Microsoft Office apps arrive on Meta Quest VR headsets - Engadget
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Meta has a secret VR headset that may have a key advantage over Apple's Vision Pro
The headset, named Flamera, solves the biggest problem with mixed reality, and the solution is right in front of our eyes.
Meta Quest's spatial audio quality is getting a "big upgrade"
Meta is improving the spatial audio of Meta Quest. A new HRTF model enables a more realistic and natural 3D audio experience.
Meta cancels Quest Pro, stops development of Quest Pro 2
Could this be a cautionary tale for another recently turned VR-maker tech giant?
Apple Vision Pro vs. Meta Quest Pro: The Design Perspective - Yanko Design
Apple finally took off the veils from its much-anticipated entry into the mixed reality race, and the Internet was unsurprisingly abuzz with comments on both sides. Naturally, comparisons were made between this shiny newcomer and the long-time market leader, which is now Meta, whether you like it or not. Given their already tenuous relationship, the
Meta Quest Pro review: get me out of here
You’re better off buying three Quest 2s.
The Meta Quest Pro is not the big fail it's made out to be
The software, however, could use some work.
Meta Quest Pro review: It’s awesome, but no way am I working in this thing
The Meta Quest Pro is a powerful VR headset but it's probably unnecessary for most people
Vision Pro — Benedict Evans
What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025.
Apple’s Vision Pro Isn’t the Future
The new mixed-reality headset is an alarming misfire. Has Apple lost its innovation mojo?
Ben Lang on Twitter
People who are newly or recently getting into the XR space… for the love of god please don’t mess up these terms because it was painful to get here.Whether the display is optically transparent or not has little to do with it. XR is the umbrella term. All immersive headsets… pic.twitter.com/AqPPuYQ26g— Ben Lang (@benz145) May 29, 2023
Apple prepares for a platform shift
Will the Reality Pro be the metaverse’s iPhone moment?
Report Says Apple's VR/AR Headset Had to Sacrifice a Lot of Tim Cook's Original Vision
A new report claims the upcoming ‘Reality’ headset had to compromise on size, power, and usability as it eventually morphed into a $3,000 device.
Mixed Reality is our Digital Future
For many, the word “metaverse” has been tainted with negative vibes, conjuring cartoonish worlds filled with creepy avatars or…
Samsung Files Trademark for 'Galaxy Glasses' AR/VR Headset
Samsung announced last month it was partnering with Google and Qualcomm to develop an XR device, something the company said at the time was “not too far away.” While we’re still left guessing as to what sort of headset the Korean tech giant has in store, a new trademark filing has come to light which may suggest …
Meta VP tells staff to make the metaverse 'so obviously successful' that his dad stops calling every week to ask about it
Quest has sold 20M units, so why isn't VR mainstream yet?
Meta Quest 2 has reached the important result of 20 million units sold, so why aren't we seeing VR becoming mainstream yet? Let's see this...
Apple headset will be "Macintosh moment," says former Apple XR manager
Bertrand Nepveu worked on Apple's Mixed Reality headset. He sees the company's entry into the market as a critical piece of the metaverse puzzle.
Meta Shows How Quest Pro Uses Shared Point Clouds for Local Multiplayer
Meta hasn’t rolled out colocation services for the entire Quest platform yet—meaning a pair of Quest 2 headsets can’t automatically ‘see’ each other in the same physical playspace—although that’s not entirely true for its latest headset, Quest Pro. Meta published a quick explainer video recently showing off how local multiplayer works between two Quest Pros. […]
The cult of innovation
Innovation has transformed into a cultural narrative with mass following, but to what end? Asks author.
The Innovation Cult
The Medici Effect - Enterra Solutions
In his very interesting book The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures, Frans Johansson talks about the value of creating a space in which people from diverse fields of expertise can get together to exchange ideas. The Medici's, of course, were a wealthy and powerful Italian family who played
The Cult of Innovation - Enterra Solutions
I have written a number of posts about innovation -- real innovation. Dan Saffer, writing for BusinessWeek, reminds us that much of the rhetoric about innovation nowadays isn't discussing real innovation at all ["The Cult of Innovation," 5 March 2007]. It's more often about the kind of "new and improved" hyperbole we expect to hear
The Cult of Innovation: Its Colorful Myths and Rituals — Langdon Winner
Philosophers and scholars of rhetoric point to the significance of what they call "god terms,” concepts that have a certain “inherent potency.” God terms sweep up whole periods of history as nations and cultures strive to reach a higher state of being. (1) From the late 1700s and well
The Cult Of Innovation
Consumers don't need purple ketchup or Crystal Pepsi. They need meaning
The Cult of Innovation: Its Myths and Rituals
Philosophers and scholars of rhetoric point to the significance of what they call “god terms,” concepts that have a certain “inherent potency.” God terms sweep up whole periods of history as nations and cultures strive to reach a higher state...
THETA NOIR | Wake Up To The Collective Mind: MENA
Inside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence | Backchannel
The engineer at the heart of the Uber/Waymo lawsuit is serious about his AI religion. Welcome to Anthony Levandowski's Way of the Future.
This AI Jesus chatbot gives dating and gaming advice on Twitch
AI Gods & ChatGPT religions are coming - and they could turn evil, warns experts
INTELLIGENT AI robots are coming – and they will have the ability to perform religious ceremonies and could even turn against humans, experts have warned. As AI becomes more prominent in our …