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A decade later, this VR treadmill is finally ready to ship

TechCrunch VR

As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It Early versions of the Austin, Texas hardware startup’s product were on writer Ernest Cline’s radar well before the film’s pre-production began. It was actually Warner Bros.

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Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse

Mashable VR

At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunity to completely unload on Mark Zuckerberg's social media conglomerate, now known as Meta, while speaking with Emily Chang of Bloomberg. ” It doesn't end there. He also says Facebook Portal , Meta's video calling device, "wasn't a big idea."

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2019 Was a Major Inflection Point for VR—Here’s the Proof

Road to VR

People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers. We believe this is thanks to the introduction of new hardware—Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S—as well as the launch of several exclusive hit games like Asgard’s Wrath and the continued success of Beat Saber.

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Big XR News from Magic Leap, LG, Meta, and Lenovo

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Firms like Sony, NVIDIA, XREAL, Qualcomm, PIXO VR, and Dimension X showcased the latest in spatial computing innovation , which may alter the future of work and life. LG CEO Hints at XR Device in 2025 This week, there have been rumours about LG, a multinational hardware provider, entering the XR device marketplace.