Snap Launches New AR Guide to Administering CPR for World Restart a Heart Day

According to research, fewer than 20% of people administer first aid in cases of cardiac arrest.

Facebook’s Developing a New Option to Invite a Co-Author for Your Reels Clips

The option would provide another way to tap into Facebook Reels for marketing.

Here’s The Exact Performance Benefit Of Foveated Rendering On Quest Pro

Quest Pro supports foveated rendering. Read here exactly how much it benefits performance:

Some Pico 4 Pre-Order Deliveries Delayed Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Demand

Some Pico 4 pre-order deliveries will be delayed due to ‘unprecedented’ demand.

Apple’s Headset Reportedly Has Iris Scanning And Leg Tracking

Apple’s upcoming headset reportedly tracks your legs and has Iris Scanning for unlocking & payments.

Iron Man VR Breaks Free From Cords & Load Screens On Quest 2

Iron Man VR on Quest 2 ditches the loading screens and cords, resulting in a more freeing experience.

Read our full hands-on preview here:

Meta’s Next-gen Avatar Presentation Was Too Good to Be True… For Now at Least

This week Meta showed off a preview of its next-gen avatars during the Connect keynote. Frankly, they looked great! However, there’s… less than meets the eye here. When Mark Zuckerberg appeared in Horizon during the Connect 2022 keynote sporting a next-gen Meta avatar with complete body tracking I was frankly blown away. Compared to the existing […]

YouTube is (finally) Coming to Horizon Home Making it Easier to Watch with Friends

Meta announced that Quest users will soon be able to watch YouTube content inside Horizon Home, the first-party social VR space that’s finally making it easy to hang out in VR with friends. Meta is slowly… painfully slowly… building out the core social features of its Quest series of headsets that first launched all the […]

Google’s Project Starline Starts Real-world Testing, Bringing Light-field Video Calls to Enterprise Partners

Google’s Project Starline is an experimental system for immersive video chatting that aims to close the distance between people without needing an AR or VR headset. At Google’s annual Cloud Next conference, the company announced it’s rolling out the booth-sized device in early access to select enterprise partners, officially taking it beyond the walls of […]

Dragon Freedom Undocks with SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti inside undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 12:05 p.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission. NASA will continue to provide live …

Hatches Closed, SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare to Undock

At 10:20 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 14, the hatch closed between the Dragon Freedom spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. NASA Television will …

The SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare to Undock Today

Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are in the process of boarding …

Microsoft Updates Mesh Avatars at Ignite 2022

Microsoft has unveiled its Mesh avatar solution for Teams, where people conduct meetings and conversations with real-time 3D (RT3D) avatars, it was announced in a blog post amid the Microsoft Ignite event on Wednesday. The tech giant will begin rolling out Private Preview options for Technology Adoption Program (TAP) customers to receive feedback for the […]

Strivr CTO Speaks on Joining the XR Association

Immersive firm Strivr has joined the XR Association (XRA) as a member of the rapidly expanding trade group, it was learned recently in an interview with XR Today. The XRA is a trade group representing major immersive firms providing a forum for outlining the future of the XR industry, including legislation and policy. Strivr joined […]

NVIDIA, Autodesk Unveil Cloud AEC Tool for AWS

NVIDIA, a major supplier of graphics technologies, and Autodesk, a provider of graphics and design solutions, have teamed up to bring their respective CloudXR and VRED technologies to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the companies announced in a joint blog post on Wednesday. The new partnership will provide immersive, hyperrealistic experiences as a ‘Quick Start’ option […]

Creating Quality Videos With Smartphones

Want to produce professional-grade videos without a costly camera? Wish your Reels, TikTok, and YouTube videos looked amazing? To learn everything you need to know to create quality videos using your smartphone, I interview Steve Wright.

 

 

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TikTok Announces New Partnership with Linktree to Facilitate More Referral Traffic Options

The integration will improve your linking options between the two apps.

TikTok Announces New Ad Tools and Performance Insights at Second ‘TikTok World’ Event

TikTok’s shared a range of new ad updates and performance insights.

Instagram’s Working On New ‘Achievement’ Badges to Incentivize Reels Creators

The new badges could help to inspire Reels creators to keep posting.

Twitter Launches New ‘Link Spotlight’ CTA Button for Professional Accounts

The new Link Spotlight could help drive more referral traffic – though there are some restrictions on its use.

Virtual Desktop Now Available On Pico Headsets For Wireless PC VR Streaming

Virtual Desktop is now available to owners of Pico 4 and Pico Neo 3 headsets.

Basketball Game Gym Class VR Now Available On Quest Store

Basketball game Gym Class VR is now available on the official Quest store, after a successful stint on App Lab.

More info here:

What Will Meta’s 8 Gaming Studios Deliver On Quest 3?

What will Meta’s 8 VR-focused gaming studios deliver on the upcoming Quest 3?

Adobe Bringing Substance 3D Modeler And More To Quest Next Year

Meta announced a partnership with Adobe that will bring several creative tools and programs, including Substance 3d Modeler, to Quest 2 and Quest Pro.

How to apply for the $12M fund of the Pico Developer Incentive Program

After I published my detailed article about the launch of the Pico 4 in Europe, many developers reached out to me to understand how to apply for the announced $12M fund for developers, dubbed Developer Incentive Program. I reached out to Pico to have further explanations, so now I can tell you! Pico Developer Incentive […]

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