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Alleged Quest Pro Leak Shows Meta’s Next-gen Headset in Action

Immersed, a startup known for its work-focused productivity app for VR, may have jumped the gun a little early, as the company posted a short clip of what appears to be Meta's upcoming Project Cambria mixed reality headset (aka...

Meta Releases Connect 2022 Schedule, Featuring Zuckerberg Keynote, John Carmack Talk & Dev Sessions

Meta Connect, the company's annual XR developer conference, is going all-digital again this year and it promises to share updates that look into the "near and far future" of the company. While there's still a little over two weeks...

Meta is Adding Private Homes to ‘Horizon Worlds’ for Hangouts with Friends

Horizon Worlds, Meta's social VR platform for Quest users, has featured its own 'Personal Space' zone for a while now, however now the company is rolling out a more social version to more users that will let you better...

Alleged Quest Pro Unboxing Video Apparently Leaks Meta’s Next VR Headset

As rumored over the past few months, Meta's upcoming high-end VR headset Project Cambria seems to be named Quest Pro. And an apparent unboxing video has leaked too, which gives us a good look at the company's next VR...

Meta Acquires Berlin-based Haptic Tech Startup Lofelt

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. According to The Wall Street Journal, the acquisition took place earlier this summer, however the deal came to light only just last week. "Lofelt...

Meta & Qualcomm Join “Multi-year” XR Chip Partnership to Combat a Common Threat

Two of the biggest names in XR—headset maker Meta and chip maker Qualcomm—today announced a "multi-year broad strategic agreement" to collaborate on "customized virtual reality chipsets" for future devices. Qualcomm, a leading provider of smartphone processors, was an early mover...

Zuckerberg: Next Meta VR Headset Confirmed for October Release

Although Meta previously confirmed it would launch Project Cambria sometime this year, it wasn't clear exactly when we'd be seeing the release of what many hypothesize could be dubbed Meta Quest Pro. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast,...

Meta Drops Forced Facebook Logins with Rollout of New Meta VR Accounts Today

Starting today, Meta is finally pulling back from one of its most controversial moves affecting its VR users, which required all new Quest owners to sign up with a valid Facebook account in addition to forcing legacy Oculus account...

Meta CEO Teases “Major graphics updates” After Viral Criticism of ‘Horizon Worlds’ Screenshot

An innocuous screenshot of Meta's social VR platform shared by CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week saw widespread criticism in the tech sector. Prompted by the reaction, Zuckerberg shared a glimpse of purported visual upgrades headed to the platform. Last week Meta...

Quest v43 Update May Include Long-awaited 16:9 Recording Mode

Quest's v43 software update has already rolled out on the Public Test Channel, however now it seems Meta is getting ready to unlock a number of long overdue video capture options, like the ability to record in 16:9 aspect...

Meta Says New Prototype Will Put Its Cutting-edge R&D in a Market-viable Headset

Back in June Meta revealed its latest XR R&D efforts through a handful of different prototypes designed to prove out various concepts. The next step, the company says, is to bring it all together into a single package that...

FTC Sues to Block Meta’s Acquisition of Top VR Fitness App Developer

In 2021 Meta announced its intention to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural; though neither company announced the deal price, reporting indicated a whopping $400 million price tag which may have caught the attention of...
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Meta Reveals VR Headset Prototypes Designed to Make VR ‘Indistinguishable From Reality’

Meta says its ultimate goal with its VR hardware is to make a comfortable, compact headset with visual finality that's 'indistinguishable from reality'. Today the company revealed its latest VR headset prototypes which it says represent steps toward that...

Quest Update to Finally Make Home Space Social, v41 Rollout Starting Next Week

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been taking a personal approach lately to revealing new features coming to Quest 2. Now Zuckerberg has revealed that in the v41 software update coming sometime next week, Quest's Horizon Home space will finally...

Allegedly Leaked Project Cambria Files Could Reveal Internal Design

Meta is still pretty camera-shy when it comes to showing off Project Cambria, the company's upcoming high-end VR headset which offers AR passthrough. It's been intentionally blurred for its few on-screen demos, however now we may have just gotten a look...
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