News from the web Archives - Page 923 of 1479

Quest Pro is here and brings with it some welcomed hardware improvements but a dubious value proposition that’s highly dependent on someone else making the right apps. There’s two ways to look at Quest Pro: A better and more expensive Quest 2 A headset with new features that wants to transform the way you work […]

News from the web

Steam Halloween Sale: 10 Horrifying Deals on PC VR Games This Week

2 years ago

InternetNews

Steam is looking to knock the cobwebs from your wallet this week by offering up some very spooky savings on PC VR games. Here’s a look at our favorite games currently on sale that are sure to give you a fright this Halloween. Steam’s Scream Fest takes place from now until November 1st. You’ll find […]

News from the web

Meta Confirms Next-gen Consumer Quest Headset Planned for 2023

2 years ago

InternetNews

Prototype headsets from Reality Labs | Image courtesy Meta

Meta quietly confirmed that its next consumer-focused Quest headset (likely called Quest 3) will launch in 2023. While it was a bit more than a year between the launch of the first Quest and Quest 2, it’s now been more than two years since the launch of Quest 2 and Meta has yet to formally […]

News from the web

Meta Reality Labs Latest Revenue & Operating Cost Figures Aren’t Going to Make Investors Happy

2 years ago

InternetNews

In Meta’s most recent quarterly earnings call the company shared the latest revenue figures of Reality Labs, the company’s XR division. In the third quarter of the year the division hit new milestones… unfortunately not the kind investors like to see. Meta has been clear about its plan to spend aggressively on its XR initiatives […]

News from the web

Space Delivery Arriving Tonight as Crew Scans Eyes and Veins

2 years ago

InternetNews

A Roscosmos space freighter is due to arrive at the International Space Station tonight and replenish the Expedition 68 crew. While they wait for the space delivery, the orbital residents stayed busy throughout Thursday working on more eye and vein scans, a plant habitat, and a spacesuit. At 10:49 p.m. EDT tonight, two cosmonauts will …

News from the web

Ozzy Osbourne to Join Metaverse Music Festival

2 years ago

InternetNews

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne is set to perform at a key metaverse festival along with some of the world’s biggest artists, it was revealed last week. In a tweet, top metaverse platform Decentraland announced it would open the Metaverse Music Festival 2022, a novel platform hosting over 100 artists, including the Godfather of Heavy Metal, […]

News from the web

HaptX Opens Preorders for Enterprise Haptic Gloves

2 years ago

InternetNews

HaptX opened on Tuesday preorders of its Gloves G1, an enterprise-grade haptic device for $4,500 per pair – a decrease in cost compared to previous models. The firm plans to ship the G2 product in Q3 2023. Jake Rubin, Founder and CEO of HaptX, believes that haptics are the cornerstone of next-generation human-machine interface (HMI) […]

News from the web

Top 5 Reasons to Invest in Spatial Audio in 2022

2 years ago

InternetNews

Demand for immersive interactions is on the rise. Everything from the increase of remote and hybrid work, to growing interest in the “Metaverse” has prompted rapid adoption of powerful new experiences in “Extended Reality”. However, the more companies explore the XR environment, the more they discover new demands for tools which help to embed users […]

News from the web