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Meta Caught the Quest 3 Leaker Following “Monthslong” Internal Investigations
Detailed schematics of a prototype of Meta’s upcoming standalone Quest 3 headset set to lunch later this year were published by YouTuber and XR hardware analysts Brad Lynch (SadlyItsBradley) some…
Google Maps’ Immersive View Launches in Five Cities
Google Maps’ Immersive View feature was first revealed at the I/O 2022 event. The feature leverages both computer vision and Artificial Intelligence to blend Street View and aerial photography into…
Snap Contemplating AR Glasses Powered by Generative AI
Snap, the Snapchat parent company, forayed into the XR market with the launch of its Spectacles photo-and-video recording glasses. In spite of their functionality and relative affordability, the device is…
Meta Quest 3 Headset to Have Color Passthrough Mixed Reality
The upcoming Meta Quest 3 headset will have a mixed reality color passthrough, Meta has now confirmed. In the company’s earnings call, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg told investors that the…
Rec Room Building Optional Full-Body Avatars
Rec Room has revealed that it is currently developing full-body avatars although these won’t be replacing the existing floating beans. Rec Room was launched in 2016 and has had avatars…
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…
Half-Life 2: VR Mod Comes to PC VR in Q1 2023
Half-Life : Episode One is coming to PC VR this quarter as a free Steam mod. Last September, Half-Life 2: VR Mod was launched with the Source VR Mod Team…
Holograpgic Display Maker VividQ Partners With Waveguide Maker Dispelix for New 3D Holographic Imagery Technology
Holographic display technology manufacturer VividQ has partnered with the waveguide designer Dispelix to develop a new 3D holographic imagery technology. According to a statement from the companies, this kind of…
Gamification Powering Next Generation of NFTs
In spite of the crypto scare in 2022 characterized by bankruptcies, the drop in prices, and the plunging of stock prices of some of the leading companies at the center…
NFT Gamification is the Next Evolution for NFTs
Nonfungible tokens or simply NFTs are now a major phenomenon of our tech age. NFTs are permeating every platform and finding newer utility and value. They are constantly in flux…