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Nothing New: HTC Exec Slams Apple’s Vision Pro’s ‘Pricey’ XR Headset
A media report has come out swinging against Apple’s Vision Pro headset, stating it has failed to innovate the mixed reality (MR) market. According to an opinion piece from The Street’s Ian Krieztberg, the new headset did not bring anything new to the industry. The author wrote, “But as with generative AI, Apple is not […]
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse isn’t Dead… Yet
Meta’s Horizon Worlds launched in late 2021. The firm debuted its service with plans to push the then-unknown Metaverse concept into the mainstream; company CEO Mark Zuckerberg firmly believes that his team will lead this revolution – despite setbacks. Meta is experiencing mixed results. Despite a robust XR hardware and software product portfolio, Zuckerberg’s Metaverse […]
SpectreXR Joins HTC VIVE Developer Partner Program
Last Thursday, leading hand-tracking firm SpectreXR announced a strategic collaboration with XR headset vendor HTC VIVE via its Linkedin account to drive innovation, immersion, and realistic interaction on the latter’s product portfolio. The move sees SpectreXR join HTC VIVE’s Developer Partner Program to promote “synergy” between the firms and improve the usability of HTC VIVE […]
The Hottest Eye and Hand Tracking Trends for 2023
Eye and hand-tracking trends have evolved rapidly in recent years. As the XR market accelerates towards a value of approximately $354.09 billion by 2023 and adoption increases, intuitive interfaces are becoming essential. With the right technologies, companies can improve how teams interact with immersive content, eliminating the need for controllers. Eye and hand-tracking solutions use spatial […]
Instagram Experiments With Range of Generative AI Elements
Meta’s looking to bring generative AI to Instagram users.
X Tests New Ad Display, Which Would Replace Promoted Tags
The regular ‘Promoted’ signifier has disappeared and been replaced by a small ‘Ad’ marker.
X Expands Creator Ad Revenue Share Program to All Eligible Users
Now, all creators around the world can make money from their tweets.
Meta Debuts Horizon Asset Importing With FPS From New First Party Studio
Meta started a new studio to build Horizon Worlds games with early access to model & texture importing.
Its first title is a shooter called Super Rumble, out now.