Apple is working on its own smartglasses and hoping to ship a product in 2027 with an AI-powered ability to understand the environment around the user. Google and Samsung are also making efforts to compete in the smartglasses market.
Meta has opened a pop-up store dedicated to Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses in LA and will open another in Phoenix, Arizona to promote its Meta ecosystem. In contrast, Meta is reportedly cutting funding for gaming content, favoring non-gaming lifestyle content.
Miroslav Kotalík designed and built a pair of AR glasses powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero computational unit.
Apple released the Panoramic Display Feature on its Vision Pro, which allows users to use their Mac as a virtual, UltraWide screen.
LIV released a creator kit that lets players and creators capture third-person footage of VR standalone on Quest, making it easier to create viral content for social media.
EgoTouch allows users to use their palm as a touchscreen, distinguishing between touch and pressure to provide reliable interface feedback.
Osmo claimed to have achieved “scent teleportation” by digitalizing the scent fingerprint and transmitting it over a network to recreate the aroma in another location.
PSVR 2 games are on sale with discounts of up to 40% on the PlayStation Store.
Metro Awakening, a well-received game, added an arachnophobia mode for accessibility, and Djay released on Meta Quest.
Photon released a new free sample about multiplayer collaboration in mixed reality. DeoVR hosted a VR Jam with immersive entertainment and the opportunity to explore VR devices. MatchXR hosted a conference in Helsinki to discuss developments in Nordic XR ecosystems.