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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America. The AR unicorn is said to possess valuable IP regarding custom components, including its optics, waveguides, and software. […]

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22. Mai 2023

Quest’s Favorite Rocket League-style Sport ‘NOCK’ Coming to PSVR 2 Soon, Trailer Here

NOCK, the Rocket League-inspired VR sport that arms you with bow and arrow, is coming to PSVR 2 next week, bringing its fast-paced action to cross-platform online play. First launched on Quest 2 in in early 2022, developing studio Normal says Nock will arrive on PSVR 2 on May 25th. The studio says in a PS blog post that […]

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19. Mai 2023

Quest Update Includes More Home Customization, In-headset App Notifications & More

The latest software update for Meta Quest, version v54, is now rolling out, bringing with it a few new quality-of-life features, such as new customization options for Home environments, in-headset app notifications, and better tracking for Quest Pro’s controller. Customizable skyboxes let you change the sky above your head in your Home space, so you […]

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Build Wild Contraptions in ‘Rube Goldberg Workshop’, Now Available on Quest

Rube Goldberg Workshop is now available on Quest, letting you make tons of different crazy—dare we say—Rube Goldbergian machines. Built on Quest’s Presence platform, users can choose to play either in virtual reality or mixed reality, the latter allowing you to use your own room and surfaces to build your creations. The game includes over […]

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Emerging with $61M in Funding, This “AR laptop” Aims to Close the Loop on Virtual Desktop Productivity

First it was the desktop. Then the laptop. And now, the… spacetop? That’s the category that Sightful hopes to carve out with its new “augmented reality laptop” which combines a pair of augmented reality glasses with a keyboard, allowing you to put a huge virtual desktop in your backpack. Stealth startup Sightful today revealed Spacetop, […]

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Samsung to Acquire AR/VR Microdisplay Company eMagin for $218M

eMagin 2K microdisplay at Display Week 2019 | Image courtesy eMagin

eMagin, the US-based developer and manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for AR/VR headsets, announced a merger agreement with Samsung Display, a subsidiary of the Korean tech giant. The company announced in a press statement that Samsung will acquire all outstanding shares of eMagin common stock on a fully diluted basis for $2.08 per share in cash, totaling […]

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18. Mai 2023

Meta & BMW Are Integrating AR/VR Headsets into Cars, Release Timeline Uncertain

Image captured via video courtesy Meta, BMW

Initially announced in 2021, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared an update on the company’s research partnership with BMW, which focuses on integrating AR and VR into vehicles to make people more productive, social, and entertained while traveling. The ultimate aim in the BMW/Meta partnership is to accurately anchor virtual objects relative to the car’s motion […]

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‘Firmament’ Review – Complex Puzzles & Visual Richness Lacking a Native VR Touch

Firmament was created in the spirit of Myst, the studio’s genre-defining puzzle adventure which maroons you in a strange realm with some very imposing architecture, all of which houses a smorgasbord of some patently challenging puzzles. In this respect, Firmament is kind of an old dog with a few new tricks, as it brings modern beauty and narrative […]

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Recent Valve Hiring Hints at Next-gen Index Headset in Development

Since the release of its first (and so far, only) VR headset in 2019 and its flagship VR game in 2020, Valve has been worryingly quiet about its future plans for VR. But recent hiring and job listings suggest the company is still working toward next-gen VR hardware. It’s been nearly four years since the […]

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17. Mai 2023

Recent Valve Hiring Hints at Next-gen Index Headset in Development

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