Samsung’s Answer to Vision Pro Reportedly Landing First in Korea This October for Around $2,000
‘BeamXR’ Returns Quest’s Lost Livestreaming Functionality – No PC Required
Meta quietly dropped support for native livestreaming from Quest to Facebook a few years ago, and never got around to officially supporting other platforms. Now, early access tool BeamXR Live is available for free on the Horizon Store, letting you do just that—and all without needing a PC to act as a middleman.
Vivo Vision is Coming to China with Hopes of Undercutting Apple Vision Pro in Price & Weight
Chinese smartphone creator Vivo announced its ‘Vision’ XR headset back in March, and now the company has officially unveiled the device’s spec sheet in addition to beginning live demos in China. In short, it’s lighter and cheaper than Apple Vision Pro by a fair margin whilst taking more than few design cues in the process.
Apple Code Suggests M5 Hardware Refresh of Vision Pro Could Come Later This Year
Varjo Secures $5.8M Investment to Accelerate Military-Grade XR Hardware
Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced it’s secured a €5 million (~$5.8 million) minority investment from THEON, the Greece-based manufacturer of military imaging systems.
VR Design Unpacked: How These Clever Tools in ‘Red Matter 2’ Boost Immersion
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Red Matter 2’s ‘grabber tools’ and the many ways that they contribute to immersion.
‘Deadpool VR’ Gets November Release Date Alongside New Trailer
As revealed in a new story trailer, Marvel’s Deadpool VR is officially set for release on November 18th. It will be the latest first-party release from Twisted Pixel, one of Meta’s VR game studios.
HTC Enters the Smartglasses Race with VIVE Eagle
HTC is joining Meta and others in the rapidly heating smartglasses space with its newest product, the VIVE Eagle. Like other smartglasses, the Eagle lacks any kind of display, being positioned instead as a vehicle for AI voice assistance and media capture.
‘Lushfoil Photography Sim’ Confirms VR Support Coming “Soon”
Lushfoil Photography Sim is a recent entry in the niche genre of photography simulators. Its beautiful and serene environments have always looked like they’d be incredible to explore in VR, along with the immersion of taking a photograph using your actual hands to wield a camera.
