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Bigscreen Beta Coming to PlayStation VR By Early 2020
The social VR app Bigscreen Beta already provides a vast cross-platform support. In its early days, the app enabled PC users to view their PC monitors in virtual reality but…
Oculus Venues Events Has Arrived Quest
The first round of software updates are now arriving on the standalone Oculus Quest headset and the app support on the platform is just about to widen dramatically. This week,…
Oculus Go VR Headset Just Got Cheaper With a Flash Sale Price of $159
The newly released Oculus Quest virtual reality headset packs quite a punch. However, even at a price of $399, the device is still out of reach many buyers who are…
Morpholio Teams Up with Theia Interactive for an Augmented Reality Home Design Tool
Software developer Morpholio has partnered with the AR visualization company Theia Interactive to develop a suite of new augmented reality tools for furniture design. The home design will be through…
Location-Based VR Startup ‘The Void’ is Expanding to 25 New Locations
Location-based virtual reality entertainment company ‘The Void’ is partnering with the multinational mall developer and operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to roll out some 25 location-based VR centers across the globe by 2022,…
Firefox Reality Browser Now Live on Quest Headset
The Mozilla mixed reality browser Firefox Reality has finally arrived on the Oculus Quest headset, giving users a new browsing alternative to the default built-in Oculus browser. One of the…
Amazon Prime VR App Comes to Oculus Quest
There is already a bevy of streaming apps that users can pick on the Oculus platform such as Oculus TV, Hulu, Netflix, Showtime and Red Bull. The palette is about…
Snap Earnings and Users Surge with Addition of Augmented Reality Features
Snap, the parent company for Snapchat, has seen its user numbers and revenues surge in the second quarter of this year following its addition of the augmented reality filters. Customers…
Apple Reportedly Launching Its Sensor-Packed Mixed Reality Headset in 2020
Reports emerged last week indicating that Apple’s much-vaunted mixed reality headset project might have been killed but a recent patent filing discovered yesterday seems to suggest that the project is…
Apple Has Patented Expressions and Gestures Tracking for its Mixed Reality Headsets
Apple’s next mixed reality headset could have various sensors for tracking the wearer’s eyes, gestures and even their facial expressions. The tech giant has just applied for a patent that…