Facebook’s First Full AR Glasses are Code Named ‘Project Nazare’
It’s clear Facebook is working on all-day AR headsets, and although they still aren’t showing any hardware just yet, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it’s indeed still full steam ahead on its first “fully-fledged augmented reality glasses,” revealing the code name ‘Project Nazare’. “The ultimate goal here is true […]

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28. Oktober 2021
Facebook & Ray-Ban Launch $300 Stories Glasses, a Hybrid Between Snap Spectacles & Bose Frames
Facebook and Ray-Ban today unveiled Stories, a new line of tech-forward glasses the companies hope will pave the way for a future of smart and stylish AR devices. Stories appear to fit in the same category as the first three generations of Snap’s Spectacles, but also include integrated audio like Bose Frames, making them a […]

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9. September 2021
Facebook’s Ray-Ban Smartglasses Get Their Big Reveal on Thursday
Facebook and Ray-Ban are collaborating on what promises to be a pair of smartglasses, something that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in July would “let you do some pretty neat things.” Well, the companies are getting ready to reveal the device on September 9th, 2021, so we’re sure to learn more then. Ray-Ban, a brand […]

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8. September 2021
Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”
Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Apparently Facebook is betting big on the idea too, as it hopes in the near future to be viewed more as “a metaverse company” than a social network. […]

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28. Juli 2021
Report: Nearly 10,000 People at Facebook Are Working on AR & VR
By now, it’s pretty clear Facebook is serious about leading virtual and augmented reality. Further underling Facebook’s bet that immersive technologies are the future of computing, a report from The Information claims that the company is currently employing nearly 10,000 people to work on AR/VR. The report maintains this number accounts for a staggering one-fifth […]

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12. März 2021
Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy
Facebook Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo, entitled “The Big Shift,” which underlines why the company needs to start building products now that better balance user privacy and user experience. Even before Facebook moved to require all new Oculus users to sign in with Facebook, Oculus headset users were rightfully worried about […]

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22. Januar 2021