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Microsoft To Stop Self-Branded PC Peripherals, Set to Focus on Surface Instead

Anand Tech

Microsoft has confirmed that the company will discontinue selling PC accessories under the Microsoft brand, narrowing the firm's focus to premium-priced peripherals sold under the Surface brand. The decision marks a major fork in the road for Microsoft-badged keyboards and mice, an era that started in 1983.

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Zuck Confirms Facebook's Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardware

GizModo VR

It’ll actually be the company’s next hardware release. It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Facebook’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on a pair of augmented reality glasses. But in comments during an earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that no, he hasn’t forgotten about the device. Read more.

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E3 Roundup Day 0: Top 5 Most Important Announcements

Road to VR

The expo floor opens today, but this year’s E3 in Los Angeles has already kicked off with some big names in the industry making fresh commitments to VR on both the software and hardware side of things. Razer Earmarks $5 Million to Encourage OSVR Content Development. Fallout 4 VR Coming to Xbox ‘Project Scorpio’.

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What to Expect in VR This Week at E3 2016

Road to VR

With the launch of the Rift only a few months under their belt, don’t expect anything new in the hardware department from Oculus. So if nothing new on the hardware front, what does Oculus have in store for E3? Razer/OSVR. See Also: Razer Want to Make OSVR the “De Facto” VR Platform in China. ” Microsoft Xbox.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Based in Germany, ThyssenKrupp is a European national conglomerate that just announced a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens. RAZER: ZVENTURES VC FUND – Starting as a hardware company and evolving into a software company as well, Razer is now also growing into an investing company. …and more.

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

As a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR software and hardware, Varjo already has an outstanding reputation in the enterprise landscape. Varjo’s newest headset (available in various styles) sincludes multifocal passthrough cameras, controllers co-developed by Razer, and even integration with the powerful NVIDIA Omniverse.

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Does Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Live Up to the Hype?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

At this price, Apple’s primary competitors are the Magic Leap 2, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, and Varjo’s VR-3 — all enterprise headsets. Questions on XR Interoperability Specifically, Meta implemented Microsoft, Adobe, and Zoom support for the Quest Pro in October last year. No mention of interoperability.

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