Sony Reveals Standalone MR Headset with “4K” OLED Displays and Unique Controllers

Today at CES Sony revealed a new standalone MR headset equipped with "4K" OLED displays. The headset is yet-unnamed, but the company says it's aimed at creatives building 3D content and will launch this year. Sony's unnamed standalone MR headset...

Wi-Fi 7 Launches With New Features That Promise Reduced Wireless VR Latency

The Wi-Fi Alliance announced today that Wi-Fi 7 Certified products are ready to hit the market. The latest version of the Wi-Fi standard promises the possibility of "near-zero" latency for real-time applications like wireless VR streaming. The Wi-Fi Alliance (the...

Apple Reveals Alternate Headstrap That Will Ship With Vision Pro

Alongside the release date announcement of Vision Pro, Apple revealed a new headstrap that will ship with Vision Pro, alongside the originally revealed one. Apple today revealed a new headstrap for Vision Pro which it's calling the 'Dual Loop'. Compared...

Apple Announces Vision Pro Release & Pre-order Dates

Apple has announced an earlier-than-expected Vision Pro release date, right at the start of CES. As we talked about in our 2023 retrospective, Apple Vision Pro was certainly the most talked about story of the year. And now we've learned...

Panasonic VR Startup Shiftall Announces ‘superlight’ PC VR Headset, New Full Body Trackers

Panasonic subsidiary Shiftall announced it's releasing a new version of its MeganeX PC VR headset along with the next generation of its HaritoraX wireless body trackers. The company calls its next SteamVR headset 'MeganeX superlight', which is said to be...

Studio Behind ‘DOOM 3’ VR Port Announces Layoffs

Archiact, the veteran studio known for a host of VR titles, announced it's laying off a portion of its staff. The number of staff affected by the layoff hasn't been confirmed. The studio says however in an X post that it's...

New Qualcomm MR Reference Headset Shows What to Expect From Samsung

Alongside the announcement of the new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, Qualcomm also revealed its latest reference headset, a mixed reality device that's likely the foundation of Samsung's upcoming headset. Samsung announced last year that it's working with both Google...

[Industry Direct] Revolutionizing Fitness Apps with Snapdragon Technologies

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Studio Behind One of PSVR 2’s Most Popular Multiplayer Games is Shutting Down

First Contact Entertainment, developers behind the tactical team shooter franchise Firewall, is shuttering the studio, citing the "lack of support for VR within the industry." Founded in 2016, First Contact has developed two of the PSVR platform's most visible exclusives:...

Exploring XR User Interface Interactions in ‘Idea Engine’

Idea Engine allows you to create and share VR and mixed reality experiences. Building such a general-purpose tool requires complex user interfaces. In this Guest Article, developer Brett Jackson shares his approaches to UI interaction. Guest Article by Brett Jackson Brett...