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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

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Beginning March 5th, 2023, the 256GB Quest 2 will be available for $429.99 (previously $499.99) in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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This Bizarre VR Gas Mask Makes Breathing In VR More Difficult

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A research team working out of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria has developed a unique accessory for the Meta Quest 2 VR headset that allows users to interact with the virtual world by simply breathing. The AirRes Mask can be used to simulate a variety of stressful and high-risk scenarios.

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Big XR News from Meta, Ray Ban, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, AWE EU

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Q3 reflections are proving favourable for many firms with fruitful investments in AR/VR/MR via software and hardware. AR technology is seeing wider adoption, even through devices like smartphones, and VR is retaining substantial success in education and training. AWE EU and the year’s closing XR events will soon be underway.

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Meta Enters “Multi-Generational” AR Smart Glasses Contract, ahead of Connect ‘24

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The firm is experiencing sales success with its current iterations of the Ray-Ban Stories product, currently distributing the device in the US, CA, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Zuckerberg is quite vocal about his belief in the potential of this hardware.

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Big XR News from Sony, PICO, Vuzix, Get Your Way

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Market forecasts expect AR smart glasses to emerge as technology’s next big thing within the current decade, and technology firms aim to lead when adoption becomes mainstream. We believe in this lite-tech approach where technology aligns with the real needs of users.

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Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

Road to VR

After all, Valve’s Lighthouse sensor technology is protected under a royalty-free license, but you can only obtain it after going through a $3,000 course. So you’re probably better off designing around the hardware than making your own from the ground up.

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AWE EU ’23: Key Takeaways and Announcements

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. Time and time again, we have seen how important businesses have been to scale that technology adoption.