A new face-tracking extension lets Meta Quest Pro users poke their tongues out at you in a wordless statement of their feelings or even blow a raspberry. How better to express a sweltering day or an ...

At its annual developer’s conference, Roblox detailed its near-future plans to expand beyond its identity as a game platform for kids. The company is already pushing into new demographics — Roblox ...

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SAN ANTONIO – You’ve likely seen AI-generated selfies all over your social news feeds over the past week and wondered where they’re coming from. It’s an app called Lensa that uses artificial ...

Meta Quest Pro headsets now support tongue tracking, expanding the hardware's capabilities for player expressiveness in VRChat and other apps. The update is currently only available for the Meta Quest ...

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs have created a prototype VR headset with a custom-built accelerator chip specially designed to handle AI processing to make it possible to render the company’s ...

With other virtual reality headset makers expected to bring face- and eye-tracking functions to their upcoming models, HTC is looking to keep pace with new accessories for its Vive Focus 3. The ...

Zoom will let you show up to your next meeting as a rabbit, fox, dog, or another type of animal, using its new Avatars feature that replaces you with a virtual character that copies your expressions, ...

Often roasted for his metaverse tech demos, Zuckerberg appears to have blown away internet users with his latest avatar tech. While critics have been busy writing eulogies for Meta’s metaverse dream ...

What will Apple’s highly anticipated mixed reality glasses be capable of? As I’ve written before, Apple is likely hiding clues about the design and functionality of the glasses in plain sight. It’s ...