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A Look At Immersed’s Visor Next-Gen XR Work-Focused Headset Inspired by Vision Pro
Immersed Visor is a next-gen XR headset that is inspired by the Apple Vision Pro headset which targets work use cases. The company describes it as a “spatial computing device…
Only 2% of Virtual Desktop Users Are Connecting With a Quest Pro Headset
A Meta email blast to Quest users revealed Virtual Desktop’s monthly user numbers. Some Quest users received an email from Meta revealing the monthly user numbers for a number of…
Virtuix’s VR Treadmill Now Shipping to Beta Users
After years in development, Virtuix’s VR treadmill Omni One is finally shipping to early supporters. The product targets users seeking a more immersive ‘arcade-quality’ virtual reality experience inside their homes.…
Ostloong Innovations’ LYRA AR Smart Glasses Fuse AR and AI
Swiss startup Ostloong Innovation has launched a new augmented reality headset called LYRA that packs many features, including a language translator, navigation, a music player, mobile data integration, an AI…
The Pimax Portal Virtual Reality Headset
The Pimax Portal hybrid virtual reality headset has been described as the “Nintendo Switch of VR headsets”. It consists of a handheld device much like the Nintendo Switch which can…
Meta Has Reportedly Canned its Cardiff Headset
Previous reports and leaks said Meta would follow its consumer-focused virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest 3, with a new headset in the same price range that was codenamed “Cardiff”.…
Unity Introducing Platform-Agnostic Hand Tracking for Virtual Reality Developers
A Unity engine extension now allows developers to implement hand tracking on hardware like Meta Quest through OpenXR. Developers who use the Unity Engine for VR hand-tracking implementations now get…
Top New VR Headsets to Expect in 2023
Several VR headset launches have been lined up. A number of these have already been confirmed while some have been rumored for years although the manufacturers are yet to confirm…
Meta Intends to Stop Quest 1 Support in 2024
Meta plans to terminate support for the original Quest headset with new software updates set to end this year. Those using the headset will also be cut off from some…
Apple Headset Already in the Hands of Third-Party Developers
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that prototypes of Apple’s widely-rumored mixed reality headset are already in the hands of third-party developers. In a post in his latest column, Gurman…