This week, as the company improves its focus, we are tracking significant strategic changes in the VR hardware market. We also explore promising innovations to emphasize exciting new cooperation that goes beyond the boundaries of LIDAR and to change the way of interaction with the virtual world.
VARJO pulls the plug of the Gen 3 headset
After Hololens announced the end of life, Varjo said it would terminate general support for third-generation headsets, including Varjo XR-3, Varjo VR-3 and Varjo Aero. This interruption will be held on January 1, 2026, and Varjo can focus on future hardware development.
The company said:
As of January 1, 2026, general support for the 3rd generation Bazo headset will be over. This change allows you to fully focus on supporting and developing the latest Varjo device XR-4 series.
The listed devices work normally by the end of 2025. However, since 2026, Varjo XR-3, VR-3, and AERO users no longer receive updates on Varjo, including features and security updates.
Varjo also said that it cannot guarantee compatibility with future versions of Windows operating systems, steamvr tracking runtime, NVIDIA GPU driver, game engine, Varjo compatible software or third -party tracking systems.
VARJO will also stop supporting customers and developers for various Gen 3 devices. However, the headset owner has an option to purchase the “Varjo Expansion Compatibility Package”. This package ensures compatibility with Steamvr, NVIDIA drivers and current major Windows, and offers important security patches by January 1, 2028.
Solidvue and Lumotive join the power to revolutionize LIDAR technology
Recently, Lidar Sensor Innovator Solidvue in Korea has announced strategic cooperation with the US -based company Lumotive. This partnership aims to combine the technology of the two companies to develop the next evolution of the Lidar scan system.
This collaboration combines Solidvue’s high -end DTOF Spad Array receiver technology with Lumotive’s innovative Light Control Metasurface Beamforming Chip. This integration creates a system that provides high resolution, precision and efficiency of the LIDAR module to accept a wide range of industries.
Conquest Chun, co -CEO of solidaddition :
The goal is to expand the boundaries of Lidar Systems achieved by combining advanced SPAD receiver technology with Lumotive’s state -of -the -art beam steering chip. This collaboration is an important stage of realizing the mission of delivering reliable LIDAR sensor IC to the global market.
EyeView360 obtains € 150,000
Computing and Communication of Computing and Communications of Lancaster University in the UK is developing EyeView360, a way of interacting with VR headsets that utilize eye movements instead of head or body retation.
EyeView360 received 150,000 euros through the concept proof subsidies of ERC (European Research Council). This is based on the research that is supported by previous ERCs, and we examined how the movement of the eye can improve human-computer interaction.
This approach removes the need for exaggerated head and body movement and reduces the dependence on additional controllers. Project Senior Professor Hans Gellersen explanation :
This project is a very interesting project for us, which is a very interesting project that allows users to look around the virtual environment when they sit comfortably by applying the team’s basic research on eye movement to a very practical problem. It applies our research on eye movements to very practical problems so that users can explore the digital environment without excessive effort.