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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...

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Revenue Triples, Fueling Meta’s $3.5 Billion Bet on EssilorLuxottica

EssilorLuxottica released its second quarter earnings report, revealing that Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have tripled in revenue year-over-year. Released in 2023, Ray-Ban Meta is the companies' second-gen smart glasses, serving up music, photo/video capture, and Internet searches via Meta AI. Starting...

Meta Admits There’s a “Goldilocks Zone” for VR Session Length Due to Form Factor Concerns

It's been the same basic story for more than a decade now: wearing a VR headset is easy, but not as easy as simply looking at a monitor. While a lot has changed since the early days, Meta admits...

‘Blade & Sorcery’ Studio Confirms Next “modder-friendly’ VR Game Isn’t a Sequel

Warpfrog, the studio behind Blade & Sorcery (2024), announced they're working on their next VR title. While the studio say it won't be a sequel, it will be "super modder-friendly" and share "a lot of DNA" with the hit...

VRMMO ‘Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist’ Kickstarter Concludes with $170,000

The Kickstarter campaign for Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist has come to an end, nabbing developer Resolute Games over $170,000 to bring its ambitious VR MMORPG to life. The one-month campaign celebrated early success when it launched on June 24th, quickly garnering...

Brilliant Labs to Launch Next-gen Smart Glasses on July 31st

Brilliant Labs announced it's getting ready to launch its next generation of smart glasses at the end of the month, making it the company's third device since it was founded in 2019. In 2023, Brilliant Labs released Monocle, a developer...
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Hand-tracking Rhythm Game ‘BEATABLE’ Leaves Early Access on Quest with Massive Update

XR Games today announced its hand-tracked rhythm game BEATABLE has left early access on Quest, bringing with it a rash of new features and content to keep you smacking your desk to the beat. Using a table as a VR...

VR Games Showcase Returns in August, Promising Major New Game Reveals & Updates

VR Games Showcase returns for its Summer 2025 event next month, promising a load of major XR game reveals and updates. The show kicks off on August 12th at 8:40 AM PT (local time here) with a special edition of...

Viral Hit ‘Animal Company’ Rockets to Top 5 in Quest First-Year Earnings

Wooster Games, the studio behind Animal Company, announced earlier this year that its free-to-play Quest title had surpassed one million monthly active users (MAU), putting it on the fast track to becoming the next big social VR phenomenon. Now,...

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...

Meta Quest 3S Drops to $250 Alongside Accessory Discounts During Summer Flash Sale

Quest 3S is on sale starting at $250 during a four day Summer sale from Meta. Accessories compatible with both Quest 3 and Quest 3S are also on sale with a 20% discount. Quest 3S (128GB) is on sale...

Meta Researchers Reveal Compact Ultra-wide Field-of-View VR & MR Headsets

Ahead of an upcoming technical conference, researchers from Meta's Reality Labs Research group published details on their work toward creating ultra-wide field-of-view VR & MR headsets that use novel optics to maintain a compact goggles-style form-factor. Published in advance of...

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...

Varjo is Pulling Support for All of Its Older XR Headsets Next Year

Varjo announced that starting next year, it's no longer supporting its fleet of third generation XR headsets, which includes XR-3, VR-3, and Varjo Aero. As first spotted by XT Today, Varjo says it's now "focusing our manufacturing efforts on the...

Bigscreen Reveals ‘VRChat Edition’ of Beyond 2e PC VR Headset, Releasing in September

Bigscreen unveiled a new 'VRChat Edition' of its slim and light Beyond 2e PC VR headset, which the company says is specifically designed for die-hard users of VR's most popular social platform. Bigscreen began shipping the first production units of Beyond...
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