Last Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook account the launch of the Avatars Store, enabling individuals to purchase digital clothing items for their Metaverse avatar. Meta is making the service available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, allowing platform users to buy items for their digital Horizon avatar. Soon, Meta is also making Avatars […]
Big XR News from Meta, Salesforce, Timberland, Epic Games, Zoom, and Microsoft
Some of the world’s largest tech firms have begun rolling out new solutions across virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) on the backs of several key developments and events. The news has led to notable changes in the metaverse space as companies ramp up support for clients and consumers, allowing the new spatial communications platform […]
7 Insightful XR Advertising Case Studies to Read in 2022
Advertising has always been a rapidly changing and dynamic industry. As consumer trends evolve, and more companies enter the market, promotional teams need to be truly innovative to maintain the attention of their target audience. Today, in a world where companies can’t always create the in-person interactions required to leave a lasting impression on their […]
Meta Building ‘Mirror Lake’ Compact Varifocal Concept With ‘Holocake’ Lenses
Meta is building a “next gen” prototype headset called ‘Mirror Lake’ to prove eye tracking, varifocal optics, and reverse passthrough can be delivered together in an ultra compact form factor.
Meta Presents Retinal Resolution & Ultra Bright HDR Prototype Headsets
Meta presented a prototype headset ‘Butterscotch’ with retinal resolution, and another ‘Starburst’ with HDR displays 200 times brighter than Quest 2.
Zuckerberg Wants Meta Headsets To Eventually Pass ‘Visual Turing Test’
A VR headset so convincing its visuals can’t be distinguished from the real world?
Mark Zuckeberg wants Meta to build it.
NexiGo Meta Quest 2 Accessories Review: Headset Strap, Charging Stand
NexiGo’s new Quest 2 offerings include some of the best straps and stands on the market.
Check out our latest reviews here.
The XR Week Peek (2022.06.20): Roblox may come to Quest, Meta launches Avatar Store, and more!
It seems that in many countries of the world this weekend was Father’s Day… so my best greetings to all
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Quest Store Summer Sale Kicks Off Today, Bringing Deep Savings to Top VR Titles
Meta is kicking off its Quest Store Summer Sale today, bringing around 30-40% off some of VR’s most talked-about titles. The sale, which starts today and ends on June 26th at 11:59PM PT (local time here), includes five game bundles and 60+ individual games and experiences. You can look forward to nabbing titles such as Pistol […]
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Cygnus Reboost Aborted, Next Steps Being Planned
On Monday at 10:20 a.m. Central time, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG CRS-17 engine was scheduled to fire for 5 minutes, 1 second to test the cargo craft’s ability to reboost the International Space Station in the future. The engine firing was aborted after five seconds. Cygnus’ Mission Director at Dulles, Virginia reported the cause for …