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FitXR Launches $9.99 Subscription Plan, Gets Multiplayer, HIIT Workouts
FitXR has joined a few other VR fitness apps in introducing a subscription model inside a virtual reality headset, buoyed by the rapid growth of the Oculus Quest platform over…
Oculus Quest (2) Now Supports App Subscriptions
Virtual reality developers with games and apps on the Oculus Store are now able to sell recurring subscriptions of their titles instead of simply providing the app experience as a…
HTC Seemingly Teases a New Vive Headset
HTC is teasing once more following the launch of its virtual reality accessories that were similarly preceded by teases. This time, HTC’s Twitter account has shared a single teaser image…
Samsung SmartTag Enables You to Locate Objects with Augmented Reality
Samsung is launching the new $40 SmartTag Plus across the globe on April 16. It will be available in the US “in the coming weeks.” The SmartTag Plus is a…
First Glimpse into the Pico Neo 3 Standalone Headset
Pico Interactive has provided the first glimpse into the Pico Neo 3 standalone VR headset that is set to launch in China on May 10th. The headset resembles the Oculus…
HP Reverb G2 Omni Launches in May, to Cost $1,249
Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) system continues to run thanks to HP headsets. The company launched the HP Reverb G2 at the close of last year. Last September, HP also…
Niantic Teases New AR Glasses
Niantic CEO John Hanke has teased AR glasses with Niantic branding. This is a first-party and head-mounted wearable, the latest sign of Niantic’s new aggressive push into augmented reality. The…
SandboxVR Opens Las Vegas Location, 15 More Planned By 2022
Location-based VR entertainment startup is bouncing back following its slide into bankruptcy over the past year when the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown measures literally wiped out its LBE…
Almost 10,000 Facebook Employees Working on AR and VR
Over the past few years, Facebook spelled out an aggressive strategy for developing its consumer hardware to lessen its dependence on Apple and Google which currently build the two dominant…
VR Pain Therapy Startup Gets Millions in Investments
The startup AppliedVR has been working on non-drug pain management using virtual reality for the past six years. Thanks to a fresh infusion of millions of dollars in investments, the…