VR Treadmill Company Virtuix Raised Another $3M in Crowd Investments, Now at $200M Valuation
Quest’s Mega Summer Sale Begins, Bringing up to 50% Off Top VR Titles
Meta kicked off its big ‘Mega Summer Sale‘ on Quest this past weekend, bringing deep savings to VR games, apps, and DLC packs until June 29th.
Snap Inc. & Niantic’s New Partnership Could be a Big Moment for City-scale AR Positioning and Experiences
Snap Inc., the company behind the Snapchat social app and Spectacles AR glasses, has teamed up with Niantic Spatial to bring accurate geospatial capabilities to the Snapchat and Spectacles platforms. The partnership could be mutually beneficial as Snap’s platforms will get city-scale positioning capabilities while Niantic could see a massive influx of user-generated data to enhance its ‘Visual Positioning System’.
Meta Reveals Oakley Smart Glasses, Promising Better Video Capture & Longer Battery Life at $400
Meta today revealed its next smart glasses built in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica— Oakley Meta Glasses.
VRMMO ‘Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist’ to Launch Kickstarter Next Week
Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist is slated to launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign next week, aiming to revive the fun of recently shuttered VR MMO Orbus VR.
Japan’s TDK Acquires Smart Glasses Maker SoftEye to Advance Wearable AI Tech
TDK, the Japan-based electronic component and software company, announced it’s acquired SoftEye, the US-based smart glasses hardware and software maker.
First Look at PSVR 2 Sense Controllers Working on Vision Pro
Apple confirmed at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last week that Vision Pro is set to support PSVR 2 Sense controllers when visionOS 26 launches this Fall. While still in developer beta, YouTuber ‘Nathie’ got a chance to go hands-on, showing off just how the controllers work.
‘Beat Saber’ to End PSVR & PSVR 2 Updates Starting Today, Multiplayer Shuts Down in 2026
Meta-owned Beat Games announced its block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2019) will no longer receive updates on PSVR and PSVR 2 starting today, with multiplayer slated to go offline early next year.
Meta-owned Dev Team of ‘Onward’ is Being Dismantled Following Major Game Update
Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, got its big 2.0 update in March, bringing improved visuals and a host of new content to the game. Now, Downpour Interactive announced that Meta is shutting down the studio, effectively halting development and moving employees to sister studio Camouflaj.
Vision Pro’s New Personas Are a Big Improvement, But How Will They Scale to Smaller Headsets?
Apple is bringing a huge visual upgrade to its Persona avatars on Vision Pro in VisionOS 26. After seeing the new system first-hand, it’s hard not to be impressed. But a major question remains—how will Apple overcome the challenge of bringing this level of fidelity to smaller headsets with even less room for the cameras that are essential for this kind of tech?
Vuzix Secures $5M Investment as Veteran Smart Glasses Maker Sets Sights on Consumers
What We Know So Far About Anduril’s ‘Eagle Eye’ Military XR Headset and Founder’s Reunion With Meta
Palmer Luckey’s military tech company Anduril recently announced a partnership with Meta to build “the world’s best AR and VR systems for the US military.” In two recent public conversations, Luckey offered up some details on the XR helmet his company is building for the military and how this unlikely partnership arose years after his VR company Oculus was acquired by Meta, followed by his unceremonious firing.
Meta Teases Oakley Partnership for Sportier Smart Glasses, Reportedly Releasing This Year
Meta officially confirmed the expansion of its EssilorLuxottica partnership to include a pair of Oakley smart glasses—possibly arriving soon.
Disney in Talks with Jim Henson Company to Bring ‘The Muppets’ to VR
Jim Henson’s Muppets could be coming to VR following talks with Disney—possibly offering a clue at the sort of content Meta reportedly hopes to bring to its next VR headset.
