Google has struck a partnership with Magic Leap to develop mixed reality products, the companies announced on Thursday. The aim is to combine Magic Leap’s optics hardware IP and manufacturing ...

Last week Microsoft decided to make a brand name change to the Windows Holographic platform that will ship with an upcoming version of Windows and enable a variety of apps and programs to run on new ...

Meta has finally released the long-awaited Passthrough Camera API for Quest, which gives developers direct access to the headset’s passthrough RGB cameras for better scene understanding—kickstarting ...

The recent advancements in Meta's technology have brought virtual reality (VR) closer to simulating the real world. The company's focus on creating a more realistic and immersive metaverse has led to ...

Microsoft's misnomered virtual reality initiative, Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), is being revived by a lone Microsoft employee. In a post on the WindowsMR subreddit, user mbucchia — a current Microsoft ...

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There's a growing buzz around mixed reality services, and for good reason. As the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds blur, mixed reality (MR) is emerging as the next big step in ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its HoloLens mixed reality hardware efforts have officially come to an end. The company ended production of its latest headset, HoloLens 2, in October 2024, and at the ...

A new report suggests Microsoft has placed an order for "hundreds of thousands" of micro-OLED displays for a new VR headset. The headset will reportedly focus on content consumption such as gaming and ...