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Google Shows Off Sleek AI Smart Glasses With A HUD

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

At TED2025 Google showed off sleek smart glasses with a HUD, though the company described them as " conceptual hardware". Shahram Izadi, Google's Android XR lead, took to the TED stage earlier this month to show off both the HUD glasses and Samsung's upcoming XR headset, and the 15-minute talk is now publicly available to watch. The glasses feature a camera, microphones, and speakers, like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, but also have a "tiny high resolution in lens display that's full color".
Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset First Gameplay Revealed

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

ILM just revealed the first details of Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset, including footage of gameplay. The studio behind the Vader Immortal trilogy and Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge announced the upcoming Quest 3 and Quest 3S exclusive title last month.
REK Wants To Have VR Headset Wearers Pilot Real Fighting Robots

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

According to its founder, REK will be a VR robot fighting game where the top players are flown out to pilot humanoid robots in fights at physical events. REK comes from XR entrepreneur Cix Liv, who previously cofounded the VR livestreaming tool LIV and the VR fitness tracker YUR. Cix had previously envisioned REK as a mixed reality fighting game in 2022, but canceled that idea in 2023 citing low audience interest as well as the technical and practical issues inherent in using headsets outdoors.
Is This Apple Vision Pro 2's Leaked Battery Cable?

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

A leaker shared images of what they suggest is the battery cable for the next Apple Vision headset, which they claim is "graphite dark blue". The leaker, who goes by the handle Kosutami, has previously shared apparent images of other Apple prototype cables. Now, Kosutami has shared images that they cryptically suggest show the battery cable for the next Apple Vision headset. Apparent images of Apple Vision Pro 2's battery cable.
Developer Gets PlayStation VR2 HDR Partially Working On PC

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

The same developer who got PlayStation VR2's eye tracking working on PC now has HDR partially working too. While PlayStation VR2 officially supports PC VR through Sony's SteamVR driver, the headset currently lacks its standout features on PC, including eye tracking, HDR, headset rumble, and adaptive triggers, though the developer of Cactus Cowboy got the triggers working back in September.
Demeo Now Uses Foveated Rendering On Apple Vision Pro

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Demeo got a visual upgrade across all platforms, and now leverages eye-tracked foveated rendering on Apple Vision Pro. If you somehow haven't heard of it, Demeo is a virtual tabletop turn-based RPG for up to four players. As well as supporting VR on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2, Pico, PC VR, and Apple Vision Pro, a flatscreen version is also available for PC, PlayStation 5, iPad, and Mac. Quest and Pico players can also choose to play in mixed reality. The best part?
Titanic VR Experience Now In Early Access On Quest 3 & 3S

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

The Titanic VR experience, previously only on PC VR and PlayStation VR, is now available in Early Access on Quest 3 & Quest 3S standalone. Titanic VR originally released on Steam, the Oculus Rift Store, and the original PlayStation VR in 2018, leveraging the power of your gaming PC or PS4. The developer Engage XR, formerly Immersive VR Education, is the same behind the Apollo 11 VR experience, which first released on PC VR in 2015.
Nvidia's RTX 5060 Will Power Entry-Level PC VR For $300

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Nvidia is launching the RTX 5060 Ti this week, and will launch the RTX 5060 in May. These budget graphics cards are significantly less powerful than the RTX 5070 that Nvidia launched earlier this year, but are also up to $150 less expensive and use less electricity. CUDACores VRAM Bus Width TDP MSRPRTX 5060 3840 8GBGDDR7 128-bit 145W $300RTX 5060 Ti 4608 8GB/16GBGDDR7 128-bit 180W $380/$430RTX 5070 6144 12GBGDDR7 192-bit 250W $550RTX 5060 will be $300, and has 8GB of VRAM.
Meta Horizon Desktop Editor Can Now AI Generate 3D Assets

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

The Horizon Desktop Editor can now AI generate 3D models, textures, and skyboxes, adding to its existing audio and TypeScript AI generation features. Meta Horizon Desktop Editor is a flatscreen Windows PC application that entered public early access in February, replacing the Horizon Worlds in-VR world creation toolset which had been harshly criticized, and even ridiculed, for its overly simplistic results.
Sony Increases PS5 Console Price In Europe & Australasia

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Sony has increased the price of the PS5 console in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, while decreasing the price of the disc drive add-on. In continental Europe the PS5 Digital Edition is now €500 (up from €450), while in the UK it's now £430 (up from £390). In these regions, the PS5 with disc drive remains the same, while the disc drive add-on has been reduced to €80/£70. In Australia the PS5 Digital Edition and PS5 with disc drive have been increased to A$750 and A$830 respectively.