The metaverse is back | Digital Trends

Meta Talk of the metaverse has waned in recent months, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shook things up with an Instagram post that could have a significant impact on the development of the best VR headsets and accelerate the pace of the metaverse. The big news is that Meta will open-source the mixed-reality operating system … Read more

Quest Pro 2: What we know about Meta’s premium VR headset

Tracey Truly / Digital Trends While Meta’s Quest Pro is one of the best VR headsets available, it never reached its full potential as a laptop replacement for spatial computing. Meta hasn’t given up on making a work-centric solution, and rumors suggest a Meta Quest Pro 2 is still in development. Here’s what we know … Read more

IIT Madras and VyVoxel collaborate to offer students course on AR/VR programming | Education

With an aim to help students build their careers in tune with cutting-edge technology, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation joined hands with VyVoxel to offer a course on Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Programming. Placements at IIT Madras, that started on December 1, 2015 saw the graveyard session with five international offers from six … Read more

Vision Pro App Store reaches early milestone, Apple reveals

One of the drawbacks of Apple’s new Vision Pro headset is the small number of available apps. Sure, you can load most iPad apps onto the mixed-reality headset, but it’s the tailor-made apps that really bring out the best in the Vision Pro. The good news is that the Vision Pro App Store now has … Read more

How Tencent is using AI and VR tech to revive traditional art of Chinese opera, with Hua Mulan just a beginning

Hua Mulan, a legendary heroine in ancient China who took her father’s place in conscription for the army by disguising herself as a man, is now known all over the world thanks to The Walt Disney Co’s 1998 animated motion picture Mulan and its 2020 live-action film with the same title. Chinese people were reacquainted … Read more

How to charge Meta Quest 3 controllers

Fionna Agomuoh / Digital Trends VR has come a long way, and the Meta Quest 3 continues to move the needle in the right direction for the platform. But while using the Meta Quest 3 is a wireless affair, you’ll still need wires to keep the headset charged up. As such, you may be wondering … Read more

How to factory reset the Meta Quest 3

As with consoles, PCs, and other tech devices, you may occasionally find a reason to factory reset your Meta Quest 3. Whether you’re selling your headset or simply wanting to get a fresh start, you’ll want to be sure your data is fully cleared from its memory. In this guide, we’ll explain two methods you … Read more

You really do not want to forget your Vision Pro passcode

Owners of Apple’s new Vision Pro headset are advised to make a strong mental note of the passcode they create for their new device. Why? Because if they forget it, it appears that the only way to start using it again is by taking the Vision Pro to an Apple retail store to get it … Read more

How to connect Meta Quest 3 to PC using Air Link

The Meta Quest 3 is a substantial improvement over earlier versions of the VR platform, bringing better hardware and a variety of worthwhile enhancements for players eager to get the most out of their virtual experiences. And though the platform has an ever-growing list of games, many of the best VR titles available today are … Read more

Vision Pro durability test turns up a few surprises

A durability test performed on Apple’s new Vision Pro headset has revealed a bunch of things we weren’t expecting. In an admittedly unscientific test, tech YouTuber AppleTrack strapped the new Vision Pro mixed-reality device to his head and spent some time walking into walls and doors to see how the glass front on Apple’s newest … Read more