerging technologies like virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Along with these forms of extended reality (XR), firms will […]

Apple Deepen iPhone AR Workplace Potential

Earlier this year, Apple debuted its Vision Pro XR headset to provide an immersive productivity tool to act as a technology leap forward following the firm’s Mac laptop and desktop portfolio. The firm is selling its upcoming device – due 2024 – based on a spatial computing vision which allows users to work in a […]

NTT and the Role of Sustainability in the Industrial Metaverse

Watch on YouTube XR Today hosts Rika Nakazawa, Group Vice President, Connected Industry & Head of Sustainability for Americas, NTT Ltd. In our interview, we discuss the following: A recap of the Creativity Conference Challenges global telecoms face and how creativity can tackle them NTT’s role in developing emerging technologies Creating synergy between XR technologies […]

IGS 2023 Wraps up a Monumental Showcase

Last week, The VRAR Association hosted its annual Immerse Global Summit (IGS) event in Downtown Orlando, Florida. To mark this year’s event, local technology conferences Metacenter Global Week and Synapse Summit joined the party, hosting a joint showcase event highlighting how the local area is a serious player in developing emerging technology solutions for various […]

YouTube’s Testing Out New Comment Controls to Manage Video Interactions

YouTube will now let creators pause comments on their videos, while leaving previous comments active.

YouTube Shares Halloween Inspiration for Shorts Creators [Infographic]

YouTube has shared 31 ideas for Halloween-themed Shorts clips.

The 9 Essential Elements of the Perfect Infographic [Infographic]

Some key tips to help maximize your infographic efforts.

TikTok is Experimenting With 15-Minute Uploads

Long, long TikToks.

Asgard’s Wrath 2 Hands-On: Meta’s AAA Content Investment Shines On Quest 3

We’ve played some of Asgard’s Wrath 2 from Sanzaru Games on Quest 3!

First impressions:

Samba De Amigo: Virtual Party Review – Strong Rhythm With Multiplayer Missteps

Samba De Amigo gains much from its VR adaptation on Quest, but disappointing multiplayer options let it down. Our full review:

VRChat Is ‘Coming Soon’ To Pico 4

VRChat is “coming soon” to Pico 4.

Isaac Hayes III Built A Social Media App For The Future Of TV – Microcasting. Here’s His Plan

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Fanbase’s CEO says that his company has over 400,000 customers as they finalize a $5 Million crowd-funding campaign.

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Why ‘Monk Mode’ And Social Media Don’t Mix

Monk mode—inspired by the disciplined lifestyle of monks—refers to intense periods of uninterrupted … [+]Focus to maximize productivity. Hyperfocus involves concentrating on one task while ignoring all other distractions. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)….read more

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Social Media And ‘Monk Mode’ Don’t Mix

Monk mode—inspired by the disciplined lifestyle of monks—refers to intense periods of uninterrupted … [+]To maximize productivity, focus is essential. Hyperfocus involves removing distractions and hyperfocusing on one task. Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images…read more

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Instagram Will Now Enable You to Create Stickers from Entities in Your Photos

A handy new option to create custom stickers for your Reels and Stories.

New Report Suggests that X Usage is Declining Amid Various Changes at the App

New data from Apptopia suggests that Twitter’s name change to ‘X’ has not resonated with audiences.

Elon Musk Outlines Coming X Premium Subscription Packages, Including a Higher Priced Ad Free Option

But will they help to increase subscriber intake?

Squingle Receives New Mixed Reality Features Next Week On Quest App Lab

A new Squingle mixed reality update adds trippy fractals across your home, out next week on Quest.

Air Race X: A Tokyo Start-Up’s Bold But Flawed Vision For Mixed Reality Air Racing

Air Race X presents a bold but flawed vision for the future of VR/AR sports.

Read about how Psychic VR wants to revive competitive air racing in an immersive format here:

Quest 3’s Battery Makes Up Only Around 20% Its Visor Weight

Would Quest 3 would be much lighter if the battery was external?

Find out the surprising answer here.