HTC Announces Wrist Tracker for Vive Focus 3, Releasing in Early 2022 for $129
HTC unveiled a new VR tracker device at CES 2022 today, this time targeting its $1,300 enterprise-focused standalone headset, Vive Focus 3. It's slated to go on sale sometime early this year, starting at $129.
Unlike its SteamVR-compatible Vive Tracker,...
Mojo Vision Raises Additional $45M to Put Smart Contacts in the Eyes of Athletes
Mojo Vision announced it's raised an additional $45 million in its Series B-1 investment round, something the company says will support further development of Mojo Lens, its early stage smart contact lens.
Mojo Lens is ostensibly years away from commercialization,...
Sony Announces PlayStation VR 2 Specs Including Eye-tracking, HDR, & 110° Field-of-view
Today during Sony's CES 2022 press conference the company revealed the first details on PlayStation VR 2, including eye-tracking, a "4K" HDR display, and a 110° Field-of-view.
For the first time today, Sony confirmed that its next-gen VR headset for...
PSVR 2 is Getting a Made-for-VR Game in the ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Universe
Today during Sony's CES 2022 press conference the company not only confirmed a bunch of PSVR 2 specs, but also announced Horizon Call of the Mountain, a new made-for-VR game that will take players inside the world of Horizon, one...
Qualcomm & Microsoft Partner on “custom AR chips” for Next-gen, Lightweight Glasses
Today during Qualcomm's CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve "designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms."
Qualcomm and Microsoft today strengthened their growing relationship in the XR space with...
Panasonic Subsidiary Shiftall Unveils Lightweight MicroOLED VR Headset for Consumers
Panasonic subsidiary Shiftall, the makers of SteamVR-compatible body tracking system HaritoraX, announced it's releasing a lightweight consumer VR headset this year that includes OLED microdisplays and the ability to play SteamVR content. Called MeganeX, the low-profile, high-resolution headset is slated...
Holiday Search Volume for Quest in the US Exceeded PlayStation, Nintendo, & Xbox for the First...
The 2021 holiday season was very likely the best yet for the Oculus Quest 2. For the first time ever, holiday search volume in the US for the headset exceeded major gaming consoles like PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and...
Avatar Creation Tool ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Provide Metaverse-wide Avatars
Wolf3D, the Estonian startup behind web-based avatar creator Ready Player Me, has closed a $13 million funding round. The company says it will use the funds to further build out its avatar creation tools and eventually allow developers to earn...
Quest Store New Years Sale Brings Discounts on Top Titles, Ends January 2nd
Missed out on Meta's big Quest holiday game sale that took place over Christmas? Well, consider this round two, as Meta is again tossing out some deep discounts to top Quest titles from now until just after the new...
Report: Apple Hires Meta’s XR Head of Public Relations
Apple may be nearing launch of its long-awaited XR headsets, as the company has reportedly hired Meta's head of communications for its consumer XR products.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports in his weekly 'Power On' newsletter that Apple has hired Andrea Schubert,...
