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Meta’s Quest headsets add spatial video and pinch controls to compete with Vision Pro

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The Meta Quest 3 will soon give wearers the ability to easily view spatial videos as well as use new pinching gestures for control, features that are similar to what you’ll find in Apple’s much more expensive Vision Pro headset that launches this week. Both changes are starting to roll out gradually as part of … Read more

Snag Freebies Worth Up to $198 When You Grab the Meta Quest 3 VR Headset

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Whether you’re brand new to virtual reality gaming or you’re just looking to upgrade your current VR system, the Meta Quest 3 is the best mixed reality VR headset you can currently get your hands on. Prices start at $499, but Newegg is sweetening the deal with some valuable freebies thrown in with your purchase, … Read more

LG confirms it’s releasing an XR headset. But is it the Meta Quest 3 Pro or its own?

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Meta As we approach the official release of the Apple Vision Pro XR headset, there appears to be another entrant trying to shake up the market – LG.  According to comments made at CES, the company is working on its own headset, and it may just rival Apple’s.  Also: The best VR headsets right now … Read more

I bought custom lenses for my Meta Quest 3, but not every eyeglass wearer needs them. Do you?

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David Gewirtz/ZDNET Do wearers of eyeglasses in the real world need to wear those corrective lenses when exploring the virtual world with their Meta Quest 3 headset? And if so, what are their options? Here’s what’s baffled me about how manufacturers have presented their recent crop of AR/VR/XR (and, yes Apple, spacial computing) headsets. Most … Read more

The best Meta Quest 2 deal from Black Friday is back with a $50 credit

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In case you haven’t heard, the Meta Quest 2’s $249 holiday pricing is sticking around for good. That’s a natural progression for the second-gen VR headset, which launched in 2020 and was recently outclassed by the newer Meta Quest 3. What’s more, if you pick up a 128GB Quest 2 at Walmart right now, you’ll … Read more

Ethiopia’s controversial quest for access to the Red Sea

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Many centuries ago, chroniclers conjured what was in antiquity called Ethiopia as … Read more

Who’s afraid of VR? I am. It made me queasy – until I tried Meta Quest 3

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David Gewirtz/ZDNET If you’ve been paying any attention at all to ZDNET for the past half year or so, you know that one of the trends we find most intriguing is XR, the acronym used because AR/VR/MR (for augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality) is just too cumbersome. Like generative AI, XR in 2023 … Read more

Can a claustrophobic guy with glasses learn to stop worrying and love Meta’s Quest 3?

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David Gewirtz/ZDNET If you’ve been paying any attention at all to ZDNET for the past half year or so, you know that one of the trends we find most intriguing is XR, the acronym used because AR/VR/MR (for augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality) is just too cumbersome. Like generative AI, XR in 2023 … Read more

Offseason key for Flying Titans in maiden title quest

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Dante Alinsunurin: We are trying to talkare trying to talk to some players.to some players. —AUGUST DELA Despite pulling a huge, rabid following, Choco Mucho is still chasing its first Premier Volleyball League title. The Flying Titans haven’t even come close to winning one until the recently concluded All-Filipino Conference, where they were swept in … Read more