Here’s What Meta Says About Camera Privacy on Quest & Quest Pro
With a growing number of cameras adorning the latest VR headsets from Meta, users understandably would like to know how their privacy is treated before inviting a headset into their home. Here's what Meta has to say about what...
Oculus Quest is Now Meta Quest as New Branding Hits Official Website
It's the beginning of the end for Oculus Quest and the start of the beginning for Meta Quest, as Meta (formerly Facebook) moves to erase the Oculus brand in order to bring its XR division more in line with...
Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’, Oculus Branding to be Phased Out
Facebook today announced that it's changing its name to Meta. The rebrand comes as the the company shifts its primary focus toward building the metaverse and the XR products that will support it. The Oculus brand will be phased...
Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year
Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it's a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price...
Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond
In the company's Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years.
Facebook's top brass believe...
Facebook Plans 10,000 Job Hiring Spree in Race to Lead the Metaverse
Facebook, which already employs some 60,000 people, announced a massive expansion of its workforce in an effort to get a head start in building the metaverse. The company says it aims to hire 10,000 new employees, all in the EU.
The...
Facebook Execs Tease “Next-generation” Headset Prototypes Following Vive Flow Leak
Seemingly in an effort to keep the spotlight during an increasingly hot month of VR announcements, Facebook teased a look at two new XR headset prototypes just a day after an apparent leak of HTC's upcoming Vive Flow headset.
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Facebook Offers up $10 Million to Draw Creators to ‘Horizon’
Horizon, Facebook's social VR space built around user-generated content, was announced more than two years ago, but the company still isn't quite ready to send it out the door. Instead, Facebook this week announced it is rebranding the project...
Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”
Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human...
FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus
The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, renewing its effort to sue Facebook over alleged anticompetitive practices. The initial lawsuit was filed in...
Facebook Surprise-launches New VR Meeting App With Virtual Desktops and up to 50 People
Facebook today is surprise-launching a new app called Horizon Workrooms, a virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. With the ability to bring a user's PC or Mac desktop into the virtual room, the app takes...
Facebook Connect Will be Held Online on October 28th
Facebook today announced that its XR conference, Facebook Connect (previously called Oculus Connect) will be held on October 28th. This is the second year running that the event has been in an online format due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”
Facebook Reality Labs, the company's AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for "the Metaverse." Apparently Facebook is betting big on the idea too, as it hopes...
Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam
Facebook's growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company's Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam.
Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the...
‘Blaston’ Reverses Course on Testing In-game Facebook Ads After Community Backlash
Blaston, the VR dueling shooter from Resolution Games, was the subject of a controversy within in the VR community after agreeing to test a new in-game ad system from Facebook. The company says it has decided not to go...