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Hands-on: XREAL Aura AR Glasses with Android XR and a 70-degree Field-of-view, Launching Next Year

Set to launch in 2026, XREAL Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Here are the impressions from my first hands-on. During a recent meeting with Google, the company shared with me a range...

Hands-on: Steam Frame Reveals Valve’s Modern Vision for VR and Growing Hardware Ambitions

Valve has finally revealed Steam Frame, the company's second VR headset. Though it's quite a departure from Index—the company's first headset released some six years ago—Valve says Frame is an "evolution" of Index. Indeed, Frame represents a modernized VR...

Samsung Galaxy XR Offers Comparable Vision Pro Specs & Features at Half the Price

Samsung is finally launching its long-anticipated Android XR headset, officially dubbed Galaxy XR. The headset clearly aims to deliver a Vision Pro experience (plus some of its own unique abilities) all at a much more affordable price. Vision Pro is...

Hands-on: Samsung‘s Android XR Headset is a Curious Combo of Quest & Vision Pro, With One...

Samsung is the first partner to formally announce a new MR headset based on the newly announced Android XR. The device, codenamed "Project Moohan," is planned for consumer release in 2025. We went hands on with an early version. Note:...

Hands-on: Shiftall MeganeX Superlight Packs a Wishlist of Ergonomics Into a Tiny Package

Japan-based Shiftall is the latest company making an effort to deliver an ultra-compact VR headset for enthusiasts who are willing to spend big on maximizing their PC VR experience. Despite the tiny package, the MeganeX Superlight headset still manages...

Quest 3S Hands-on: Quest 2 Visuals with Quest 3 Power at an Unbeatable Price

Meta has finally revealed its latest headset, Quest 3S. Although it retains some of Quest 2's flaws, it creates much needed parity in power and features, all at an unbeatable price. Quest 3S has not only just been formally announced,...

Hands-on: Sony’s New MR Headset Impresses with Clarity & Ergonomics, But Still Needs Tuning

Sony's new headset, officially dubbed the SRH-S1 "content creation system" combines a compact form-factor with novel controllers. I got to check out the headset first-hand at AWE 2024 and came away impressed with the headset itself, even if the input...

Hands-on: Quest 3 is an Impressive Leap That’s Still Held Back by Software Struggles

Quest 3 is an impressive leap in hardware, especially in the visual department, but it continues Meta's tradition of building great hardware that feels held back by its software. Update (September 27th, 2023): Fixed the link to the second page at...
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Hands-on: Virtuix Omni One Comes Full Circle with an All-in-one VR Treadmill System

As far as VR treadmills go, Virtuix is the OG. While the company had set out to make a consumer VR treadmill a decade ago, market realities pushed the company into the out-of-home VR attraction space. But after all...

Hands-on: Apple Vision Pro isn’t for Gaming, But it Does Everything Else Better

While Apple's new Vision Pro headset isn't going to satisfy the existing base of consumer VR users, it's mastering the rest of the basics better than anyone else. Probably 90% of what consumers are using VR headsets for today is...

Hands-on: CREAL’s Light-field Display Brings a New Layer of Immersion to AR

More than four years after I first caught wind of their tech, CREAL's light-field display continues to be one of the most interesting and promising solutions for bringing light-fields to immersive headsets. At AWE 2023 I got to check...

Hands-on: Bigscreen Beyond – A Little Headset That Could be a Big Deal

It's exceedingly rare to see a VR software startup transition to making hardware, let alone decent hardware. But that's exactly what Bigscreen—creators of the long-running social VR theater app of the same name—has done with its upcoming Beyond headset. Bigscreen...

Hands-on: HTC’s New Standalone Vive Tracker Effortlessly Brings More of Your Body Into VR

With three versions of SteamVR trackers under its belt, HTC has been a leading enabler of full-body tracking in VR. Now the company's latest tracker could make it even easier to bring your body into VR. HTC's new standalone Vive...

PSVR 2 Unboxing – Close-up with the Final Version of Sony’s New VR Headset

Ahead of the launch of PSVR 2, we've got a close-up look at the finished version of the headset and what you can expect to find when you crack open the box. It's just two weeks until Sony's newest VR...

PSVR 2 vs. PSVR – How Far Has PlayStation VR Come Since 2016?

PlayStation VR 2 is just around the corner, and by this point Sony detailed all of the headsets core specs and features. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony's first consumer...
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