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Brands are Increasingly Embracing 3D Content Creation
Gradually, the metaverse is coming into the orbit of some of the serious brands. Many leading brands are now joining the metaverse land rush while also creating metaverse and blockchain-based…
Internal Memo Shows Horizon Worlds Too Buggy and Not Being Used by Employees
Meta’s flagship metaverse social network Horizon Worlds is reportedly grappling with various quality issues and isn’t being used even by the team building it according to an internal memo from…
Can Brands Capitalize on the $1 Trillion Metaverse Opportunity?
A recent JP Morgan report describes the metaverse as a $1 trillion yearly opportunity. JP Morgan is one of the first major financial corporations to embrace Web 3; the financier…
HTC Teases a New Small Headset
HTC’s Twitter account has got many industry observers guessing after teasing what it says is a new headset with the caption “Go small or go home”. HTC’s Twitter account tweeted…
Footage Appears of Quest Pro Mixed Reality Passthrough and Peripheral Blinders in Action
Virtual reality developer Immersed has shared a short video showing Meta’s new color passthrough and peripheral blinders in action. The video, packaged in a GIF, was shared by Immersed CEO…
Google Ventures Invests $12 Million in SideQuest
Google’s venture arm has led a $12 million Series A investment in the sideloading platform SideQuest. There is a lot happening in the industry at the moment. The broader virtual…
Meta Planning to Add Gift Cards to its In-House Quest Store
Meta is planning to add gift cards to its in-house Quest Store. It is not clear whether the cards will be introduced in time for the holiday shopping bonanza. Most…
Sony Targeting 2 Million Units in First PSVR2 Production Run
Sony is planning to produce 2 million units of the PlayStation VR 2 headset by March 2023 according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The headset…
Zuckerberg Teases Quest Pro’s Color Passthrough with a Mixed Reality Fencing Game
Mark Zuckerberg has released a video of himself teasing the color passthrough of the Meta Quest Pro headset with the gameplay of a mixed reality fencing game. The video showcases…
Lynx Mixed Reality Headset Launching in November 2022
Paris-based mixed reality startup Lync will now be delivering the first units of its Lynx-R1 mixed reality headset from November 10-15, the founder Stan Larroque has announced. Larroque issued a…