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Ximmerse Announces New Self-Sufficient Rhino X Augmented Reality Headset
Chinese AR startup Ximmerse is better known for supplying some of tech that was used in the Star Wars Jedi Challenges. However, the company has announced today that it is…
These Deepfakes of Freddy Mercury and Rami Malek Look Terrifyingly Real
Deepfakes are a fast-growing technological phenomenon which are also creating a moral-ethical dilemma. It is essentially an AI-powered technology used in altering videos and superimposing someone’s face and audio over…
Airbus Develops a Holographic Tactical Sandbox App for HoloLens 2
Airbus Defence and Space has this week previewed its Holographic Tactical Sandbox for the HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset. A video preview of the new military decision-making and training tool…
Valve Index Headsets Now Shipping Immediately to 30 Countries
Valve announced Friday that its Index virtual reality headset will now be available in all the countries listed in its delivery list. According to tweet posted on Friday, the company…
Facebook’s Future AR Glasses Will Incorporate Oculus Insight VR Tracking Technology
Facebook has this week given an insight into the development of its Oculus Insight tracking system for Oculus Rift S and Quest headsets. The tracking technology was developed for the…
A Virtual Being Has Won an Emmy Award For the First Time
Over the past few years, several virtual reality projects have been nominated for the Emmy Award and some have even gone on to bag the awards. The latest winner is…
Oculus Mobile VR Head Max Cohen Leaves Facebook
Following the recent departures of Oculus co-founders Nate Mitchell and Brendan Uribe, another top Oculus veteran Max Cohen is leaving the company at the end of month according to a…
Survios’ VR Ship Fighter Battlewake Hitting the Seas on September 10
A few months ago, virtual reality developer Survios announced that it was working on a seafaring, pirate ship battler experience known as Battlewake that would have combat at the core…
The ‘New Star Wars: Vader Immortal Episode II’ is Here
For the first time, excerpts of the sequel to the original Star Wars: Vader Immortal were shown. These were showcased during Disney’s in-house exhibition D23 Expo which was held in…
Location-Based Startup ‘The Void’ Partners with Sony Pictures for a New Location-Based VR Experience
The location-based virtual reality startup The Void is teaming up with Sony Pictures Virtual Reality for a new location-based VR experience according to the startup’s chief creative officer Curtis Hickman.…