A walkable-scale VR holodeck in Austin, Texas points to the future of real estate, and we visited it to experience it.
Smartphone Giant Vivo Announces ‘Vision’ MR Headset, Copying Apple’s Name & Design
Another Vision Pro knock-off is coming to town, and this time it even has the ‘Vision’ name. While not a household name, China’s Vivo is known for its sensible, mid-range smartphones, regularly ranking it in the top five smartphone creators by market share. Now, at the Boao Forum for Asia in China’s Hainan Province today, the […]
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Roguelike Mech Brawler ‘UNDERDOGS’ Brings Physics-based Carnage to PSVR 2 Today
UNDERDOGS (2024), the physics-based mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa, is now available on PSVR 2, finally bringing its metal-on-metal violence and innovative locomotion to PS5. Underdogs has been successful on Quest and PC VR headsets since its release in late 2024, where its garnered pretty much universally positive reviews, garnering both an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ user score on […]
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John Wick-style Shooter Sandbox ‘HARD BULLET’ Coming to Quest 3 This Spring
GexagonVR announced its action flick-inspired shooter sandbox HARD BULLET (2020) is finally coming to Quest. There’s no specific launch date yet, however Hard Bullet now has a Horizon Store page, which is marked as coming to Quest 3 and 3S sometime this Spring. Initially released in early access on PC VR headsets in 2020, Hard Bullet is the sort of […]
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Exercise Study, Blood Research Top Schedule Ahead of Cargo Missions
Bone, muscle, and blood studies topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the Expedition 72 crew continued exploring how microgravity affects human physiology. The orbital residents are also preparing for cargo missions coming and going at the orbital lab while keeping up life support maintenance.
Pinterest Outlines its New Feed Module Display
Pinterest’s in-stream modules provide options for additional engagement.
Pinterest Shares Tips on How to Maximize its Automated Performance+ Ads
Some pointers to help you tap into Pinterest’s AI-powered ad option.
X Now Enables You To Edit Elements of Images With Grok
A handy update to customize your shared images.
Snapchat Adds AR Effects To Celebrate the ‘Minecraft’ Movie
A range of ways to help users get into the surrounding hype.
Hands-On With Pinball FX VR With Arcade2TV-XR Controls
Pinball FX VR with arcade controls matched up to the table dramatically enhances immersion.
Quest’s Horizon OS Could Soon Let You Screenshare 2D Windows
Quest’s Horizon OS could soon let you screenshare 2D windows with others, datamining reveals.
Valve Hasn’t Released A VR Game In 5 Years, And That’s Not OK
Half-Life: Alyx released five years ago. Here’s David Heaney’s new editorial arguing that Valve’s commitment to VR content just isn’t good enough.
PC VR Survival Game Bootstrap Island Adds Weather And Warthogs In Major Update
PC VR survival game Bootstrap Island added dynamic weather systems and new creatures in a recent update.
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Sold the Equivalent of 6 Months of Beyond 1 Sales in First 24 Hours
Bigscreen Beyond 2 orders flooded in last Thursday at a surprising pace. Now, the PC VR headset maker notes that its next slim and light headset outsold the original in 24 hours by an impressive margin, making its first day or sales equivalent to six months of what it did with Beyond 1. We’ve already […]
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Quest Update Reveals More Vision Pro Features Are Coming, Including FaceTime-Style Selfie Cam
Meta’s upcoming Horizon OS release is bringing a few more of Vision Pro’s most useful features to Quest, including a video chatting selfie cam for avatars and possibly the ability to share windows with other users when in its Horizon Home social space. Discovered by serial dataminer ‘Luna’, a beta version of Horizon OS v76 […]
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Samsung Reportedly Planning to Release XR Glasses This Year
We’ve been waiting to hear about Samsung’s entrance into XR for a few years now, with the company’s still unnamed mixed reality headset ‘Project Moohan’ set to debut sometime this year running Google’s Android XR operating system. Now, a report from ETNews (Korean) maintains the South Korean tech giant may also have a pair of […]
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Expedition 72 Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Keep Up Research, Maintenance
Four Expedition 72 astronauts took a well-deserved break on Monday following last week’s busy period of crew swap activities and advanced microgravity research. The rest of the International Space Station residents kicked off the week with ongoing space science and life support maintenance duties.
Meta Continues to Integrate AI Bot Profiles into its Apps
Meta continues to integrate AI characters into its apps.
X Suspends Accounts in Turkey After Government Removal Requests
X has once again implemented restrictions at the behest of the Turkish government.
Meta Adds a Range of AI-Powered Ad Updates for Facebook and Instagram
Meta announced a range of ad updates and refinements.
VR Headset Prices Are Now Used By The UK To Measure Inflation
The price of VR headsets is now one of the factors used by the UK government to measure inflation, a reflection of VR entering the mainstream.
Valve Deckard Proof Of Concept Had 2K LCD Panels & Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip
A Valve Deckard proof of concept model had 2K LCD panels and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, though this doesn’t mean the shipping Deckard will.
Meta, Google Look To Trump Administration to Combat Australian Regulatory Charges
Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code could become a target of Trump’s trade reform agenda.
LinkedIn Adds Calendly Integration for Profile CTA Buttons
An easy way for profile visitors to book meetings direct.
Reddit’s Consolidating Its DM and Chat Options Into a Single Stream
Now, all of your Reddit chats and messages will be listed on one tab.