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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 24d

Here's 3000 words on my time with Meta Ray-Ban Display and its Meta Neural Band at Connect 2025.

We plan to buy a unit to review next month, and when I get it, I'll describe what it's like to use in daily life.

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 24d

Meta Ray-Ban Display is very much a first-generation device, with notable flaws, while the Meta Neural Band works so well it feels like magic.

Read our full hands-on impressions here:

Meta Ray-Ban Display Hands-On: A Flawless Wristband For Flawed Glasses

Meta Ray-Ban Display is undeniably impressive technology, but it has notable flaws, while the Meta Neural Band works so well it feels like magic.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 1d

Palmer Luckey's Anduril revealed the design of its EagleEye military XR headset and showed clips depicting the interface soldiers see.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 1d

Quest 3's official Windows 11 Remote Desktop integration now has 21:9 and 3:4 aspect ratio options, as well as an enveloping visionOS-like Ultrawide Mode:

Quest 3's Windows 11 Remote Desktop Gets Aspect Ratio Setting & Ultrawide Mode

The official Windows 11 Remote Desktop of Horizon OS now has 21:9 and 3:4 aspect ratio options, as well as an enveloping visionOS-like Ultrawide Mode.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 3d

Quest's Horizon OS v81 is rolling out now, bringing the Horizon Engine Immersive Home, persistent window anchoring, QuickPlay, and more.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/quest-v81-ne...

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 3d

1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 3d

(the y-axis is millions of units)

David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 3d

Look at the ramp of the Macintosh to realign your expectations of where Apple Vision is going — and how long it will take to be "mainstream".

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 3d

Notably, immersive video does not work on smart glasses!

To be compelling, immersive video requires a far wider field of view than even any waveguide *in research labs* can reach, not to mention higher resolution than any existing or projected LCOS or microLED.

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 4d

This seems like an interesting opportunity for VR developers, though whether it's a good one will depend on exactly how the revenue sharing works behind the scenes.

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 4d

Quest developers can now apply to have their game be part of the Horizon+ subscription, and Meta added a new Indie Catalog for smaller titles:

Horizon+ Is Getting An Indie Catalog, And Quest Games Can Apply To Be Included

Quest developers can now apply to have their game be part of the Horizon+ subscription, and Meta added a new Indie Catalog for smaller titles.

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 4d

This seems like an interesting opportunity for VR developers, though whether it's a good one will depend on exactly how the revenue sharing works behind the scenes.

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 4d

Quest developers can now apply to have their game be part of the Horizon+ subscription, and Meta added a new Indie Catalog for smaller titles:

Horizon+ Is Getting An Indie Catalog, And Quest Games Can Apply To Be Included

Quest developers can now apply to have their game be part of the Horizon+ subscription, and Meta added a new Indie Catalog for smaller titles.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 4d

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City makes you want to live in the sewers.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City Hands-On At Home In The Sewers

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City makes you want to live in the sewers.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 4d

Meta's web browser now uses depth sensing for WebXR Hit Testing on Quest 3 & 3S, enabling instant mixed reality object placement without a Scene Mesh.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/quest-browse...

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 5d

This makes all the "Apple isn't investing in Vision Pro content" analysts look like clowns.

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 5d

Live Apple Immersive Video!

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 5d

Select LA Lakers NBA games will be streamed in Apple Immersive to Apple Vision Pro owners next year, the first-ever live content for the format:

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Apple Vision Pro Is Getting Live Apple Immersive LA Lakers NBA Games

Select LA Lakers NBA games will be streamed in Apple Immersive to Apple Vision Pro owners next year, the first-ever live content for the format.

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 5d

Introducing Figure 03

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 5d

Samsung Galaxy XR will include controllers in the box, Android Headlines reports, in a leak that includes dozens of renders of the Android XR headset:

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Samsung 'Galaxy XR' Includes Controllers, Leak With Renders Claims

Samsung Galaxy XR will include controllers in the box, Android Headlines reports, in a leak that includes dozens of renders of the Android XR headset.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 5d

The Brookhaven Experiment is available on Quest today nearly a decade after spawning one of VR's first viral waves.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/the-brookhav...

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 5d

Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema is out now, letting US Quest 3/3S owners watch M3GAN & The Black Phone in custom VR environments with immersive effects.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/blumhouse-en...

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 5d

Meta's latest Horizon Worlds shooter is now playable in VR following community backlash for launching on web and mobile only:

Meta's Latest Shooter Gets VR Support After Uproar

Meta's latest Horizon Worlds shooter is now playable in VR following community backlash for launching on web and mobile only.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 6d

Valve's next headset has entered mass production and will ship this year, a Chinese analyst group claims, with an estimated run of 500,000 units in the first year:

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Valve's Next Headset Reportedly Enters Mass Production

Valve's next headset has entered mass production and will ship this year, a Chinese analyst group claims, with an estimated run of 500,000 units in the first year.

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 6d

MacRumors found a reference to a new Apple "Dual Knit Band", corroborating Bloomberg's claim that the next Vision Pro will have an improved strap:

New Apple Vision Pro 'Dual Knit Band' Reference Discovered

MacRumors found a reference to a new Apple "Dual Knit Band", corroborating Bloomberg's claim that the next Vision Pro will have an improved strap.

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David Heaney @heaney555.bsky.social · 6d

The headset will be just the beginning.

Google and Samsung want to take on Meta's glasses too.

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 6d

Samsung and Google plan to launch HUD glasses next year to take on Meta Ray-Ban Display, South Korea's The Financial News reports:

Samsung-Google HUD Glasses Could Launch Next Year

Samsung and Google plan to launch HUD glasses next year to take on Meta Ray-Ban Display, South Korea's The Financial News reports.

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Vee @vesturo.eu · 11d

i just saw this on my feed a couple days ago! NGL stuff like this is why UVR is one of my favorite current gen tech news outlets, they actually have a thumb on the scene and don't scare away from sharing niche stuff like this!

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 11d

Quest Pro eye tracking is helping a gryphon come alive in VRChat.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/vrchat-creat...