Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year
Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it’s a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price point of the Quest line. Project Cambria is said to be launching sometime next year. If […]

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28. Oktober 2021
Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond
In the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years. Facebook’s top brass believe so deeply that XR and the metaverse will be a transformative computing platform that they […]

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26. Oktober 2021
Facebook Execs Tease “Next-generation” Headset Prototypes Following Vive Flow Leak
Seemingly in an effort to keep the spotlight during an increasingly hot month of VR announcements, Facebook teased a look at two new XR headset prototypes just a day after an apparent leak of HTC’s upcoming Vive Flow headset. Although Facebook is expected to make major XR announcements at its upcoming Facebook Connect conference later […]

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13. Oktober 2021
Facebook Execs Tease “Next-generation” Headset Prototypes Following Vive Flow Leak
Seemingly in an effort to keep the spotlight during an increasingly hot month of VR announcements, Facebook teased a look at two new XR headset prototypes just a day after an apparent leak of HTC’s upcoming Vive Flow headset. Update (October 14th, 2021): Facebook shared yet another teasing glimpse of a VR headset prototype; we’ve […]

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Facebook Researchers Show ‘Reverse Passthrough’ VR Prototype for Eye-contact Outside the Headset
Researchers at Facebook Reality Labs today published new work showcasing a prototype headset which has external displays to depict the user’s eyes to others outside of the headset. The goal is to allow eye-contact between the headset wearer and others in an effort to make it less awkward while wearing a headset and communicating with […]

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3. August 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
Facebook’s Previous Head of Oculus & Reality Labs Partnerships Leaves Company
Hugo Barra, one-time head of Oculus and VP of Facebook Reality Labs partnerships, has announced that he’s left Facebook. Barra announced the news in a Facebook post, saying that May 17th was his last day at the company. Barra says he is going on to so “something completely different” as he takes his next step […]

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18. Mai 2021
Facebook Reveals Latest Wrist-worn Prototypes for XR Input & Haptics
Facebook today revealed some of its latest research and vision for a wrist-worn input device that the company expects to form the basis of AR and VR interactions and haptics in the future. The device, still in a research prototype phase, senses electrical signals in the user’s arm to detect intentional inputs. In addition to […]

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18. März 2021
Oculus Announces Two Sponsored Sessions at GDC Showcase Next Week
Ahead of a larger Game Developers Conference planned for July, the organization is hosting a virtual event next week, called GDC Showcase, from March 15th to 19th. Oculus, which has historically used GDC for major announcements and developer outreach, announced it will participate in two sponsored sessions. While we don’t know if Oculus is planning […]

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11. März 2021
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Community, connection, and vulnerability in the metaverse

Megan Fitzgerald, Jessica Freeman, and Lauren Bigelow talk about the ways the metaverse will change how we connect in 2D and 3D. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff

1. Februar 2021