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The Pico 4 VR Headset Is Here To Shake Things Up

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Pre-orders will also be available to the general public in October through Amazon, Mediamarkt, The Very Group, and Coolblue. The Pico 4 will be available in 13 European countries on October 18th and in Korea, Japan, and Malaysia later this year.

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Shopping Malls 2.0 – The Future is Virtual

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Can immersive technologies help struggling bricks-and-mortar retailers to create new shopping experiences and gain an edge against the likes of Amazon? Places for bigger groups socializing or engaging with something are dying: bars, night clubs, shopping malls too. Groups of people enjoying social interaction are getting smaller.

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Best Of Virtual Reality: 7 Great Apps For Golf, Movies, Ping Pong, Fishing & More

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You can watch Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch, and YouTube with others using Bigscreen. There’s an active Discord group for the official community with players organizing play sessions and even lessons. Japan-based fishing holes were recently added as well with locations like Mount Fuji and Matsumoto Castle represented.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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In addition to Netflix, HBO, and YouTube, Daydream also has the Hulu VR and Google Play Movies & TV apps – making Google Daydream’s video content quite impressive (as a sidenote, when is Amazon going to release a VR viewing app to stream their flat content???). MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!

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It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. And… I’ve discovered JVC used some photoshopped stock images to showcase its product!

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Bytedance announces Pico 4 for just €429, with accessories and BIG developer incentives!

The Ghost Howls

The PICO 4 will be available on October 18th in thirteen European countries as well as in Japan and Korea, with plans to launch in Singapore and Malaysia this year. Pre-orders will open to the general public in October via Amazon, Mediamarkt, Saturn, Elkjop, The Very Group, and Coolblue. Price and availability. Presentation.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Linden Research a.k.a. Linden Labs is in the process of being acquired.

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