Meta Connect 2024: What to Expect
Next month, on September 25-26, 2024, Meta Connect will take place, showcasing Meta’s latest digital solutions from its social media and XR portfolio. Historically, Connect is an event that reveals,...
View ArticleChinese VR Headset Manufacturer Continues Western Expansion
Canadian regions are gaining a new player in the VR headset marketplace, DPVR, a leading Chinese VR headset vendor in the enterprise and entertainment sectors. DPVR has partnered with Canada Computers...
View ArticleMicrosoft Orders Mixed Reality Displays from Samsung
This week, Korean news outlets reported that Microsoft is attempting to purchase OLED display panels for an unreleased MR headset/device. Interestingly, Microsoft is ordering the OLED panels from...
View ArticleMeta’s Horizon OS to Debut on Third-Party VR Headset
This week, telecoms giant Reliance Jio announced that it partnered with Meta to debut the Horizon OS platform on a new Jio-brand XR device, moving the Quest-based framework to a third-party VR headset....
View ArticlePico Tease MR/VR Headset Launch, Amongst Meta Quest, Connect 2024, HTC VIVE...
This week, headset vendor Pico quietly teased a new device announcement for August 20th at 14:00 China Standard Time. The firm posted an elusive image on its social media channels with the quote...
View ArticleBig XR News from NVIDIA, Pico, Microsoft, Meta
The big news is coming: towards the end of the month, leading headset vendors will debut new headsets at various stages. This comes just in time as Connect rolls in late September, with the XR industry...
View ArticleHong Kong Legislature Says Web3 Will Save Failing Virtual Banking Services
This week, member of the Hong Kong Legislature Johnny Ng Kit-Chong stood and rallied for expanded coverage of Web3 assets across the region’s virtual banking services. Kit-Chong explained, “the...
View ArticleApple Vision Pro Cost Could Drastically Drop Next Year
Recently, from information presented in Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, rumours have circulated regarding a lower-priced Apple Vision Pro MR headset. After years of rumours and speculation, Apple...
View ArticleIs this a First-Look at Meta’s New MR Headset, Ahead of Connect ’24?
Over the weekend, reports from social media platforms like Reddit and X shared images and minor details of an upcoming Quest 3s MR headset. The news comes just ahead of Meta Connect 2024 when the firm...
View ArticlePico 4S MR Headset Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement
Recently, just after its official first tease, Bytedance-owned XR headset leader Pico faced leaks regarding its upcoming, still officially under wraps, headset. Rumours of a new Pico headset have...
View ArticleMotive.io COO Speaks on XMS Platforms, GenAI, AR Smart Glasses, VR Training,...
The enterprise XR industry is still early in its lifespan. The headline-stealing headset technology that commonly wows audiences is only part of the overlooked overall picture. Like any at-scale...
View ArticleXR Device Management Service Secures Millions to Scale VR Training
This week, extended reality mobile device and content management service ArborXR announced its gain of roughly $12 million in capital, bringing the firm’s total raised capital to more than $25 million...
View ArticleWhy did this Global Recycling Company Turn to AR-Powered Operations
Yesterday, workplace AR solutions provider Glartek highlighted its success in deploying immersive training tools with Plastic Energy, a Spanish global leader in plastic recycling. The partnership...
View ArticleMeta’s AR Smart Glasses Combats “Anti-Social” Media, Say Zuckerberg
In the build-up to Meta Connect 2024, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is continuing his event and news outlet speaking tour in what seems to be a bid to boost the firm’s presence as the global leader in XR...
View ArticleExploring XR, AI, BCI, Neural Interfaces in Healthcare with Next-Gen Surgery
Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Richard S Hart BA MD FRCSC, Founder/CEO of Next-Gen Surgery. In this session, they discuss the emerging use of AI, XR, VR Headset, BCI, Neural...
View ArticleEnterprise AR Smart Glasses Leader Experiences 77% Q2 Total Revenue Drop
This week, enterprise AR technology leader Vuzix Corporation announced its second-quarter results for 2024. The report highlights how Vuzix’s total revenues decreased by a massive 77 percent in Q2 to...
View ArticleBig XR News from Meta, Vuzix, Pico, Apple
Big news will hit the XR shores next week and the week after that. Both Pico and HTC VIVE are due to unveil new hardware by the end of the month, with each firm looking to drum up interest spurred on...
View ArticleE.ON Leverages Immersive Learning to Create a “Greener Way to Learn”
As reported by Smart Energy International, E.ON recently partnered with FocusXR, a Liverpool-based XR training solutions provider, to help upskill English West Midlands engineers at its Kingswinford,...
View ArticlePICO 4 Ultra Mixed Reality Headset Details Debut Today
Today, PICO debuted its latest mixed-reality headset. This follows a long legacy of providing incremental improvements to the firm’s XR product portfolio, notably after a rocky term of operations. A...
View ArticleOptimistic Market Forecasts Declare AR Smart Glasses Uptick – Leveraging AI,...
2024 may be the start of an XR shift. Following the landmark VR headset adoption trend kicked off by accessible Meta Quest 2 headsets, interest is shifting to the next big trend in XR: AR smart glasses...
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