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Apple Boss Tim Cook Using the Vision Pro Headset Daily
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that he is using the company’s AR headset, the Vision Pro, on a daily basis. He made the claims during Apple’s quarterly earnings call last…
Apple Vision Pro Headset Reportedly Seeing Very Slow Rollout
The Apple Vision headset rollout will be very slow according to a new report. Apple officially announced that its Vision Pro headset will go on sale in the US in…
New Pico 4 Referral Scheme Offers Current Owners Free Games
Under a new referral scheme, Pico 4 owners will be able to claim free games in case someone purchases a new Pico 4 headset using their referral code. Pico 4…
Google Reportedly Kills Its ‘Project Iris’ AR Glasses
Google’s ambitious “Project Iris” augmented reality (AR) glasses was revealed in January last year. The Augmented Reality glasses were to compete with Apple’s and Meta’s upcoming headsets. However, according to…
Niantic Launches In-Game Rewarded AR Ads
Pokémon GO creator Niantic has launched a new Rewarded AR ads format at The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Through this format, Niantic aims to encourage users to make…
Sony’s Full Body Tracking System Launching in the US
Sony’s Quest-compatible VR Chat full body tracking kit Mocopi is launching in the Sony’s Mocopi full-body tracking system is launching in the The tracking system is compatible with VRChat on…
Only 2% of Virtual Desktop Users Are Connecting With a Quest Pro Headset
A Meta email blast to Quest users revealed Virtual Desktop’s monthly user numbers. Some Quest users received an email from Meta revealing the monthly user numbers for a number of…
Bigscreen’s Beyond Ultra-Compact SteamVR Headset Goes into Production
Bigscreen has announced that its Beyond headset is now in production. The Bigscreen Beyond is an ultra-light and ultra-compact headset built for more comfortable long-duration PC-based virtual reality sessions. Its…
Airbus to Use XR in Tackling Industry Challenges
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is leveraging extended reality solutions to help future-proof its operations. Airbus is now embracing mixed reality (MR) to design passenger cabins for its upcoming commercial aircraft. Airbus…
Canon Showcases a Prototype 180- and 360-Degree VR Consumer Camera
During the Photo Next 2023, Canon introduced a new virtual reality prototype camera. No release date has been announced yet for the convertible camera that can capture 180-degree 3D content…