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First Impressions: Sony's Standalone Headset For Creatives Disappoints

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UploadVR Ian Hamilton I tried a brief hands-on with the headset and its unusual controllers at the Augmented World Expo conference in Long Beach. Sony Announces XR2+ Gen 2 Standalone Headset For Enterprise Sony is the previously undisclosed fifth company building a headset using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.

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Highlighting the Top 3 XR Trends of 2023 [Insights From This Year’s AWE USA]

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From cutting-edge hardware to new, groundbreaking technology and software solutions, this year had it all. Just like with the metaverse last year, AI became a new hot topic, but in terms of hardware, the spotlight was clearly on AR. From next year on, the event is moving to the Long Beach Convention Center. Guest Post

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I Used Meta Ray-Ban Glasses & Apple Vision Pro To Cover Augmented World Expo

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Augmented World Expo in Long Beach is the first conference I’ve attended fully equipped with Meta Ray-Ban glasses and Apple Vision Pro as part of my reporting toolkit. I made plans to attend Augmented World Expo this year in Long Beach without a schedule in mind.

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Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Strategy Driven By Pioneer Who Helped Launch VR’s Renaissance

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Bolas previously directed USC’s Mixed Reality Lab at the Institute for Creative Technologies, where he hired a teenager from Long Beach before the young man co-founded Oculus.

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‘Project CARS 2’ Leaked Footage Shows Progress on Sequel to VR-capable Racing Sim

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If you have suitably high-end hardware to match its demanding engine, it remains one of the most visually-impressive VR titles available. SEE ALSO 4 Wheel Recommendations for Newcomers to VR Sim Racing. Project CARS 2 is expected to enhance VR support on PC, but a potential PSVR mode for the PS4 version has not been confirmed at this stage.

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XR Guild Newsletter: March 2025

XR Guild

The future of immersive tech isn’t just about cool experiences and straight-up scifi hardware; it’s about who controls the data, how we shape digital worlds, and what kind of future we’re building. XR isn’t just play…it’s power. Hit up Aysu and the NYC team, and get involved here. Nominations open in April.

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‘Project CARS 2’ VR Review – An Ambitious Sequel With Serious Potential

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The new circuits are built to a high standard, particularly COTA, Long Beach, and the brilliant Algarve Circuit (Portimao). We partnered with AVA Direct to create the Exemplar 2 Ultimate , our high-end VR hardware reference point against which we perform our tests and reviews.