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With Apple dropping hints that its much-awaited AR/VR headset will drop at next week’s WWDC event, Meta has attempted to steal its rival’s thunder. The new Meta Quest 3 is smaller, much more powerful than its predecessor, and designed for next-level au… Continue reading Meta announces Quest 3 as Apple prepares to drop its VR/AR headset
In Meta’s ongoing quest to make the nebulous “metaverse” a virtual reality, it has already released two of the most amazing all-in-one, untethered VR headsets we’ve ever seen. Now, meet the Meta Quest Pro, a next-level headset with no expense spared.Co… Continue reading Zuckerberg swings for the fences with Meta Quest Pro VR/AR headset
No, not that Turing test – although there’s probably a little self-aware humor going on here. The Facebook/Meta CEO is laser-focused on creating VR headsets that deliver visual experiences that are indistinguishable from reality, and the company has ta… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg’s quest to pass the “visual Turing test”
Haptic feedback can give games and other virtual experiences an extra dimension, but it’s hard to achieve. Tech startup Emerge is now having a crack at the idea with the Emerge Wave-1, a device that pairs with a VR headset and emits ultrasonic waves th… Continue reading Ultrasound panel adds mid-air haptic feedback to VR
The original Oculus Quest was one of the technology world’s great game-changers when it dropped in 2018: a totally wireless virtual reality headset you could use just about anywhere with nearly zero setup, coupled with a super-slick user interface that… Continue reading Review: Oculus Quest 2 is an even better portal into alternate worlds
Facebook’s extraordinary Oculus Quest completely changed the VR game. No wires, no PC, no external sensors, this was the first proper all-in-one headset that you could take to a friend’s place, throw straight on their head and dive into a virtual reali… Continue reading Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 takes wireless VR to the next level
The Oculus Quest is an extraordinary, standalone virtual reality device that needs no wires, no high-end gaming PCs and no wall-mounted tracking cameras. I’m a big fan of this zero-barrier-to-entry VR headset, as you may have gleaned from our review, a… Continue reading Oculus Quest can now give you beautifully tracked virtual hands in VR
Oculus Quest will soon come with a built-in hand tracking feature, and the ability to play PC games via a cable.
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Facebook has started shipping its new Rift S and Quest headsets to customers.
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Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Josh Constine and Frederic Lardinois discuss major announcements that came out of Facebook’s F8 conference and dig into how Facebook is trying to redefine itself for the future. Though touted […] Continue reading Takeaways from F8 and Facebook’s next phase