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Pico Reportedly Cancels Quest Competitor to Instead Take on Apple Vision Pro

Road to VR

Provided previous reports are true, even Samsung may be shooting for the high-end with its upcoming XR headset , built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. Launched in late 2022 for €429 (128 GB) and €499 (256 GB), Pico 4 boasts support for around 75 percent of the game library available on Quest.

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Asus Announces ROG Phone 7 & ROG Phone 7 Ultimate Gaming Smartphones

Anand Tech

Many gaming-eccentric smartphones may already be on the market, but Asus wants that throne all for itself. The company recently announced its latest ROG Phone 7 series of high-end gaming smartphones during their "For Those Who Dare" virtual event. The Samsung AMOLED HDR10+ screen measures 6.78

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.15): Facebook keeps working on its masterplan, WebXR arrives on iOS, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This is coherent with the 3 years for BCI (Brain-computer-interfaces) used in gaming that the CEO of OpenBCI told me in a recent interview. Facebook could sell all its devices undercost now, subsidizing the cost of the hardware with software and data collection, so that to compete with brands like Samsung and XiaoMi.

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Former HTC CEO Unveils 5G-enabled VR Headset & Social VR Platform

Road to VR

At a special event in Taipei, Taiwan, HTC cofounder and former CEO Peter Chou today revealed the first products from the new startup XRSPACE. Like Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, the headset only includes a single remote, which appears to have a touchpad and button array for basic input.

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With Facebook’s ????, Oculus Is Fending off Old Enemies, Former Friends, and New Foes

Road to VR

Combined with aggressive price cutting through 2017, which saw the Rift & Touch fall from $800 to $400 in just over seven months, and an increasingly best-in-class library of games, Oculus seems to have significantly swung momentum back in favor of the Rift in the consumer space, and also prompted Vive to cut its price down to $600.

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Weekend Downloads: New on Gear VR and Oculus Rift

VRScout

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. Whether its a whacky melee fighting game, traveling to whiskey distilleries, visiting cityscapes of Taiwan, or sitting back to enjoy spectating some eSports action — there’s something for everyone.

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TSMC Confirms Halt to Huawei Shipments In September

Anand Tech

Under the rule change, Taiwan based TSMC is not allowed to sell to Huawei silicon products unless the Chinese vendor receives (an unlikely) license from US regulators. Huawei CEO Richard Yu Q&A: “Politicians are Playing Games” Report: Arm Suspends Business with Huawei - Future Chip Development In Jeopardy.

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