Valve has added support for meta virtual reality headsets✴ Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro feature the Steam Link application, which allows you to launch games from the Steam library on your computer and stream them to an external device such as a TV...
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Finnish startup Varjo, which develops mixed reality headsets, has introduced a new model of the XR-4 headset. The cost of the new item is $3990. With its help, the manufacturer wants to compete in the corporate segment with solutions from Microsoft...
Chinese company Pico is owned by ByteDance (the owner of TikTok) and produces virtual reality headsets that are potential competitors to the Oculus Quest. For example, the Pico 4 headset is lightweight at 295g and has a relatively reasonable price...
Valve, a leading developer of computer games and creator of the Steam platform, has announced the official release of SteamVR 2.0. This significant update, which has been in beta for a month, is part of the company’s strategic plan to unify...
With the release of the portable console Steam Deck, Valve seemed to have stopped work in the field of virtual reality, but as it turned out, this was not the case – the developer presented a beta version of the SteamVR 2.0 platform. Image...
Global shipments of virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets are declining for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to a new report from analytics agency IDC. At the end of the second quarter of 2023, delivery volumes of these devices...
Apple has limited the safety zone in which the Vision Pro headset can be used in VR mode to just 3 x 3 meters. This decision is probably aimed at preventing accidents, but it may be too strict and reduce the headset’s potential. Image source:...
CEO of Meta* Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Quest Plus, a “virtual reality subscription” that will give users access to “the best games on the platform.” Quest Plus costs $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year. Anyone...
company meta* will soon be increasing the CPU and GPU frequencies of its Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets again. December meta* Quest 2 maximum GPU frequency increased by 7% with a firmware update. Now, with the release of firmware v55, it has...
US lawmakers continue to consider numerous proposals to tighten controls over how tech giants interact with underage users. For example, one of the bills provides for the introduction of a total ban on the use of social networks by children under...
A few days ago, Apple introduced its first mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro. It is slated to go on sale early next year. The novelty was valued at $3499. But the cost of the device is much lower – Wellsenn XR analysts calculated the total...
TrendForce analysts predict that 200,000 Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headsets will ship in 2024. The novelty, with its elegant design and high performance, can attract potential buyers and could ultimately revolutionize the augmented and virtual...
During the pandemic, when colleagues only met via video calls, the meta boss’s interest grew* (then Facebook*) on virtual reality seemed justified. The company has changed its name and prioritized the “Metaverse” – a virtual...
Meta Headset Inspection* Quest 3, which fell into the hands of well-known Bloomberg tech journalist Mark Gurman, revealed that the device, codenamed Eureka, is “much lighter and thinner” than the Meta headset.* Quest 2 – this...
Sony first released sales statistics for the new PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 5 gaming console. Recall that the device went on sale at the end of February. According to Sony, the headset is selling better than its...
Typically, VR games involve the use of a pair of controllers that the user holds in their hands while interacting with the virtual world. One of the few exceptions was the first-person shooter Rogue Ascent, which recently appeared on the meta app...
Chinese company ByteDance, parent company of popular short video service TikTok, is offering cash rewards for developing apps for its Pico VR headsets, according to online sources. Among other things, we are talking about the developers who have...
Apple will most likely not launch the VR/AR headset, which is expected to be called Reality One or Reality Pro, at the upcoming WWDC 2023 developer conference, which opens its doors on June 5. This assumption was made by a well-known analyst from TF...
Meta* tests a fundamental upgrade of Quest VR headsets: a possibility interact with virtual elements only by hand, without the use of controllers. The user will be able to perform actions like on a smartphone: scroll pages up and down, press buttons...
Meta last year* Platforms invested heavily in the creation of the metaverse, and the company’s stock has lost more than half of its value. This year the head of the meta* Mark Zuckerberg announced the implementation of a new strategy called...
