David Heaney

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

A Quest 3S Xbox Edition box has seemingly leaked, a year after Meta teased a limited-edition Quest "inspired by Xbox", and it's rumored to launch next week. In April 2024, alongside announcing the expansion of Quest's Horizon OS to third-party headsets , Meta said it was also working with Microsoft to "create a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox", and showed a concept render of what appeared to be a black Quest 3 with a green facial interface.

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

The Oakley Meta glasses are official, after months of rumors and a tease earlier this week. Ray-Ban and Oakley are both owned by EssilorLuxottica, the eyewear giant with which Meta last year secured an agreement extending their partnership “into the next decade”. Meta says the Oakley Meta glasses have 8 hours of battery life, compared to the 4 hours of the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses. They also capture 3K video, compared to 1080p.

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Vast's VR experience puts you inside Haven-1, set to be the first-ever private sector space station. The 21st century has seen private companies like SpaceX expand access to space, driving down the cost and increasing the cadence. Next year, no earlier than May, a startup called Vast plans to leverage SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch a private space station it calls Haven-1, and a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to bring the first set of four passengers to it for up to 30 days.

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Samsung's Android XR headset will launch in South Korea on October 13, NewsPim reports, with a "sequential" global rollout. The South Korean news outlet claims preorders will open at a Samsung Unpacked event in South Korea on September 29. The report comes a week after a Samsung-focused leaker strongly hinted that the headset would launch in July at a New York Samsung Unpacked event, also saying it would ship to South Korea first.

1 week ago | uploadvr.com | David Heaney

Prada Meta glasses are coming too, in addition to the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses and soon-to-launch Oakley Meta glasses, CNBC reports. If you missed the news earlier this week, Meta and Oakley are teasing a joint announcement for Friday, strongly suggesting that Oakley Meta glasses are set to launch.