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Etee SteamVR Controller Creators Share ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Gameplay and Q&A

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Etee, the finger-tracking VR controller with SteamVR Tracking, has nearly reached its Kickstarter goal with plenty of time to spare. Though the controller is designed to be free of buttons, sticks, and triggers (relying instead on finger tracking), its creators say it can adapt to existing VR games. Image courtesy TG0.

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Meta's Head Of AR Glasses Hardware Claims They're As Mindblowing As The Original Oculus Rift

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Meta's Head of AR Glasses Hardware claims they give the same "Oh my God, wow! She switched to Head of AR Glasses two years ago. Regardless, it's clear that what Kalinowski means here is that trying Meta's AR glasses is just as mindblowing as trying good VR for the first time. I can't believe this!"

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This AR Motorcycle Helmet Is As Sleek As It Is Advanced

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The Jarvish AR motorcycle helmet combines form and function into one cutting-edge package. However, their latest prototype, the Jarvish X-AR, steps the game up even further with a broad range of AR functions. This new AR helmet, which weighs around 1700g, was designed in Germany and features a pure carbon fiber shell.

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Sony Is Selling Standalone PSVR Aim Controllers In Taiwan via @UploadVR [link]

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Sony Is Selling Standalone PSVR Aim Controllers In Taiwan via @UploadVR [link] [link] — allthingsvr (@allthingsvr) July 31, 2017.

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Meta Hints It Might Demo A 'Prohibitively Expensive' AR Glasses Prototype In 2024

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Meta's CTO seemed to suggest the company could demo a highly advanced true AR glasses prototype in 2024. Meta has been working on AR glasses for at least eight years now, spending tens of billions of dollars on the project that Mark Zuckerberg hopes will one day deliver him an "iPhone moment".

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Meta Will Reportedly Build Only Around 1000 AR Glasses Units Next Year

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The Information reports Meta plans to build "only around a thousand" units of its first AR glasses next year. Meta has been working on AR glasses for eight years now, spending tens of billions of dollars to develop a product line Mark Zuckerberg hopes will one day be as significant as the iPhone.

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iOS 13 Code Suggests Apple is Testing Its AR Headset Internally

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Apple may not have shown off any AR tech at the company’s grand iPhone 11 unveiling yesterday, however thanks to some newly discovered code in a recent built of iOS 13, it appears Apple is testing its own AR headset internally. ” Image courtesy Steve Troughton-Smith. Both iOS 13.0 gold master and iOS 13.1

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