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Meta is Opening Quest’s Operating System to Third-party Headsets, Marking a Massive Shift in Strategy

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Sharing a common operating system means all of these headsets will be able to draw not only on the XR tech that Meta has built (like tracking, interface, playspace boundary, and more) but also plug into the company’s leading library of standalone VR content.

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Kid-Friendly Batman App Lets You Battle Villains In AR

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has released a new mobile app on iOS & Android devices that lets you partner up with the Dark Knight himself and take on some of Gotham’s greatest villains in immersive AR. Freeze, The Riddler, and other dastardly no-do-gooders—using cutting-edge Bat-Tech. Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

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Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest

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According to a report from The Information , Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets. Additionally, it was reported last summer that South Korean tech giant delayed the still unnamed XR headset to make it more competitive with Vision Pro.

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Meta is Reportedly Partnering with LG to Create Apple Vision Pro Competitor

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Meta is reportedly teaming up with South Korean tech giant LG Electronics to offer up competition to the Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which is slated to arrive sometime in 2024. Provided the report is true, it seems some very distinct battle lines are being drawn.

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Samsung & Google Partner To Develop New XR Tech

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That said, the most exciting news came towards the end of the presentation when Qualcomm CEO, Cristiano Amon, and Google SVP of Android, Hiroshi Lockheimer, joined Samsung’s TM Roh on stage to announce that all three companies are partnering to develop new XR experiences. “An

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Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech

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The Android-based device received mixed reception ahead of its release later that same year. The post Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech appeared first on VRScout. In 2019 Samsung unveiled its first commercially-available foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

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Will Magic Leap 2 AR Glasses Lead the Way to the Metaverse?

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Johnson believes that their tech is not yet ready to be a mainstream product designed for the metaverse. Finding the Right XR Tech for the Metaverse. Tech giants are in a race to develop the hardware that would catapult widespread metaverse adoption but no one is even close. This will be the key to driving widespread adoption.