Quest’s Home Environment May Soon Get The Social Capabilities We’ve Been Waiting For
Back in October, Meta announced that it would eventually transition its home environment to ‘Horizon Home’, giving it a fuller set of social features like being able to invite party members to visit, hang out, or launch into VR apps together. It seems we’re getting a step closer to the release of those features, as […]
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Historical Cooking Sim ‘Lost Recipes’ Coming to Quest January 27th
Schell Games today announced that Lost Recipes, its upcoming historical cooking sim, is set to release January 27th on the Quest platform, bringing with it the chance to cook ancient recipes in period accurate kitchens from around the world. Arriving from the VR veterans known for I Expect You to Die, Until You Fall, and the upcoming VR adaptation […]
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Meta Plans to Fuse Its ‘Horizon’ Apps & Make Them More Accessible… Eventually
Though Meta is steadily building up three social VR apps—Horizon Worlds, Horizon Venues, and Horizon Workrooms—the trio still exist as separate apps and hardly constitute a seamless experience. In the future the company hopes to change that and open the door to non-VR devices. But how long will it take? Meta is undoubtedly bullish about […]
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Biology, Agriculture Studies as Astronaut Begins Record-Breaking Spree
Biology and agriculture were the dominant research themes aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Also, an Expedition 66 Flight Engineer is beginning a set of record-breaking milestones before returning to Earth at the end March. NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron started work Thursday morning inside the Kibo laboratory module examining mice for …
Vuzix Launches M400-C AR Smart Glasses
Vuzix Corporation revealed on Tuesday ahead of the CES 2022 event it had launched its M400-C augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The Rochester, New York-based AR technology provider also unveiled it had shipped limited units to a Windows mobile computer manufacturer. Priced at $1,199 USD, Vuzix plans to ship the head-mounted displays (HMDs) in the […]
Everything You Need to Know About Sony’s PSVR 2
This week at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022, Japanese tech firm Sony Interactive Entertainment fully unveiled the PlayStation virtual reality 2 (PSVR 2) headset with its controllers. The announcement at the CES event in Las Vegas revealed the next generation of Sony’s VR efforts with a series of hardware and software announcements. During […]
Qualcomm, Microsoft to Build AR Metaverse Chip
Qualcomm has partnered with Microsoft to build a custom Snapdragon processor for future augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, the company unveiled in a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 on Tuesday. Speaking at the massive electronics event, Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm Chief Executive, said that his company was developing the new chip for […]
VR Case study in focus: Galderma Embraces HTC VIVE
Extended reality opportunities are quickly capturing the attention of the healthcare industry. Over the last couple of years, the strain of the pandemic has placed significant pressure on the healthcare space. Everything from staff training strategies, to patient care has evolved to suit an increasingly digitized space. One of the most exciting new technologies in […]
Facebook Encourages More Developers to Integrate Facebook Stories Sharing into their Apps [Infographic]
Facebook’s looking to get more app developers to integrate Facebook Stories sharing into their apps.
Instagram Launches Initial Test of Algorithm-Free, Reverse Chronological Feed Options In-Stream
Instagram’s new, reverse-chronological feed toggle is coming – but is it really a valuable improvement?
New Report Finds Social Media Video Now Sees as Much Consumption Time as Traditional TV
The report looks at overall media consumption trends in the US, and how the landscape is shifting.
12 Digital Marketing Trends All Business Owners and Marketers Should Know in 2022 [Infographic]
Some tips and pointers to help in your 2022 strategic planning.
Editorial: Meta & Apple To Mark Key Year In Personal Computing With Dueling Headsets
Project Cambria and looming Apple rumors suggest 2022 will be a key year for personal computing.
What’s next for VR and AR?
HTC Vive Wrist Tracker Announced For Focus 3
HTC revealed a Vive Wrist Tracker for the Focus 3 headset.
Hoame To Launch VR Meditation Subscription Service On Quest 2
Hoame is a new meditation-based subscription service launching on Quest 2 later this month.
First details here.
Sony reveals specifications of PSVR2 at CES 2022
Honestly speaking, I wasn’t expecting interesting news from this CES in AR and VR, while actually we just had one:
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How to use Oculus Spatial Anchors in Unity to add persistent virtual objects to your physical world
Fasten your seatbelts because today I’m going to publish for you an amazing new tutorial, this time on Oculus Spatial
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HTC Announces Wrist Tracker for Vive Focus 3, Releasing in Early 2022 for $129
HTC unveiled a new VR tracker device at CES 2022 today, this time targeting its $1,300 enterprise-focused standalone headset, Vive Focus 3. It’s slated to go on sale sometime early this year, starting at $129. Unlike its SteamVR-compatible Vive Tracker, the new Vive Wrist Tracker is a wrist-worn device which hooks into Vive Focus 3’s inside-out […]
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Mojo Vision Raises Additional $45M to Put Smart Contacts in the Eyes of Athletes
Mojo Vision announced it’s raised an additional $45 million in its Series B-1 investment round, something the company says will support further development of Mojo Lens, its early stage smart contact lens. Mojo Lens is ostensibly years away for commercialization, however the company announced at CES 2022 that it’s taking a step forward by partnering […]
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Sony Announces PlayStation VR 2 Specs Including Eye-tracking, HDR, & 110° Field-of-view
Today during Sony’s CES 2022 press conference the company revealed the first details on PlayStation VR 2, including eye-tracking, a “4K” HDR display, and a 110° Field-of-view. For the first time today, Sony confirmed that its next-gen VR headset for PS5 will be called… *drumroll*… PlayStation VR 2. Although it’s not really much of a […]
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PSVR 2 is Getting a Made-for-VR Game in the ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Universe
Today during Sony’s CES 2022 press conference the company not only confirmed a bunch of PSVR 2 specs, but also announced Horizon Call of the Mountain, a new made-for-VR game that will take players inside the world of Horizon, one of the company’s most popular PlayStation exclusive franchises. More than five years after the launch of […]
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Space Biology, Science Hardware Work Keeping Station Crew Busy
Space biology work and science hardware maintenance and were the main research goals for the Expedition 66 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residents also checked out life support gear and worked on cargo transfers. Three NASA astronauts, Mark Vande Hei, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron, joined each other in the …
Dragon Checks, Biology and Spacewalk Preps Fill Crew Day
Crew Dragon proficiency checks were on the schedule for a pair of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Eye checks, space biology research, and spacewalk preparations also kept the Expedition 66 crew busy throughout the day. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, which delivered four astronauts to the orbiting lab, has been docked …