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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

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Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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‘HeadOffice.Space’ Brings VR Coworking To The Moon

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What’s exciting about HeadOffice.Space is that it is interoperable, flexible, and accessible across multiple platforms, with Mac, iOS, Android, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Quest support currently in development. Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space. Webtools for the way people work.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

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A bizarre strategy, that doesn’t surprise me anymore, though. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Image by Oculus). Other relevant news. Who knows….

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

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Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Unity Hires VRML Co-Creator Tony Parisi In Bid For VR Dominance

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Ushering in that segment was the announcement that the company had hired Tony Parisi as its Head of AR/VR Strategy. ” He went on to talk about Facebook’s social VR demo that debuted at Oculus Connect 3 last month, revealing that both it and Oculus’ own Rooms and Parties social software had been made with Unity.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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This latest acquisition is another piece in a secretive strategy: over the past few years Snapchat has quietly acquired a couple of other potentially augmented reality-related companies as well as talent. Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard?

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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

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This business strategy of selling to few people for a high price has completely sense , considering that all the device has been conceived to add all the features that could make it compelling mostly for professionals. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus).

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