Ready for the Meta Quest 4? Considering how big of an upgrade the Quest 3 was when it launched in 2023, Meta’s next release could have amazing new features that end up making it one of the best VR headsets yet. Meta is still probably a couple of years out from releasing the successor to … Read more
Meta If you’ve been holding onto your original Oculus Quest or Quest 1 VR headset, it’s time to upgrade because support is ending soon. The Quest 1 came out in 2019, so this headset is nearly five years old and quickly approaching the end of support. In August 2024, the original Quest will stop receiving … Read more
Apple has teams investigating a push into personal robotics, a field with the potential to become one of the company’s ever-shifting “next big things”, according to people familiar with the situation. Engineers at Apple have been exploring a mobile robot that can follow users around their homes, said the people, who asked not to be … Read more
A virtual reality tool dubbed “Live Forever Mode” can create digital avatars that mimic a person’s voice, mannerisms, and movements based on recordings or observations of the individual. This newfangled technology allows people to reconnect with loved ones after passing away. Facing his father’s cancer diagnosis, technology entrepreneur Artur Sychov knew he might not have … Read more
Alan Truly / Digital Trends Rumors have been circulating about Meta Quest 3 Lite, a budget model meant to replace the Quest 2, the world’s most popular VR headset. Meta will inevitably remove the Quest 2 from its lineup soon since it launched four years ago. Meta launched the Quest 3, a VR headset with … Read more
Picoheart, a Singapore-based affiliate of ByteDance, earlier this month invested an undisclosed amount to acquire a 9.5 per cent shareholding in state-backed InnoStar, which is headquartered in Shanghai, according to data from company registry information provider Qichacha. That investment was made “in hopes of utilising the memory chips produced by InnoStar in Pico’s VR headsets”, … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Code found within visionOS appears to reveal the countries in which Apple’s Vision Pro headset will launch next. Spotted by MacRumors on Wednesday, the code found within the Vision Pro’s operating system points to keyboard support for other languages, specifically: Cantonese, TraditionalChinese, SimplifiedEnglish (Australia)English (Canada)English (Japan)English (Singapore)English (UK)French (Canada)French (France)German … Read more
Honda Honda is taking virtual reality mobile. Set to debut at SXSW 2024, the Honda XR Mobility Experience combines VR headsets with the automaker’s Uni-One “personal mobility device.” First shown in 2023 in Japan, the Uni-One is like a more comfortable Segway. It’s self-balancing and has two ride heights. At its lower height, which puts … Read more
POMPANO BEACH, Florida — Retired Army Colonel Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn’t surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. Sitting … Read more
Meta/Apple We don’t often pit budget-priced competitors against ultra-premium technology, but the internet is buzzing over comparisons between Meta’s Quest 3 and Apple’s Vision Pro. Surprisingly, the $3,000 price difference isn’t the only reason that some people favor the Quest 3 over the Vision Pro. Whether you think of the Vision Pro as a spatial … Read more
