Seongnam, South Korea launched plans on Wednesday to adopt non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse by developing a digital twin of its city along with digital citizenships for residents, tech media BeInCrypto reported on Friday. Gyeonggi province government officials stated it would allow NFT citizenship to those joining the city’s “Metaverse Special City Seongnam” to […]
HaptX Secures $32m to Expand Product Lineup
This Thursday, haptic feedback technology company HaptX secured $32 million USD to further commercialise its products following a rise in client demand. The awarded capital also allows the Redmond-based firm to fund research and development (R&D), building upon its HaptX Gloves DK2, a touch-simulation product. Additionally, the capital enables the growth of new extended reality […]
XR Firms Call for Policy, Ethics, XRA Panel Finds
The XR Association (XRA) and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted its second annual AR/VR Policy Conference on 14 September to global audiences. Numerous companies, experts, and organisations gathered to explore the future of policymaking for the rising immersive communications platform, aimed at defining best practices with combined efforts across the sector. Maureen Ohlhausen, […]
Nreal Launches on Apple iPhone 14
This Thursday, Nreal debuted iOS support for its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses portfolio. The Chinese firm posted the announcement on its social media pages, confirming Nreal Air’s compatibility with the recently announced iPhone 14 and 14 Pro. Break out of the box, and transform your screen. #NrealAir x #iPhone is ready to unlock your iPhone […]
Meta Scales Back NPE Team as it Looks to Strengthen its Short-Form Video Approach
The team has released a heap of experimental apps, as part of Meta’s effort to get the jump on the next big thing.
YouTube Adds New Option to Reply to Video Comments with Shorts
YouTube follows the lead of TikTok and YouTube with its latest Shorts addition.
Twitter Adds New Thread Creation Tools to its ‘Twitter Toolbox’ Collection of Recommended Apps
Twitter’s Toolbox includes a range of helpful third-party apps and tweeting tools.
Google Adds More Options to Manage Ad Assets and Extensions
The new options will make it much easier to utilize your various Google Ad elements in your campaigns.
Original PSVR Games Aren’t Playable On PlayStation VR2
Original PSVR games aren’t playable on Playstation VR2, Sony confirms.
Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers
Today I host a new post by my friend and VR professional Rob Cole, who has already published many interesting posts on my blog, including a review of Pimax Sword controllers, a series of hack on how to modify the Valve Index, and his experiements in creating new innovative controllers for SteamVR. Thanks to the […]
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‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Launches Today on Steam, Bringing Free VR Support to Valve’s Classic Adventure
The long-awaited VR mod for Half-Life 2 (2004) is available for free in beta starting today, bringing to the iconic Valve title a near-native level of VR immersion we’ve been waiting for. In case you didn’t catch our recent VR Modding Monthly article, here’s the lowdown: development on a VR mod for HL2 began nearly 10 years […]
‘Into the Radius’ for Quest 2 Review – Pure Dystopian Immersion and a Few Stumbling Blocks
Into the Radius is a hardcore single-player survival shooter that you’ve likely already heard about from its time on PC VR headsets via Steam. In case you haven’t, the game serves up a unique mix of heart-racing encounters with deadly entities, a load of environmental traps, and its fair share of plodding tedium—all while paying homage to the […]
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – September 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of September 2022. […]
Crew Works Space Agriculture, Physics Research as Station Orbits Higher
Farming, foam, and fire research kept the astronauts busy at the end of the week aboard the International Space Station. The pace of microgravity research is picking up with the Expedition 67 crew spending more time studying a wide array of space phenomena to promote the well-being of humans on and off the Earth. NASA …
Pico to Debut New Product September 22
Today, virtual reality (VR) hardware developer Pico Interactive teased fans with a new product announcement on September 22 on a Tik Tok and Youtube live stream. The moment you’ve been waiting for is here! We can’t wait to show you what we have in store for you. Stay tuned on 22nd September 2022, 14:00 GMT+2 […]
XR Big News, Ep 1: Dr Dmitry Mihaylov Interview Recap
XR Today’s Big News series has begun exploring the topics closest to the extended reality (XR) market, where daily headlines constantly shift and transform the landscape of the technology world. XR Today spoke to Dr Dmitry Mihaylov, Chief Scientific Officer of Farcana, a Dubai-based decentralised metaverse platform for events and gaming. Dr Mihaylov is also […]
Walmart Opens AR Clothing Try-On Service
Today, US retail giant Walmart introduced a new augmented reality (AR) smartphone service that lets customers virtually try on articles of clothing. The company’s Be Your Own Model application generates real-time 3D (RT3D) digital clothing based on a topographic map created by AI and machine learning algorithms. Walmart’s Global Tech subdivision for creating bespoke digital […]
PICTOFiT: An AR Smart Mirror Solution that is Transforming Retail
XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Stefan Hauswiesner, the CEO and Co-Founder of Reactive Reality. In this session, we discuss the following: Benefits for customers and high street merchants when operating in-store AR hardware? How does immersive technology enhance real-world purchases and therefore alter the buyer’s journey? What avenues currently exist for businesses to leverage AR […]
TikTok Organic Content Strategy
Wondering how to make great TikTok videos? Looking for a proven organic content strategy? To discover how to develop and execute a TikTok plan that works, I interview Gerardo Perez.
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6 Types of Customer Loyalty Programs to Help Grow Your Small Business [Infographic]
Winning new business is key, but retaining customers can be even more valuable in the long run.
Reddit Shares New Insights to Assist in Holiday Marketing Campaigns [Infographic]
Some key trend insights and notes from the Reddit for Business team.
Instagram’s Developing a New Media Kit Option to Help Creators Showcase Their Value to Brands
The new option would help IG creators maximize their brand collaboration appeal.
Google Outlines New Process for Creating 3D Models from 2D Pictures
The process could provide new ways to build more accurate 3D models, quickly and easily.
NFL Pro Era Touches Down Today On Quest 2 And PSVR
Following its official reveal last April, StatusPRO’s NFL Pro Era is available today on Meta Quest 2 and PSVR.
More info here:
Ancient Dungeon Review – Vibrant Voxel Violence
Ancient Dungeon is available now for Quest, but does this dungeon crawling roguelike hit the mark?
Here’s our full review: