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Award-Winning 'HTC Vive Air' NOT Being Announced Next Month

A lot of us immediately assumed we'd just seen the serious 'business' the firm is set to reveal at VIVECON 2021 next month. But sadly that's not the case.

VRNews

Spatial Updates: VR Meetings App To Add Private Rooms, Host Tools & AR Object Scanning

The update includes support for custom environments, live translation tools & private rooms, attempting to make the platform "as ubiquitous as Google Docs."

VRNews

Sandbox VR plans to open 15 new locations by the end of 2021

The London-based VR entertainment company, Sandbox VR, has announced their plans to open 15 new sites by the end of 2021.

VRGames

Stress Level Zero's 'Project 4' for PSVR 2? Boneworks Dev 90% Sure

Very little is known as Stress Level Zero's follow-up to Boneworks, but we may have just seen the first hints that it'll be coming to PlayStation VR 2, too.

VRWearables

Is Bone Conduction the best way to type in VR?

A group of researchers from the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich, Switzerland have developed a new way to type in VR. They call the new technology TapID.

Facebook

Facebook's New AR Wrist-Interface Literally Reads Your Mind

Facebook Reality Labs have unveiled a video presentation featuring a prototype wrist-mounted interface for high-fidelity hand tracking & advanced haptics.

PSVR

PSVR2 Controllers - First Look At Next-Gen VR on PS5 Controllers

Sony plans to bring the "how games feel" ethos even further with their Next-Gen VR Controllers, with haptics and triggers to change the feeling of PSVR2.

Xbox

Xbox VR: Has an Italian Series X/S Notification Revealed VR Support?

An Italian update message may have revealed that Xbox Series X/S VR Support is finally on the horizon. Could Microsoft be preparing to take a shot at VR?

VRWearables

Kickstarter for the new Tundra Tracker to launch at the end of March

The SteamVR compatible full-body motion tracking, Tundra Tracker is launching a Kickstarter for their product on the 29th of March.

Oculus

Working at the office from home – How VR is changing the workplace

Tyto, a European PR agency, has supplied each of their employees with an Oculus Quest 2.

VRExperiences

VRChat will host SXSW Online XR next week

SXSW Online 2021 begins next week and they are taking their XR section of the show into virtual reality.

HTCVive

HTC Vive 'Next-Gen Standalone' Releasing Later This Year

It's official: HTC are planning to release a new all-in-one VR Headset this year, described as a 'Next-Gen Standalone", but not as a 'Quest competitor.'

OculusQuest2

The Oculus Quest 2 is now the most used headset on SteamVR

According to the February 2021 results for the Steam Hardware Survey, the Oculus Quest 2 is now the most popular VR headset on Steam.

OculusQuest2

John Carmack: 'Only a few existing games will be tweaked' to support Oculus Quest 120Hz

Former Facebook consulting CTO John Carmack has confirmed that "only a few existing games will be tweaked to support" the Oculus Quest 120Hz refresh rate.

Oculus

Oculus Quest Pro teased by Facebook's Bosworth during Instagram AMA

During one of his fan favourite Instagram Q&As, Facebook's Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality hinted at the possibility of Oculus Quest Pro.

Hardware

New clip shows the passthrough AR system of the upcoming LYNX-R1

A new clip showing the passthrough AR system of the LYNX-R1 MR headset, shows the possible future of VR. A short through-the-lens clip gives us a sneak preview of the new enterprise focused hardware.

VRIndustryNews

John Carmack says "all in all" the Facebook Oculus acquisition was "the correct thing for the company"

The Oculus Facebook acquisition divided the fanbase. But the Facebook Oculus partnership has some general supporters, and one of them is John Carmack.

OculusQuest2

VR Cover's High Quality Oculus Quest 2 Carry Case Out Today In The US

VR Cover's licensed Oculus Quest 2 case is out today in the US, priced at only $29. However, this Quest 2 carrying case cannot fit the Elite Strap.

Hardware

Virtual Reality for good: UK uses VR for their largest environmental project

Serious Labs and Align JV have partnered to provide training through a new VR simulator

AppleVR

Apple AR Glasses Patent Application Reveals 3D Document Editor

A continuation patent application for Apple AR Glasses has revealed that Apple VR Headset could be capable of viewing and editing documents in 3D.

VRExperiences

MelodyVR to rebrand as Napster

In an interesting move for a modern VR company, they are planning to rebrand themselves as Napster, a peer to peer music downloading service started in 1999. I can’t wait until Oculus changes their name to Limewire.

VRIndustryNews

Location-Based VR Firm SpringboardVR Purchased by Arizona Sunshine Developer Vertigo Games

The company, which also published A Fisherman's Tale, made the purchase for an undisclosed amount this week, fuelling speculation about the future of both companies.

VRIndustryNews

Microsoft Launches the 'HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition', A Beefed Up MR Headset For Regulated Environments

Microsoft's popular and industry-leading HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headset is now to see an Industrial Edition safe for use in controlled environments.

Hardware

New AR headset from Magic Leap will ship in Q4 2021

The new headset will be 50% smaller, 20% lighter, with 100% increase in FOV and early access for the headset will begin in Q4 2021.

VRWearables

HaptX launches their new DK2 haptic gloves

HaptX has recently announced the new version of their VR input gloves, the HaptX Gloves DK2.