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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

Still, over the years getting a Quest or Rift in Russia wasn’t like buying one in Germany or Mexico (both unsupported regions), where you can simply login to Amazon and purchase with one click. At this point, Quest users in Russia aren’t certain whether it’s intentional or accidental. Photo by Road to VR.

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Big XR News from Microsoft Ignite, Snap, Meta, and Valve

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

However, with 2024 shaping up to be a monumental year for XR, with Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Apple all putting major stakes and investments into the space, what companies do today could greatly influence the future of work. Snap, Amazon Expand In-App AR eCommerce Opportunities.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.11): Cardboard becomes opensource, HoloLens 2 and nreal shipping and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The device will be available for $3500 in United States, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, and New Zealand, the same countries where it was previously available for pre-order. Image from Amazon). Oculus provides some details on controllers tracking. The hype is rising….