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Take A Look At Facebook’s New VR Avatars For Quest

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The new avatar system will debut first on Facebook Horizon for Oculus Quest headsets. Yesterday, Mark Rabkin, VP of Oculus, sat down with CNET’s Scott Stein to chat about the companies advancements in VR avatar technology, during which a brand new VR avatar system for Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets was revealed.

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An Overview of the VRARA’s VR/AR Global Summit on XR Technology

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This second virtual VR/AR Global Summit attracted thousands of XR technology enthusiasts as well, according to the VR/AR Association. The three-day event featured over 150 talks and sessions given by hundreds of XR technology experts and professionals. XR Technology in the Time of Coronavirus. A Watch Call From Lenovo.

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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

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The company’s original Reverb headset is well known to industry users, but is less popular among casual users than models by companies like VIVE and Oculus. And, with interest in XR technology at an all-time high, this might be the perfect time to launch a game-changing headset. You’ve Heard That Name Before. Why We Love It Already.

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Greenlight Insights and Adlens Release Study on the Future of XR

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Greenlight Insights , a company specializing in XR technology market intelligence and organizer of xRS Week , together with Adlens , a company developing adaptive lenses, recently released a study on optics in XR. It also looks at how and when these developments are likely to impact the XR technology market. The Optical Interface.

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Banishing Your Nightmares with VR

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New research shows how immersive technology can help patients treat recurring nightmare syndrome. Patients who reported having frequent nightmares were able to modify the visuals they found threatening using an Oculus headset and joysticks with gesture controls to make them less scary Click To Tweet.

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“Facebook” Is now “Meta” and Other News From Connect 2021

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Leaks in advance of Facebook Connect, particularly around the time that VIVE Flow was announced , had many anticipating new devices from Oculus. He also more than suggested at a couple of points that Facebook logins would no longer be required for Oculus headsets in the near future. Horizon Updates and an Interoperability API.

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Resonai CEO Emil Alon Shares How Augmented Reality Will Transform the Modern Workforce

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Pebbles Interfaces, a company specializing in gesture control, was one of them. Facebook bought it to power its Oculus Rift headset. When asked about Resonai’s plans, Alon said that they are continuing to improve their core technology. He also talks about Vera, a powerful AI/AR platform. The Birth of Resonai.