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Half-Life: Alyx: VR Headset Specifications and PC Requirements
It is now exactly a week to the release of the much-anticipated Half-Life: Alyx virtual reality hit. This will be one of the most exciting virtual reality games in 2020…
Looxid Link Brain Interface Comes to Oculus Rift S
Looxid Labs’ brain monitor was first unveiled two years ago. The display was pinned on the corner of the user’s field of vision and the device would then have real-time…
Facebook Alpha Testing its Horizon Social VR App
Facebook recently began sending out limited email invites to participate in a closed Alpha test for its Facebook Horizon, including a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The email suggests that this will…
Vuzix Partners with Librestream on Thermal Imaging Smart Glasses
The Vuzix M400 smart glasses were launched last year. They are enterprise mixed reality wearables that were built for medical applications in areas like dental work. With the runaway spread…
Snapchat Launches DIY AR Web Ad Builder
Snapchat’s AR effects that use the camera “lenses” in the smartphones caught on like wildfire and are incredibly popular with end users and brands alike. They enable Snapchat users to…
Nreal Teases Standalone AR Headset Slated for Late 2020
Nreal has already made a name for itself with its widely acclaimed Nreal Light AR headset. They are what Magic Leap and the HoloLens would have wanted to be: lightweight,…
Apple Building New AR App for iOS 14
A new code leak this week to 9to5Mac indicates that Apple is building a new Augmented Reality app for iOS 14. The app has been codenamed “Gobi” and will enable…
New iPhone to be Released This Year to Have a Rear-Facing 3D Camera
One of the iPhones set to be released this year will have some impressive augmented reality capability according to a report by Fast Company. According to the report, one of…
XR Report: More than $4.1 Billion Was Invested in AR and VR in 2019
Digi-Capital has released a 370-page Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Report for the Q1 of 2020 as well as a 500,000 data point AR/VR Analytics Platform. The company’s Analytics Platform tracked $…
Top Media VR Apps on Oculus Quest in 2020
Oculus Quest represents the future of VR hardware: it’s compact and offers an immersive experience within a standalone Virtual Reality device. It is also backed by the mammoth Oculus ecosystem.…