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Meta Delays Puck-Tethered XR Headset to 2027, Next Quest “Large Upgrade” to Current Gen

Meta may be pushing back the release of an upcoming XR headset that tethers to a pocketable compute puck. Meanwhile, the company says its next-gen Quest will be a "large upgrade" over the current generation. The News Meta supposedly planned to...

FluxPose VR Tracker Raises $2M on Kickstarter, Promising Compact 6DOF Body Tracking

FluxPose is a 6DOF tracking solution for full-body tracking that seems to be picking up speed on Kickstarter, having now garnered over $2 million in crowdfunding since its initial launch on November 29th. The News FluxPose is a full-body tracking system...

Pico Reportedly Releasing Vision Pro Competitor in 2026 with Self-developed Chip

Zhenyuan Yang, Vice President of Technology at Pico parent company ByteDance, reportedly revealed plans for Pico's next XR headset, which is said to sport a self-developed display chip and 4,000 PPI microOLED display. The News According to Chinese news outlet Science...

Godot Gets Big OpenXR Update Aiming to Attract XR Devs from Unity

Godot, the open source game engine, has included basic OpenXR support for a number of years now, allowing developers to easily publish their apps across a variety of XR headsets. Now, Godot just an update that brings even more...
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VR Design Unpacked: This 2019 Game Still Sets the Bar for Open World VR

Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great immersive design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Stormland's weapons, multi-modal locomotion, and open-world. Editor’s Note: Stormland was released six years ago today! In celebration of the its release anniversary, we’re...

Cambridge & Meta Study Raises the Bar for ‘Retinal Resolution’ in XR

It's been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called 'retinal' resolution. Any more than that, and you'd be wasting pixels. Now, a recent...

Researchers Propose Novel E-Ink XR Display with Resolution Far Beyond Current Headsets

A group of Sweden-based researchers proposed a novel e-ink display solution that could make way for super compact, retina-level VR headsets and AR glasses in the future. The News Traditional emissive displays are shrinking, but they face physical limits; smaller pixels...

Google’s XR Studio Releases ‘Job Simulator’ Style MR Experience Exclusive to Android XR

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio, released a new mixed reality title exclusively for Android XR which expands the Job Simulator universe. The News Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind VR games Job Simulator (2016) and Vacation Simulator (2019), released both games on Android XR's...

Samsung’s Long-awaited Vision Pro Competitor Gets Price, Specs & Release Date

Samsung's Project Moohan is officially called 'Galaxy XR', as the Korean tech giant has today launched its long-awaited competitor to Apple Vision Pro. The News Priced at $1,800 and releasing today in the US, Samsung Galaxy XR is the first headset to...

Samsung to Launch Project Moohan XR Headset at Galaxy Event on October 21st

Samsung announced it's holding a Galaxy Event on October 21st, which will feature Project Moohan, the company's long-awaited Apple Vision Pro competitor. The News The livestream event is slated to take place on October 21st at 10PM ET (local time here),...

Lynx Teases Next Mixed Reality Headset for Enterprise & Professionals

Lynx teased its next mixed reality headset, which is hoping to target enterprise and professional users across training and remote assistance. The News At MicroLED Connect last month, Lynx CEO Stan Larroque announced he aimed to reveal the company's next mixed...

Samsung Android XR Headset Rumored to Release Next Month, Undercutting Apple Vision Pro

Samsung could be launching its Project Moohan mixed reality headset next month, according to a report from South Korea's ETNews (Korean), which hopes to take on Apple Vision Pro in the prosumer XR segment. Citing industry sources, ETNews maintains that Samsung’s Mobile Experience...

Virtualware Seals €5M Deal to Support Virtual Vocational Training in Spain

Virtualware, the Spain-based XR and 3D simulation software company, announced it's secured a €5 million ($5.8 million) deal to broadly roll out its VIROO platform in vocational training facilities supported by Spain's Ministry of Education. The six-year contract allows Virtualware...

Samsung Preps iPhone-Style Spatial Videos & Photos for “Galaxy XR Headset”, Leak Suggests

A new feature has leaked to some Samsung smartphones which is expected to bring the ability to capture 3D images and videos specifically for "Galaxy XR headsets," SamMobile has discovered. Samsung revealed its forthcoming XR headset, codenamed 'Project Moohan' (Korean...

Mojo Vision Secures $75M Investment to Commercialize Micro-LED Displays for XR Glasses

Mojo Vision announced it's secured a $75 million Series B Prime investment round, which the company says will support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform for XR glasses. The round was led by Vanedge Capital, and included...
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