Microsoft’s contract with the U.S. Army to build a combat-ready AR headset is worth up to $22 billion, but only if the company can deliver the goods at “substantially less than” the projected $80,000 per unit, the Army tells Bloomberg.
Why I Think AR Glasses Are the Inevitable Future of the Smartphone
I was asked recently for my thoughts on Meta’s Orion AR glasses, specifically whether or not such glasses stand a chance of becoming as big as (or replacing) the smartphones in the future.
Revamped Meta App Reintroduces Quest Users to Some of the Best Immersive Art Out There
Meta has revived its VR Animation Player (2019) with the new release of Theater Elsewhere, a fresh iteration of the free animation player app that allows users to experience immersive, hand-painted worlds created with in VR art app Quill by Smoothstep (2021).
Shiftall Opens Pre-orders for ‘MeganeX superlight’ Ultra High-Resolution OLED PC VR Headset
Shiftall has launched pre-orders for its newly unveiled MeganeX superlight 8K, a slim and light, high-resolution OLED PC VR headset tracked by SteamVR base stations.
Vive Pro 2 Gets Best Price Yet in Amazon Prime Deal
Here’s a deal that should be on your radar if you’re in the market for a PC VR headset. For the next two days Amazon Prime members can get Vive Pro 2 at its steepest discount yet.
Meta Orion Interview Dives Deep Into Details Like Resolution, Battery Life, & More
Meta’s biggest reveal at last week’s Connect conference was definitely the Orion prototype AR glasses, which the company says it’s been working on for nearly five years.