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Meta Unlocks 16:9 Aspect Ratio for Quest 2
Meta has now unlocked various new native video recording settings for the Quest 2 headset including a 16:9 aspect ratio and 4K resolution. However, these recording features are only available…
NASA’s Artemis I Rocket Launch To Be Broadcast Live in VR
NASA is planning to go back to the moon by 2024, which will be the first moon landing since 1972. As part of its preparations for the moon landing, the…
Market Researcher: More than 500 Companies on Metaverse Projects
Market research firm Newzoo has published a new report on the metaverse that says the number of companies on the metaverse has grown from 200 in 2021 to over 500…
‘Mirror Lake’ is Meta’s Next Big VR Headset Bet
In a recent call, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg showcased a number of physical VR headset prototypes the company has been working on over the past seven years. One for which…
SkyGaze Mixed Reality Star Gazing App Now Available on Quest via App Lab
SkyGaze is a mixed reality experience that transforms your room into a stargazing lounge. SkyGaze uses the passthrough cameras on the Quest headset to integrate the immediate surroundings in a…
Mojo Vision Tests its Smart Contact Lenses In-Eye
Mojo Vision has begun in-eye tests for its smart contact lenses and the testing was done by none other than the company’s CEO Drew Perkins. According to a CNET report,…
Mona Raises $14.6 Million for Creative Metaverse
Metaverse platform Mona has raised $ million that will go into the development of a creative metaverse. Mona is a world-building space in the metaverse that provides 3D creators with…
Niantic Partners With NBA for an AR Basketball Game
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is working with NBA to build an AR mobile basketball game called NBA All-World. IN NBA All-World, you are immersed in streetball where you will…
Sony to Use Tobii Eye Tracking for PlayStation VR 2
In a press release issued today, Swedish high-technology company Tobii confirms that it will supply the eye-tracking technology for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset. In the press release, Tobii…
Some Developers on Meta Quest 2’s App Lab Already Earning Millions
Meta’s App Lab provides an alternative pathway through which developers unable to get past the strict curation of the Oculus Store can install and distribute their apps in Oculus Quest…