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 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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‘Arizona Sunshine’ Studio Signs Deal with Oculus for 5 New VR Games
Vertigo Games teased that its long-awaited co-op VR zombie shooter After the Fall would be getting some “big news” to share at today’s Facebook Connect, but it seems the company had something bigger in mind. The VR studio and publisher announced a new partnership with Facebook which will bring five new VR games to the Oculus […]

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‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ in Development for Oculus Quest 2
Facebook today announced that it’s working with Rockstar Games to bring Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. The company said in its Facebook keynote today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it has been working “for years” to bring the game to VR. “This new version of what I think is […]

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Facebook’s Metaverse Takes a Baby Step with Customizable ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Environments
Facebook launched Horizon Workrooms back in summer, bringing to Quest a new enterprise-focused virtual collaboration platform that connects both VR and video chat users in the same place. Soon the app will let you choose from different environments which will be customizable to some degree—a prescient step on the way to Facebook’s vision of its metaverse. […]

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Facebook Rebooting VR Enterprise Offering, Bringing Business Tools to Consumer Quest Headsets
At Facebook Connect 2021 today, the company announced it will be releasing a new Quest for Business program that’s rebooting its enterprise-focused VR software by bringing its growing suite of business tools to the consumer version of Quest 2, which you can buy from anywhere. Facebook will be allowing what it calls ‘Work Accounts’ for […]

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New Cloud Save System for Quest Will Work with Every App Automatically
Facebook announced at its Connect 2021 AR/VR developer conference today that Oculus is finally replacing its janky cloud save system for one that will work with every Quest app automatically. If you’re a hardcore Quest user you may already be used to saying goodbye to game progress as you inevitably make room for a new […]

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Oculus Expanding Quest Mixed Reality Capabilities With Enhanced Developer Tools
Oculus plans to further open up the mixed reality capabilities of Quest with new tools that will allow developers to build apps which more intelligently integrate with the user’s real room. In the near future developers will also be permitted to distribute mixed reality apps to customers via the Quest store or Oculus App Lab […]

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Facebook Boosts AR Developers Tools for Forthcoming AR Glasses
Today Facebook announced that it plans to expand the capabilities of its Spark AR platform to give developers more tools to build experiences that leverage existing smartphone-based AR and the company’s upcoming AR glasses. Facebook has made no secret that its Ray-Ban Stories camera glasses are just its first step toward building full blown AR […]

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Web & WebXR Apps Are Coming to the Quest Store With Multitasking
Oculus today announced that web apps and WebXR apps will soon be allowed into the main Quest store and App Lab. Apps served this way will support multitasking, allowing users to run them side-by-side for increased productivity. Developers will also be able to charge for these experiences just like any other app on the headset. […]

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