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Survey: Quest 2 Accounted for 80% of Headset Sales in 2021
According to the research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Meta Quest 2 accounted for 78% of all the virtual reality and augmented reality headset sales in 2021. 2021 also saw…
Lynx R1 VR-AR Headset to Ship as Early as June
The Lynx R1 VR-AR standalone and hybrid headset could ship from as early as June to July this year, revealed company CEO Stan Larroque at the GDC. Lynx R1 AR-VR…
Companies are Opening Offices in the Metaverse
The metaverse mania is already having some real impact in the business world. Although much of the hype that followed Facebook's rebrand to Meta is waning, we are seeing some…
Immersed Adds Customizable Passthrough Portals and Support for Tracked Keyboards
VR-based productivity and meeting app Immersed has added a new set of features including customizable passthrough portals along with support for tracked keyboards for the Meta Quest 2 headset. The…
In-Car VR Infotainment: Audi’s ‘Motorverse’ Coming in June 2022
Select Audi sedans will have backseat VR entertainment vIA Audi’s holoride platform that syncs virtual reality experiences with the driving movements in real-time. Audi is the first car manufacturer to…
Audi to Launch Holoride in-car VR This Summer
A number of production cars are coming to the market this summer courtesy of virtual reality, including Audi sedans and SUVs. During the SXSW conference held last week in Austin,…
Meta Wants a Global Collaborative Effort in Developing Metaverse Infrastructure
Meta has appealed for a global collaborative effort for the development of the requisite underlying infrastructure that will underpin the company’s growing metaverse aims. The metaverse has grown into the…
A New Resident Evil Mod Introduces Motion Controls and New Gameplay
The modder praydog has already done an impressive job in bringing the Resident Evil series to virtual reality. Now the modder is adding to its work with a new mod…
OpenXR Wants to Standardize Advanced Haptics for VR and AR
The OpenXR interface standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality is being expanded to include advanced haptic functions for the metaverse and beyond. The OpenXR interface standard for VR and…
New Meta Quest (2) Update Improves Tracking
The latest Quest (2) update is here and it introduces some minor improvements. Oculus Move has now been extended to mobile devices. The Quest update has been rolling out to…