UKRifter's Virtual Reality Podcast

This episode covers Steam Link VR expanding to Pico and Vive Focus Vision, Quest’s update that streamlines PC VR game launches, and Meta’s preparations for Ray-Ban Display and Oakley’s sport-focused Vanguard glasses.We also look at Apple’s new immersive Vision Pro content, Pimax’s latest headset delay. The episode wraps with news of Kojima Productions’ collaboration with Niantic on a new AR project that could bring storytelling into the real world.

In this episode we explore a packed week of VR and AR news, starting with Meta’s unveiling of the Ray-Ban Display smart glasses and the Oakley Meta Vanguard sports model, plus early details of the upcoming high-end “Celeste” glasses. We take a look at Vizrt’s new AR broadcast system for sports, the launch of Looking Glass’s Hololuminescent Display monitors, and Pimax’s latest Micro-OLED headset lineup. There’s also news on Meta’s Horizon OS opening to third-party headsets, alongside a fascinating study comparing user experiences in virtual reality tourism versus augmented reality tours. An upbeat snapshot of how hardware, software, and human stories are shaping the future of immersive tech.