Despite awkward demos, Meta Ray-Ban Display early testers say its the real deal

You may have heard that Meta announced some high-tech smart glasses this week. You also may have seen a viral demo video featuring Mark Zuckerberg where the product didn't work at all. Like, at all. The good news is that's apparently not always the case. ... more - mashable

Metax27;s Wearable Device Access Toolkit Lets Developers Build For Its Smart Glasses

Meta's Wearable Device Access Toolkit, coming later this year, will let smartphone apps interact with the company's smart glasses. With the initial release of the SDK, Meta says developers will be able to access the camera, speakers, and microphone array ... more - uploadvr

Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema For Quest 3 Will Show M3GAN With Special Effects

Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema for Quest 3 will let you watch M3GAN and The Black Phone with immersive special effects. Blumhouse is the studio behind the biggest horror movie franchises of the 21st century, including Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister, ... more - uploadvr

Social Theme Park Sim Oktoberfest: The Official Game Leaves Early Access Today

Oktoberfest: The Official Game, a free-to-play social experience with fairground minigames and playable rides, enters full release today on Quest. Developed by K5 Factory, Oktoberfest: The Official Game is licensed by the City of Munich and allows players ... more - uploadvr

Psychedelic Odyssey Thrasher Being Remastered On PC VR, Steam Demo Out Now

Thrasher is being remastered on PC VR with visual updates, a refreshed UI, and a new game mode, and a Steam demo is now live. Released on Quest and Vision Pro in 2024, Thrasher is a cosmic action racer where players are tasked with weaving a wiggly ferrofluid ... more - uploadvr

Meta Horizon Studio Will AI-Generate Just About Anything For Horizon Worlds

Meta Horizon Studio, the new name for Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor, is getting an upgraded AI Assistant that can generate or change just about anything. 0:00 /0:42 1× Meta Horizon Studio's AI Assistant Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor is a flatscreen Windows ... more - uploadvr

Discord Is Coming To Quest Next Year

Discord is coming to Quest's Horizon OS "as a native app" in 2026. During the Connect 2025 Developer Keynote, Meta's VP of Metaverse Content Samantha Ryan announced that the popular communication platform is coming next year as a "native ... more - uploadvr

Through The Lens of the Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses

Here’s a through the lens video of the new Meta Ray-Ban display glasses and its neural wristband gestures. Source: Gizmodo Japan #tech #smartglasses #metarayban ... more - nathie@youtube

Samsungs Tri-Fold phone could come to the U.S. this year

Samsung released its best foldable yet in the Galaxy Z Fold 7 earlier this year, but it might try to outdo itself before the year is over. A couple of different reports indicate that Samsung's oft-rumored "Tri-Fold" phone (which would be an ... more - mashable

ZIX Review-In-Progress: Movement-Driven Mayhem In A Surreal Setting

ZIX from Hidden IO is the latest in a long line of first-person roguelike adventures to grace the VR ecosystem. Out now in early access for Quest 3 and Steam, ZIX arrives with a clear mission: to carve out space in a genre already bursting at the seams. ... more - uploadvr

Hit Longer Rallies In Ping Pong Club On Apple Vision Pro With A PSVR 2 Controller

Ping Pong Club on Apple Vision Pro is among the first games to fully support the PlayStation VR2 controllers. I say controllers because I first tried the app with both controllers. It works fine – you still can't toss the ball with the off hand yet. ... more - uploadvr

Dungeons Of Eternity Feels Better Than Ever On PC VR

Dungeons of Eternity remains one of the best co-op action games in VR, and that's only grown with its recent Steam release. Nearly two years have passed since its initial launch on Quest, and Dungeons of Eternity quickly made an impact. Earning our highest ... more - uploadvr

Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses Are HERE!

Meta just revealed its new Ray-Ban Display Glasses — they’ve got a 20° display, a 12MP camera, and the highlight: neural wrist input! It's full AR yet, but this is a serious step toward frictionless smartglasses. Here's everything you need to know in ... more - casandchary@youtube

Meta Ray-Ban Display GLASSES: Full On Stage Live Demonstration & Fails

This is the Meta full demo demonstration of the upcoming Meta Ray-Ban Display GLASSES from Meta from Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #smartglasses #Raybanmetadisplay ------------------------------ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL :) ► Become a VR Techy Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/TyrielWood ... more - tyrielwood@youtube

Meta Smart Glasses Will Integrate With Garmin Watches For Workout Stats

Meta smart glasses are getting Garmin watch integration, letting you ask Meta AI about workout stats and enabling an Autocapture feature. Once you link your Garmin to Meta AI, you'll be able to ask questions like “Hey Meta, what’s my heart rate?” or ... more - uploadvr

Avatar: Fire And Ash 3D Teaser Available On Quest For Limited Time

Quest owners can watch an exclusive 3D teaser for James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash for a limited time in the Horizon TV app. I watched the clip in a Quest 3 during Meta Connect 2025 earlier today, and found the image quality to be excellent. It seems ... more - uploadvr

Meta Smart Glasses x27;Conversation Focusx27; Will Boost Nearby Voices

Meta is readying a Conversation Focus feature for its smart glasses which will amplify the voice of the person you're speaking to. The feature follows years-in-development research toward what Facebook at the time called enhanced hearing, as part of ... more - uploadvr

Meta Horizon Engine Brings 4x Faster World Loading & 100+ User Instances

Meta Horizon Engine replaces the Unity runtime of Horizon Worlds, and Meta says it brings 4x faster loading and 100+ user instances. During Meta Connect 2025 today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta has spent "the last couple of years" building ... more - uploadvr

First Look at Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses!

The word is out! The Meta Ray-Ban display glasses together with the neural wristband will be available on September 30 for $799 in black and sand. You can use the band alongside the AI assistant which let you navigate, snap photos/videos, text, take calls ... more - nathie@youtube

The Regular Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Get A Gen 2 Upgrade

Gen 2 of the displayless Ray-Ban Meta glasses brings them up to parity with the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses. The first generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses shipped after Connect 2023, and the recently-launched Oakley Meta HSTN glasses have higher resolution ... more - uploadvr

Meta Ray-Ban Display Is Official & Includes Meta Neural Band For $800

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses are official, priced at $800 with the Meta Neural Band included. 0:00 /0:51 1× Meta Ray-Ban Display & Meta Neural Band After months of rumors and a last-minute leak, Meta just officially announced its first smart glasses ... more - uploadvr

Meta Horizon Hyperscape Captures Photorealistic VR Scenes On Quest 3

Meta Horizon Hyperscape, rolling out now in the US, lets you capture a real-world scene with your Quest 3 and visit it in VR with photorealistic graphics. At Connect 2024 last year, Meta released a Quest 3 demo app, Horizon Hyperscape Demo, showcasing ... more - uploadvr

Oakley Meta Vanguard Glasses Have A Wide FOV Centered Camera & IP67 Resistance

The Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses are official, and you can preorder them now. The glasses, which leverage Oakley's iconic Sphaera design, were rumored for months, and their design leaked on Monday. While we had expected them to be called Oakley Meta ... more - uploadvr

Hands-On: Meta Ray-Ban Display Smart Glasses!

We go hands-on with the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the next evolution of Meta’s smart glasses with a full color heads-up display embedded in the right side lens. They’re also the first product to make use of a neural wristband to control the glasses ... more - tested@youtube

The Shadow Of Orion Looms Over Meta Connect 2025

Later today, Meta will unveil its first smart glasses with a display. But the shadow of Orion, and the expectations it set, looms over Meta Connect 2025. At Connect 2024, Meta unveiled and demoed its Orion AR glasses prototype. Orion is a marvel of science ... more - uploadvr

Cubism Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Quality-Of-Life Update

Cubism is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a new quality-of-life update on Quest. Originally launched five years ago on Quest, Cubism by Thomas Van Bouwel is celebrating this with a minor update. That includes seven new soundtrack songs, improved ... more - uploadvr

Meta Connect Sale Discounts Asgardx27;s Wrath 2 & More On Quest

The Meta Horizon Store is running a Connect Sale for the rest of this week. With Meta Connect 2025 starting today, hundreds of titles are on sale on Quest's app store. One notable deal is a bundle offering for the apocalyptic VR shooters Metro Awakening ... more - uploadvr

Reach Builds On Its Predecessors With Impressive VR Design

I've played Reach a few times now, and it continues to impress on every occasion. Given how many showcases Reach has appeared at since its reveal, it's clear that nDreams Elevation has considerable faith in its upcoming game. Founded over three years ... more - uploadvr

This NEW VR Game is One To Watch: Reach VR First Impressions

Reach VR might be one of the most promising upcoming VR titles and after trying it twice, I can say it left an impression. Here’s a quick breakdown of what makes it stand out. 🎯 Coming Oct 16 to Quest 3/3S, PSVR2, and SteamVR #ReachVR #VRGames #Quest3 ... more - casandchary@youtube

Meta Connect livestream: How to watch live

The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping, and tech companies are making their announcements every week — Autumn is here. Mark Zuckerberg will take the stage as part of Meta Connect, Meta's annual two-day developer conference focused on virtual ... more - mashable