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Meta to Resume Quest Sales in Germany Following 2-year Antitrust Case

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Over the past two years Meta has been blocked from selling its VR headsets in Germany based on the linkage between its virtual reality products and Facebook. Now it seems Germany-based customers will soon be able to order Quest headsets in-country.

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Holoride In-Car VR Entertainment Launches In Germany

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Yesterday, holoride announced the launch of its in-vehicle VR entertainment system in Germany. ” Holoride’s Pioneers’ Pack is available for EUR 699 in Germany. The post Holoride In-Car VR Entertainment Launches In Germany appeared first on VRScout.

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Germany Opens Legal Action Against Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets

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Today, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced it was initiating formal abuse proceedings against Facebook for its controversial policy of requiring new Oculus device owners to use a Facebook account.

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Facebook Temporarily Halts The Sale Of Oculus Headsets In Germany

VRScout

” Earlier this morning, Facebook announced a temporary halt on the sale of Oculus products in Germany to ensure their products comply with local laws. ” Famous for its antitrust legislation, Germany enforces a strict “no coupling” policy.

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Facebook Halts Sales of Rift & Quest in Germany Amid Regulatory Talks

Road to VR

Facebook has halted sales of all Oculus VR headsets in Germany, something the company says will be temporary during its ongoing talks with German regulators. “We’ve temporarily paused the sale of Oculus hardware to consumers in Germany due to pending discussions with the regulator [sic].

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Quest 2 & Quest Pro Now Officially Sold In Germany

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Quest 2 and Quest Pro are finally officially sold in Germany. While Meta was never officially banned from selling hardware in Germany, it voluntarily suspended VR headset sales just before the release of Quest 2, which required a Facebook account to use at launch.

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First Ransomware-Related Death Reported in Germany After Attack Paralyzes Hospital

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It sounds like something out of a tragic Black Mirror episode: A woman seeking urgent care died this week after an apparently bungled ransomware attack took down a major hospital in Germany, thus forcing paramedics to rush her to another city for treatment, according to several outlets.

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Those Nauseating Viral Photos From Burger King in Germany Are Real, But There's a Catch

GizModo VR

Have you seen those photos on social media featuring stomach-churning Burger King items from Germany ? Believe it or not, the photos are real, but there’s one big catch: All of the foods being advertised were available for precisely one day at just one location in Berlin.

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Server Hosting Leaked Secret U.S. Police Files Seized by Germany

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ddosecrets germany leaks policeGerman authorities have reportedly confiscated a server used by the group DDOSecrets to share leaked confidential records belonging to more than 200 state, local, and federal American law enforcement agencies. Read more.

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Meta Quest 2 + Meta Quest Pro Out Now in Germany

Oculus

We’re excited to announce that Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro are coming to Germany in time for Christmas! Starting today, you can purchase

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Take A Guided VR Tour Of Germany’s Last Industrial Coal Mine

VRScout

Photogrammetry and volumetric VR preserve every detail of this historic mining operation in Ruhr, Germany. On top of the apps well-curated catalogue, a regular stream of free DLC has teleported us to exotic locations such as Castle Hohenrechberg in southwest Germany, Death Valley in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the Cologne Cathedral in Köln, Germany; all of which captured using state-of-the-art photogrammetry techniques.

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Amazon Can Add Germany and Canada to Its List of Investigation Headaches

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Joining the multiple parties currently investigating Amazon and its shady marketplace behavior, authorities in Germany and Canada are now launching their own respective probes. amazon antitrust canada germany

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Germany Blocks Russian Natural Gas Pipeline

GizModo VR

German officials said Tuesday that they would block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, an enormous project that would double the flow of Russian natural gas into the country. The announcement comes in response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Read more.

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Germany's Rhine River Is Inches Away From Failure

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Less than a foot of water currently stands between European business as usual and a German supply chain crisis. Amid a record-breaking, continent-wide heat wave , the Rhine river has dropped to levels so low, that shipping on the waterway may soon become economically untenable or even impossible.

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Climate Youth Win Landmark Victory in Germany’s Top Court

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In a crucial ruling, a high court in Germany has agreed with young activists that the country’s climate law is unconstitutional because it puts too much of the burden of solving climate change on future generations.

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You Can Buy an Oculus Rift + Touch Bundle in Germany for €450

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Germany-based customers looking to snap up a deal on Oculus Rift and Touch, the VR headset’s motion controller, are seeing one of the biggest price cuts thanks to German electronics retailer MediaMarkt. including VAT and shipping to anywhere in Germany. If you’re in Germany however but for some reason don’t have a permanent address, you can also pay online and pick up the bundle in-store providing both items are currently in stock.

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Elon Musk Says Tesla's Factories in Texas and Germany Are 'Money Furnaces'

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Tesla plants in Germany and Texas are burning money. Not literally of course, but these factories are losing “billions of dollars,” according to CEO Elon Musk in a recent interview. Read more. elon musk tesla nikola tesla gigafactory businesspeople hyperloop giga texas giga nevada tesla inc

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Germany Reports New Record of 50,000 Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

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Germany reported 50,196 new cases of covid-19 on Thursday during the previous 24 hours, the highest daily case count for the country for the entire pandemic, according to Germany’s DW news outlet.

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New Alyx mod “Gunman Contracts” is set in irl Germany, Taken themed, and has mobster enemies

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New Alyx mod “Gunman Contracts” is set in irl Germany, Taken themed, and has mobster enemies Watch Reddit by OXIOXIOXI – Check out Resource. Articles Alyx Contracts enemies Germany Gunman irl mobster mod Set themed

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Places_Festival Returns to Germany for Second Year

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And if you happen to be in Germany during the middle of May then you might want to check out Places_Festival.

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“Experience Epic Adventure with Meta Quest 2 + Pro in Germany!”

VRGames

The gaming industry is buzzing with excitement as the beloved game Meta Quest 2 and its sequel, Meta Quest Pro, are making their way to Germany. Starting today, fans of the unique adventure game will be able to purchase both games online or in stores across the country. This is great news for eager German […]. Articles

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Ebola-Like Pig Illness Pops Up in Germany, Doesn't Pose a Threat to Humans

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Health officials in Germany have reaffirmed that the virus behind African swine fever isn’t likely to endanger humans, even if they eat meat from infected animals.

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Birdly Simulator Features a “Man-Sized” VR Controller in Ulm, Germany

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Currently on display in Ulm, Germany, the Birdly experience asks players to lie face down on what they call the “man-sized-unit.” If Ubisoft’s Eagle Flight wasn’t immersive enough, here comes the Birdly simulator by Swiss firm Somniacs. ” (Stop laughing.) It looks like a modified massage table. Players strap their arms onto moving platforms they can flap like wings, and a fan provides the feel of air rushing past as they fly over the picturesque German city.

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Graphics cards prices fall by 50% in Germany, giving hope to PC gamers worldwide

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They are in Germany, where the GPU prices experienced a massive drop. Are the prices of Nvidia and AMD graphics cards finally beginning to normalize? Computing News AMD AMD graphics cards GPU shortage graphics cards Nvidia Nvidia graphics cards

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The First Cases For Facebook's Oversight Board Tackle Hate Speech, Nudity, and Nazi Germany

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Following a months-long staffing spree, Facebook’s Independent Oversight Board announced the first six cases it’s taking on to deliberate Facebook’s sprawling policies surrounding content moderation. Read more. quote unquote oversight moderation facebook

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German Audi Owners Can Now Buy An In-Car VR System With Vive Flow

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Audi owners in Germany can now buy an in-car VR system for rear passengers. VR Hardware audi car germany Holoride Vive flowThe €700 kit is sold by German startup Holoride. It contains HTC’s ultra-compact Vive Flow headset and a wireless gamepad.

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This Theme Park Has A VR Water Slide

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News Ballast Germany Theme Parks Water Park Water Slide WaterproofThe German waterpark lets riders strap on a waterproof VR headset. From VR roller coaster rides at Sea World to shooting yourself out of a cannon , we’ve seen a range of exhilarating ways VR can bring theme park rides into the future. Now one startup is taking water slides to the next level with submersible VR headsets.

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Oculus Go to Hit UK & European Retailers This Month, Pre-orders Now Available

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UK and European residents have (mostly) been able to order Oculus Go directly through the Oculus website since it launched early last month, with the company delivering to many countries in the EU and Schengen Zone including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Germany Store Availability.

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Russia Threatens Retaliation After YouTube Deletes RT Germany Account

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has threatened harsh retaliatory measures against YouTube after the video sharing service suspended two German-language accounts run by Russian state media, according to a report from Russia’s TASS news outlet.

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Divers Accidentally Stumble Upon Nazi Enigma Machine in Baltic Sea

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das ist keine schreibmaschine not a typewriter enigma machines cryptology nazi germany history science nazis world war iiDivers searching for discarded fishing nets in the Baltic Sea have discovered a rare Enigma encryption machine used by the Nazis in World War II. Read more.

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Take an Hour-Long Interactive Ride Aboard the World's Largest Model Railroad

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If after two years of being stuck at home you’re still not comfortable with traveling yet, Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland will send you on an hour-long train ride around the world thanks to its new 360-degree camera car that recently traversed the entire route of the world’s largest model railroad. x2 miniatur wunderland countries cities in germany nomenclature of territorial units for statistics hamburg rail transport modelling hospitality recreation

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New Leaks Reveal Lenovo's Plans to Make an Android-Based Gaming Handheld

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Most People Shouldn't Take Baby Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks, U.S. Experts Say

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A Woman Goes All Count of Monte Cristo on Genetics in the Biohackers Trailer

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biohackers netflix germany biohacking streaming christian ditter scienceA medical student studying under a controversial professor finds herself entangled in a world of forbidden science. A tale as old as time.

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Netflix's Biohackers Is Not the Tech Utopia You Might Expect

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pique your interest biohackers netflix streaming germany sci fi biohacking scienceThe German sci-fi series Biohackers has debuted on Netflix , ostensibly telling the story of a medical student who gets caught up in the world of biohacking.

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HolodeckVR raises €3M from Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 to put VR onto dodgems

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Consumer VR might not have taken off in the mainstream but it’s still fun to use, and it’s even more fun to use in groups. There is more of an arcade renaissance for VR going on right now, as well as location-based multi-user VR experiences. That’s the premise behind Munich-based HolodeckVR which is using proprietary tech to blend radio frequency, IR tracking and on-device IMUs to bring multi-user positionally tracked VR to mobile headsets.

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A Handheld Clothes Cleaner You Can Use Without Getting Undressed Is the Perfect Trapped-at-Home Gadget

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bosch economy of germany robert bosch gmbh companies device tools technology internet handheld game consoleFew of us are willing to admit how infrequently we’ve changed out of our pajamas over the past year while sequestered at home. Bosch isn’t here to judge and has instead come up with the perfect trapped-at-home gadget: a handheld detergent-free device that can remove odors from clothes while you’re still wearing them. Read more.

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