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Meta confirms next-generation Quest headset is coming in 2023
Meta is already teasing its Quest 3 headset, which will be coming sometime in 2023, the company's executives said.
Apple's mixed reality headset reportedly uses iris scanning for payments and sign-ins
Apple's mixed reality headset is rumored to use iris scanning for payments, and might beat Meta's Quest Pro in key areas.
Engadget Podcast: Microsoft’s Surface event, Pixel reviews and the Quest Pro headset
This week, our hosts dive into the biggest news from Microsoft, Google, Meta, Samsung and more.
Meta's VR legs video wasn't what it seemed
The animated Mark Zuckerberg shown jumping on screen apparently used motion capture.
'Among Us VR' delivers virtual backstabbing on November 10th (updated)
'Among Us VR' will let you betray your friends on November 10th.
Meta will integrate Zoom and Microsoft Teams into its VR workspaces
At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg showed off upcoming integrations with Zoom and Microsoft teams, along with a slew of other features meant to make the headset more appealing to businesses.
Meta Quest Pro hands-on: The $1,500 headset that ‘will enable the metaverse’
In a move to create hardward designed to enable the Metaverse, today Meta announced the Quest Pro headset featuring upgraded inside-out tracking, scene understand and redesigned optics starting at $1,500.
ByteDance's Pico reveals its latest VR headset as it aims to compete with Meta Quest 2
The Pico 4 will arrive in some countries next month for around $420, but a US release hasn't been announced.
Study finds surgery patients wearing VR headsets needed less anesthetic
A study has found that patients wearing VR headsets might need less anesthetic to get through surgery.
Fan-made mod turns ‘Half-Life 2’ into a fully playable VR game
Pick up that can... in VR.
Northeastern University targeted by anti-VR bomber
Northeastern University's VR lab was the victim of a bomb attack, and the perpetrator has a grudge against Mark Zuckerberg.
Leak appears to show Meta's Quest Pro headset a month ahead of launch
Meta's Quest Pro headset is due to arrive next month, but a leaked video appears to show it in full
HTC reveals face and eye-tracking accessories for the Vive Focus 3 VR headset
The Facial Tracker is $99, while the Eye Tracker will run you $249.
Meta's virtual Connect event will stream live Oct. 11th
Meta Connect, the company’s annual event devoted to augmented and virtual reality, is just over a month away.
Meta’s next VR headset is coming in October
It's most likely the Project Cambria device, which could cost more than $1,000.
Meta accounts and Horizon profiles arrive today, freeing Quest headsets from Facebook
Meta accounts have arrived
Mark Zuckerberg promises ‘major updates’ to Horizon avatars after his is widely mocked
Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta has “major updates” planned for its VR graphics after previously sharing an image of his own VR avatar that was widely mocked.
FTC moves to block Meta's purchase of 'Supernatural' VR workout app maker Within
'Meta is trying to buy its way to the top,' an FTC competition official said.
Meta will raise Quest 2 price to $400 on August 1st
Meta is hiking the price of its Quest 2 VR headset to $400 on August 1st in response to higher manufacturing costs.
PlayStation VR2 will offer livestreaming support and a 'Cinematic Mode'
Sony has previewed the PSVR2 experience, including livestreaming features and a 'Cinematic Mode' for non-VR content.