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Canon Japan unveils mixed reality headset prototype to enjoy music performances. (Source: NHK World News)

Canon Japan develops mixed-reality headset to enjoy music performances outside traditional performance venues

Canon Japan has developed a mixed-reality headset to enjoy live music performances outside traditional performance venues. This headset allows music goers to enjoy a more realistic performance than watching it on television or oth...

David Chien, 23 Apr 2024 02:43

Apple's Vision Pro might be losing consumer interest, reports indicate. (Image Source: Apple)

Apple's Vision Pro might be losing its charm, with reports indicating waning user interest

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, consumer interest in Apple's Vision Pro is on its way down, as indicated by a drop in the demand for demos at Apple Stores. While the AR/VR industry has seldom managed to maintain user enthusi...

Sambit Saha, 22 Apr 2024 18:35

The view through QIDI Vida(?). (Source: QIDA)

QIDI Vida: The AR glasses for cyclists and athletes about to hit Kickstarter

QIDI asserts that it can bring all the advantages of augmented reality (AR) to the user's outdoor adventures with its upcoming product. The VIDA glasses are touted to pack all the tech necessary to make cycling futuristic, a heads...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Apr 2024 15:32

The Crystal Super's new visor type. (Source: Pimax)

Pimax Crystal Super debuts as QLED and/or micro-OLED VR headset with interchangeable-display technology

Why choose between QLED and micro-OLED displays when you can have either - or even both? That new feature debuts in the new Super version of Pimax' Crystal virtual reality (VR) headset. It can support a resolution of up to 4K at 9...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Apr 2024 17:02

Grab a free pair of Soundcore Liberty 4 NC with XREAL Air 2 Pro AR glasses (Image source: XREAL)

Deal | Limited time offer gets you free Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC with XREAL Air 2 Pro smart glasses

For a limited time, you can score a free pair of Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC by purchasing the XREAL Air 2 Pro smart glasses. The bundled noise cancelling wireless earbuds generally go for $99.99, and they work well with augmente...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 11 Apr 2024 12:01

Dyson CleanTrace AR app allows users to see the spots they missed while vacuuming. (Source: Dyson on YouTube)

Dyson improves vacuuming with CleanTrace augmented reality visualization of missed areas

Dyson has improved the boring task of vacuuming a home with CleanTrace, an augmented reality app to visualize the missed areas. This tool ensures manual Dyson users that they have covered every last nook and cranny of their homes.

David Chien, 11 Apr 2024 04:52

Sony BRC-AM7 touted to deliver next generation of pro-grade PTZ recording with AI-powered Auto Framing

Sony asserts that its next flagship camera for dedicated pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) recording will leap to the forefront of professional subject-tracking on its launch. The BRC-AM7 is touted to be the world's lightest and smallest device...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Apr 2024 18:52

The Meta Quest build 64.0 improves Passthrough for the Quest 3. (Image source: Meta)

Meta Quest v64 with improved Passthrough now rolling out

The Meta build 64.0 is rolling out to Quest headsets in phases. While the release brings new features to the Quest 2 and Quest Pro, it focuses on improvements for the Quest 3. These include higher resolution and image quality for ...

Polly Allcock, 10 Apr 2024 13:21

Meta Quest 2 gets a generous price cut (Image source: Unsplash)

Deal | Limited time sale brings Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset under $200

Meta Quest 2 is back on sale. For a limited time, the virtual reality headset is now available for $199 on Amazon and $199.99 on Best Buy. That’s a generous drop from the regular price tag of $250.

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 05 Apr 2024 18:28

Meta reveals details on how it will end support for original Quest headset (Image Source: Meta)

Meta to cut off support for original Quest soon

In a recent email to developers, Meta has given details about how the support for the original Quest VR headset will be cut off. The email also outlines information about the future of the headset.

Nitisha Upadhye, 03 Apr 2024 08:37

The Apple Vision Pro headset will be released in China later this year. (Image via Apple and Wikimedia Commons, w/ edits)

Apple Vision Pro will launch in China sometime in 2024

The Vision Pro, Apple's mixed reality headset, is set to launch in China at some point in 2024. This comes from both the Chinese state media and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple has focused on the Chinese market with aggressive advertisi...

Sam Medley, 26 Mar 2024 16:15

Apple Campus, Cupertino California. (Image: Apple)

Twelve years after the death of Steve Jobs, the cracks are starting to appear at Apple

Apple is at the first major cross-roads since the passing of its late co-founder Steve Jobs 12 years ago. It finds itself still largely dependent on the product lines and businesses that Jobs left behind. Its Vision Pro has rece...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 26 Mar 2024 05:34

LATTE3D can interpret highly specific text prompts to generate a 3D model (Image Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA unveils LATTE3D text-to-3D generative AI model dubbed “virtual 3D printer”

NVIDIA’s AI research team has unveiled a new generative model that can turn text prompts into 3D models within a second, ready (or at least close to it) for applications such as game development, design and robotics. So far, the m...

Vishal Bhardwaj, 24 Mar 2024 20:23

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils Blackwell GPU 18x+ faster than Hopper at GTC 2024. (Source: Nvidia on YouTube)

Nvidia CEO Huang unveils latest AI products for the enterprise along with advances in autonomous vehicle and humanoid robot capabilities during GTC 2024 keynote

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has unveiled the company’s latest AI products and services for the enterprise during GTC 2024 (GPU Technology Conference) in San Jose, CA. The company announced the Blackwell GPU platform as part of their n...

David Chien, 19 Mar 2024 07:44

VIVEPORT has a new deal for developers. (Source: HTC)

GDC 2024 | HTC VIVEPORT unveils new, industry-leading Developer Revenue Split

HTC touts VIVEPORT as the "best place" for developers to make and market their virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) games or apps, not the least as their earnings from doing so are slated to increase "significantly" very shortly. The...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Mar 2024 18:40

New leaks point to a budget-oriented Meta Quest 3 Lite. (Image via VR Panda on X)

Leaks detail possible Meta Quest 3 Lite budget VR headset

Recent rumors and leaks suggest Meta will release a budget version of its VR headset. Currently known as either the Meta Quest 3 Lite or Meta Quest 3S, the new headset looks like a stripped-down version of the Meta Quest 3.

Sam Medley, 18 Mar 2024 16:27

The PSVR2 will work with PCs later this year (image via Sony)

Sony reportedly suspends PSVR 2 production due to poor sales

A report from Bloomberg says that Sony has stopped manufacturing new PSVR 2 units due to unsold inventory. The VR headset isn't selling much due to a lack of content and its high price tag.

Anil Ganti, 18 Mar 2024 09:15

SoulPaint is a VR project using body mapping techniques to explore the self through art. (Source: SoulPaint)

Hatsumi and Monobanda hold world premiere of SoulPaint at SXSW 2024 – a VR body-mapping project allowing participants to express emotions through healing art

Hatsumi and Monobanda have held the world premiere of its SoulPaint VR project at South by Southwest 2024. This body mapping experience allowed participants to explore their own bodies and express lived experiences and emotions th...

David Chien, 18 Mar 2024 08:05

Barra sees the arrival of the Vision Pro as a good thing for the product segment. (Image: Apple)

Vision Pro dubbed an "over-engineered devkit" by former Head of Oculus at Meta

Hugo Barra, the former Head of Oculus at Meta has labeled the Apple Vision Pro an “over-engineered devkit” in a lengthy blog post that closely examines its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, as an AR/VR enthusiast, Barra says the ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 17 Mar 2024 11:36

G3X: Versatile and light VR goggles with micro OLEDs from Sony now available at a discount

The Goovis G3X is a new VR headset that is designed to be particularly compact and light and thus comfortable to wear for long periods of time. Micro OLEDs from Sony are used, which promise a particularly colorful display.

Silvio Werner, 07 Mar 2024 23:14

The Honda XR Mobility Experience combines the UNI-ONE powered-wheelchair with VR goggles. (Source: Honda)

Honda unveils Honda XR Mobility Experience combining VR goggles with its UNI-ONE powered wheelchair for SXSW 2024

Honda will introduce the Honda XR Mobility Experience at SXSW 2024 in Austin, Texas on March 10-13, 2024. The experience combines its UNI-ONE, two-wheeled, self-balancing wheelchair with VR goggles. Users can feel real movement as...

David Chien, 29 Feb 2024 10:33

Don't expect Apple to solve the goofy EyeSight issues anytime soon, if a new report has any validity. (Image source: Apple)

Analyst blames users 'not knowing how to use Apple Vision Pro' for high returns, predicts next-gen mixed reality headset for 2025 production

After news of high returns broke earlier this month, an Apple analyst posits that up to 30% of those returns are because “users don't know how to set up Vision Pro. The next-gen Vision Pro is also predicted to arrive by 2027 and b...

Julian van der Merwe, 29 Feb 2024 00:59

The Oppo Air Glass 3 features a full-colour projected display (Image Source: Oppo)

MWC 2024 | Oppo unveils Air Glass 3 assisted reality glasses prototype with AI voice-assistant and lightweight design

OPPO has launched the third iteration of its prototype assisted reality (aR) glasses, the Air Glass 3, sporting a lightweight and unassuming design. The device features an AI voice assistant, powered by Oppo’s LLM AndesGPT, as the...

Vishal Bhardwaj, 28 Feb 2024 16:51

Are Vision Pro parts replacable? (Source: Phone Repair Guru via YouTube)

Apple Vision Pro deemed "unbelievably unrepairable" on discovery of software locks

The Apple Vision Pro has proven to be even more complicated to disassemble or re-assemble compared to its iPhone or Mac counterparts. However, as a prominent teardown vlogger claims to have found, the first-gen headset has somethi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Feb 2024 15:28

Rayneo X2 True AR glasses with GPT assistant go global via crowdfunding

The RayNeo X2 glasses are now available to international augmented reality fans - albeit not as a retail product. The "AI + AR" spectacles' crowdfunding campaign has kicked off to bring their full-color microLED tech to the global...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Feb 2024 19:15

A new Virtual Boy emulator was recently released for the 3DS by a modder known as Floogle. (Image via @Skyfloogle on Twitter)

New Virtual Boy emulator available for Nintendo 3DS

A new emulator that mimics the Nintendo Virtual Boy is now available for software modded 3DS handhelds. The emulator includes support for the 3DS's 3D function, mimicking the faux-VR of the Virtual Boy.

Sam Medley, 27 Feb 2024 17:03

WowMouse: now for Pixel Watch 2. (Source: Doublepoint)

MWC 2024 | Doublepoint WowMouse for Pixel Watch 2 debuts to bring gesture control to Google's smartwatch

Doublepoint has come to Barcelona to announce that WowMouse has upgraded to support for the Pixel Watch 2. The app is rated to turn a user's smartwatch hand into a "mouse" thanks to its support for Wear OS, and, thus, to add a new...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Feb 2024 17:07

Is the Apple Ring on the way? (Source: Notebookcheck via DALL·E 3)

Apple Ring tipped to eventually follow MWC-bound Samsung Galaxy Ring onto the health tech market

Apple is reportedly mulling the expansion of its wearables range with rivals for devices such as the Oura Ring - not to mention the Meta/Ray-Ban glasses - then again, they may be a long way off compared to others such as next-gen ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Feb 2024 19:22

Researchers are concerned about the health impacts of devices like the Vision Pro. (Image: Apple)

Researchers warn against using headsets like the Apple Vision Pro daily

Researchers say that companies who are promoting the daily use of headsets like the Apple Vision Pro should exercise “caution and restraint” until further research is undertaken into their effects.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 25 Feb 2024 02:58

Simple technology, amazing effect: transferring movement sequences thanks to machine learning. (Image: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL)

Smart glove plays the piano and computer games

You can now also learn movement sequences from the best. That sounds like a quick shortcut to the laborious process of learning an instrument. But with the intelligent glove presented by researchers at MIT, even more is possible.

Mario Petzold, 22 Feb 2024 21:25

Sony announced a few new PS VR 2 titles and teased PC functionality (image via Sony)

Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, Little Cities: Bigger, Zombie Army VR announced for PS VR 2; PC functionality to come later this year

Sony has announced four new games for the PS VR 2, which will launch separately in the coming weeks. It has also confirmed gamers will be able to use their headsets on PC later in 2024.

Anil Ganti, 22 Feb 2024 18:14

Automotive Grade Wi-Fi 7 is on the way. (Source: Qualcomm)

MWC 2024 | Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform upgrade touted to bring Wi-Fi 7 to next-gen cars

Qualcomm has announced that it will bring its first ever "Automotive Grade" Wi-Fi 7 access point to MWC 2024. The new addition to the Snapdragon Auto Connectivity platform is thus touted to bring cutting-edge bandwidth, interferen...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Feb 2024 19:38

Meizu ultimately exits conventional smartphone industry, enters new All in AI age

Once among the best-known mobile device names in its native China, Meizu has now decided that it is time to "go All in" on AI, thereby finally leaving "traditional" smartphones behind. The OEM has unveiled plans for projects such ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Feb 2024 17:38

Apple Vision Pro return rates are relatively high, according to new estimate

Apple asserts that its inaugural Vision Pro will be to "spatial computing" as the iPhone was to personal mobile device use. However, if the Cupertino giant was hoping for universal acceptance of its new headset, it seems it is not...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Feb 2024 18:28

TCL intros Nxtwear S Plus with the same launch price as the regular Nxtwear S (Image source: TCL)

TCL Nxtwear S Plus AR glasses feature 120 Hz OLED displays and an affordable price tag

TCL has launched a new pair of AR glasses called the Nxtwear S Plus. They are successors to the Nxtwear S, and just like the predecessors, you need to connect these glasses to a compatible device. That is, they are not standalone ...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 16 Feb 2024 09:54

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about Apple Vision Pro, recorded with the Quest 3's mixed reality passthrough system (image: @zuck / Instagram)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tests Apple Vision Pro and compares it with Quest 3

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally tried out Apple's Vision Pro and compared it to his own Quest 3 in an Instagram video. The competition between Meta and Apple promises exciting innovations. The video shows the strengths and we...

Nicole Dominikowski, 15 Feb 2024 11:23

visionOS has a new update. (Source: Apple)

Apple Vision Pro gains reset function with new software update

Apple has released a new version of visionOS, its equivalent of iOS or iPadOS for the new Vision Pro. It fixes the ultra-premium headset's famous passcode bug, by which a unit might have even required a trip back to the Apple Stor...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Feb 2024 17:47

Brilliant Labs unveils Frame AR smart glasses with multimodal AI for real-time visual search and translation

Frame is a newly launched pair of AI-enabled smart AR glasses from Brilliant Labs, featuring a discreet camera and a micro-OLED colour display projected onto the lens. Using a voice assistant and multimodal AI models, it can do a ...

Vishal Bhardwaj, 12 Feb 2024 11:11

VisionBook Air Max Ultra: a product from a YouTuber's creative and humorous imagination (Image: Luke Miani)

VisionBook Air Max Ultra: Finally a completely bezel-less Apple MacBook display

YouTuber Luke Miani introduces the VisionBook Air Max Ultra, a concept which adds a bezel-less display to a MacBook Air M2 / M1, making it both lighter and more compact. But how does it work and what are the practical benefits?

Marvin Gollor, 11 Feb 2024 14:50

Hainan Airlines passengers enjoy virtual entertainment while wearing Rokid Max AR glasses during Lunar New Year flights. (Source: Rokid)

Rokid and Hainan Airlines partner to offer passengers Rokid Max glasses to enjoy virtual entertainment during world's first AR flights

Rokid and Hainan Airlines have partnered to offer passengers the world's first AR flights from February 7 until March 31, 2024. Using Rokid Max glasses connected to the portable Rokid Station, passengers can watch a variety of ent...

David Chien, 11 Feb 2024 05:40

The EyeSight feature as advertised on Apple's website looks almost nothing like this in reality. (Image: Apple)

Apple’s marketing of the Vision Pro EyeSight feature seems more virtual than reality

Apple’s EyeSight feature has been marketed as a key point of differentiation between its Vision Pro headset and other AR/VR headsets already on the market. However, in practice, the feature does not work anywhere near as well as i...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 10 Feb 2024 13:49

She's smiling, but not because she is watching immersive 3D porn. (Image: Apple)

VR porn a no go for Apple Vision Pro users as capability blocked by Apple

Vision Pro early adopters have found - to their horror - that their new $3,500 is incapable of playing immersive spatialized pornography.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 09 Feb 2024 10:45

Rocket Homes: now on Vision Pro. (Source: Rocket Homes)

Apple Vision Pro gets Rocket Homes and Wayfair support via new apps

Rocket Homes and Wayfair have announced that they see the Vision Pro's (astronomical) value as the ideal new platform for their respective sales apps. Accordingly, those with Apple's first-gen headset can now view their next dream...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Feb 2024 19:40

Tesla Cybertruck driver risks it all with Apple Vision Pro at the wheel (Image: @blakestonks / X)

Tesla Cybertruck driver wearing Apple Vision Pro: US government reacts to reckless behaviour

A viral video shows a Tesla Cybertruck driver wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset while driving and interacting hands-free with an app. The reckless behaviour has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from the US government.

Nicole Dominikowski, 06 Feb 2024 16:12

Apple uses plastic instead of glass on the outside of its $3,500 headset. Apple calls it "laminated glass". (Image: JerryRigEverything)

Apple Vision Pro durability test reveals easily scratchable plastic at the front of this $3,500 headset

Apple's fluffy $199 travel case makes perfect sense considering what JerryRigEverything's durability test and somewhat brutal teardown uncovered today. Anyone spending $3,500 on the first "Spatial Computing Headset" should handle ...

Alexander Fagot, 06 Feb 2024 09:58

Vision Pro owners can now use ChatGPT (Image source: Apple)

ChatGPT app is now available for Apple Vision Pro

OpenAI has unveiled a new ChatGPT app for Vision Pro, which marks the advent of AI in AR. Users will able to download the ChatGPT app from the visionOS App Store for free.

Nitisha Upadhye, 06 Feb 2024 04:12

We will have to get used to it: The first Apple Vision Pro users are out and about in public spaces. Not always in a safe way. (Image: @imPatrickT)

Slightly weird to extreme cringe: The first Apple Vision Pro users appear in public

We can laugh all we want about the first videos mocking early adopters of Apples brand new Vision Pro headset in various public places but we might need to get used to people showing off their first and probably not last spatial c...

Alexander Fagot, 04 Feb 2024 14:15

Juno offers the YouTube experience for visionOS that Google has refused to deliver (Image Source: Christian Selig)

Apple Vision Pro gets dedicated YouTube app but not from Google

Developer Christian Selig has just released Juno, a dedicated YouTube app for the Apple Vision Pro, weeks after YouTube stated that it will not be developing one. A more refined alternative to opening the YouTube website on Safari...

Vishal Bhardwaj, 03 Feb 2024 19:23

A Vision Pro post-drop test. (Source: AppleTrack via YouTube)

Apple Vision Pro drop test reveals potential weaknesses (and strengths) of new ultra-premium headset

A vlogger has gone beyond the ever-growing plethora of Apple Vision Pro unboxings and/or walkthroughs to reveal that the ~$3,500 headset is a surprisingly high drop risk. Then again, if it does fall, it might stand a good enough c...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 03 Feb 2024 18:58

Meta is aiming to position its Quest headsets as the 'Android' alternative to Vision Pro. (Image: Dall-E 3)

Meta hopes to be the 'Android' alternative to Apple's Vision Pro

Meta says it welcomes the launch of the Apple Vision Pro as it could help drive further sales of its own Quest-branded range of spatial computing headsets. The company says it would like to position its headset as the ‘Android’ al...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 29 Jan 2024 14:22