XR Industry News
The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.
Xiaomi Reportedly Partners with Goertek to Chase Success of Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses
Xiaomi makes everything, from phones and vacuum cleaners to massage guns and even electric cars. Now, according to a report from Chinese media 36kr, Xiaomi may be developing a device that goes toe-to-toe with Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses.
The report maintains...
bHaptics Reveals Revamped Lineup of Haptic Accessories for VR, Pre-orders Now Live
bHaptics, the South Korea-based VR haptics creator, announced it's launching a refreshed lineup of its most popular haptics hardware, which are said to support over 270 titles across Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR headsets.
The company today announced pre-orders...
Meta Opens First Ray-Ban Pop-up Store in Hopes of Making Smartglasses Fashionable
Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses are already pretty fashionable, as they look nearly identical to a few of EssilorLuxottica's best-selling sunglasses, albeit with the inclusion of neatly integrated cameras, speakers, battery and onboard AI driven by a positively tiny Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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...
Google Prepares Support for XR Headsets on Play Store, Marking The Next Chapter in XR Competition
Code discovered in a recent Google Play update indicates the company may soon roll out support for XR headsets on its Android app store, which would mark a decisive shift in the competitive landscape.
As reported by Android Authority, code...
Nintendo Could Be Making a New Labo VR Add-on for Its Next Switch
Nintendo has published a new patent that could point to its next iteration of Labo VR for its long-awaited Switch successor.
While news of the company's next Switch console is expected "within this fiscal year," Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said...
Canon Announces Pricing & November Release for New Spatial Video Lens
Canon today announced a more affordable lens option designed for social media creators and videographers interested in VR and 3D content creation.
Back in June, Canon announced its RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens, which was designed to allow its...
Orion & Quest 3S Signal a New Era for Meta, Here’s What it Means for the...
Meta continues its reign as the XR industry's dominant player, with its most recent moves signaling a shift into a new era for the company—and thus the industry at large. This year saw the introduction of the Meta Orion...
Meta Explains Why It Sees Wide Field-of-View Headsets as a ‘bad tradeoff’
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth revealed last week a mysterious wide field-of-view (FOV) headset prototyped in the Redmond, Washington-based Reality Labs offices. Bosworth now reveals the research prototype had something close to a 210-degree FOV, however wide FOV displays are a...
Top NFL QB Credits VR Training as a Big Part of His Success, Calling It a...
The Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is all-in on VR training, something the team's star quarterback Jayden Daniels credits for accelerating his development, the New York Times reports.
A former quarterback for Texas Tech himself, the intense realism was clear...
U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag
Microsoft's contract with the U.S. Army to build a combat-ready AR headset is worth up to $22 billion, but only if the company can deliver the goods at “substantially less than” the projected $80,000 per unit, the Army tells...
Why I Think AR Glasses Are the Inevitable Future of the Smartphone
I was asked recently for my thoughts on Meta's Orion AR glasses, specifically whether or not such glasses stand a chance of becoming as big as (or replacing) the smartphones in the future.
I was asked for my thoughts recently...
Meta CTO Confirms Mixed Reality Glasses Project, AI Earbuds with Cameras & Cancellation of High-End Quest
In an interview with The Verge, Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth confirmed a number of projects previously subject to speculation, detailed the company's strategic shift toward AI, and confirmed plans to deepen its partnership with Ray-Ban...
Shiftall Opens Pre-orders for ‘MeganeX superlight’ Ultra High-Resolution OLED PC VR Headset
Shiftall has launched pre-orders for its newly unveiled MeganeX superlight "8K", a slim and light, high-resolution OLED PC VR headset tracked by SteamVR base stations.
While Panasonic sold off its XR hardware startup Shiftall earlier this year, the companies held...
‘New Folder Games’ Released Nine Titles in One Year to Find Its Viral Quest Hit, ‘I...
The unassuming early access Quest game I Am Cat has taken off in a matter of months, spreading virally through social media with videos of its feline antics. We reached out to the developer New Folder Games to learn more about...




















