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Meta Layoffs Affected Staff at Ready At Dawn VR Studio
Meta is embarking on its new round of major layoffs that will affect about 10,000 employees. This time, even staff at the company’s internal virtual reality studios have been affected.…
Apple’ Mixed Reality Headset Could Feature a Magnetic Cable for External Power Supply
Bloomberg reported early in the year that the upcoming Apple mixed reality headset would include an external power supply. The report by Mark Gurman also stated that Apple had decided…
Meta Quest TV Has an Impressive Lineup of Free Movies
Meta Quest TV offers an impressive array of immersive movies and classic theatrical films. You can watch these alone or get some virtual company to keep things fun. However, it…
Honda is Using Virtual Reality to Design Cars
Honda wants to increasingly use virtual reality to design cars. Some of the company’s upcoming cars have already been designed entirely in virtual reality without relying on conventional physical prototypes…
Crossmint Launches TinTin NFT Collection
Blockchain infrastructure startup Crossmint partnered with arteQ to launch a Tintin NFT collection, based on the comics by the same name. Also involved in the project is Tintinimaginatio, a newly…
IKEA Integrates Its Full 3D Product Catalog in Google Search
IKEA’s full product catalogue is now available in Google Search as Augmented Reality (AR) models. IKEA has integrated the 3D models of its entire product lineup into Google Search. Users…
New Audi Activesphere Concept Car Features AR Armatures Developed by Magic Leap
Audi’s new Activesphere concept car has Augmented Reality interfaces built in collaboration with mixed reality company Magic Leap. Audi collaborated with Magic Leap for the AR feature in its new…
Consumers Have Spent $3 Billion on VR Apps
According to market analyst and venture capitalist Tipatat Chennavasin, consumers have so far spent $3 billion on virtual reality apps. Chennavasin is a General Partner at the venture capital firm…
Helium Has Concluded Its Migration to Solana Blockchain Platform
Helium, a crypto-powered wireless network, has successfully concluded its migration to Solana from its own layer-1 blockchain platform. Helium founders have confidence in Solana as a platform capable of unlocking…
Apple Headset to Have Multiple Sports, Gaming and Fitness Apps
Apple is on a last-minute rush to build a plethora of software and services for its AR/VR headset that is set to launch later in the year, according to a…