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Meta Wants to Beat Google at its Own Game with Horizon OS

Road to VR

Apple vs. Microsoft. Zuckerberg outlined so much in his most recent video announcement, stating he expects there to be a fleet of third-party headsets “designed for specific use cases.” Imagine one for exercise that extra-light, sweat-wicking materials. And you know what, it just might win. Apple vs. Google.

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Get lifetime access to Microsoft Office's essential apps for under £40

Mashable VR

TL;DR: Lifetime access to Microsoft Office's essential apps on Mac or PC is on sale for £38.04, saving you 85% on list price. From mental health and productivity tools to entertainment and exercise apps, monthly subscription fees are getting out of hand. Credit: Microsoft. Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021.

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NASA Partners With US Navy To Develop AR Displays For Spacesuits

VRScout

The device provides wearers with a top-down sonar view of the oceans seabed, as well as critical information, such as messages from operators above water, photographs, and AR video. Image Credit: United States Army. Featured Image: US Navy / NASA.

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Get all the classic Microsoft Office apps for your Mac or PC with this one-time purchase

Mashable VR

TL;DR: As of March 7, you can get lifetime access to Microsoft Office's essential apps on either Mac or PC for just $49.99, which is 85% off their usual price of $349. From mental health and productivity tools to entertainment and exercise apps , monthly subscription fees are getting out of hand. Credit: Microsoft. Get Deal.

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Meta Rebranding Quest Software Horizon OS, Will Run On New Headsets From ASUS, Lenovo, More

Upload VR

A headset "fully focused on immersive entertainment like watching movies and videos with the highest resolution OLED screens." A headset "designed for exercise that's extra-light with sweat-wicking materials". A headset "fully optimized for gaming with support for all kinds of different peripherals and haptics."

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Is Facebook Building a ‘Social Layer’ For the Spatial Web?

AR Insider

So predicting AR’s trajectory becomes an exercise in “ following the money.” Microsoft wants to double down on a longstanding position in enterprise productivity, and Facebook wants AR (and VR primarily) to boost social engagement and ad revenue. Facebook goes full Dark Knight at OC6 (video below).

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Big XR News From Apple, Mozilla, Vodafone and RealWear

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Attendees of the Mobile World Congress had the opportunity to try out the HyperRealityHub using AR glasses utilising Snapdragon’s AR2 Gen 1 Platform, guided through wellness exercises by a virtual agent called VEDA or interacting with VEDA as a hologram-like projection without wearing AR glasses. million compatible apps.

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