Virtual Reality (VR)
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Apple may go for ‘Reality’ trademarks prior to AR headset launch
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple may use ‘Reality’ in the name and branding of its long-rumoured mixed reality headset, according to trademark applications. Three different filings show trademarks for the terms ‘Reality…
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New VR jobs die down at Meta, Google amid hiring freeze: Report
New Delhi: The virtual reality (VR) job postings at Meta have shockingly died down, as its Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg places a $10 billion bet on building his metaverse dream, a…
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Samsung develops artificial muscle actuators for immersive VR, AR
Seoul: Samsung Electronics has revealed an ambitious augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) project that leverages compact artificial muscle actuators to enable fast image focus in AR/VR and tactile feedback for VR controllers, media…
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Meta shuts down its biggest VR game for Quest 1 owners
New Delhi: Meta is shutting down Quest 1 virtual reality (VR) headset support for ‘Population: One’, its popular battle-royale game set in VR. Quest 1 owners will no longer be able to…
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Meta builds AI models that provide realistic sounds in VR settings
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has built three new artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to make sound more realistic in mixed and virtual reality experiences. The three AL models — Visual-Acoustic Matching,…
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Meta shipped 10 mn Quest 2 VR headsets in 2021
New Delhi: Meta cumulatively shipped 10 million units of its Quest 2 (formerly Oculus Quest 2) which is a virtual reality (VR) headset in 2021, a new report has said. The US…
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Meta brings Venues app to main social VR platform Horizon Worlds
San Francisco: Meta has announced to integrate Horizon Venues — an app dedicated to attending live events in virtual reality — with its main social VR platform Horizon Worlds. People over 18…
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Meta plans to launch 4 high-end VR headsets by 2024
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is working on four new virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets that the company will release by 2024. According to The Information, the aggressive timeline…
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Apple criticises Meta for up to 47.5% commission on VR purchases
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has criticised Meta over the “metaverse” company’s plans to charge developers up to 47.5 per cent for virtual goods sold through the Meta Quest store. On Monday,…
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Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds
San Francisco: Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money. In a…
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Apple’s 1st mixed reality headset may arrive with iOS 16
San Francisco: As companies look forward to embracing metaverse, Apple may also launch its mixed reality headset launch in early 2023. Reports surfaced that details about Apple’s mixed reality headset are expected…
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Apple AR/VR glasses to feature micro-OLED displays: Report
San Francisco: Apple is working on the most advanced chips for its unannounced AR/VR headset and now a new report has claimed that the headset would feature advanced micro OLED displays. Micro-OLED…
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Metaverse to help AR/VR headset market reach 14 mn units in 2022
New Delhi: The buzz around Metaverse has somewhat revived the dull augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market and in 2022, the AR/VR device shipments is likely to reach 14.19 million units, compared to 9.86…
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Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 3 lakh users
New Delhi: Meta’s social virtual reality (VR) platform Horizon has reached 300,000 monthly users, a growth of 10 times since its roll-out in early December. According to a report in The Verge,…
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Meta adds personal boundary to VR avatars to stop sexual harassment
New Delhi: Metaverse may also see sexual harassment from people via their virtual avatars and the social network has now unveiled ‘personal boundary’ that prevents avatars from coming within a set distance…
