⊲ Igor'sLAB ⊳ Stan Larroque and Lynx launch the R2 headset, offering a sovereign European path for mixed reality. This hardware avoids the mandatory data tracking seen in dominant American...
Tag: VR
virtual reality
Meta’s Enterprise VR Demise
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta has confirmed it is closing Horizon Workrooms and ending sales of business-focused Quest hardware and services in early 2026, drawing a line under its virtual office ambitions....
XR Market Enters Strategic Reset
⊲ Xpert.digital ⊳ The article discusses the evolving XR market, highlighting a shift from hardware to AI-driven value creation. Major tech companies such as Meta, Google, Samsung, and Apple are...
Smart Glasses Demand Outstrips Production
⊲ Engadget ⊳ Meta is postponing the planned international launch of its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, delaying availability in countries such as the UK, France, Italy and Canada. As VR/MR headset...
VR/MR Headset Sales Faltered in 2025
⊲ The Register ⊳ In 2025, Apple faced significant challenges with its Vision Pro VR/MR headset, shipping only 45,000 units after halting production for the first three quarters. This marked a steep...
10 Years of XR Foreseen and Reviewed
⊲ Heise Online ⊳ Reviewing Jesse Schell’s 2015 predictions reveals a decade where technical milestones often outpaced market growth. While he correctly foresaw the shift to standalone systems and...
VR in Support of Agriculture
⊲ BBC Science Focus ⊳ The article discusses the potential of virtual reality to address significant challenges in modern agriculture, particularly in the UK. With climate change impacting crop...
Immersive Tech Seeks Mainstream Success
⊲ Critical Hit ⊳ This article argues that the current state of immersive hardware reveals a mix of technical progress and market hurdles. While new headsets offer impressive visuals, high costs and...
Muscle Signals Replace VR Camera Tracking
⊲ Bioengineer.org ⊳ Researchers at Imperial College London have developed an ultrasound-based wearable that enables precise wrist and hand tracking for virtual reality without cameras or gloves....
Rheinmetall & Varjo XR Partnership
⊲ Rheinmetall ⊳ Rheinmetall and Varjo have partnered to integrate the new XR‑4 Series mixed-reality headsets into Rheinmetall’s mobile land training systems. These headsets will allow personnel to...
FPV Drone Team Trainer Launched
⊲ Airforce‑Technology ⊳ MVRsimulation unveiled its FPV Team Trainer at I/ITSEC 2025, a modular simulator designed for coordinated FPV drone training. Building on their previous FPV UAV Simulator,...
Mass VR Use Hinges on Hygiene
⊲ Uvisan ⊳ This paper describes how the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, rolled out over 3,000 VR headsets across 79 hubs to support education and teacher training at scale. The...