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Italian Airport Adopts Augmented Reality Thermal Scanning Helmets
The use of wearable thermal scanners in airports and other security checkpoints has been widely recommended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the world which has precipitated…
SideQuest Racks Up 1 Million Downloads in Less Than a Year
The sideloading platform for Oculus Quest, SideQuest, says there have been 1 million downloads on its platform in less than one year. SideQuest was launched soon after the Oculus Quest…
Digi-Capital Report: A Continuing Downward Trend in XR Investments
The willingness to invest declines in times of adversity and the same applies when it to the XR market. The fourth quarter of 2019 witnessed a significant decline in the…
Grab This VR Fitness Bundle to Help You Work Out During the Lockdowns
There are a number of virtual reality fitness apps/experiences that you can try out to help you burn away the calories and keep fit. If you worry about the cost,…
A Look at Some of the Most Photorealistic Virtual Reality Travel Experiences
Virtual reality has been seeing tremendous growth over the past year. There are new hardware launches, lots of new experiences and many of the leading VR headsets are already sold…
Sony is Working on VR Face Tracking According to New Patent Filing
The US patent office has granted Sony a new patent on VR face tracking. This will be a crucial technology for the future of social VR and multiplayer experiences. Sony…
Facebook Reportedly Building a Smaller and Lighter Quest Version with Over 90Hz Refresh Rate
A Bloomberg report states that Facebook is building a new smaller and lighter version of its Oculus Quest headset that will have a higher refresh rate. Bloomberg has given credible…
Sony Researchers Showcase New Next-Gen Virtual Reality Finger Tracking Controllers
Sony has in the past unveiled patents that suggested the tech giant was working on finger-tracking for an unnamed new Virtual Reality motion controller that will be paired with company’s…
Half-Life: Alyx Sees Steam User Base Double to 2 Million
The latest SteamVR hardware survey covering the month of April is out. According to the survey, the proportion of users with virtual reality headsets increased from to , coinciding with…
SteamVR Discontinues MacOS Support
Apple and Valve collaborated on MacOS support for SteamVR for almost a year but the plans for support went quiet after the summer 2017 announcement. Valve has now decided to…