New Chip Drives VR & AR Convergence

⊲ Tom's Guide ⊳ Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, already powering Xreal's Project Aura smart glasses. The chip delivers a 60% faster GPU capable of 4.4K-per-eye rendering, a...

Midjourney from 2D Images to 3D Scans

⊲ The Register ⊳ Midjourney, known for AI image creation, has launched Midjourney Medical, centred on a full-body ultrasound scanner that aims to produce detailed internal images in around 60...

Self-Driving Veterans Build AI Simulations

⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle veterans Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has secured a $310 million Series B at a $1.45 billion valuation. Led by...

Low Energy Spider Eyes for AR

⊲ New Atlas ⊳ Researchers at Northwestern University have built a 3D depth-sensing camera called the SpiderCam, modelled on the multi-layered retinas of jumping spiders. The creature's eyes capture...

Fly the Earth in your Browser

⊲ CNET ⊳ Google Earth's flight simulator, a hidden Easter egg buried in its desktop app since 2007, is now freely available to all users via web browser with no download required. Anyone can open...

Snap Launches Premium Smart Glasses

⊲ BBC News ⊳ Snap has unveiled Specs, augmented reality glasses priced at £1,995 in the UK and $2,195 in the US, marking the company's return to consumer hardware a decade after its original...

Neural Interface Expands XR Capabilities

⊲ UploadVR ⊳ PiEEG XR is a Quest 3 facial interface replacement that uses biosignal sensors rather than cameras to add expression and control options in VR. Designed for developers, researchers and...

XR Moves from Experimental to Operational

⊲ Simulation News ⊳ Spanish XR company Virtualware is presenting its VIROO platform at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, positioning XR as operational military infrastructure rather than experimental...

Saab Secures US Live Training Order

⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Army has awarded Saab a $22.4 million order for Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System base kits under the BEST MAC contract. The equipment will support live...

XR in Support of Human-Machine Teaming

⊲ Tech Xplore ⊳ Researchers at Bowling Green State University and NYU Tandon have found that augmented reality can help people better anticipate robot behaviour in shared spaces. By displaying a...

Flight Simulator Census Goes Online

⊲ Halldale ⊳ CAT Magazine has launched a digital Civil Full Flight Simulator Census, moving its long-running simulator reference into a searchable online platform. It covers more than 1,700...

Simulators for Formula 1 and Beyond

⊲ Autosport ⊳ The UK's Bristol-based Dynisma Motion Generators, founded in 2017 by former McLaren and Ferrari engineer Ash Warne, supplies simulators to up to half the Formula 1 grid, including...

The VR Before VR

⊲ Halldale ⊳ Royal Navy officer Henry Christian Stephens, a Battle of Jutland veteran turned photographer, developed one of the world's first virtual reality training simulators during the Second...