Last Wednesday, augmented reality (AR) software studio Niantic partnered with Qualcomm to leverage the latter’s Snapdragon Spaces extended reality (XR) platform for geotagged immersive content and supporting hardware. The partnership sees Niantic integrate its Lightship Visual Positioning System (VPS)? — a service for designing and distributing location-based AR content ?— into Snapdragon to optimize immersive […]
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Social Media is Becoming Less ‘Social’ and More ‘Media’
As making connections takes a back seat to being entertained, the fundamentals of social media marketing are evolving.
Political Content is on the Decline on Facebook, According to the Latest ‘Widely Viewed Content Report’
Though tabloid-style junk is taking its place.
Meta Showcases New AI System That Can Use Strategic Reasoning to Solve Problems
AI is developing fast – maybe too fast for regulatory oversight to keep up.
Meta Quest 2 Will Finally Be Sold In Germany Very Soon
Quest 2 will finally be sold in Germany by the end of this year, more than 2 years after Meta stopped selling VR headsets in the country.
Most Meta AR/VR Spending Is Building AR Glasses, Horizon Less Than 10%
Over 50% of Meta’s AR/VR spending is going to the research & development of AR glasses.
Contrary to popular belief, Horizon makes up less than 10%.
Pico 4 Black Friday Bundle Includes 3 Free Games: After The Fall, Ruinsmagus & More
Pico’s Black Friday bundle includes After the Fall, Ruinsmagus and Les Mills Bodycombat for free with any purchase of a Pico 4 headset.
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Camouflaj Working On Batman VR For Quest, According To FTC
According to Federal Trade Commission court documents, Camouflaj is working on a Batman VR game for Quest headsets.
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Meta to Resume Quest Sales in Germany Following 2-year Antitrust Case
Over the past two years Meta has been blocked from selling its VR headsets in Germany based on the linkage between its virtual reality products and Facebook. Now it seems Germany-based customers will soon be able to order Quest headsets in-country. As reported by German VR publication MIXED, residents of Europe’s largest economy will soon […]
‘Peaky Blinders VR’ to Release on Quest 2 and Pico 4 in March 2023
Maze Theory today announced that its long-awaited Peaky Blinders VR game is officially set to launch on March 9th, 2023. Called Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom, the dark action-adventure game is set to release on Meta Quest 2 and Pico 4. The studio is also slated to release the game on SteamVR headsets, however the studio hasn’t […]