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Razer Acquires THX To “play a leadership role” in VR Audio

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Here’s an acquisition we’d have never seen coming; gaming peripheral maker and OSVR leader Razer has this week acquired THX. Razer has acquired the “majority” of the company’s assets, a press release states , though no financial details have been revealed. .

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Zuck Confirms Facebook's Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardware

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Facebook’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on a pair of augmented reality glasses. It’ll actually be the company’s next hardware release. But in comments during an earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that no, he hasn’t forgotten about the device. Read more.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

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The first one is called NXTWear S, and is a pair of glasses to watch media content on a big screen in “augmented reality” in front of you. The second product is dubbed RayNeo X2, and is a pair of real augmented reality glasses. But still, this is a pretty unique piece of hardware.

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10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

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The biggest gorillas in the room are the covert augmented reality company Magic Leap, which raised almost $800M in February (bringing its total funding to $1.4B), and the VR live-streaming company NextVR, which raised $80M in August (which brings its total funding to over $115M).

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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MIKE HIGHLIGHTS // VR Engineer?—?Alex Silkin

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I immediately jumped at the opportunity to interview to join the team and later that summer I bought a pair of Razer Hydra controllers to experiment with motion controls, at which point I was hooked. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

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It seems to me a great piece of hardware. More info (Oculus Publishing revealed) More info (Meta announces Oculus Publishing) More info (Meta talks Quest Store revenues) Razer reveals the price of its Quest accessories Razer’s Quest 2 headstrap and facepad are now available for sale, priced at $70 each.

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