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Meta Quest Pro’s first update adds mixed reality screen recordings
Meta's $1,500 mixed reality headset is still a hard sell, but today it gains new features that inch it closer to fulfilling its potential.
Will Shanklin12.02.2022‘Half-Life: Alyx’ mod adds four hours of single-player content
Levitation is free to download for all owners of Half-Life Alyx.
Igor Bonifacic11.27.2022Meta Quest 2 bundle with 'Resident Evil 4' and 'Beat Saber' is just $350 for Black Friday
A Meta Quest 2 bundle that includes 'Resident Evil 4' and 'Beat Saber' has dropped to $350 for Black Friday — less than the price of the VR headset by itself.
Jon Fingas11.22.2022VR-controlled robots are being designed to treat injured soldiers
UK researchers envision a future where medical technicans send telepresence robots into harm's way.
Will Shanklin11.10.2022Meta Quest Pro review: A next-gen headset for the VR faithful
Meta's new Quest Pro headset represents a big jump up in hardware compared to the Quest 2, but its $1,500 price tag and limited slate of optimized apps at launch make it a tough sell for anyone who isn't a die-hard VR advocate.
Sam Rutherford10.31.2022Mark Zuckerberg will testify in the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta
The Federal Trade Commission will call on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in its upcoming case against the company.
Igor Bonifacic10.29.2022Apple's mixed reality headset reportedly uses iris scanning for payments and sign-ins
Apple's mixed reality headset is rumored to use iris scanning for payments, and might beat Meta's Quest Pro in key areas.
Jon Fingas10.14.2022'Among Us VR' delivers virtual backstabbing on November 10th (updated)
'Among Us VR' will let you betray your friends on November 10th.
Jon Fingas10.11.2022Meta Quest Pro hands-on: The $1,500 headset that ‘will enable the metaverse’
In a move to create hardward designed to enable the Metaverse, today Meta announced the Quest Pro headset featuring upgraded inside-out tracking, scene understand and redesigned optics starting at $1,500.
Sam Rutherford10.11.2022Study finds surgery patients wearing VR headsets needed less anesthetic
A study has found that patients wearing VR headsets might need less anesthetic to get through surgery.
Jon Fingas09.21.2022Fan-made mod turns ‘Half-Life 2’ into a fully playable VR game
Pick up that can... in VR.
Igor Bonifacic09.17.2022Northeastern University targeted by anti-VR bomber
Northeastern University's VR lab was the victim of a bomb attack, and the perpetrator has a grudge against Mark Zuckerberg.
Jon Fingas09.14.2022Insta360's X3 gets bigger sensors and a bigger screen for easier 360 capture
The Insta360 X3 comes with larger sensors, touchscreen and battery, among other bits of goodies.
Richard Lai09.08.2022HTC reveals face and eye-tracking accessories for the Vive Focus 3 VR headset
The Facial Tracker is $99, while the Eye Tracker will run you $249.
Kris Holt09.07.2022Meta accounts and Horizon profiles arrive today, freeing Quest headsets from Facebook
Meta accounts have arrived
Igor Bonifacic08.23.2022Meta will raise Quest 2 price to $400 on August 1st
Meta is hiking the price of its Quest 2 VR headset to $400 on August 1st in response to higher manufacturing costs.
Jon Fingas07.26.2022PlayStation VR2 will offer livestreaming support and a 'Cinematic Mode'
Sony has previewed the PSVR2 experience, including livestreaming features and a 'Cinematic Mode' for non-VR content.
Jon Fingas07.26.2022Apple’s mixed reality headset may feature an M2 processor
The latest version of Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset features the company’s recently announced M2 system-on-a-chip and 16GB of RAM, according to Mark Gurman.
Igor Bonifacic06.26.2022Meta's latest auditory AIs promise a more immersive AR/VR experience
Meta is collaborating with researchers from UT Austin to develop a trio of open source audio “understanding tasks” that will help developers build more immersive AR and VR experiences with more lifelike audio.
Andrew Tarantola06.24.2022VR mouse adventure 'Moss: Book II' comes to Quest 2 on July 21st
'Moss: Book II' brings Quill the mouse's VR adventure to Quest 2 headsets next month.
Jon Fingas06.09.2022