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Immersive Training · September 7, 2026
Apple Vision Pro Helps Astronauts Revisit Their Underwater Training
Apple is filming spacewalk practice in immersive video, giving astronauts and their support teams a way to review each session in 3D.
VIVE Eagle · September 7, 2026
HTC’s VIVE Eagle AI Glasses Go on Sale in the US
HTC’s smart glasses combine hands-free 3K video, live translation, and AI notes, with European, UK, and Australian shipments following this month.
AI Creation · September 6, 2026
Runway’s New AI Generates Worlds as You Play
GWM Worlds 2 makes AI-generated video interactive, creating each moment in response to your actions.
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Apple Immersive · September 4, 2026
The Second Live Immersive MLB Game Is Tonight on Vision Pro
The Angels visit the Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, with Apple bringing Vision Pro viewers close to the plate, dugouts, and outfield wall.
RayNeo glasses · September 4, 2026
RayNeo’s iO AI Glasses and GT Cinema Glasses Go on Sale
One pair puts private text in the wearer’s view, while the other turns a phone or streaming device into a wide personal screen.
Gaussian splats · September 4, 2026
Scenery Is Adding Gaussian Splats to Its App Across Apple Platforms
Scenery says the feature will arrive with the public releases of iOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27. Scripts can update hundreds of thousands of splats per frame.
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September 2026
AuraTap · September 4, 2026
AuraTap Makes Vision Pro Persona Events Recordable and Shareable
The social app now lets Vision Pro users meet one-on-one, host live discussions, react from the audience, and download each participant’s recording.
3D movies · September 4, 2026
Disney+ Adds The Mandalorian and Grogu in 3D on Vision Pro
The 2-hour, 14-minute Star Wars movie joins Disney+'s headset catalog with stereoscopic playback and an IMAX Enhanced presentation.
3D scanning · September 1, 2026
XGRIDS Turns Your iPhone Into a 3D Spatial Camera
The LCC Scan app builds explorable 3D scenes right on your iPhone, without a cloud upload or server queue.
World models · September 1, 2026
World Labs’ Atlas Combines World Creation, Capture, and Simulation
One model generates camera-controlled video, reconstructs explorable 3D scenes, and reframes motion captured with as few as three cameras.
SportSuite Vision · September 1, 2026
FDA Authorizes First Surgical App for Apple Vision Pro
Stryker’s SportSuite Vision places arthroscopy video, CT scans, and planning tools around a surgeon while keeping the operating room in view.
August 2026
Space Vision 2.0 · August 31, 2026
Space Vision 2.0 Guides You Through the Solar System on Vision Pro
Space Vision 2.0 adds a guide, hidden facts, and up to 40 worlds to explore in a moving solar system on Vision Pro.
Meta Glasses software · August 28, 2026
Meta Glasses Get Spatial Audio and Easier Walking Directions
The update also brings navigation across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, full Mandarin support, and stronger camera safeguards.
Mosaic Meridian 2 · August 28, 2026
Mosaic Launches Meridian 2 Mobile Mapping System for One-Person Crews
The roof-mounted rig combines a 91.2-megapixel 360-degree camera, 32-channel lidar, and survey-grade positioning, then packs into two small cases for travel.
Retrocade Update · August 28, 2026
Retrocade Adds a New Game to Its Virtual Arcade on Apple Vision Pro
QIX turns Taito’s 1981 line-drawing game into a life-size cabinet, where players claim the screen while dodging Qix and Sparx.
Apple Immersive · August 27, 2026
Apple’s First Live Immersive MLB Game Is Almost Here
Red Sox–Yankees begins August 28 at 7 p.m. ET on Vision Pro, with 8K 3D views designed to bring fans closer to each at-bat and the action around Yankee Stadium.
Microduck · August 27, 2026
Hugging Face Unveils a $399 Robot Duck You Can Teach
Microduck can walk, pick up objects, get back up after a fall, and roller-skate. Its open software lets builders train and share new moves.
ImmersiX · August 26, 2026
ImmersiX Streams 6DoF Movies to Apple Vision Pro
ImmersiX runs its 6DoF movies on NVIDIA's cloud, so Vision Pro owners can move inside each scene without a gaming PC or complex setup.
Surflo · August 26, 2026
Surflo Turns Multiple Photos Into One Clean 3D Surface
The research model compresses unposed views into one fixed state, then decodes a point cloud or mesh at the resolution a creator needs.
Apple Event · August 26, 2026
Apple Announces ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event for September 9
Apple has not confirmed its lineup, but reporting points to the iPhone 18 Pro, its first foldable iPhone, new Watches, and AirPods 5.
Steam Frame · August 26, 2026
Steam Frame’s Launch Window Narrows Around a Reported September 14 Date
Valve’s finished setup videos, FCC approval, and summer shipping promise make the rumored date plausible, but the company still has not confirmed it.
Skild AI S1 · August 25, 2026
Skild AI’s S1 Teaches Robots New Tasks From One Video
Skild says the foundation model can follow unseen, ten-minute jobs without fine-tuning and reached 66 percent per-step success on its internal benchmark.
Figure Index · August 25, 2026
Figure Launches Index to Pay People for Videos That Train Robots
The app asks contributors to record tasks at home and work, while Figure says 16 million videos are already feeding its humanoid robot AI.
Mac mini and Mac Studio · August 25, 2026
Apple Brings M6 to Mac mini and M5 Ultra to Mac Studio
Apple’s compact desktops add faster chips, more memory, and new ways to connect several Macs for demanding local AI work.
XPeng IRON · August 25, 2026
XPeng Lines Up $900 Million to Put IRON Humanoids to Work
The human-shaped robot is headed for XPeng stores and campuses before a wider 2027 launch in retail and service jobs.
URSee · August 24, 2026
URSee Turns Apple Vision Pro Into a Live Immersive Camera Monitor
The visionOS app places a Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive feed inside a calibrated 3D dome, using direct wired capture or network streams from a Mac.
Astronoma · August 24, 2026
Astronoma Recreates the ISS Orbit Around Earth on Apple Vision Pro
The free Space Station environment uses NASA imagery, follows the station's real orbital path, and lets users adjust sunlight or move around Earth.
PICO Space Pro · August 24, 2026
PICO Delays Space Pro Launch to the Fourth Quarter
PICO says it needs more time for a major software upgrade and will expand testing before releasing its new spatial headset later this year.
AirVis Studio · August 21, 2026
AirVis Studio Creates Gaussian Splats Locally for Free
AirVis Studio processes photos, standard video, and 360 video into 3D scenes directly on Apple-silicon Macs and Windows PCs.
NavVis IVION 12 · August 21, 2026
NavVis Brings Walkable Gaussian Splats to Its Laser-Scanning Platform
IVION 12 lets MLX customers explore beta splat views in a browser, then measure the same scene against the underlying point cloud.
Robotaxis · August 20, 2026
Nevada Clears Tesla, Uber, and Waymo Robotaxis for Las Vegas
The three permits set first-year ceilings of 5,000 Tesla vehicles, 1,000 Waymo vehicles, and 1,000 Uber partner vehicles across Clark County.
4DAnyone · August 20, 2026
4DAnyone Turns One Video Into a Moving 3D Person
The research system generates 16 synchronized views, then builds a free-viewpoint Gaussian-splat scene without a camera rig, known lens settings, or known camera positions.
XREAL AURA · August 20, 2026
XREAL AURA Android XR Glasses Pass 10,000 Reservations
AURA pairs a 70-degree see-through display and hand tracking with a pocket computer, while Google Play and Gemini supply its software.
Nori A3 · August 19, 2026
Nori Opens a Second Batch of Its $1,688 A3 Home Robot
The wheeled bimanual robot has two arms, four cameras, LiDAR, and software designed to let owners teach household tasks and share skills.
Steam Frame · August 19, 2026
Valve’s Steam Frame Setup Videos Surface Ahead of Launch
The clips show the headset’s box, mobile sign-in, PC wireless adapter, fit controls, and accessories while price and release timing remain unannounced.
PICO Space Pro · August 19, 2026
PICO Had Planned a September 2 Space Pro Reveal
PICO originally scheduled a September 2 reveal for Space Pro, which pairs dual 4K micro-OLED displays with custom silicon and PICO OS 6.
Apple AirPods with cameras · August 17, 2026
Leaked Apple Video Shows AirPods With Cameras Using Visual Intelligence
The 13-second demo recognizes a book and offers to save it for later, while setup files reveal how Apple may handle blocked camera views.
Gaussian Splatting · August 17, 2026
The NBA Is Experimenting With 4D Gaussian Splats
Peripheral Labs worked with the Raptors at NBA Summer League, showing how real basketball can become a free-moving 3D scene.
Gaussian Splatting · August 17, 2026
360 Gaussian Pro Turns 360 Video Into 3D Splats Entirely on Your PC
The Windows app extracts, masks, aligns, and trains footage locally, with camera support ranging from Insta360 to DJI.
AI Video · August 17, 2026
CrossView Warp Turns One Video Angle Into a Camera Orbit
The open-source ComfyUI tool uses keyframes and AI to generate a new viewpoint while the action keeps moving.
Lamborghini · August 16, 2026
Lamborghini App Adds Revuelto SV for Apple Vision Pro
The free update lets you inspect the 1,065 CV hybrid supercar at full scale, pull apart its engineering, and hear its V12 in spatial audio.
4D Gaussian Splatting · August 15, 2026
Michael Rubloff and 4DV.ai Made an 11-Minute Gaussian Splatting Video
The companion WebXR experience turns selected clips into moving places you can step inside.
Home Robots · August 13, 2026
Matic Robot Vacuum Adds Voice and Gesture Controls
Cues understands commands in more than 70 languages and uses on-device vision to turn a pointing gesture into a specific place to clean.
AI-made 3D · August 12, 2026
Meshy 7 Is Now Available and Actually Pretty Impressive
We tested Meshy 7 with our own images. The detailed, fully rotatable results show how far image-to-3D generation has come.
Gaussian splats · August 12, 2026
Intangible’s Browser-Based 3D Studio Gains Gaussian Splat Support
The update lets creators place scans of real places beside other 3D objects and move a camera through the scene.
Insta360 X6 · August 12, 2026
Insta360 X6 Now Available With 8K50 and Spatial Capture
The $699.99 camera adds larger sensors, 120MP photos, longer 8K recording, and an easier way to create Gaussian splats.
Apple robotics · August 11, 2026
Apple has 16 open roles that explicitly name robots
Four Cupertino jobs focus on AI-powered behavior, while nine Special Projects roles span touch, simulation, interaction, and hands-on robot hardware.
Apple Vision Pro and AI · August 11, 2026
Grok Bot’s iOS App Runs on Apple Vision Pro
Grok Bot’s cloud agents can work across apps, learn routines, and keep going after you step away.
AI-made 3D · August 11, 2026
Tencent’s WorldClaw Builds an Editable 3D World From One Prompt
AI agents plan the terrain, build separate textured objects, and use Blender to inspect and repair the finished scene.
Apple Vision Pro games · August 11, 2026
New Apple Vision Pro Game Turns Your Room Into a Cave
Cueva de las Manos turns your hand shadows into tools for solving painted physics puzzles.
visionOS 27 · August 10, 2026
Siri Gets New Voice Options in visionOS 27 Beta 5
On M5 Apple Vision Pro, you can now adjust how fast Siri speaks and choose from more expressive voices.
Apple Immersive · August 10, 2026
Apple Is Bringing Live Immersive MLB Games to Vision Pro
The first live game is August 28. Here’s everything you need to know before the first pitch.
Mars Update · August 8, 2026
Waddle 2.0 Puts Mars Around You on Vision Pro
Waddle 2.0 uses real NASA panoramas and a floating map to visit Perseverance rover stops across Jezero Crater.
Terafab · August 8, 2026
SpaceX and Tesla Plan a 100-Million-Square-Foot AI Chip Factory
Terafab would put logic, memory, packaging, and testing under one Texas roof to feed Optimus robots, Cybercabs, and computers in orbit.
Insta360 X6 · August 7, 2026
Insta360 X6 Will Turn 360 Recordings Into Gaussian Splats
The new Spatial Capture feature captures a place with the X6, then Insta360’s app turns the recording into an explorable 3D scene.
Meta AI glasses · August 6, 2026
Meta AI Glasses Grow as Reality Labs Losses Reach $97 Billion
Glasses now drive Reality Labs growth, even as Quest sales fall and Meta keeps spending billions on the business.
URXR One · August 6, 2026
URXR One passes $650,000 on Kickstarter in two days
The $799 glasses promise a 90-degree view, room-scale tracking, and five virtual screens while keeping the frame to 93 grams.
Apple Vision Pro apps · August 6, 2026
Mission Stratos takes Vision Pro 32 kilometers above Earth
The Arluma360 tour is built from footage captured with an 11K 360-degree camera during a 14-hour scientific balloon flight over Canada.
NVIDIA Alpamayo 2 Super · August 4, 2026
NVIDIA Opens Its Alpamayo 2 Super Self-Driving AI Model for Commercial Use
The 34-billion-parameter model lets autonomous vehicle developers fine-tune surround-view reasoning on proprietary fleet data and commercially redistribute what they build.
Gemini Robotics 2 · August 2, 2026
Google’s Gemini Robotics 2 Now Moves a Humanoid From Feet to Fingertips
DeepMind says the same model can adapt to a new robot body in a few hours, even when its shape and sensors are different.
Apple smart glasses · August 2, 2026
Apple is exploring health and fitness for future glasses
Two new Vision Products Group job listings suggest the work is already underway.
Snap SPECS · August 2, 2026
Snap Will Give SPECS a Deeper Look on September 16
The launch should show what the $2,195 glasses can do and when buyers can get them.
July 2026
Apple Vision Pro · July 31, 2026
Apple Vision Pro let Jon Favreau preview Star Wars at IMAX scale
He and ILM’s John Knoll walked through virtual sets before construction and checked how each shot would fill the giant screen.
Meta Quest · July 31, 2026
Meta Connect 2026 will show what’s next for building on Quest
Livestream registration is open, and developer sessions will cover SDK updates, AI workflows, controller-free interaction, and new ways to earn.
Meta Quest · July 30, 2026
Meta’s new XR Operator lets AI agents see and control Quest apps.
The experimental developer tool can move through a running VR or mixed reality app, press buttons, and test what happens next.
Apple Immersive Video · July 30, 2026
Apple Vision Pro can now take you inside the Tennessee Aquarium.
The new immersive film visits the aquarium’s animals and introduces the people working to protect water and wildlife across the Southeast.
Vision Pro accessories · July 30, 2026
DFRobot’s seeMote Cube is now available for Apple Vision Pro.
The new spatial accessory brings full motion tracking, six real buttons, and touch feedback to supported apps.
Generative AI · July 30, 2026
Google Earth can now reimagine any place with AI.
Create image starts with the map on screen. AI turns it into a new scene that you can edit and save.
Meta hardware · July 29, 2026
Meta is opening Meta Lab spaces inside more than 50 Best Buy stores.
The 900-square-foot spaces combine Quest demos, AI glasses fittings, smart mirrors, and dedicated Meta specialists.
Visual positioning · July 28, 2026
AI-powered visual positioning can find you from just one photo.
MultiSet matched an ordinary photo against a 3D scan of Austin. The visible scene led it back to the camera’s exact position.
Vision Pro development · July 28, 2026
Apple gives Godot games a new path to Vision Pro.
Its open-source plugins let a Godot scene live in a window, volume, immersive space, or portal, with Apple’s spatial audio too.
Spatial AI · July 27, 2026
InSpatio turns one video into a moving 4D Gaussian scene.
The research preview creates new camera angles from one video clip, without a multi-camera setup.
Apple smart glasses · July 26, 2026
Apple may unveil its first smart glasses at WWDC 2027.
If Bloomberg’s report is right, developers could see them next June and customers could get them by the end of 2027.
Smart glasses · July 22, 2026
Samsung previews two more Gemini glasses styles.
The display-free Android XR eyewear pairs a camera, Gemini, and up to nine hours of battery life with two additional designs launching this fall.
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