SideQuest Drops Developer Mode and USB From Quest Setup
SideQuest now installs on Meta Quest without developer mode, a developer account or a USB cable, and can install Steam game ports from the headset.
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Meta Glasses SDK Caps Video at 720×1280 and 30 fps
Meta’s Wearables Device Access Toolkit caps third-party glasses video at 720×1280 and 30 fps, defaults to 504×896 and says lower settings look better.
RawMeta Turns Meta Neural Band Into a Raw EMG Recorder
RawMeta, from UCSD club Triton Neurotech, turns Meta’s Neural Band into an 8-channel, 2048 Hz raw EMG recorder on Mac, streaming samples, not gestures.
Mothergunship: Forge Moves to Unreal 5.7, Adds Hand Tracking
Terrible Posture Games’ Thank You, Recruit! Update lands October 15 with an Unreal 5.7 engine move, Ascension and Daily modes, and Quest hand tracking.
Helix World Generates Video and Stereo Sound Together
Helix World from Noiz AI and HKUST turns one image into explorable video with camera-aligned stereo sound at 24 fps, but real-time speed needs an H800.
Even G2 Web Flasher Now Serves Only Official Firmware
An independent browser flasher for Even Realities G2 and R1 now publishes 16 official G2 and 12 R1 firmware images, excludes custom builds and flags risks.
Melt ContactGlove3 Wins CEATEC Award, Sale Date Unclear
Murata and Melt won a CEATEC 2026 Excellence Award for the camera-free ContactGlove3 VR glove, but Melt’s pages disagree on an October or November sale.
Diablo II VR Mod Ships 22 Versions in Six Days, Adds OpenXR
The free D2R VR mod for Diablo II: Resurrected went from 0.141 to 0.163 in six days, adding native OpenXR and per-eye DLSS, but first person is a preview.
Austrian Court Overturns Student Expulsion Over Meta Glasses
Austria’s Federal Administrative Court overturned a Vienna student’s expulsion for wearing Meta smart glasses in class as a school ban option is readied.
Collov Labs Opens $199 NewEyes Sight Glasses Pre-Orders
Collov Labs opened pre-orders for $199 NewEyes Sight AI glasses, a $149 Halo camera earphone and a $99 Clip, but lists no camera spec and no ship date.