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Infinite Reality, KoBold AI, Secure Hundreds Of Millions, VR’s Must-Have Accessory

Charlie Fink

CES 2025 showcased AI as the headline theme, but tangible innovation was scarce. Infinite Reality raised $3B, KoBold Metals secured $527M, and Roto VR chair surprised in VR tech.

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Quest 3S Was The Top Selling Console On Amazon US In 2024

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Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October. In fact, it was the third most sold device of any kind in the Video Games category , beaten only by a Nintendo licensed microSD card and the black PlayStation controller introduced at the start of last year, both being a fraction of the price. The news comes after the Meta Horizon app needed to set up Quest headsets was the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024, and SteamVR saw near-record

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Potential Leak: Asus ROG Horizon OS Headset To Have Face & Eye Tracking

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VR enthusiast Luna received a tip with apparent details of the Asus ROG Horizon OS headset. Months before Meta Quest 3S was revealed Luna received a tip with the name and function of the Action Button, which toggles passthrough, and this turned out to be entirely accurate. Now, Luna has received apparent details of the Asus ROG Horizon OS headset. Meta Horizon OS Will Run On Headsets From Asus & Lenovo Meta is rebranding its Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS and opening it up to thi

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Batman: Arkham Shadow's Total Players Doubled Over Christmas

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The number of people who have played Batman: Arkham Shadow doubled over Christmas, and has almost reached one million. French YouTuber QuestWithMatt has been tracking how many people have unlocked the game's first achievement, which typically happens within the first 5 to 10 minutes of gameplay. Before Christmas that figure stood at less than 400,000, and on January 7 it reached over 800,000.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.