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A Farewell to AltspaceVR

ARPost

While it’s in the nature of emerging technology applications to come and go, many with few tears shed by fewer remaining users, this platform seems to have been taken from us in the prime of its life leaving many wondering where to go next. As mentioned in the blog post, users can download their data from the platform. Why, Microsoft?

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What is the Metaverse

ARVR

Understanding the technologies that enable the Metaverse In Facebook’s recent announcement to rebrand to Meta, they made a big push about a new buzzword: the ‘Metaverse’. There are always new technology buzzwords that keep coming up and it can get quite confusing keeping ontop of all of them. Blockchain). mobile or tablet).

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

When Mark Zuckerberg acquired Oculus, all the eyes of the tech industry started looking at VR as the “next big thing” And now that Apple entered the field, all people in the technology world are talking about the Vision Pro, and especially of the future evolutions of the device, which could become mainstream.

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Pinterest’s New AR Feature Lets You ‘Try On’ Makeup Pins

VRScout

At the moment, Pinterest’s Try On AR feature is only available as a way to explore different shades of lipstick from companies such as Estée Lauder, Sephora, bareMinerals, Neutrogena, NYX Professional Makeup, YSL Beauté, Lancôme, and Urban Decay from L’Oréal, but will soon open up the feature to other categories. Image Credit: Pinterest, Inc.

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What is WebXR and why is it so exciting

ARVR

In a previous blog post , I explained the underlying XR (Extended Reality) technologies that enable the Metaverse. WebXR Logo What is WebXR To understand what WebXR is, you need to first understand what Extended Reality is, luckily for you I’ve already written a blog post all about that? What is WebXR and Why is it So Exciting?

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Spatial Beats: Snap, Google & Digilens

AR Insider

Starline promises telepresence technology to reimage video conferencing as we’ve never seen. On the other hand, Neuralink gives Neurotech a successful, better-financed competitor in a category that is going to support more than one unicorn and, inevitably, will attract the biggest tech companies in the world.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life when you are working with cutting-edge technologies I’m curious to know how the holidays are going for you, so answer this post letting me know how life is going for you! And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov.

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