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Quest 3 Passthrough Improved, Valve Deckard's Potential, Is PC VR Growing?

Vision Pro Gets Spatial Personas, 10 Years Since Facebook Acquired Oculus

SteamVR On Apple Vision Pro & The Future of visionOS

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the future of Apple's visionOS platform as ALVR brings SteamVR to the headset.

Emulated Vive Trackers, PSVR 2 Production Pause, Flat2VR Studios

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss emulated Vive trackers with Virtual Desktop, major announcements during GDC week and much more.

Quest Lying Down Mode, visionOS 1.1 Arrives, Pico 4S Is Coming

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest's new lying down mode, visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro, and a trademark revealing Pico 4S is on the way.

Meta & LG Confirm Partnership As Google Pitches Its Own XR Platform

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG and Meta's partnership, Google's uncertain place in the market, and a founder from PlutoVR joins the studio to discuss the end of PlutoSphere.

Apple Vision Pro Review, LG's Quest Pro 2, & Sony's Uncertain Future

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest Pro 2, the uncertain future of Sony's PlayStation VR2 and much more.

Quest 3 Lite Hints, Apple Vision Pro Mainstream Review Round Up

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the first mainstream reviews for Apple Vision Pro, and we're joined by special guest Scott Stein from CNET who walks us through his time with the device. 

Apple Vision Pro Initial Batch Immediately Sells Out

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro as well as our plan to cover the launch.

LG Tease, Apple Vision Pro Preorders, The First Standalone AR Glasses

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG's headset tease, Apple Vision Pro pre-orders, and much more in this mega episode.

UEVR Mod, Apple Vision Pro Launch Date, XR2+ Gen 2, Sony Headset

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Apple Vision Pro's launch date details, Sony's upcoming headset, and much more in this 2-hour episode. 

Microsoft Kills Windows MR, Meta To Demo True AR Glasses

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Microsoft deprecating Windows Mixed Reality as Meta prepares true AR glasses.

Quest 3 Inside-Out Body Tracking, Asgard's Wrath 2 Launch, Pico 5 Canceled

Meta Mirror Lake Concept, Is Apple Vision Pro's Launch Imminent?

Vive Ultimate Trackers, Valve's Official Steam Link For Quest

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney meet to discuss Valve putting the official Steam Link app on the Meta Quest Store, Quest 3 showing up in a big way on the Steam Hardware Survey, and the Vive Tracker Ultimate.

Varjo XR-4 Promises Near-Retinal Mixed Reality

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Varjo's top-of-the-line specifications in the XR-4 and  XR-4 Focal Edition with mixed reality "practically indistinguishable from natural sight".

iPhone Spatial Video On Any Headset, Quest 2 For $200, Assassin's Creed Nexus

Interview: Talking Upload Season 3 With Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels is a writer and producer known for The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Upload on Amazon, a science fiction comedy show which imagines a near-future where it is possible to take a one-way transfer, before you die, to a monetized virtual heaven.  VR Download host and UploadVR.com editor Ian Hamilton recently spoke by Zoom call with Daniels about the show with some broad spoilers regarding relationships and technology depicted in the third season. We talked about the writer's st...

Talking Upload Season 3 With Greg Daniels (Interview)

Greg Daniels is a writer and producer known for The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Upload on Amazon, a science fiction comedy show which imagines a near-future where it is possible to take a one-way transfer, before you die, to a monetized virtual heaven.  VR Download host and UploadVR.com editor Ian Hamilton recently spoke by Zoom call with Daniels about the show with some broad spoilers regarding relationships and technology depicted in the third season. We talked about the writer's st...

Meta Takes Quest 2 To $250 As 2024's VR Lineup Takes Shape

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta's price drop for Quest 2 through the end of the year as well as our expectations for 2024.

Google Denies Meta's Request, Apple Vision Pro Body Tracking, Pico Layoffs

New Qualcomm XR Chip - For Apple Vision Pro Competitors?

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney met this week to discuss a report Qualcomm is preparing a new XR chip that could be used for Apple Vision Pro competitors. We also discuss the best mixed reality apps and games on Quest 3 right now and much more.

Pico Shutdown Rumors, Will Quest 3 Passthrough Get Better?

Mixed Reality Occlusion, Cheaper Apple Vision, Quest 3 Lite?

David Heaney and Ian Hamilton discuss the prospect of a cheaper Apple Vision, the prospect of a Quest 3 Lite, and a new mixed reality occlusion feature launched for Meta Quest 3.

Meta Quest 3 Hardware Review Discussion

Ian Hamilton, David Heaney, and Kyle Riesenbeck meet in Meta Quest 3 to record this week's episode while answering some of the top questions about the headset.

Quest 3 Hands-On Impressions & Connect Recap

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney return  from a very busy few days at Connect in California where they tried Meta Quest 3 and talked to VR developers as well as Meta executives.

Horizon Gets Legs, Visor Preorders Open, Bigscreen Beyond Review

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Immersed Visor's pre-orders, our Bigscreen Beyond review and Horizon getting legs.

Unity Developer Backlash, Is Valve Building A Console PC For Wireless VR?

We discuss the latest rumors surrounding Valve's next steps in VR, developers reacting to a new fee structure from Unity, and new details on Apple Vision Pro's support for iPhone and iPad apps.

Quest Pro 2 & Hands-On With Meta's Flamera HMD

David Heaney and Ian hamilton discuss a report suggesting a Quest Pro 2 is in active development, and David reports back with hands-on impressions of the Flamera research HMD from Meta.

Quest 3 Release Date, Meta Avatar Legs, Any Surface Virtual Keyboard

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Meta Quest 3 release date, avatars getting legs, new research for typing on any surface and much more.

Pico Follows Apple With Hand Tracking - Are Controllers Dead?

Meta Quest 3, Vision Pro, & Eyes-In With Varifocal Optics

David Heaney and Ian Hamilton return to the updated UploadVR Studios to cover the latest in VR, including Quest 3, Quest Pro, Vision Pro, and a research prototype with both retinal resolution and varifocal optics.

Meta Quest+ Game Subscriptions, Heavy Vision Pro

We dive into a huge number of topics this week with Quest v55's performance gains. the Meta Quest+ gaming subscription service, Quest Pro eye tracking improvements, the Vision Pro SDK, the likely resolution of Quest 3, and exploring the question of whether Apple Vision Pro is too heavy.

Apple Vision Pro Hands-On, Meta Quest For 10 Year Olds

We tried the Apple Vision Pro! Also, Meta is changing the minimum age for Quest 2 and 3 to 10 years old. 

Google And Samsung's XR Plans, Avatars Growing Legs

We cover PSVR 2 now being sold in stores, Quest v54 getting skybox customization, avatars growing legs research, mixed reality for seeing WiFi dead spots, Apple's latest xrOS trademark, Shareplay for VR, and Google's latest XR tease with Samsung. 

VR Download: Full Body Tracking From Phone, PSVR 2 On PC's Problems

We cover full body tracking from a phone app and the problems facing the prospect of getting PSVR 2 running on PC.

Meta Gaming Showcase & New Mixed Reality Games

We discuss Virtual Desktop's New XR2 PC VR streaming feature, Quest v53's latest updates, Meta's upcoming gaming showcase, Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, mixed reality gaming and more.

Apple's Headset Apps & Meta On Jeopardy

We discuss the Pico G3, Apple's headset apps, Valve's next VR headset, Meta layoffs and more.

Bigscreen Beyond & The New UploadVR

Our super-sized episode welcomes back David Heaney from his secret project rebuilding the UploadVR website! He's joined by Ian Hamilton as they assess Bigscreen Beyond, Tilt Five business use cases, PSVR 2's soft launch, Apple's upcoming media event and much much more.

PSVR 2 Cinema Mode On PC, Self-Tracking Vive Tracker

AltspaceVR's Last Moment & Quest Pass Subscriptions

We talk about Walkabout Mini Golf coming to iPhone, Meta's reviews frustration, Quest Pass subscriptions, Onward's creator leaving Meta, and AltspaceVR's final moment.

Meta's Roadmap From Quest 3 To Quest Pro 2

Echo VR fans plea with Mark Zuckerberg, VRChat & Bigscreen avatar changes on the way, Meta's smartglasses & AR hardware roadmap, codec avatars, a neural wristband for everyday use, and Meta Quest's roadmap.

Valve Index Hand Tracking, Quest Direct Touch Menus

We discuss Meta Quest getting direct touch menus, PSVR 2's PenTile OLED suxbpixel layout, Valve Index open source hand tracking, and Meta's plans for 2024.

PlayStation VR2 Review, Horizon Call Of The Mountain

We welcome Henry Stockdale to the podcast with his review of PSVR 2 and then David Heaney rejoins to give his technical analysis of the hardware. We cover Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, best launch games, haptics, eye tracking and more in the next-generation PS5-powered VR system from Sony.

VR Download: Bigscreen Beyond, PSVR 2 In Hand

Bigscreen Beyond is announced! An ultra lightweight VR headset with SteamVR Tracking leads off our show. We also discuss Meta updates including the Quest interface getting touch, Supernatural getting formally acquired, and updates planned for Horizon. We also discuss Brad Lynch's statement on headset leaks, and we close out the show talking about unboxing PlayStation VR2.

Echo VR's Legacy, Google & Samsung Are Back

We discuss PlayStation VR2's latest details, Samsung & Google returning to VR, Meta's latest moves and the legacy of Echo VR.

PSVR 2 Sales Forecast, Quest Pro Price Cut

We discuss Meta dropping the Quest Pro price to $1,100, Apple's tools for easy to build AR apps, Echo VR shutting down, Rec Room exploring full body avatars, PSVR 2's sales expectation and AR/VR entering a new phase of adoption.

Microsoft Cuts Down Mixed Reality, CES Haptics

This week we discuss the upgraded Quest hand tracking 2.1, Microsoft's huge layoffs and its effect on mixed reality, Apple's latest VR/AR headset details, and close out our coverage of CES with a discussion about some impressive haptics demos we had with Contact CI and HaptX.

New Military HoloLens, Tilt Five AR Impressions

We discuss new developments related to Microsoft's militarized Hololens AR technology and Tilt Five's progress toward consumer AR. We also cover Meta Quest Move syncing with Android, Unity supporting OpenXR hand tracking and Mojo Vision ceasing work on their smart contact lens.

Vive XR Elite & Pimax View Hands-On, Roblox On Quest 3

Our super-sized episode covers CES 2023 demos of headsets including the Vive XR Elite and Pimax Portal View. We also discuss Windows Mixed Reality growing on Steam with Reverb G2 discounts, Bigscreen co-watching with Disney & Amazon Prime, Meta ending Quest 1 Updates, Roblox rumored for Quest in 2023, Intel's latest Wifi chips, Quest 2's GPU performance boost.