VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2022

to develop a premium-level hard shell carrying case, which is available for purchase now via the Meta Store , Incase , and additional retailers such as Amazon. The outside of the Incase Carry Case for Quest Pro features a compression-molded EVA exterior shell that can help protect your precious hardware from accidental fall damage.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Again, notably missing from the Mega Pack is the PS Move controllers, which inexplicably retail anywhere from €60 – €140 when purchased separately.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook officially unveiled Quest 2 today along with third-party hardware accessories offered direct from Oculus.com , which includes two new headphones from Logitech and replacement facial interfaces from VR Cover. Availability : Available in North America at Oculus.com and Logitech.com, and through retail partners Amazon and Best Buy.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Amazon’s US store is either the first, or the only retailer currently to offer the Oculus Rift for its Black Friday-reduced price of $350, a $50 discount off the now normal MSRP of $400. The post Amazon Deal Sees Return of Rift’s $350 Black Friday Price Cut appeared first on Road to VR. Oculus Touch controllers (2).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Amazon’s UK retailer seems to have already jumped the gun on today’s supposed announcement taking place at Oculus Connect opening keynote, where we’ll likely hear official word on price, release date, and everything else surrounding the long awaited Touch controllers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Beijing-based firm has opened preorders for the Apple dongle on Amazon for $59, and the firm also announced a partnership with the online retail giant to launch the Nreal Air device for $379. Both products are available on Amazon Prime exclusively for US customers. iPhone Compatibility.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2020

And because it piggybacks on ubiquitous hardware, its delivery is in bits rather than atoms. One example is how order-ahead and curbside pickup systems are helping to keep restaurants & retailers humming along. Will Amazon Accelerate AR Shopping’s ‘Next Normal?’ ’ Dash Of Interactivity . Future Meals.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 25, 2022

SAVE $50: The Amazon Glow is on sale for $249.99 (normally $299.99) as of April 25. Amazon's hardware event livestream in September introduced us to the Amazon Glow , a peculiar little gadget for kids that's part video-conferencing device, part tabletop projector. Credit: Amazon. Amazon Glow.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Amazon have announced they’ve started selling the SteamVR powered HTC Vive VR system in their US online store. And today, one of the biggest retail outlets online, Amazon.com, has announced they’ve started selling the HTC Vive in their US store. Check out the Vive at Amazon here. Interested?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The 256GB model of Quest 2 is either out of stock or completely delisted at Meta.com and almost all retailers. Further, it has been completely delisted from most retailers, including Amazon US and Amazon UK, though refurbished models are still offered by some. When launching Quest 3 in October Meta did not retire Quest 2.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. AR in Retail and Shopping . Some retail industry companies like American Apparel, Kohls, Sephora, etc. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

It doesn’t look like Oculus will be discounting Quest 2 hardware this year, instead the company is focusing on game deals. We’ll continue to monitor for Quest 2 Black Friday discounts, but for now here’s the MSRP that you should expect to pay for the headset: Oculus Quest 2 (64GB) – $300 on Amazon.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 28, 2016

Oculus Rift units are still appearing in batches across third-party retailers, and eager Amazon customers may now be able to get their hands on one faster than their pre-order through the official site will allow.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Across retail, VR is also providing new ways to enhance the customer experience.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

You’ll find the 128GB model offered direct from Oculus , as well as from official partners including Amazon , Best Buy , Target , and Adorama in the US. Outside of Quest 2’s impressive hardware, that’s even more true today than it was at launch.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In late July Facebook announced that it was putting a pause on retail sales of Quest 2 while it dealt with a recall of the headset’s facepad. With both the Quest 2 128GB and 256GB models now back in stock at major retailers like Amazon, we expect to see the headset’s growth on Steam continue in the months ahead.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Across retail, VR is also providing new ways to enhance the customer experience.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

Right now, Amazon and Best Buy are running a promotional bundle which includes the core PSVR package with a PlayStation Camera thrown in for free, saving you a respectable $59. The PlayStation Camera | Image Courtesy Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sometimes we from Europe or the US don’t realize how is it difficult in other regions to get access to hardware. It’s a royal pain to get hardware in Chile. Your best bet is Amazon and dealing with the international shipping charges. What’s really complicated is that getting the hardware is only half the battle.

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Peter Graham

JULY 15, 2019

Online retail giant Amazon has once again commenced its massive Prime Day sales extravaganza, discounting thousands of items. This year Amazon Prime Day isn’t just one day either, shoppers have got a full 48 hours to fill their shopping baskets. Amazon Prime Day – UK. Amazon Prime Day – US.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn’t revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets are making slow, but steady headway on the platform. Participation in the survey is optional.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2018

base station hardware bundle, making it the first instance of the 2.0 tracking hardware coming to market. The new hardware bundle, which includes the Vive Pro headset, two 2.0 The new hardware bundle, which includes the Vive Pro headset, two 2.0 You can find it on Amazon for $1400.

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GizModo VR

JULY 12, 2022

Amazon Prime Day is a massive annual sales event where the retail behemoth slashes prices across the store, from computers to groceries to toys to apparel. Millions of consumers around the world look forward to the sale in the hope of scoring once-a-year bargains. Read more.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

It will be able to bring the full Android phone and tablet app ecosystem over, something it refused for Meta , while Samsung will be able to leverage its expertise in hardware and get priority access to key components like OLED microdisplays from its subsidiaries. Samsung's headset will reportedly be priced somewhere around $2000.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation across industries is being inspired by emerging AR and VR software and hardware, a fact that was made clear today during the ASUS press conference at CES 2017. Online shopping is a massive force in various markets, but in retail and clothing sectors it has its limitations. Tagged with: ar , asus , Gap , google , shopping.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Pico’s latest standalone headset signals a new era in consumer VR hardware. Members of this program can pre-order the device through various online retailers such as Bestware, VR Expert, System Active, and Elkjop. The Pico 4 will be available starting at £379 in Europe through the Neo3 Link Beta Program.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 26, 2022

Brian reviewed the third-gen Oura Ring back in December, but today Kyle reports that the existing hardware picked up a new trick along the way and can now measure blood oxygen levels , with more fitness features to come. Now it is testing a digital-first, smaller retail store. Startups and VC. too, Frederic reports.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The discount should be available from all officially partnered retailers. On top of the hardware discount, the deal also includes three free VR games: Green Hell VR , Warplanes: Battles over Pacific , and the upcoming blockbuster Arizona Sunshine 2 - together worth around €100/£80.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits. Apple is also adding hardware to its iPhones that hint at a headset-based future.

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Peter Graham

JULY 25, 2019

When Amazon features on VRFocus it’s usually because of another retail promotion offering some hefty virtual reality (VR) hardware discounts. This week, however, Amazon takes another step into the VR realm by launching its Prime Video service to mobile headsets Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Oculus Rift S, the company’s mid-generation hardware update to the Rift platform, only just launched a few months ago, but it’s already getting its first discount this upcoming Black Friday. Lenovo has published its 2019 Black Friday ad , and to our surprise it’s knocking $50 off the $400 Oculus Rift S.

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GizModo VR

JULY 9, 2021

For as much as we wring our hands over Amazon and its ever-expanding product ecosystem, let’s not forget the other big-box retailer also attempting to insert itself into the narrative. Walmart has long invested in a house brand of its own called Onn, which makes everything from Android tablets to Roku TVs to soundbars … Read more.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, many were curious as to why a social media company, whose track record with hardware included a phone that failed just a year prior to the Oculus purchase, would be interested in buying the plucky VR startup for over $2 billion dollars. That’s where Facebook comes in.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal will be available online and in all retail locations where Vive is sold. Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Shop on Amazon. Sold on Samsung and Amazon. Oculus Rift Discount.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2016

Sony have released example artwork for PlayStation VR launch titles that gives us a look at how the company intends to let consumers know they’ll need a $399 set of additional hardware before they buy the games. That means of course boxes on shelves that customers pick up, pay for and take home (I know, quaint huh?).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So, a business must ensure that deploying immersive hardware or software is worth both financial and learning investments. With the worldwide digital transformation of shops, the way retailers make money changed. A business must ask if XR is for them.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We’ve made this speculation in an AR light, and specifically in the context of Amazon. VR is conversely more relevant in a retail environment like Macy’s, where they can invest in hardware that gets scaled use in its physical stores. It operates on extremely thin margins, executed at massive scale. The keyword there is ROI.

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