WalkinVR is Steam-compatible software that helps remove barriers for people with disabilities. The software has been around since 2017 but is officially released on Steam today. It’s welcome news for all of …
Read more WalkinVR: Making VR More Accessible for People with Disabilities
It wasn’t hard to see this coming. At last year’s Oculus Connect conference, the San Jose Convention Center was rife with rumors that the Oculus Go headset would be canceled. Nearly every …
Read more Oculus Go Headset Discontinued – The End of 3DOF VR?
Snap continually surprises us. Their AR Glasses project didn’t exactly take off, even though they’ve now released three versions of the wearable. But they continue to innovate with their AR platform, releasing …
We’ve never been a huge fan of VR treadmills. For one, living in small apartments in New York City precludes their use. Much as I want locomotion in VR, I still want …
Read more New VR Treadmill Blows Past its Kickstarter Funding Goal
As we continue our uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (good in some countries, record outbreaks in others), you may want to check out Jean-Michel Jarre’s live concert in VR. The French …
Read more Experience Jean-Michel Jarre’s Live Concert in VR Sunday
Bose has shut down its audio AR Glasses, ending yet another innovative project in wearable technology. They first released the stylish pair of AR sunglasses at the SXSW Festival two years ago. …
Read more Audio AR Glasses – Bose Ends its Augmented Reality Project
It’s been a dramatic few weeks and to acknowledge the protest movements, the social VR platform Bigscreen is offering a special live VR movie screening of Selma. Covering the historic march from …
The latest way to tap into your creativity might be Paper Beast VR, which is coming to Steam VR this summer. You may have already used one of the 3D modeling and sculpting …
Read more Indulge Your Creative Side with Paper Beast VR on Steam
Expanding the range of sensations is essential to the development of virtual reality. A new haptic feedback belt from the German company Feelbelt is an innovative solution to the technical challenges. Unlike …
Read more Haptic Feedback Belt Offers Innovative Solution for Immersive Experiences
Everyone wants to know when AR / Mixed Reality Glasses will arrive. But you might want to set aside the guessing games and listen to Qualcomm. The massive chipmaker already supplies most …
Read more XR Glasses Coming in Five Years According to Qualcomm
It’s always been hard to know what to make of the highly funded and innovative Florida startup. But recent news suggests that Magic Leap’s future looks bleak. A last-minute funding round raised …
Read more Magic Leap’s Future in Doubt as CEO Rony Abovitz Exits
If you’re sheltering in place on this Memorial Day Weekend, check out the SXSW 360 videos that are now online through May 31. The VR experiences were originally meant to be available …
Rumors continue to swirl around a release date for the new Apple Glasses. The AR or Mixed Reality wearable could be out as early as next year. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who …
Read more New Apple Glasses: A ‘Sleek as Hell” Device in 2021
Getting Zoom fatigued? You’re not alone. We are – maybe because we’re living on it almost all day, every day. So with the news today that the Spatial VR collaboration platform is …
VR hygiene will be a major issue once the Coronavirus begins to recede. The global pandemic will eventually run its course, and education and arts organizations, entertainment venues, and other gathering places …
Frequent readers will know we spend a lot of time in virtual reality – and writing and thinking about it. Its creative potential just draws us in, especially in the immersive storytelling …
Read more New Banksy Artwork Honors Coronavirus Healthcare Workers
A report today from Bloomberg News provides details on Facebook’s effort to develop a new Oculus Quest VR headset. From our conversations at OC6, we were expecting to see a new Quest …
Read more Facebook is Developing a New Oculus Quest VR Headset
Coronavirus fighting AR Glasses are a fascinating augmented reality development. There are obvious use-cases for an AR device like this and a host of ethical implications, especially when government agencies start using …
Read more Coronavirus Fighting AR Glasses take your Temperature
It’s been out less than a year (debuting May 21, 2019), but it’s good to see the popular Oculus Quest back in stock. Both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest VR …
Read more Oculus Quest Back in Stock – the Popular Headset Returns
Every year, we do our festival review of the VR films (or 360 videos) at the Tribeca film festival. This year, the VR experiences in the Cinema360 program are a mixed bag. …
Read more Festival Review: Tribeca’s Mixed Bag of 360 Video Experiences
Despite billions in funding and years of development that finally gave us a Mixed Reality headset, Magic Leap is cutting staff and shifting its focus to the enterprise market. The Florida based …
Many things are holding VR back from widespread public acceptance – cost, content, and hardware design are all significant factors. A Kickstarter project from TGO takes aim at one element of the …
Read more We Need These Button-free Controllers for Virtual Reality
Here’s a fascinating Apple Card AR concept project that would provide your card balances and transactions through augmented reality. The project is by AR VR product designer Volodymyr Kurbatov and not done …
Read more Apple Card AR Concept – Your Balance Info in Augmented Reality
We may not spend a lot of time wearing our Snap Spectacles these days, but we’re always intrigued by the company’s AR projects. One of the latest is their new AR lens …
As one more casualty of the Coronavirus, the Tribeca Film Festival Cinema360 program moves online this year. We’re trying to look at this on the bright side. The Festival, which is right …
Read more Tribeca Film Festival Cinema360 Moves Online This Year
High schools and higher education may be rushing to embrace online learning (despite the zoombombing and privacy issues along the way), but it’s not so simple in primary schools. With almost 1.5 …
Read more AR Reading App Offers Free Content During Coronavirus
It’s no surprise that theme parks are devastated by the Coronavirus. All a park can do is close their doors, promise to retain their employees (or not), and watch the balance sheet turn …
Read more We’re Left to VR Amusement Rides During the Coronavirus