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Apple's VR Headset rumors tell us little about what Apple will do in XR.

Apple’s VR Headset Rumors Reach the Height of Absurdity

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 by Emory Craig

There is no XR product more highly anticipated than Apple’s VR headset. Supposedly a mixed reality device, it’s seen as XR’s iPhone moment, an HMD that …

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XR in 2022 – The Year in Review

January 31, 2023December 31, 2022 by Emory Craig

We’ll largely be happy to show 2022 out the door – at least as far as XR is concerned. It was a strange year filled with …

Meta's next-gen avatars were faked for the Connect 2022 conference.

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Meta’s Next-Gen Avatars Were Faked for Connect 2022

October 21, 2022October 20, 2022 by Emory Craig

Meta was busy burnishing its image problems last week at Connect 2022 event by introducing a state-of-the-art XR headset and new features for the not-so-widely used …

The new Meta Quest Pro has arrived and while it has high-end specs for a VR headset, it will be too expensive for many organizations.

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The New Meta Quest Pro – is it a Bridge or an Obstacle to the Metaverse?

January 31, 2023October 11, 2022 by Emory Craig

There was a time when VR headsets were getting less expensive and everyone dreamed of a broad consumer XR market with VR becoming widely accessible. But …

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Update: Bomb Attack at Northeastern University’s VR Lab

October 4, 2022September 15, 2022 by Emory Craig

Latest Update: Jason Duhaime, the Northeastern University employee who reported September bomb incident at their VR lab, has been arrested and charged with ” . . …

Meta Platforms acquires Berlin-based Lofelt haptic startup.

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Meta Continues to Buy its Way to the Metaverse with Lofelt Acquisition

September 13, 2022 by Emory Craig

With four new headsets coming in the next two years, Meta Platforms is determined to stake its claim to the Metaverse – if not control it …

Meta's Horizon Workrooms drops the account obstacles - is it now a viable alternative to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other collaboration platforms.

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Horizon Workrooms – Is VR Collaboration Ready for Primetime?

September 5, 2022September 3, 2022 by Emory Craig

Horizon Workrooms is critical to Meta’s transition to a company focusing on virtual environments and the coming Metaverse. But Workrooms has yet to become a significant …

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Zuckerberg’s Rough Year: Pale Avatars, Empty Virtual Worlds, and Daily Gut Punches

August 27, 2022August 26, 2022 by Emory Craig

For Meta Platform’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, the past few weeks – and frankly, all of 2022 – are ones he would like us to forget. With …

SIGGRAPH 2022 - highlights of the conference in Vancouver

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SIGGRAPH 2022: The Latest Tech and Metaverse Developments

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 by Emory Craig

It was welcome news to see the SIGGRAPH 2022 conference return to an in-person and online event this year. With its mix of technical papers, talks, …

Meta's First Hand demo of XR hand-tracking reveals the future of realistic virtual experiences.

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Meta’s “First Hand” Demo: A Future of Controller-free XR Experiences

August 8, 2022 by Emory Craig

For consumer VR headsets, Meta has been a leader in hand-tracking, and its newly released “First Hand” demo is an effort to push developers to embrace …

Meta price increases for popular Quest VR headset

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Meta Quest Price Increase of 30% as Financial Woes Continue

July 27, 2022 by Emory Craig

We hope you bought a Quest headset recently since if you didn’t, you will find yourself paying significantly more. Meta announced Quest price increases of $100, …

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