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Facebook Teases New Half-Dome Prototypes for Oculus Rift 2
Facebook Reality Labs Chief Michael Abrash has teased two new prototype virtual reality headsets, Half Dome 2 and Half Dome 3, during the Oculus Connect 6 today. Both headset prototypes…
Next PlayStation’s State of Play Arriving on September 24
Sony’s platform for sharing PlayStation-related news and developments, the State of Play is airing on September 24th. According to the official PlayStation blog, Sony will air a live broadcast of…
Ultrahaptics Rebrands to Ultraleap After Leap Motion Acquisition
UK-based company Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion are rebranding into Ultraleap. The new Ultraleap corporate brand represents a major step for the combined group following Ultrahaptics' May acquisition of Leap Motion.…
Sony Announces New PlayStation VR Mega Pack for Europe
Sony Europe has announced a new PlayStation VR Mega Pack via its blog. The package includes the virtual reality headset, the tracking camera and five games. Players may also need…
Qualcomm Introduces XR Enterprise Program to Fast-Track AR Adoption
Qualcomm has this week announced its XR Enterprise Program during the just concluded Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) held in Dallas, TX. The purpose of the program is to bring…
HTC’s Vive Reality System Operating System to Launch at the Same Time as the Vive Cosmos Headset
HTC’s Vive Reality System was first unveiled early this year and it has been designed to totally revamp the current Viveport user experience and replace the existing user interface with…
UK Startup WaveOptics Closes $39 Million in Third Round Investments to Scale Up AR Display Technology
UK startup WaveOptics this week closed its third round of investment at $39 million in an oversubscribed series C round of funding. WaveOptics wants to build waveguide displays which are…
Hulu Latest Partner to Discontinue Support for Google’s Daydream VR Headset
Popular US streaming provider Hulu has discontinued support for Google’s Daydream platform. Hulu was a launch partner for Daydream VR in 2016. Variety reports that this support has now been…
Virtual Reality Standardization: Oculus Begins OpenXR Integration
Facebook has already incorporated OpenXR support for its Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S virtual reality headsets. OpenXR refers to the open standard API for virtual reality and augmented reality…
Disney Selling XR Studio Foxnet Games, No Longer Interested in Developing Games
In spite of its huge presence in the entertainment industry, Disney has been shy about plunging into gaming. The entertainment giant has published some games and even tried having its…
