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Unity Introducing Platform-Agnostic Hand Tracking for Virtual Reality Developers
A Unity engine extension now allows developers to implement hand tracking on hardware like Meta Quest through OpenXR. Developers who use the Unity Engine for VR hand-tracking implementations now get…
Top New VR Headsets to Expect in 2023
Several VR headset launches have been lined up. A number of these have already been confirmed while some have been rumored for years although the manufacturers are yet to confirm…
Meta Intends to Stop Quest 1 Support in 2024
Meta plans to terminate support for the original Quest headset with new software updates set to end this year. Those using the headset will also be cut off from some…
Apple Headset Already in the Hands of Third-Party Developers
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that prototypes of Apple’s widely-rumored mixed reality headset are already in the hands of third-party developers. In a post in his latest column, Gurman…
Sharp Shows a Lightweight VR Headset Prototype
At the ongoing CES 2023, Sharp showcased a prototype of a very lightweight virtual reality headset that has been designed to demonstrate the company’s latest virtual reality technologies in one…
Panasonic Subsidiary Shiftall’s Meganex PCVR Headset Launching in Spring, to Cost $1700
The MeganeX PCVR headset which is manufactured by the Panasonic subsidiary Shiftall is launching in Spring and will retail at $1700. The MeganeX headset will ship with OLED microdisplays, the…
Major Apple Headset Leak Brings Fresh Details and Confirms Previous Rumors
Leaks published by The Information suggest Apple’s much-rumored upcoming XR headset contains a dial used to shift between realities, among other features. The Information is reporting that it has received…
Haptics Technology and Why It is Important for the Future of the Metaverse
Haptics is now a common term alongside emerging tech terms like the metaverse. Although research and development work in haptics along with its application in commercial products only exploded in…
Report: Mass Production for Apple Headset to Begin in March
Apple is set to begin the mass production of its AR/VR headset in March 2023, according to a DigiTimes report. The Taiwanese publication DigiTimes report is citing sources that have…
Top Reasons for a Meta Quest 3 Headset
Meta has now confirmed that its Quest 2 successor, the Meta Quest 3, will be launching in 2023. We look at the reasons why its release may be a good…