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Facebook & Ray-Ban Launch $300 Stories Glasses, a Hybrid Between Snap Spectacles & Bose Frames

Road to VR

They’re launching today at $300 direct from Ray-Ban as well as official online retailers in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Italy and Australia. Instead, Stories includes dual 5 megapixel cameras on the temples that let you capture sterescopic video and still images. Video camera: Minimum 1,184 x 1,184px@30fps. WIFI 802.11

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Meta Upgrades Ray-Ban Stories with WhatsApp Support

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

To date, Stories are only available in select countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Italy, France, Australia, and Spain, with further plans for expansion.

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Atlantic, Meta to Debut Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Galapagos’ on Quest TV

XR Today - Virtual Reality

To capture the negative effects of climate change and warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, or El Niño, the experience incorporated Atlantic Productions 8K, 180-degree immersive video streaming along with third-order ambisonics, using technologies in partnership with audio experts Q Department.

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Intel Takes Us Inside to Reveal How HoloLens 2 Is Transforming Computer Chip Production

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Don't Miss: Hands-On with the HoloLens 2, the New Best Augmented Reality Experience You Can Get In a new video recorded on the factory floor of Intel's semiconductor fabrication facility in Ireland (its European headquarters), the company gives us a rare behind-the-scenes tour that.

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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

With the partnership, Meta will offer immersive live games with 180-degree video. However, Meta and Xtadium will only host the latter in the United States, and Horizon Worlds-based games in the US, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

An example of this is the VR film produced by BBC Northern Ireland and Immersive VR Education which allows pupils to learn how the Lancaster bomber’s Berlin mission took place back in 1943. A teacher distributed virtual reality headsets to 28 students so they were able to enter the virtual classroom and interact with each other.

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Big News from XR Awards, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony

XR Today - Big XR News tag

During the Build event, Microsoft officially launched Avatars for Teams , its immersive dial-in feature for its leading video conferencing service. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) slapped the tech giant with a massive sanction, marking the most significant fine against any Big Tech firm in history.