Tag Archives: opinion

A first look at the screenless Spacetop AR laptop showcased at the recent AWE event. Mixed first impressions with all the pros and cons.

Apple's highly anticipated XR headset, Apple Vision Pro, has been unveiled this month. Explore the experts' insights on its readiness for mainstream adoption and its potential impact on the future of mixed reality technology.

As we head into the next generation of XR hardware, what are the big developments and releases coming out of the industry?

What trends will dominate the metaverse and XR tech fields? What new innovations will affect the metaverse and XR? We’ve curated a list of metaverse and XR predictions that might make an impact on the future of emerging technologies.

In Part 1, I described the technical discrepancies between the reality of the metaverse and what people expect. In part 2 we will see the problem of unexpected costs.

My company receives a lot of requests for VR/AR apps. Many of these are doomed to go nowhere from the beginning. Why? Let’s talk about expectations vs reality when it comes to the metaverse.

Spatial computing enthusiasts said we'd all be in the metaverse by now. Why is it not so? Why aren't we all equipped with a headset?

Meta's vision for the metaverse is top-down and money-hungry. The metaverse that wins will solve more problems than it creates. Here's why Executive Chairman of LiveSwitch, Brian Hamilton, believes Meta should not own the metaverse.

The event held promise to be a sneak peek at the future of live VR entertainment inside Meta’s metaverse. It did not go well.

Learn about the best features of Anotherway’s VR game Unplugged along with some concerns our writer raises in regards to suggestive sexual content.

Multipeer AR filters would allow Facebook video chat users to share an interactive AR experience. But this exciting advancement comes with considerations.

Augmented reality is reshaping social media. Some experiences make social media a positive force in people’s lives, while others are still debatable.

AR can disrupt a tried and true shopping process, meaning brands should tread lightly when implementing AR into their e-commerce offerings.

The death of VR has been heralded so often that it is a recurrent theme for journalists and commentators alike. It's not dead.

Varjo’s third generation of XR and VR headsets are here, just two years after their predecessors and both with price tags above $3k. How much is too much?

During the Spring and Summer of 2020, as in-person events fell, augmented reality applications, coupled with advances in AI, saw an uptick.

  After decades of speculation, anticipation, hype, and disappointment, is 2020 virtual reality’s breakout year? As someone who studies the...

  AR glasses have thus far failed to truly catch on for consumers, often conjuring up images of clunky shades...

  Since Pokémon Go had the whole world catching monsters in 2016, no other augmented reality app has reached the...

  AR glasses are expected to be the next most trending pieces of tech in infotainment over the next decade....