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Index Headset Goes on Sale for the First Time Ever as Valve Announces Discontinuation
Index, Valve’s PC VR headset released in 2019, is officially on its way out. And to see it along, Valve has dropped the price of everything Index-related.
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Valve Index is no longer being produced, which means this could be your last chance to get new stock of the company’s landmark PC VR headset.
Everything is now 20 percent off on the Valve Index page, including:
- Valve Index Headset was $499.00, now $399.20
- Valve Index Replacement Left Controller was $149.00, now $119.20
- Valve Index Replacement Tether was […]
The Best Way to Sideload Games on Quest Just Got Better
SideQuest has been the number one unofficial store for Quest games ever since its founding in 2019. Now, it just got a lot easier to download and get playing.
Downloading SideQuest used to mean going through a cumbersome setup process, although now SideQuest CEO and co-founder Shane Harris says in a Reddit post the team has effectively reduced the process down to just a few steps.
All new users have to do is sign into your Meta Account and allow SideQuest to connect over Bluetooth, enabling wireless ADB. […]
Beyond the Panic: Why Educational Leaders Must Contextualize AI Panic to Build True AI Literacy
Every week, the headlines seem to bring a new iteration of alarm regarding generative artificial intelligence in education. From fears of widespread cheating and the death of student writing to warnings about cognitive atrophy, algorithmic surveillance, and the erosion of intellectual independence, the public dialogue is rife with anxiety.
When headlines sound like an impending apocalypse, educational leaders are left standing at the crossroads of community trepidation and educational reality.
Yet, for educational leaders navigating this disruption, the first and most critical leadership act is not reaching for digital blocking software. Rather, leaders should make sure they obtain […]
Steam Frame Backorder Queue Stretches into 2027
Getting a Steam Frame for the holidays could be a bit dicey, as Valve says the order queue has now stretched into 2027.
Valve says in a news update that customers hoping to get their hands on Steam Frame, the recently launched standalone VR headset, can now view their expected order window by going directly to the Steam Frame product page while logged in to your Steam account.
Order emails are being sent out either by December or in 2027, Valve says, with those in the […]
Pico Space Pro Leaks Ahead of Planned 2026 Launch, Including External & Internal Images
Regulatory filings in Japan may have inadvertently leaked Pico’s next flagship headset in full—inside and out.
As first spotted by UploadVR, images of Pico’s Vison Pro competitor ‘Space Pro’ have leaked ahead of its planned Q4 2026 launch.
Filed under certification number 202-JWM032, the images are publicly available through Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), which, like the US FCC, oversees the certification of electronic and radio communications equipment.
We’ve extracted them from both available PDFs containing photos of both the external and internals […]
Steam Frame Update Boosts Battery Life, Improves Streaming Quality & More
Valve just released a new update for Steam Frame that improves battery lifetime, steaming quality, connectivity issues, and more.
Steam Frame launched last month, bringing with it the ability for users to not only stream PC and PC VR games to the headset, but also play those games locally, albeit at a lower quality since content is rendered on the standalone headset’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile chipset.
Now, the SteamOS 0.4 update is available for all Frame users, bringing with it some of the most crucial features.
Create an MCP Server for Google Classroom With Google Apps Script
Like to code? Want to get nerdy with Google Classroom? Create an MCP server to help you out.
The post Create an MCP Server for Google Classroom With Google Apps Script appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.
Welcoming Scott Hayden as Road to VR’s New Executive Editor
I’m pleased to announced that longtime Editor Scott Hayden is stepping up to become Road to VR’s new Executive Editor.
After starting with Road to VR as a freelancer in 2014, becoming a contributor in 2016, and then Editor in 2019, Scott Hayden is now the publication’s new Executive Editor. As such, Scott is responsible for all editorial decisions and strategy, and for upholding the standards of reporting that Road to VR has been dedicated to over the last 15 years.
Meta Brings Immersive College Football to Quest, Promises 100+ Live Sporting Events Next Year
Meta is partnering with ESPN to offer select live, 180-degree immersive college football games all season long via Quest’s TV app. When Meta VR Glasses release next spring, Meta says there are also 100+ live sporting events on the horizon.
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The first game kicks off October 10th with the Texas Longhorns taking on the Oklahoma Sooners, letting you watch in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl.
Live games will be streamed in 8K with Dolby Atmos, and 180-degree views so user can […]
Confident By Choice: How Educational Leaders Can Build Everyday Courage
Courage isn’t a destination but a muscle that requires training and practice, says Juan Bendaña, keynote speaker at the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents National Summit on Education, October 15-17.
If an assistant principal is set to present at a superintendents’ meeting for the first time and wants to project confidence, she should start by pouring energy into the preparation, Bendaña says, emphasizing his confidence cycle of energy, courage, action, and proof.
“Once you have enough energy poured into that thing, it facilitates courage,” says Bendaña, who’s also the author of […]
I Still Do Not Know How to Code, But AI Helped Me Build Something Anyway
The Point Where I Used to Stop
For most of my life, I assumed coding belonged to other people. It was for developers, programmers, and those who understood what all those brackets and symbols meant. I had taken AP Computer Science in high school, but that experience only reinforced the idea that coding was not for me. I remember making it through “Hello, World!” before becoming lost somewhere between functions, variables, and whatever came next. Whether “Hello, World!” was an assignment, a function, or simply a warning sign, I am still not entirely sure.
After that, I stayed away from […]
What Meta VR Glasses Mean for the Future of Quest
Meta says VR Glasses are a different product for a different market. Quest isn’t dead, but it has been relegated, as the company has pulled back from games, shut down a number of studios, and is ostensibly building on its next chapter around something else.
VR Glasses
Meta VR Glasses are a compute-puck-tethered mixed reality headset that’s going on sale sometime in Spring 2027, priced at $1,300.
They use the same operating system as Quest, which means the same games as Quest 3. Although it’s a hand-tracking-first […]
Norway Proposes Temporary Ban on Smart Glasses in Public Places
The Norwegian government announced it’s aiming to introduce a temporary ban on smart glasses in a number of public locations, citing privacy as the main concern.
While the government says the temporary ban is a high priority, it must still be introduced as legislation and approved by Norway’s parliament, so its passage—and the scope of any eventual ban—aren’t yet certain.
Still, the temporary ban could prohibit the use of smart glasses (called ‘AI glasses’ in the official bulletin) in a number of public locations in the country, such as […]
What is NowComment and How Can I Use It To Teach?
NowComment is a free online tool that lets teachers bring students together around the same learning materials, with annotation and discussion built into the experience.
NowComment is designed around the idea that giving students a place to work with shared materials and discuss what they find with their classmates helps. It can be used with a range of content and across different types of classroom activity, from individual work to group discussion.
For teachers, it offers a way to make student thinking more visible while keeping the focus on the material being studied. Here’s what educators need to know about […]
Sony Sells off Dozens of XR Patents to Meta in Apparent Pullback from AR/VR Hardware
Meta has acquired a number of Sony patents, including some related to XR headsets, suggesting Sony is significantly pulling back from its XR ambitions.
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As first reported by ZDNet Korea, a recorded transfer of 43 U.S. patent properties took place between June and September 2026, including virtual, augmented and mixed reality headset patents.
The patents cover things such as information processing specific to XR applications, head-mounted displays and various XR glasses types, filed by Sony from 2010 to 2022.
According to the Confirmatory Assignment agreement signed by […]
15 Years of XR, Through the Lens of Road to VR
This month Road to VR celebrates its 15th year of bringing you the most important news across the XR landscape. To mark the occasion we’ve put together an interactive timeline of major industry events and how our coverage has evolved over time.
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Pimax Aims to Take on Steam Frame with New ‘Crystal Pro’ Headset, Priced at $1,400
Pimax announced its next major VR headset, Crystal Pro, which not only boasts high-fidelity PC VR streaming, but also some native standalone gameplay too.
Much like Steam Frame, Crystal Pro’s major focus is on wireless PC VR streaming, which Pimax says is built around its own Native Foveated Streaming tech.
PC VR streaming can be done via the included Wi-Fi 6E adapter, although the headset also supports an optional 60G AirLink kit, which uses a two-antenna, 2×2 multi-input multi-output (MIMO) design on the 60GHz band.
Leading With Skateboard Wax: Letting Outrage Slide Off Your Back
Being a new assistant principal has to be among the biggest challenges in school leadership. It can feel thankless, like the time I had to call the parent of a child who had made racist comments and aggressive actions toward another child after school on the way home. As typical as that kind of issue sadly is, what made it worse was calling the parents of the offender and being met with equally racist rhetoric and a lecture about how white people were being disenfranchised ….
That was nearly three decades ago, not yesterday. My favorite answer for an […]
This App Lets You Actually Experience Meta VR Glasses’ Field of View Before You Upgrade
Meta announced its VR Glasses at Connect last month, which is looking to appeal more to productivity and casual content by virtue of its high pixel density micro-OLED displays. They do however serve up a noticeably lower field of view (FOV), but how noticeable?
As someone who’s gone hands-on with Meta VR Glasses, there’s really no optimal way of describing its FOV. It’s simply one of those “see it to believe it” sort of things.
The company’s tethered standalone, which offers a ~100 g of on-head weight, is […]
Stop Trying to Detect AI. Start Creating Better Assignments
Much of the conversation about students and AI has focused on cheating. Even esteemed tech reporter and columnist David Pogue recently framed student AI use through that lens in an online exchange we had. But what if we shifted the conversation from detecting AI use to thinking about the learning itself?
Instead of focusing on whether students used AI to complete an assignment, we can ask two more useful questions: Why are we giving students assignments AI can easily complete in the first place? And how might students use AI and/or other tools to support their […]
Teaching With AI Holograms
A group of speech pathology graduate students are standing in front of a “patient.” They listen as she tells them about the difficulties she’s encountered since returning to work after getting treatment for cancer.
“Everyone tells me I look great,” the patient says, “but I still don’t feel like myself.” She adds that she gets tired easily and has started to cough when she eats, which she finds embarrassing.
One student asks her how often she gets the coughing sensation.
“Usually if I drink too fast or I’m not paying attention,” she says while looking at the student. […]
Best of Back-to-School: Secondary EdTech to Watch: Takeaways
Tech and Learning’s “EdTech to Watch Virtual Playground” webinar, hosted by Jess Steinbach and sponsored by Clear Touch, MagicSchool, and Vivacity, focused on award-winning back-to-school edtech designed to enhance teaching, broadcasting, and professional development.
During the event, each of the sponsors presented live demonstrations of their products, and fielded questions from attendees.
Watch the webinar on demand free here
Clear Touch: Command Studio
Tristan O’Connor, Product Solutions Manager at Clear Touch, presented the Command Studio, a portable video broadcasting solution designed for schools.
PSVR Exclusive ‘Astro Bot Rescue Mission’ Running on Quest 3 is the Latest in VR Mod Explosion
AI vibecoding has caused a veritable explosion in the VR modding scene. The latest to benefit: PSVR exclusive and critically acclaimed platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018).
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VR modder ‘Bigmak94’ has released another mod, this time bringing Astro Bot Rescue Mission to Quest 3 and PC VR.
Also known for their Super Mario Galaxy VR mod, Bigmak94 asked AI agent Claude to modify shadPS4, an open-source PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
The modder reveals in a Reddit post that Claude effectively output […]
‘Titanfall 2’ VR Mod Brings the Legendary Movement Shooter to VR—for Those Who Can Handle it
Legendary movement shooter Titanfall 2 is now available in VR thanks to mod maker CircuitLord who has created a full VR conversion mod that adds head tracking, weapon aiming, mech weapon controls, and even manual reloading to the game’s entire roster of weapons.
Among non-players, Titanfall 2 (2016) is probably best known for its mechs, which come hurtling down out of the sky, ready for players to use like a giant walking tank.
But those that have played the game know it’s about much more; even if mechs weren’t […]
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ VR Hands-on: Hand-Tracked Combat That Actually Works
EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS is the upcoming XR game based on the hit ’90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). Find out why I’m excited to play when it arrives next year.
I went hands-on with an early build of both the game’s ‘Story Mode’ and ‘Battle Mode’, which proved to be an exciting look at what could be one of the bigger games to release in recent memory.
Notably, when asked how long Cross Reflections will be, I was assured it would be a “full” game, and not simply […]