Metaverse Experience Centre With VR, AR and Immersive Technologies Launched in Noida

Metaverse Experience Centre With VR, AR and Immersive Technologies Launched in Noida

A Metaverse Experience Centre (MEC) has been established in Noida by Indian metaverse research and advisory firm Metaverse911. On Tuesday, the firm officially announced the launch of this experience centre, inviting industry leaders as well as other Web3 enthusiasts to discover the potential of the technology. Through the centre will…

Snapchat Releases ‘AR Pichkari’ Lens to Celebrate Holi 2024 With Friends: How it Works

Snapchat Releases ‘AR Pichkari’ Lens to Celebrate Holi 2024 With Friends: How it Works

Snapchat has announced a new ‘AR Pichkari’ lens in time for Holi 2024. The mobile based image and video sharing platform reveals that the lens was developed by a third-party developer and allows users to splash their friends with virtual colours, using their smartphone’s rear camera, simulating the use of…

Mark Zuckerberg Criticises Apple Vision Pro Again, Says Meta Quest 3 Is ‘Better’

Mark Zuckerberg Criticises Apple Vision Pro Again, Says Meta Quest 3 Is ‘Better’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit out at Apple’s Vision Pro headset over the weekend, stating that the social networking firm’s Quest 3 was the superior product. The Meta Co-Founder and CEO was responding to a post on Threads by an analyst claiming the Vision Pro was up to five years…

Apple Vision Pro Safari Browsing Interface With Multitasking, 3D Object Support Leaks Ahead of Launch

Apple Vision Pro Safari Browsing Interface With Multitasking, 3D Object Support Leaks Ahead of Launch

Apple is expected to launch its first wearable spatial computer — the Apple Vision Pro — in the coming weeks and details of the company’s mixed reality headset have begun to surface online. Ahead of the arrival of the Vision Pro, a user on X (formerly known as Twitter) recently…

Huawei Virtual Reality Headset Tipped to Debut Next Year, May Compete With Apple Vision Pro

Huawei Virtual Reality Headset Tipped to Debut Next Year, May Compete With Apple Vision Pro

Huawei is tipped to be working on a virtual reality (VR) headset that will compete with the Apple Vision Pro. The purported high-end headset will be launched by the company at the end of 2024, according to details shared by a tipster. Apple’s high-end spatial computer supports both augmented reality…

iPhone ‘Ultra’ Model With Spatial Video and Image Recording Support for Apple Vision Pro in Development: Report

iPhone ‘Ultra’ Model With Spatial Video and Image Recording Support for Apple Vision Pro in Development: Report

Apple is working on an iPhone “Ultra” model that could debut with support for recording specialised videos and images that can be used on the Apple Vision Pro, its first spatial computer, according to a report. The Cupertino company is said to be developing a handset that could arrive after…

Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report

Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report

Apple launched its first spatial computer — the Apple Vision Pro — at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month. The mixed reality headset supports both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content, and uses a feature called EyeSight to allow users to view their surroundings using the…

Apple Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset Launch Impressions: Almost Unbelievable, Very Real

Apple Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset Launch Impressions: Almost Unbelievable, Very Real

Apple delivered a lot of big announcements at its WWDC 2023 keynote, including new Mac devices, new features on iOS 17, and improvements to other platforms such as WatchOS and tvOS. However, it was the Cupertino-based company’s traditional ‘one more thing’ that truly got the assembled crowd to sit up…

Tuvalu Looks to Metaverse to Preserve History, Culture as Rising Seas Threaten Existence

Tuvalu Looks to Metaverse to Preserve History, Culture as Rising Seas Threaten Existence

Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe told the COP27 climate summit it was time to look…

Snap Founder Slams the Metaverse, Apple Marketing Chief Says He Won’t Use the Word

Snap Founder Slams the Metaverse, Apple Marketing Chief Says He Won’t Use the Word

Billionaire Snap founder Evan Spiegel rubbished the idea that future computing will migrate into a virtual world dubbed the metaverse, arguing most people prefer a lighter touch known as augmented reality. Augmented reality, which broadly speaking superimposes digital info on the real world, lets people harness computing power without forcing…