Rokid Glasses Raise Over $1M in First Week, Proving Strong Demand for Display-clad Smart Glasses

Rokid Glasses Raise Over $1M in First Week, Proving Strong Demand for Display-clad Smart Glasses

Rokid, the China and US-based AR startup, launched a Kickstarter campaign last week for Rokid Glasses, frontrunning the competition with a pair of smart glasses housing green monochrome displays. Now, the crowdfunding campaign has surpasses $1 million, doubling the amount it garnered within its first 24 hours. If Rokid Glases’ recent performance on Kickstarter is anything

An Infamous Cave Sealed After a Fatal Accident is Being Reopened for Exploration – in VR

An Infamous Cave Sealed After a Fatal Accident is Being Reopened for Exploration – in VR

Cave Crave (2025) is a VR game where you explore caves. No monsters, no treasure chests, no puzzles—just the oppressive cave interiors tightening around you as you traverse further underground. Now, developers 3R Games are doing something few would expect: they’re purposefully recreating a now inaccessible cave system where a man died. Next month, Cave

Meta’s Reported $800 Smart Glasses with Display Won’t Shoot for the Stars, Claims Respected Analyst

Meta’s Reported $800 Smart Glasses with Display Won’t Shoot for the Stars, Claims Respected Analyst

Meta’s smart glasses with display, codenamed ‘Hypernova’, are reportedly slated to cost less than initially expected, with Meta allegedly slashing price expectations from the rumored $1,000 – $1,400 range to $800. Now, respected supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Meta is nearly ready to begin mass production, although sales expectations aren’t very high. Bloomberg’s Mark

Mixed Reality’s Best Laser Tag-style Multiplayer Gets Better Spatial Stability, New Enemies & More

Mixed Reality’s Best Laser Tag-style Multiplayer Gets Better Spatial Stability, New Enemies & More

Spatial Ops (2024) is a bit like laser tag for Quest, letting you set up barriers and squad up with your friends for everything from room-scale to arena-scale mixed reality shootouts. Now, developer Resolution Games released an update today that brings more stability to co-located gameplay, more enemies, support for bHaptics gear, and more. Called ‘Pulse

‘Horizon Worlds’ is Getting AI-powered NPCs Soon That Talk, Guide and React in Real Time

‘Horizon Worlds’ is Getting AI-powered NPCs Soon That Talk, Guide and React in Real Time

Meta laid out the next step of its AI integration strategy for social VR platform Horizon Worlds, noting that “very soon” creators will be able to add AI-powered NPCs to their worlds. Earlier this year Meta introduced non-embodied NPCs, essentially letting Horizon Worlds creators plug in ‘background’ AI agents, which were meant to offer help, but

‘No Man’s Sky’ Brings Massive Multi-crew Starships in Latest Update

‘No Man’s Sky’ Brings Massive Multi-crew Starships in Latest Update

No Man’s Sky (2016) is well beyond its redemption arc now, having just shipped ‘Voyagers’ across VR and flatscreen platforms, making for one of its biggest updates yet. Starting today, you’ll be able to step aboard even bigger starships that you can crew with your friends. From the trailer, it certainly feels like No Man’s

Rokid Glasses Kickstarter Tops $500K Amid Growing Demand for Smart Glasses with Displays

Rokid Glasses Kickstarter Tops $500K Amid Growing Demand for Smart Glasses with Displays

Chinese AR startup Rokid launched a Kickstarter campaign yesterday for Rokid Glasses, a new version of the company’s smart glasses with green monochrome displays which previously launched in China. Now, after 24 hours, the project has already garnered over $500,000, marking an undeniable demand for smart glasses that go beyond the audio-only experience of Ray-Ban

Social VR’s Most Powerful Creator Platform Just Got a New Lease on Life

Social VR’s Most Powerful Creator Platform Just Got a New Lease on Life

When it comes to social VR platforms, Resonite isn’t exactly a household name, although the studio behind it is making some serious efforts to change that. The powerful PC VR social creation platform just got its biggest update yet, bringing massive improvements to performance across the board. Launched into early access on Steam back in