Meta Fights Motion Sickness for Quest Headsets
This month, Meta Quest received its V60 update, which, among a trove of new features, reduces the rate of motion sickness in users – as reported by Anroidcentral. Coming just in time for the holidays...
View ArticleAvantis Deploys Immersive Learning Service Across US K-12 Schools
This week, Avantis, a UK-based immersive learning firm, partnered with the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) district to integrate its ClassVR service into 17 education institutions. The SLPS district...
View ArticleWhen Will Immersive Learning Become Standard?
Immersive learning and training applications are becoming a leading use case supporting the value of XR for enterprises. From construction to retail, immersive learning solution providers are...
View ArticleBig XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Nueyes
The holidays are here… What a year for XR. Between ups and downs, the industry and its leading firms fought through a crashing technology market introduced in 2023, where many XR firms and other...
View ArticleApple to Ship Vision Pro This Week, Analyst Reports
2024 is here, and following my own extensive coverage last year, it seems that certain technology giants are aiming to reinvigorate mainstream XR with a range of new solutions and hardware. Apple was a...
View ArticleThe Latest on Meta’s VR Headsets in 2024
Meta and others in the industry are ramping up for a busy 2024. Last year, the firm doubled down on MR headsets and AR smart glasses over previous ambitions towards the consumer Metaverse. Recently,...
View ArticleWill Microsoft Claim the Metaverse Crown in 2024?
Microsoft spent the second half of 2023 championing what it coined as the industrial Metaverse, specifically an umbrella of multi-user XR services covering enterprise use cases such as collaboration,...
View ArticleQualcomm Partners with Google, Samsung for New 4K XR Chipset to Empower AI...
Today, Qualcomm Technologies officially introduced the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, a new Snapdragon chipset built to improve the quality of XR displays, visuals, and the overall user experience....
View ArticleIs Sony Accelerating Digital Twin Content Creation?
This week, Sony officially entered a partnership with GeniusXR and The Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Levan Center of Innovation), announcing a Volumetric Capture Studio for creating...
View ArticleBig XR News from Qualcomm, Meta, Microsoft, and Sony
2024 is on, and the XR industry never sleeps. With CES around the corner, the AR/VR/MR marketplace is already rumbling just days into the new year, with many significant developments in the immersive...
View ArticleGoertek, Ultraleap Unveil VR/MR Headset Design for OEMs
This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment...
View ArticleApple’s Vision Pro “Works Like Your Mind” Says Tim Cook, CEO
In a conversation with the BBC, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, highlighted some of the productivity gains and accessibility considerations of the firm’s upcoming MR headset, the Vision Pro. During the...
View ArticleApple Vision Pro Debuts for US Customers on Feb 2nd
So it begins, after years of intrigue and a busy 2023, which saw XR audiences far and wide hype Apple’s MR headset, the firm finally confirmed the release window for the much talked about Vision Pro,...
View ArticleMeta Reality Labs Faces Potential Shutdown Over Health and Safety Citation
Hurdles may be present in Meta’s long-standing XR innovation journey. Last month, the Seattle Department of Labor & Industries issued a citation against Meta’s Reality Labs’ division to highlight...
View ArticleNVIDIA Omniverse Secures Automotive Partners to Boost Digital Twin Development
The Consumer Electronics Show 2024 is proving fruitful, with many leading immersive technology firms showing face and presenting innovative products ready to boost workplace operations with AR/VR/MR...
View ArticleXREAL Achieves Industry Milestones at CES 2024 with XREAL Air 2 Ultra AR...
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, AR smart glasses vendor XREAL showcased its new Air 2 Ultra product and its recent success stories within the XR device marketplace....
View ArticleSightful Release Revolutionary Augmented Reality Laptop for Early Adopters
As CES 2024 spins its gears this week, immersive technology innovator Sightful announces the early rollout of Spacetop – an augmented reality laptop. The new solution introduces a unique productivity...
View ArticleGoogle Axes Hundreds of AR Hardware Jobs amidst Qualcomm, Samsung Partnership
This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. Notably, the reshuffle is occurring...
View ArticleBig XR News from Apple, Google, XREAL, and Meta Reality Labs
CES 2024 allowed 2024 to kick off with a massive splash. The trusted emerging technology show became home to many XR vendors showcasing the latest in AR/VR/MR solutions. Countless announcements and...
View Article7 Out of 10 Healthcare Professionals Believe in XR, Report Says
Recently, the XR Association organised an opinion survey analysing the real-world adoption of XR in professional healthcare facilities, which the surveyors state showcases a profound optimism held by...
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