Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

As promised, Facebook today introduced its new 128GB version of the Oculus Quest 2 headset for $300, entirely replacing the 64GB base model launched in October last year. 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.

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VRScout

AUGUST 25, 2020

The company’s VR/AR division will now be referred to as Facebook Reality Labs. Oculus Connect is now Facebook Connect according to an update by Andrew Bosworth, head of the new Facebook Reality Lab. “With the Facebook Reality Labs name, we’re making clear where these technologies are coming from.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. On the hardware side, the ghost of Magic Leap’s formerly hyped glory still looms large.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Oculus has spent a lot of time in the headlines over the past few months. As 2017 gets underway, the question is what does the future hold for Oculus? Does Facebook see importance in consistent, successful hardware releases? Tagged with: manufacturer , oculus , Podcast , research , rift , vr cast.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? No new VR hardware announcement. It would be a crazy move.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

The degree of immersion in virtual reality vs augmented reality. AR and VR use different types of hardware. They offer superior visuals and performance but are somewhat expensive, and can include the Oculus Rift or Quest , the Vive , and the PlayStation VR, to name a few notable examples.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2020

In Facebook’s Q1 2020 earnings call today, the company overviewed its latest financial situation and noted that Oculus products were a major contributor to $297 million in non-advertising revenue. Wehner specifically noted that the increase was “driven primarily by the sales of Oculus products.”

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. .

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A virtual reality experience costs money. An augmented reality app costs money. Hardware and number of people in the crew to be selected based on points 1 and 2. And now consider that virtual and augmented reality tend to have even higher costs than a simple virtual tour. A virtual tour costs money.

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ARPost

JUNE 14, 2021

By being the first AR headset to focus on both entertainment and fitness, Photons can be for AR fitness what Oculus Quest is for VR fitness. Alternatively, other consumer headsets focus on engagement but lack the functionalities that make them practical to actually tracking and improving fitness. The Year of AR Fitness?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Lynx R-1 features the same Qualcomm XR2 chipset as Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive Focus 3, and like those two it’s also based on a heavily modified version of Android. 1,600 × 1,600 LCD @90Hz per eye, with ultra low-latency Color Passthrough for Augmented Reality. million in June. Lynx R-1 Specs. 6DOF rom-scale.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2019

As first reported by PocketGamer , Facebook is advertising a few new posts at its VR subsidiary Oculus, laced with the notion that a Facebook-built AR headset is definitely on the rise. “We are building hardware products. ” SEE ALSO Oculus Chief Scientist Dives Deep Into the Near Future of AR & VR. .”

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2019

Facebook has been pretty hands-off when it comes to providing VR solutions for enterprise, although that may be changing with the entrance of bonafide enterprise versions for both Oculus Quest and Oculus Go. With Oculus’ parent company Facebook eyeballing enterprise too now, that might change here fairly soon.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite short-term questions, games software/hardware to top $200 billion by 2023. Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again, so far). More posts by this contributor.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Leaks in advance of Facebook Connect, particularly around the time that VIVE Flow was announced , had many anticipating new devices from Oculus. There were announcements, mainly involving hardware and new titles and game updates in the coming year, and a new headset was announced though it won’t be here until next year at the earliest.

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2021

The main indicator that Bentovim has been watching has been investment in hardware companies, including through options like the Metaverse ETF. The relationship between hardware and software impacts consumers and producers alike, but it also impacts investors, according to Bentovim. “[XR] Hardware, Software, and Adoption. “In

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2019

At Sandbox Immersive Festival , I have been able to try some interesting hardware solutions. I have already detailed in another post my impressions on the Pico Neo and the HP Reverb … in this one, I will talk about other hardware manufacturers. Veer Chair. I so went there, eager to try the new LG devices.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Oculus Connect 7—now referred to as Facebook Connect —is just around the corner and rumors surrounding the annual developer conference are swirling! New hardware, major software releases, updates on long-rumored projects; the list goes on. Here are our official predictions for Facebook Connect: NEW OCULUS HARDWARE.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are affordable for those interested in augmented reality. Meta to Drive AI-Powered XR Devices The upcoming AI features come as Meta seemingly sets its last hurrah for the previous Oculus branding, with all future sails featuring Meta. Meta will enforce these changes today, on March 29th.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 30, 2019

Two years ago, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the F8 Developers Conference keynote with augmented reality and the introduction of Facebook's AR camera platform, now known as Spark AR. Nonetheless, Facebook did introduce several.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Thanks to recent platforms such as Apple’s ARKit and hardware like Microsoft’s HoloLens headset, AR has been on the rise as of late with zero signs of slowing down anytime soon. However, when it comes to delivering truly high quality augmented experiences, the current options available to consumers and even developers are expensive and few.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 58:33 ] – Carmack compares similarities between Neurolink’s brain-interface RF technology and Oculus’ camera and display system. [

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

WebXR is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) that enables applications to interact with augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.?—?Wikipedia Other Extended Reality (XR) Toolkits ?

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2020

Check out this next-gen office powered by Oculus’ Passthrough technology. Earlier this week Facebook’s head of AR & VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth showed off an experimental mixed reality workspace powered via prototype Oculus hardware. Image Credit: Andrew Bosworth.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some of the biggest names in the business are teaming up to secure the future of virtual reality. Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

For years, Oculus – now part of Facebook Reality Labs – used the Oculus Connect conference to let the world know what it was up to. One of the first topics covered was the controversial rebranding including the name Facebook Reality Labs, initially announced in June of last year. Hardware Specs.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Earlier this year the Mozilla Corporation announced plans for a powerful new version of their popular Firefox browser tailored specifically for web-based mixed reality content on standalone VR & AR headsets including the Lenovo Mirage, Oculus Go, Vive Focus, as well as other standalone devices capable of running on the Vive Wave Platform.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For example, Project Cambria, the codename for Meta’s (previously Facebook) MR hardware, is continuously being classified as either AR, VR, or MR depending on the article or publication. Contact-Free Mixed Reality. MR can offer a seamless computer-generated overlay on reality and is entirely hands-free when using gestures.

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ARVR

APRIL 1, 2021

MeetinVR, a Danish world-leading platform for collaborative meetings in virtual reality, today announced the launch on the Oculus Store. We are very excited to be launching on the Oculus Store. Search for MeetinVR on the Oculus Store and meet in VR today. Don’t forget to give us your ?? Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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InstaVR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

There are some obvious big differences in AR & VR — Augmented Reality (AR) is still largely phone-based, mainly used for placing CGI objects over real-time video, and requires an always-on, strong internet connection. Unfortunately, some of the AR hardware companies like Daqri have already shut down.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Image credits SCAND Blog Virtual Reality (VR)  — It teleports the user into a completely immersive world that replaces the physical world.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

At risk of comparing mixed reality Apples too closely to augmented reality oranges, one of the key differentiators was the lack of broad app integration that would make it more usable for prosumers looking for “the next big thing.” And that’s in spite of its $3,500 price tag.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3

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Ryan Schultz

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Horizon Workrooms get savaged in a highly critical review video by The Verge, a sign of the growing antipathy toward’s Meta virtual reality hardware and software strategy. Mark Zuckerberg is placing a very expensive bet on virtual and augmented reality and the metaverse, but will that big bet pay off, and when?

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