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HTC Vive Flow app turns car rides into moving VR theme park experiences
HTC has teamed up with a company called Holoride to let you use its Vive Flow VR headset to transform your car into an amusement park.
Steve Dent02.25.2022
Recommended Reading: No legs in the metaverse
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
Billy Steele02.19.2022
Microsoft shuts down AltspaceVR's social hubs to combat harassment
Microsoft is making a handful of changes to AltspaceVR to combat harassment within the virtual reality app.
Igor Bonifacic02.16.2022
Motorola and Verizon made a '5G Neckband' for lighter VR headsets
Motorola and Verizon want to free headset makers from having to stuff connectivity and processing components into their glasses.
Cherlynn Low02.14.2022
VR-related claims increased by 31 percent in 2021, says UK insurance firm
Insurer Aviva said last year it saw a 31 percent increase in home contents claims involving VR headsets and a 68 percent overall increase since 2016.
Igor Bonifacic02.13.2022
Apple source code references 'realityOS' for potential VR/AR headsets
Apple's rumored virtual or augmented reality headset may use an operating system called realityOS, as the term was spotted in recent code.
Steve Dent02.09.2022
Samsung's next Unpacked keynote comes to the metaverse
Samsung's first event of 2022 will simultaneously air in actual and virtual reality.
Amrita Khalid02.07.2022
Tobii says it's in talks to provide eye tracking for Sony's PlayStation VR2
Tobii says it's in talks to provide eye tracking for Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset, suggesting the hardware isn't close to launch.
Jon Fingas02.07.2022
NBC is streaming parts of the 2022 Winter Olympics in 8K VR
With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Bejing underway, there are more ways than ever to watch Team USA and athletes from around the world compete, including in 8K VR.
Igor Bonifacic02.04.2022
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival projects we're still thinking about
Another Sundance Film Festival has come and gone, and with it we've gotten a close look at some of the films and interactive experiences that'll be the talk of 2022.
Engadget02.04.2022
Meta's upgraded 3D avatars work across Facebook, Instagram and VR
Meta has rolled out new 3D avatars you can use across Facebook, Instagram and VR, giving you the same look wherever you are.
Jon Fingas01.31.2022
Podcast: What's hot at Sundance 2022 and Samsung's upcoming Unpacked
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss highlights from Sundance 2022, Samsung's upcoming Unpacked, Neil Young, Spotify and Antiwork.
Cherlynn Low01.28.2022
'We Met in Virtual Reality’ finds love in the metaverse
We Met in Virtual Reality paints an endearing picture of a VRChat community.
Devindra Hardawar01.21.2022
AR and VR hardware sales more than doubled in the US this holiday
Sales of AR and VR devices more than doubled during the 2021 holiday season — and it wasn't just due to console shortages.
Jon Fingas01.20.2022
Google reportedly plans to release an AR headset in 2024
Google is reportedly building an AR headset it hopes to release in 2024, helping it compete against Apple and Meta.
Jon Fingas01.20.2022
Lenovo made a $329 Snapdragon-powered Windows 11 tablet for students
The Lenovo 10w Tablet comes with a keyboard and should ship in April.
Kris Holt01.18.2022
The FTC is reportedly investigating Meta's VR unit for anticompetitive practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as well as several states, including New York, Tennesse and North Carolina, are reportedly investigating Meta’s virtual reality division in relation to potential anti-competitive behavior.
Igor Bonifacic01.14.2022
Apple said to have ruled out a metaverse for its mixed reality headset
Apple has apparently rejected the idea of a metaverse for its mixed reality headset — a rejection of Meta's strategy.
Jon Fingas01.09.2022
UK watchdog to grill Meta over child safety in VR
A UK data watchdog plans talks with Meta over concerns its VR platform doesn't do enough to protect kids.
Jon Fingas01.09.2022
HTC Vive reveals a VR wrist tracker for the Focus 3 headset
The peripheral tells the headset where your hand is even when its cameras can't see the tracker.
Kris Holt01.05.2022