Alright, let’s try this. Here goes nothing.
So, there’s this epic moment where an Italian tennis player grabs the Wimbledon trophy, and honestly, I’m kinda feeling like I should do something historical too. No joke, if anyone’s got wild ideas, drop them in the comments or whatever. But for now, deep breath, back to my routine: here’s the latest scoop on XR news.
Biggest headline of, uh, the week?
Guess what? XPANCEO’s now a Unicorn!
Yeah, that Dubai company that’s all about smart contact lenses just scored a cool $250 million in funding. Boom! Now they’re valued at $1.35 billion. Unicorn status unlocked, baby! Some folks think they might launch in 2026. But hey, that feels kinda ambitious, don’t you think? I mean, Mojo Vision kind of fizzled out, so seeing these updates is, well, refreshing? During a chat, they showed me some of their crazy labs which was bizarrely cool. Touching those prototype lenses at AWE Europe? Real experience. Real feels. Here’s hoping XPANCEO rolls out something, even if it’s just niche – maybe glucose monitoring for diabetics? You know Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov, and the rest of the crew gotta be stoked!
The rest of the XR buzz
Upload VR Summer Showcase 2025? Oh, it happened.
Another round of indie VR game madness. The event had all sorts of cool teases, even if the big names were MIA. Here’s what stuck:
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Elsewhere Electric: Calls two people with different devices to team up and solve puzzles. Quirky, right? Drops July 23.
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Reach by nDreams: Trailer is out, looking sweet. It’s coming to PS VR2, SteamVR, and Quest.
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Virtual Skate: August 21 is when you get to skateboard in VR—hands are feet, literally.
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Fixer Undercover: Be a maintenance worker in prison, solve puzzles. Drops early next year.
- How To God: Think Black & White vibes. Closed beta starting July 21.
Hey Samsung, where’s Moohan?
So, everyone was psyched for the Project Moohan headset debut at Samsung Unpacked. And then… crickets. Nada. Maybe they’re tweaking things, or just building suspense? Saw the thing at AWE, kinda… under glass, but didn’t get to play. Gah, mysteries!
Quick rundown, worth mentioning:
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Meta splurges $3.5B on Luxottica. Strengthening those partnerships, eh?
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Canon’s secret MR headset project? Expensive gear but rumors are swirling about a consumer version. Intriguing much?
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SINGRAY G2 from HMS: It’s real, but not groundbreaking. Still, hands-on day was a thing.
- Viture’s new Luma glasses: 152-inch virtual display. Crazy, right? And 3D conversion magic—because, why not?
Random XR goodness
The greatest VR LAN party went viral. Picture this: 130 headsets, buzzing, in a warehouse. Props to Jeff Baz—guy’s doing good work between crafting chopsticks or whatever.
There was also a killer hackathon from Mentra, brainstorming open OS for smartglasses. People were hyped on X (still feels weird calling it that, not Twitter).
Hope that scratched your XR itch for now! Oh, and just throwing it out there—helping Ukraine by donating to the Red Cross? Solid move. Keep those good vibes rolling!
Catch you later, XR aficionados!
