People | Sabrina Carpenter is set to perform her hit "Espresso" in a VR concert premiering on July 19 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, exclusively in Meta Horizon Worlds' Music Valley. The 45-minute...
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eXtended Reality
Quest’s Multiple Room Mixed Reality
UploadVR | Recent updates to the Meta XR Core SDK enable developers to create Quest 3 mixed reality applications that span multiple rooms, offering environment-aware capabilities that allow for...
AI Enhanced XR Based Training
Halldale | HOLOGATE's HGXR has partnered with Germany's Army for a four-year project to advance XR training using AI. This initiative will develop AI modules and integrate AI-driven solutions to...
Smart Glass Demand Picking Up
Reuters | The new generation of smart glasses have sold more in a few months than the old ones did in two years, EssilorLuxottica's Chief Executive said on 16 July 24. Meta Platforms and...
Vision Pro – Delights and Doubts
The Guardian | Apple's Vision Pro, five months post-US launch, offers an intuitive and immersive experience. Demonstrations include interactive features and compatibility with existing Apple...
The XR Headset of 2031
UploadVR | Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, in a discussion about the future of VR headsets, predicted significant enhancements for 2031 models. He anticipates advancements in resolution, aiming for 50-60...
Trapped in a 2D World?
WIRED | In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook to Meta, predicting the metaverse's vast reach. By 2022, Microsoft partnered with Meta to enhance virtual collaboration. Despite the hype, actual...
XR in Support of Engineering
XR Today | Varjo is enhancing its XR-4 mixed reality headsets by integrating them with Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, significantly boosting virtual design and engineering capabilities....
Flint’s XR-Based Welder Trainer
Halldale | Flint Systems has launched a welding simulator integrating physical tools and VR technology, enabling realistic practice of multiple welding methods in customizable environments. The...
AI-Enhanced Lightweight Affordable Spectacles
Sander Saar | "Brilliant Frame" AI glasses are now being shipped. Frame is an open-source platform that includes a microphone, camera, and AR display. It uses your phone for connectivity and audio...
VR System Manages Drone Swarms
⊲ Hackster.io ⊳ reports that researchers at Oregon State University and SIFT, LLC have developed a virtual reality system enabling a single operator to manage over 100 unmanned aerial vehicles...
Accessing Remote Locations with XR
GamesBeat | Varjo has introduced "Teleport," a technology that transforms real-world locations into immersive virtual experiences. By capturing detailed 3D scans of environments, users can...