Steam Frame OLED Refresh Codename Plano Spotted in Kernel
Valve’s SteamOS kernel trees point to a Steam Frame micro-OLED refresh codenamed Plano at 3552×3840 per eye, but its default render stays at half native.
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KAIST OmniBody Soft-Body Sim Cuts and Peels in Real Time
KAIST’s OmniBody, shown at SIGGRAPH 2026, cuts and peels soft-body objects within a real-time GPU budget, and its author points to future uses in XR.
Alibaba Prices Qwen N1 Glasses From 2,218 Yuan After Subsidy
Alibaba listed Qwen N1 AI glasses from 2,899 yuan and N1 Pro from 3,399 yuan, with first-sale prices from 2,218 yuan; iris data storage is undisclosed.
Nothing Smart Glasses Leak Points to Two Models
Nothing smart glasses may come in two models, a leak says: camera-free audio glasses and a camera pair with ChatGPT and translation, building on Bloomberg.
Ray-Ban Meta Hey Meta Recording Issue Resolved, Meta Says
Meta says an issue that saved Ray-Ban Meta owners’ conversations to Meta AI history without Hey Meta is resolved, but it has not explained the cause.
UN Chief Asks States to Treat Neural Data as Sensitive
UN Secretary-General Guterres asks states to treat neural data as highly sensitive and ban coercive neurotechnology, a marker for nerve-sensing wearables.
Valve Retires the Index, Cuts Remaining Stock 20%
Valve says the Index is no longer produced, and remaining headsets, controllers and accessories are 20% off while supplies last, with SteamVR support kept.
VRChat Bans Deceptive AI Thumbnails, Opens AI Policy Talks
VRChat banned deceptive AI-generated thumbnails on October 6 after a creator protest and opened a seven-day consultation on its wider generative AI policy.
I Am Your Beast VR Adds Two Seconds to Every Rank Time
I Am Your Beast VR’s October 12 update adds two seconds to every rank time and launches an online leaderboard that only counts runs after the patch.
Pimax Play Linux Client in Development, Pimax Confirms
Pimax told GamingOnLinux a dedicated Linux Pimax Play client is in development, with no date or build, as its new Crystal Pro headset depends on it.