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Meta's Head Of AR Glasses Hardware Claims They're As Mindblowing As The Original Oculus Rift

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Meta's Head of AR Glasses Hardware claims they give the same "Oh my God, wow! Kalinowski was previously the Head of VR Hardware at Oculus for the consumer Oculus Rift, Oculus Touch, Oculus Go, Rift S, Oculus Quest, Quest 2, and Quest Pro. I can't believe this!" reaction as the original Oculus Rift.

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Tencent Reportedly in Talks with Meta to Bring Quest 2 to China

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At the time of this writing, Meta officially supports the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and most countries in Europe. This isn’t the first time Meta hardware has found its way into mainland China.

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Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become “European Champion of Mixed Reality”

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Lynx, the French XR hardware startup known for crowdfunding the Lynx R-1 mixed reality headset , today announced it’s secured $4 million in its Series A round, led by social VR platform Somnium Space. This includes, not only software, but also very importantly hardware,” says Artur Sychov, Founder & CEO of Somnium Space.

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Ultra-wide FOV Headset StarVR One Now Available for Purchase

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StarVR One, the ultra-wide field of view (FOV) VR headset, has traveled a long and winding path on its way to launch since it was first announced in late 2018 that developers and enterprise would be able to apply for hardware. StarVR is now available in Japan and Taiwan through a handful of companies , including ELSA Japan Inc.,

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Apple Vision Pro Is Coming To China This Year

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Apple Vision Pro Review: A Heavy Portable Cinema & Monitor At $3500, Apple sets huge expectations with Vision Pro. But does it deliver? And what’s it really like to own and use? Late last month prominent supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple will launch Vision Pro in more countries before June.

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HTC Halts Stock Trading as Rumors of Sale Swirl

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According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC will halt trading of its stock as of September 21st, pending an unknown announcement from the company, reports Bloomberg. Google—which is increasingly expanding its hardware business in the smartphone, connected home, and AR/VR sectors—has been fingered as one of the likely buyers.

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My Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 1: Cave, zSpace, Brogent hands-on

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Two weeks ago, I had a fantastic trip to Taiwan together with my Chinese assistant Miss S. In this series of articles, I want to talk about my experience there , giving you some highlights about the hardware I tried, the companies I met, etc… I want to let you feel as if you did this VR travel with me. We were at the 88th floor.

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