Magic Leap 2 AR headset revealed: Dimming, larger FOV, smaller size

Magic Leap has taken the wraps off its next-generation augmented reality glasses. Magic Leap 2 is scheduled for “general availability” in 2022, according to company CEO Peggy Johnson, who recently spoke about the latest AR headset in an interview with ... more - slashgear

X-Rings is a 360-degree shape display for VR

A lot of researchers and manufacturers are working on innovations for virtual reality. Virtual reality has been around for a long time but so far has seen limited adoption. A new device has turned up that will be shown off at the UIST 2021 ACM Symposium ... more - slashgear

Facebook says it fixed the issue behind its latest product outage

The previous week has been a rough one for Facebook, which experienced a widespread outage across its product family that left many people scrambling for alternative platforms. October 4 brought a massive outage that spanned from Facebook to Oculus, though ... more - slashgear

Another Instagram outage caps off Facebook’s very bad week [Update]

Instagram is apparently celebrating the end of the week with some more sporadic downtime, with users reporting issues loading new photos and videos in the app on Friday afternoon. The problems come only days after a huge Facebook outage that spanned the ... more - slashgear

Canon’s new VR video production system has a dual fisheye lens

Canon is one of the biggest names in photography and video equipment. The company has announced the launch of a new EOS VR System, a virtual reality video production system. The camera includes a dedicated lens and a pair of computer software applications ... more - slashgear

Nreal Air smartglasses pack AR tech for watching movies and gaming

Nreal has taken the wraps off its new smartglasses, Nreal Air, promising a seemingly futuristic experience combined with the privacy of personal shades. Nreal Air is a pair of sunglasses with built-in augmented reality tech that, the company says, enable ... more - slashgear

Valve might be plotting a standalone Index VR successor

It appears that Valve may be working on a competitor to the Oculus Quest. Eagle-eyed data-miners have discovered what appear to be references to a new Valve-made VR headset codenamed Deckard, and those references suggest that the new headset will be a ... more - slashgear

Resident Evil 4 VR release date is just in time for Halloween

It’s been a while since we last received an update on Resident Evil 4 VR, but today we got a big one. Not only did we get a new trailer for the game, but we also got a release date. As it turns out, release day is coming up pretty fast, so those who own ... more - slashgear

NASA’s first interactive graphic novel is free and includes AR features

NASA has announced the release of its first interactive graphic novel. The comic, which is titled “First Woman,” leverages readers’ phones to immerse them in the story using augmented reality tech. As with other media published by NASA, the new graphic ... more - slashgear

Augmented reality app helps people reduce their fear of spiders

University of Basel researchers have a new augmented reality app that runs on smartphones to help people with arachnophobia. The app has proven beneficial to people with a fear of spiders in a clinical study. After a few training sessions at home, researchers ... more - slashgear

CATAN: World Explorers from Pokemon GO developer is shutting down

Although Pokemon GO continues to be a popular game and money-maker for Niantic Labs, the mobile AR game developer hasn’t had much success with its other attempts are recreating that magic. The latest evidence of its failure is CATAN: World Explorers, ... more - slashgear

Netflix makes games now: Eden Unearthed for Oculus VR released first

Netflix released their first video game today, a VR title by the name of Eden Unearthed. This game is an “experience” that’s not quite entirely through the full Oculus review process yet, so it’s out with the group’s “App Lab.” There may still be “unknown ... more - slashgear

Pokemon GO could be the best game in the metaverse

I’ve played Pokemon GO since before public launch. Since Google’s original Google Maps April Fool’s Joke that eventually turned into Pokemon GO, I’ve felt the draw of an augmented reality in which Pokemon exist. Now, courtesy of a couple of long-time ... more - slashgear

HTC Vive Pro 2 Full Kit is now available

It’s been months since we first got details on the HTC Vive Pro 2 VR headset back in May. VR fans waiting in anticipation for the Vive Pro 2 kit to be available can now preorder the entire kit in North America. While the headset launched earlier this ... more - slashgear

PlayStation Studios acquiring Firesprite: Tip of the gaming tech spear

This week the folks announced they’d acquired a very interesting game developer studio. They are Firesprite, the creators of a few games that’ve been key to the introduction of PlayStation 4 and virtual reality elements in PlayStation’s newest consoles. ... more - slashgear

Augmented reality applications are helping astronauts repair the ISS

NASA is currently working hard to develop processes and technology acquired to send humans to the moon again. Currently, astronauts aboard the ISS are using augmented reality applications to assist them in making repairs within the station. The augmented ... more - slashgear

Apple AR headset will still need an iPhone to function

Just when you thought the days of smartphone-driven VR or AR headsets were over, Apple might come along and make it trendy again. Granted, the likes of the Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR failed because of how they strapped smartphones to your head ... more - slashgear

EcoFlow Delta Pro Power Station Review

Recent weather disasters and natural calamities have made the need for emergency power even more apparent these days. While fuel generators have been the go-to solution for such situations, they are no longer viable options in terms of safety and reliability. ... more - slashgear

iPhone 13 price may be first hit in chip sea change

Chipmaker TSMC reportedly notified partners they’ll be raising prices for hardware this year. As has been the case with several major hardware manufacturers over the past year, price hikes are coming to chipmakers in a significant way. The biggest client ... more - slashgear

Virtual reality games show stunning ability to distraction from pain

Have you ever played a VR game for so long that you lost awareness of the fact you were playing a game at all? Perhaps you went to sit in a virtual chair, only to thump into the ground and remember, in one embarrassing moment, that the reality you perceived ... more - slashgear

Oculus Quest 2 128GB released with same price

This week Facebook and Oculus released the Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB internal storage. This device is essentially the same as the version released at the tail end of 2020, save the storage it has for data AND the included up-to-date face pad. This latest ... more - slashgear

Horizon Workrooms makes Facebook’s own VR workspace a public tool

The latest in remote workplace action from Facebook is “Horizon Workrooms.” In this bit of software, Facebook imagines that users will wear their Oculus Quest 2 and join coworkers in a virtual room “collaborate, communicate, and connect remotely.” The ... more - slashgear

Star Trek USS Enterprise gets realistic Playmobil makeover with AR app

Toy company Playmobil has unveiled its first item from the Star Trek universe: the 70548 Star Trek – USS Enterprise. The product features “authentic details,” according to the company, as well as “specially designed mounting” for those who want to present ... more - slashgear

Pokemon GO PokemonNoDay protest asks: Is accessibility necessary?

If you’re playing Pokemon GO today, chances are you’ve not been swayed by the arguments made by the folks behind #PokemonNoDay and #HearUsNiantic. There’s a virtual picket line around the game right now made up of Pokemon GO Trainers who are not pleased ... more - slashgear

HTC A100 mid-range tablet might come with dual cameras

You can probably be forgiven if you’ve forgotten that HTC still makes Android-powered devices. We definitely haven’t heard from the company for a long while, at least as far as smartphones are concerned. HTC has mostly been focusing on making sure its ... more - slashgear

PS5 VR details leak from private developers conference

It’s arguable that Facebook’s Oculus now takes up the majority of the attention in the virtual reality market, but it is hardly the only major player. HTC is still actively working on Vive, and Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality also dips into that field. ... more - slashgear

Oculus Quest 2 face pad recall and a new tiny bummer for early adopters

The release of the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset was given a bit of a kick in the pants by reports of skin irritation on the faces of some users. Though Oculus suggests that “a very small percentage of users” reported said skin irritation where the foam portion ... more - slashgear

Oculus Move VR workout system might sync with Apple Health

Apple’s mobile ecosystem has been marked by two main pillars in the past few years. While it has been singing praises about its work on protecting users’ privacy, it has also been designing its iPhones and Apple Watches to record and store health-related ... more - slashgear

Oculus Passthrough API puts VR user back in the “real” world

This week Oculus Passthrough API Experimental was released, giving creators a way to build and test mixed reality experiences for VR and AR devices. Since this is made by Oculus, it’s pretty safe to say that the software will be aimed at Oculus devices, ... more - slashgear

Oculus software v31 makes it easier to invite others to play with you

Facebook’s acquisition of modern VR pioneer Oculus has always been a mind-boggling one. Naturally, the social media giant wants to leave its imprint on anything that can be remotely tied to being social, including in virtual worlds. That said, it is taking ... more - slashgear