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The XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!

The holidays are just over, and the fun for us has already started with the CES, where a lot of pieces of tech news have already been announced. I’m not there (I’ve still never been to CES…), but as usual I will follow the news and report it on this blog, so stay tuned! Top […]

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Apple Will Host in-Store Vision Pro Demos on Release Weekend

1 year ago

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Apple quietly announced plans to host in-store demos at the launch of Vision Pro, but it isn’t clear how long they will continue. Alongside its announcement of the forthcoming pre-orders and release of Vision Pro, Apple noted in a marketing email that it plans to host demos in US stores so customers can try Vision […]

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Apple Vision Pro Knockoffs Are Already Here

1 year ago

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Apple has always been a trendsetter, with hopeful competitors copying everything from the company’s iconic marketing campaigns to its unique industrial design language. Still, we didn’t expect to see a knock-off of Vision Pro so soon. Hall-walkers at CES 2024 this week noticed a headset that looks awfully familiar. If you thought Apple was hocking […]

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‘Rec Room’ to Roll Out Full-body Avatars in March

1 year ago

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Prominent VR social app Rec Room is getting full-body avatars soon, which will let users choose to either stick with the standard floating bean-body type, or go all-in with a fully-appendaged avatar. The studio says in a blogpost that it’s bringing its new full-body avatars to the platform as a beta feature by March 2024. It’s not […]

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Crew Keeps Up Pace With Space Biology, Life Support Duties

1 year ago

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Space biology and life support maintenance were the main focus for the Expedition 70 crew on Tuesday. The orbital residents aboard the International Space Station also studied future piloting techniques and fluid physics rounding out the research schedule. NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli joined Commander Andreas Mogensen from ESA (European Space Agency) for …

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Doja Cat Joins the Music Valley Lineup in Meta Horizon Worlds

1 year ago

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I said what I said: The one and only Doja Cat is about to make her VR premier. Filmed at the sold-out Detroit stop of…

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Meta Horizon Worlds v144 Release Notes

1 year ago

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Meta Horizon Worlds v144 is here! We’re easing into 2024 with a fairly lightweight update this week, including some quality of life improvements and bug…

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RealWear Begins Shipping ‘World’s Most Advanced’ Smart Glasses

1 year ago

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RealWear has started shipping its Navigator Z1 smart glasses, which it describes as the ‘world’s most advanced’, intrinsically safe (IS) head-mounted wearable. The RealWear Navigator Z1 runs on an Android 12 OS, allowing it to run a number of integrated workplace applications, including seamless access to immersive collaboration apps. It has received ATEX and IECEx […]

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Sony Teases XR Headset and ‘Spatial Content Creation System’

1 year ago

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Sony has revealed the development of an XR headset as part of an “immersive spatial content creation system”. Revealed at CES, the Japanese conglomerate said the system includes an “XR head-mounted display equipped with high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays and video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimised for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and […]

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Meta Reality Labs Faces Potential Shutdown Over Health and Safety Citation

1 year ago

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Hurdles may be present in Meta’s long-standing XR innovation journey. Last month, the Seattle Department of Labor & Industries issued a citation against Meta’s Reality Labs’ division to highlight health and safety hazards at its Matrix testing facility, potentially closing the space until Meta meets its working standards or if the Menlo Park-based firm can […]