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Meta to Resume Quest Sales in Germany Following 2-year Antitrust Case

3 years ago
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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 […]
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‘Peaky Blinders VR’ to Release on Quest 2 and Pico 4 in March 2023

3 years ago
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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 […]
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‘Batman VR’ App Allegedly in the Works for Quest, FTC Filing Claims

3 years ago
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Among documents released by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this week is a claim that Meta’s VR studio Camouflaj, the developers behind Marvel’s Ironman VR, have also planned a Batman VR app for release on Quest. The apparent leak was found by Janko Roettgers, formerly of Protocol and Variety. The document in whole can be viewed […]
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Quest 2 Black Friday Sale Brings Discounted Headset & Game Bundles

3 years ago
InternetNews
We’re keeping an eye on the best Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2022 deals, don’t blink or you might miss the best Quest 2 sale of the year! Updated – November 22nd, 2022 The Best Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2022 Sales Oculus Quest 2 (128GB) The best Oculus […]
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Crew Goes into Thanksgiving with Spacewalk and Dragon Preps

3 years ago
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Four Expedition 68 astronauts will relax on Thanksgiving day as three cosmonauts continue preparing for a spacewalk on Friday. The International Space Station residents are also expecting a space delivery this weekend bringing new roll-out solar arrays and science experiments. Three NASA astronauts and one astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spent Wednesday …
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SpaceX CRS-26: Scrubbed; NASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Nov. 26 for Launch

3 years ago
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Due to poor weather conditions in the area along Florida’s Space Coast for today’s planned launch of SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA now are targeting liftoff for 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 26, from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch coverage will begin at …
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Meta Denies Mark Zuckerberg Is Quitting In 2023

3 years ago
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Despite ongoing controversies and spiraling stock prices, Mark Zuckerberg is not stepping down as CEO of Meta, despite rumors to the contrary.
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Onyx Boox Note Air 2 Plus Review: Outshining Kindle Scribe

3 years ago
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The Onyx Boox Note Air 2 Plus makes E-Ink tech look like the only reasonable choice for an e-reader running Android for the modern ebook consumer.
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The Best Black Friday Smart Home Deals Of 2022

3 years ago
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Black Friday is the perfect time to upgrade your smart home and we have some killer deals from Nest, Wyze, and Arlo to fill your stockings on any budget.
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Next-Gen Performance Cars Are Taking Fun Beyond The Pavement And Into The Mainstream

3 years ago
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Neither SUV nor Pavement Princess, a new breed of manufacturer “Safari” builds teases a whole new playground for tomorrow’s performance cars.
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Magic Leap 2 Review: A High-Spec Enterprise AR Headset

3 years ago
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Magic Leap 2 reviews have surfaced after the successor to the Magic Leap 1, which launched in the early 2000s, debuted in September this year. Unlike the second version, the first iteration spent most of its early years in stealth mode, teasing its Magic Leap 1 headset in 2018. While it was not a complete […]
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Google Maps Rolls Out AR Update for Android, iOS

3 years ago
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This week, Google is rolling out a long-awaited update for its Maps service, integrating augmented reality (AR) navigation visualizations, search functions, and immersive retail tools, 9 to 5 Mac reported. The software giant first previewed Google Maps Live View’s AR functions in September. Now, the Mountain View-based firm is deploying the immersive service to Android […]
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ARTISANT Launch Web3 Fashion amid FTX Collapse

3 years ago
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ARTISANT, a major platform for sustainable web3 fashion, has partnered with MetaFactory and KongLand to create a new benchmark for the fashion industry and the rising Metaverse. Designing a new collection of clothing, both companies developed their “Perfect for Art Basel” capsule collection, inspired by the world-class event taking place in Miami in early December. […]
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Top 5 Use Cases For Hand Eye Tracking Technology

3 years ago
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As the Extended Reality landscape continues to evolve, innovators are looking for ways to make our interactions with digital content feel more natural, and streamlined. In the place of clunky plastic controllers and remotes, we’re seeing the rise of hand and eye tracking solutions, allowing users to move more freely throughout the digital world. Eye […]
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Pinterest Adds Support for More Languages in the App

3 years ago
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Pinterest could drive significant revenue opportunities in foreign markets.

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YouTube Adds Quizzes as a Community Post Option, Expands Visual Editing Tools

3 years ago
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YouTube continues to add new Community Post features.

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Musk’s Plans Around Verification, Moderation, and Payments on Twitter are Slowly Becoming Clear

3 years ago
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Here’s a look at the latest updates from Twitter HQ, as Elon Musk continues to re-shape the company.

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Valve Patents New VR Controller With Quest-Like Tracking Ring

3 years ago
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Valve patent may reveal the controller for its in-development ‘Deckard’ standalone headset.
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HP Reverb G2 Is Just $300 In The US For Black Friday Week

3 years ago
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HP Reverb G2 is just $300 in the US for Black Friday week, a deep discount from the normal $600 price.
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Massive Quest Black Friday Sale Discounts Green Hell, Demeo, Resident Evil & More

3 years ago
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Meta’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is live now, including discounts on Resident Evil 4, Demeo, Green Hell, Little Cities and other Quest titles.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

3 years ago
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Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality… Top news of the week Qualcomm and Niantic bet on the future of augmented reality with AR2 The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. […]

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‘Swords of Gargantua’ Studio Thirdverse Secures $15M, Aims to Bring Latest Titles to PSVR 2

3 years ago
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Japanese VR studio Thirdverse today revealed it’s raised $15 million, something the Swords of Gargantua developer says will be used to expand global recruitment and develop new Web3 and VR titles. In its latest round, MZ Web3 Fund has signed on as the lead investor, bringing the company’s overall outside funding to $33 million. As […]
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FTC: Meta Wanted to Expand ‘Beat Saber’ to Fitness Before Controversial Within Acquistion

3 years ago
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During investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Meta’s acquisition of VR fitness game devs Within, a filing revealed that the company was initially looking to expand popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber into a dedicated fitness app. It’s been a little over a year since Meta announced its intention to acquire […]
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Niantic Reveals Snapdragon AR2-powered Headset Reference Design for Outdoor Use

3 years ago
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Back in early 2021 Pokémon GO developer Niantic gave just a brief tease that it was working on some kind of see-through headset. Now the company has revealed that it’s been working with Qualcomm on a reference AR headset based on the Snapdragon AR2 platform. Niantic has been quietly developing a sleek reference design for what […]
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Crew Preparing for Spacewalks as Cargo Dragon Launch Nears

3 years ago
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The Expedition 68 crew continues gearing up for more spacewalks at the International Space Station before the end of the year. Meanwhile, a U.S. cargo craft is counting down to its launch this week to resupply the seven-member crew living aboard the orbiting lab. Two astronauts and two cosmonauts are preparing for five spacewalks to …