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Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year

Samsung didn't highlight its upcoming mixed reality headset at Unpacked last month, nor at Google I/O the month prior—but no fear, the South Korean tech giant confirmed its Android XR-based headset is still coming this year. In a recent earnings...

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...

Meta & Stanford Reveal Ultra-Thin Holographic XR Display the Size of Glasses

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs and Stanford University have unveiled a new holographic display that could deliver virtual and mixed reality experiences in a form factor the size of standard glasses. In a paper published in Nature Photonics, Stanford electrical...

Sharp Unveils Prototype VR Controller, Combining Haptic Gloves & Standard Buttons

Sharp announced it's releasing a prototype VR haptic controller in Japan, which aims to reproduce the sense of touch in VR while serving a familiar button layout. Japan-based Sharp says its VR haptic controllers can let users sense texture thanks to...

Pico Reportedly Developing Slim & Light Mixed Reality ‘Goggles’ to Rival Next-Gen Meta Headset

Pico, the XR headset maker owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, is reportedly developing a mixed reality device aimed at rivaling Meta's next-generation XR headset. According to a report from The Information, Pico is currently working on a pair of mixed...

‘Freeaim’ Motorized Shoes Give Your Feet Tiny VR Treadmills, Kickstarter Now Fully Funded

UK-based startup Freeaim kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign yesterday to support the release of a pair of motorized shoes designed to enable natural walking in VR, essentially giving your feet two independent treadmills to walk on. VR treadmills are...

Open-source Modeling & Animation Tool ‘Blender’ Now Includes Basic VR Support

Blender, a popular free open-source modeling and animation tool, just launched its 2.83 update, which brings basic VR support via the OpenXR API. The recent release lets users step into their 3D scenes to see them up close and...

‘Project Moohan’ Android XR Headset is Launching by Year’s End, But Still No Official Name or...

Project Moohan was a no-show at Samsung's Galaxy product event yesterday, giving the company even fewer opportunities to announce and release the Vision Pro competitor by year's end. Samsung confirmed in early August that Project Moohan is coming before the end...

Meta Reveals New Prototype VR Headsets Focused on Retinal Resolution and Light Field Passthrough

Meta unveiled two new VR headset prototypes that showcase more progress in the fight to solve some persistent technical challenges facing VR today. Presenting at SIGGRAPH 2023, Meta is demonstrating a headset with retinal resolution combined with varifocal optics, and...

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...

Spatial Design Prototyping Tool ‘ShapesXR’ Adds Powerful Animation Features

ShapesXR (2021), the 3D and XR prototyping platform, just got a new animation feature that allows design teams to make their XR prototypes even more expressive and lifelike. The studio says the new 'Animation' feature introduces an "easy-to-use frame-based animation...
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Free Version of ‘Masterpiece Studio Pro’ VR Creation Suite Now Available for Non-commercial Use

Masterpiece Studio (formerly MasterpieceVR) today announced it's releasing a free edition of its latest professional VR creator suite, Masterpiece Studio Pro. The free software license is targeting individuals looking to use the suite for non-commercial use. The free version is said...

Meta Optimizes Quest Developer Tool for Apple’s Mac M-series Chips

Last week Meta released the latest version of the Meta Quest Developer Hub tool which has been optimized to work natively on Apple's M-series chips for better performance. The Meta Quest Developer Hub (MQDH) is a collection of tools to...

Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces

Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest's passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to...

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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