Meta Ray-Ban Display Hands-On: A Flawless Wristband For Flawed Glasses

Meta Ray-Ban Display is very much so a first-generation device, with notable flaws, while the Meta Neural Band works so well it feels like magic. If you somehow missed it: Meta Ray-Ban Display is the company's first smart glasses product with a display ... more - uploadvr

OpenAI Reportedly Considering Making ChatGPT Glasses

OpenAI is now reportedly considering making ChatGPT glasses, despite CEO Sam Altman's public rejection of the form factor. Outside the Sun Valley Conference, back in July, Altman took questions from the press while wearing a pair of white sunglasses ... more - uploadvr

Out There Is Apple Vision Prox27;s Best Story, And You Can Try On Quest 3 Too

I was looking through Apple's App Store when I spotted something called Out There with a five star rating across 121 reviews. Given how small the market is for Apple Vision Pro software that's actually quite a significant number of ratings. On Quest ... more - uploadvr

Meta Explains Why Its Connect Live Demos Failed On-Stage

Meta's CTO explained the technical reasons why the key Connect keynote live demos failed. If you missed it: during the Connect 2025 main keynote on Wednesday, the live on-stage demos of two of Meta's biggest smart glasses features failed. In both cases, ... more - uploadvr

Unseen Diplomacy 2 Brings VR Spy Shenanigans To Early Access Next Week

Unseen Diplomacy 2 promises roomscale spy shenanigans with next week's early access launch on Quest 3 and Steam. Developed by Cornish studio Triangular Pixels, this upcoming sequel to the 2016 PC VR hit Unseen Diplomacy re-emerged several months ago ... more - uploadvr

Samsungx27;s Android XR Headset Will Reportedly Launch On October 21

South Korean news outlet ETNews claims to know the date Samsung will launch its Android XR headset. According to the report Samsung will reveal the headset's name and specifications, and start selling it, on October 21. While two other South Korean news ... more - uploadvr

Disney Explores Using Ray-Ban Meta Glasses To Guide Guests Around Its Parks

Disney is exploring using Ray-Ban Meta glasses to give guests a personal AI guide in its parks, leveraging the new Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit. Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit lets phone app developers access the camera, speakers, and microphone ... more - uploadvr

Meta Teases The Next Evolution Of Questx27;s Horizon OS System UI

During the Connect 2025 Developer Keynote, Meta teased a short clip of the next evolution of Quest's Horizon OS system interface. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth called it "our spatial UI navigation", and described it as "a work in progress". ... more - uploadvr

Metax27;s New SDK Will Let Developers Build Apps For Its Smart Glasses

Meta's Wearables 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 mobile developers will be able to access the camera, speakers, and microphone ... more - uploadvr

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

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 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

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

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