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The devices shaping immersive capture, playback and distribution.

Headsets, immersive cameras, capture rigs, optics, sensors, accessories, haptics and display systems. We focus on what these tools make possible for professional immersive media, not just their specifications.

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XREAL Aura and the Signal the XR Industry Has Been Waiting For

Aura is not just another AR headset. It is proof that spatial computing still requires compromises. It reveals something much more important: the gap that still exists between the vision of all-day smart glasses and what current technology can actually deliver.

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Blackmagic Pushes Live Immersive Production Into Broadcast Territory

Blackmagic Design’s new URSA Cine Immersive 100G points directly at that bottleneck. The company presents it as the world’s first immersive cinema camera designed for live immersive production, with 100G Ethernet, SMPTE ST 2110 output and support for the optional Blackmagic URSA Live Encoder

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Snap Specs return in 2026 with Niantic Spatial inside

The fifth-generation Specs are Snap's first true consumer AR product, and Niantic Spatial is the first launch partner. Peridot Beyond ships day one. The question is whether "lightweight" really means lightweight.

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Snap Specs return in 2026 with Niantic Spatial inside

The fifth-generation Specs are Snap's first true consumer AR product, and Niantic Spatial is the first launch partner. Peridot Beyond ships day one. The question is whether "lightweight" really means lightweight.

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