This open source project is a great view in to all the open source initiatives around XR.
Hardware
Lynx Kickstarter
Lynx is about to launch their Kickstarter! Lynx is promising a standalone device that is both VR and AR capable. The specs look good, but more importantly their vision is compelling "Recpect privacy & Open Ecosystem" This is vital for the VR industry to get past...
What are the basic requirements for a 360VR camera?
360VR is not tiny planet photos or 360 omni cam edited into standard 2D video! I love that 360 cameras have become more popular, but the images produced don't give that full immersive effect that really caught my imagination the first time I viewed a proper 360VR...
UE4 Virtual Production Field Guide
Epic Games (Unreal Engine) has released the Virtual Production Field Guide, which gives a very comprehensive review of the movie/VFX pipeline from a number of different aspects. The guide is fairly generic about individual tools, and is available...
Insta360 Titan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyCT84MqKy0 According to CreatorUp the Insta360 Titan is shipping (BHphotovideo still lists Titan as preorder) I was able to spend a few minutes with Insta360 Titan at NAB2019. The specs certainly look good, if incremental, improvement...
Oculus Go
The Oculus Go is a standalone headset that promises to grow the market for VR headmount displays. Being separate from both a mobile phone, and a desktop means it is very quick and easy to use. The headset is relatively lightweight and seems to have the good...