After multiple delays, Pimax has finally begun shipping its next PC VR headset, albeit in “small batches,” which arrive with a fabric headstrap—something of a temporary solution until the company can ship out its official headstrap.
Magic Leap Signs Deal with Taiwan’s Pegatron, Strengthening AR Manufacturing Position
Magic Leap announced a manufacturing partnership with Pegatron, a major global electronics manufacturer, to scale production of AR glasses components, including Magic Leap’s waveguide technology.
Apple Design Lead Heads to Meta, Hopefully to Fix Longstanding Quest UX Issues
Apple’s Vice President of Human Interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the company to lead a new studio within Meta’s Reality Labs division.
FluxPose VR Tracker Raises $2M on Kickstarter, Promising Compact 6DOF Body Tracking
FluxPose is a 6DOF tracking solution for full-body tracking that seems to be picking up speed on Kickstarter, having now garnered over $2 million in crowdfunding since its initial launch on November 29th.
Former Magic Leap Engineers Launch No-code AR Creation Platform, Aiming to Be ‘Canva of AR’
Trace, a startup founded by former Magic Leap engineers, today announced the launch of a new augmented reality creation platform the company hopes will become the “Canva of AR”.
Sharp is Crowdfunding a Slim & Light PC VR Headset in Japan That Feels Positively Retro
Sharp announced it’s launching a crowdfunding campaign for a slim and light PC VR headset in Japan, called Xrostella VR1.
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Sharp first showed off a PC VR headset prototype at CES 2023, which was supposedly meant to ship sometime in 2024.