XRA Survey: Teachers Pin Hopes on XR for Better Classroom Engagement

Incorporating XR—the umbrella term for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality—in classroom education can make learning more fun. It can also motivate students to take their studies more seriously.  A recent…

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HTC Unveils Vive XR Elite, a Quest Pro Competitor Priced at $1,100

HTC officially unveiled its next consumer-focused headset at CES 2023 today. Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe…

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Virtual Event Platform ‘Wave’ Returns to VR with Pico Partnership, Calvin Harris Concert to Debut Jan 13th

Wave, the virtual entertainment company known for putting on a ton of VR concerts a few years back, actually deprecated VR support for its app back in early 2021 to…

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How VR and 3D Visualization Services Are Changing Construction Industry

Sponsored contentSponsored by OmegaRender The construction industry is one of the industries adapting slowly to new technologies to increase productivity and deliver projects. However, the construction industry is now embracing…

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Shiftall’s Slim & Light PC VR Headset MeganeX to Launch Early 2023, Priced at $1,700

MeganeX, the SteamVR-compatible headset from Panasonic’s Shiftall, made its big debut back at CES 2020, and after years of iterations shown at various trade shows, the company says it’s finally…

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Report: Apple’s MR Headset Said to Include 120-Degree FOV, Waist-mounted Battery & Tons of Biometric Trackers

Apple’s long-awaited mixed reality headset is still deep under wraps, although a recent report from The Information has shed what appears to be new light on some of the features coming…

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Valve Reveals Top Selling VR Games on Steam in 2022

Another year of VR gaming has come and gone, and Valve has again released its annual sales figures for the past year, highlighting the best-selling VR titles on Steam. Valve…

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Saudi Arabia Gains Majority Stake in Magic Leap in $450M Deal

Saudi Arabia has taken majority share of the US-based augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph reports, widening the stake via its state-owned sovereign wealth fund with a deal amounting to $450 million. Citing…

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Arm’s push into cars ‘a logical step’ as competition grows from open-source RISC-V

Chip designer Arm is rapidly expanding its automotive business, amid mounting competition from open-source rival RISC-V.  Revenue from the segment has doubled since 2020, the Financial Times reports. Dennis Laudick,…

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