Oakley Meta glasses are coming later this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Gurman has a fairly strong track record of reporting Meta’s moves in advance. The device, reportedly codenamed Supernova 2, would be the first expansion of Meta and EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses product lineup, in addition to the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which were codenamed […]
The XR Week Peek (2025.01.21): The XR autumn continues, Windows 11 update kills WMR, and more!
I can confirm that the CES sickness is a thing, and unluckily it doesn’t disappear with the end of CES. But still, my willingness to inform you is stronger than this cold, so here you are a collection of XR news that you will love to read! Top news of the week The autumn of XR […]
Meta Details Why So Many Quest Headsets Were Bricked This Past Christmas
A non-inconsequential number of new Quest 3 and 3S headsets couldn’t update properly this past Christmas, leaving some users scrambling for last-minute replacements or knee deep in support chats looking for a fix to their freshly bricked VR headsets. Now, Meta has clarified just what transpired. And it wasn’t a buggy update either, as previously […]
Trump’s Executive Orders Include These Economic Policies
President Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th U.S. president. Incoming White House officials told reporters that Trump would sign executive orders in his first days in office, and possibly at his rally Monday evening. The orders are expected to address economic issues like inflation and tariffs, reiterating remarks made by the […]
Human Within Is A Watershed Moment In How To Not Tell A Branching Story
We love stories that grant us control. There’s something innately exciting about the prospect, but it’s hard to pin down what makes a branching narrative so much fun. Fortunately, we have Human Within, which is one of the worst told stories I’ve ever experienced! Yes, it’s weird to be happy about this, yet those mistakes […]
What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?
It’s the beginning of a new year, and I started thinking about the future of immersive realities for 2025 and beyond. There is one question that is recurring in my mind: with the possible advent of the standalone Deckard headset with inside-out tracking, is Lighthouse-based SteamVR tracking still going to be relevant? Will it survive […]
‘Meta Horizon’ Quest App Downloads Drop 27% Year-Over-Year as Meta Aims to Bolster Quest 3S Sales
Meta is fairly tight-lipped when it comes to detailing just how many headsets it sells, although there are a few ways to gauge the platform’s popularity, one of which is fresh downloads of its required companion app, Meta Horizon, available on Android and iOS devices. Citing data obtained by independent analyst Omdia, Game Developer (via Forbes) notes […]
The Future of Farming is Here
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“I’m Sorry I Was Wrong” About PS VR2
Former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida is “sorry” for being “wrong” about PS VR2, though described his work on the original headset as “the most fun I had”. Shuhei Yoshida is a Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) veteran. He led the third party licensing program for the original PlayStation from just before its launch in 1993. In […]
CES 25: Shiftall Mega Hands-on: MeganeX Superlight 8K headset, GripVR, and FlipVR controllers!
At CES I was able to go hands-on with one of the most hyped PC VR headsets of the moment, the Shiftall MeganeX Superlight 8K, and two of its associated controllers, the Shiftall GripVR and Shiftall FlipVR. In this article I will tell all my detailed first impressions about these devices, highlighting the reasons to […]