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Apple Board Shown Demos of AR/VR Headset
Bloomberg ran an exclusive story last week describing how Apple executives showed demos of the upcoming AR/VR headset, which has been under development for some time, to the Apple board…
Cannes XR to Showcases 18 Free VR Films and Experiences
The Cannes Film Festival is entering its second week and this year, like last year, there is a big metaverse play with the Cannes XR 2022 festival, a metaverse film…
CannesNFT Summit: Cannes Brings the Metaverse to the Film Industry
The Cannes Film Festival is going all-in in its dalliance with the metaverse. The festival is set to host its first NFT summit bringing together media, the film industry, and…
Zero Latency Getting Rid of Backpack PCs
Location-based VR company Zero Latency is getting rid of the backpack PCs and replacing them with streaming to Vive Focus 3. At the moment, Zero Latency’s product offering features an…
First NFT and Crypto-Enabled Luxury Fashion Store Opens Doors in London
Germany-based fashion designer and entrepreneur Philipp Plein launched a crypto concept store in late April on London’s Bond Street, allowing its customer to make payments in its brick-and-mortar store for…
Futuristic UAE Museum Partners with Binance NFT for ‘Most Beautiful NFTs’ Collection
UAE’s Museum of the Future has partnered with Binance NFT, Binance’s NFT marketplace, for an NFT collection titled “The Most Beautiful NFTs in the Metaverse.” The Museum of the Future…
Report: Roughly 20% of Meta Staff Working in its Reality Labs Division
The Verge has published a new report claiming that some 17,000 employees or approximately 20% of Meta’s entire staff working are working in its AR and VR division, Reality Labs.…
Qualcomm’s AR Smart Viewer Reference Design: Slimmer and Wireless
Qualcomm has unveiled its new wireless reference design for its Augmented Reality Smart Viewer. This is only a reference design, a prototype that manufacturers can adapt to manufacture commercial headsets…
Qualcomm Presents the First Wireless AR Glasses Reference Design
Qualcomm has cut the cord so to speak. The chipmaker has showcased a new reference design for XR2-powered Augmented Reality glasses that handles a wireless connection to a nearby PC,…
Official Beat Saber 3D Level Editor for PC Launched
Beat Saber fans can now create their own levels thanks to a new spatial editor. Beat Saber maker Beat Games has incorporated a new way of customizing the virtual reality…
