Exoshock Open Beta Starts September 17 on Quest and SteamVR
PolarityOne opens its final free Exoshock playtest September 17 on Quest 3, Quest 3S and SteamVR, with cross-play, ahead of Early Access this fall.
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XREAL xbx a01+ Puts a 147-Inch Screen on USB-C for $299
XREAL’s tethered xbx a01+ display glasses pack a 1080p Micro OLED at 1,600 nits into 62 grams for $299, and they do not run Android XR, AndroidGuys notes.
Avantis Opens EduverseSTEM in the UK With 500+ VR Lessons
Avantis Education’s EduverseSTEM pairs ClassVR Xcelerate headsets with over 500 curriculum-mapped VR STEM lessons under a single UK school subscription.
Meta Phoenix Headset Shows Up in Prescription Lens Firmware
UploadVR found clearer Meta Phoenix visuals in a HorizonOS Prescription Lens package, showing nose pads, Rx QR pairing and the left-temple puck cable.
Golf+ Immersive Putting Brings a Real Putter to Quest 3
Golf+ Immersive Putting maps a virtual green onto your room on Quest 3 and 3S, tracking a real putter and ball with headset cameras for Pass members.
Sandbox VR Opens Melbourne Bourke Street Venue
Sandbox VR’s second Australian location opens September 14 at 206 Bourke Street in Melbourne, with a 25% presale and free-roam games like Stranger Things.
MediView XR90 Guides Florida’s First XR Liver Biopsy
Florida’s first MediView XR90 case at Cleveland Clinic Weston fused CT with live ultrasound in a see-through headset to guide a complex liver biopsy.
Hamburg Says Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Fail Bystander Privacy
Hamburg’s data protection authority says the Ray-Ban Meta recording LED is not reliable notice and Meta’s AI training usually lacks a GDPR legal basis.
OnPoint Spine AR Hits 1.1 mm Error in Peer-Reviewed Study
OnPoint’s FDA-cleared spine AR navigation hit 1.1 mm positional and 1.3 degree angular error across 80 pedicle screws in a peer-reviewed cadaver study.
Counterpoint: VR Shipments Fell 18% in Q2 as AR Jumped 138%
Counterpoint’s Q2 2026 note says global VR headset shipments fell 18% year over year while AR devices rose 138%, as consumer VR cools before Steam Frame.