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Amazon Promises “single-digit latency” for AR/VR Streaming Over 5G with AWS Wavelength

Road to VR

Last month Amazon quietly announced the ‘Wavelength’ platform as part of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) offering. Amazon says the platform is made for “latency-sensitive workloads” including AR/VR streaming, game streaming, IoT and more.

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Here’s Every Country & Store Where Quest 2 is Officially Being Sold

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Jump to: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Japan. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Australia.

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Amazon Adding Virtual Try-On from L'Oréal's ModiFace to Its Beauty Products

Next Reality AR

Now, after Facebook added ModiFace to its AR platform earlier this year, online retail behemoth Amazon is following suit and has agreed to use ModiFace's technology for cosmetics products on its web store. We are excited to team up with ModiFace to make shopping for cosmetics online even easier by.

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Amazon Japan to Pay Nearly $19 Million to Suppliers, Seems Pretty Okay With It

GizModo VR

Amazon Japan will pay around 1,400 suppliers a collective 2 billion yen, or about $18.85 million, for pushing the costs of discounts onto suppliers, the Japan Times reported yesterday. If you’re excited that Amazon had to cough up a couple million, so is Amazon, which arguably got off very easy. Read more.

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These Are the Countries Where You Can Still Buy Quest & Rift S Direct From Oculus

Road to VR

Taiwan and Japan are especially lucky to have full stock of 64GB and 128GB versions of Quest, and Rift S. We’re keeping our eyes glued to its retail partners there, including NewEgg , Best Buy , and Amazon , as they tend to publish arrival dates for stock. Japan. ×. ×. ×. Quest & Rift S Availability by Country*.

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Quest 2 Stock Starting to Slip Ahead of Black Friday

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If you’re unable to find it direct from Oculus, here’s a complete list of official third-party retailers in each country, including the local MSRP so that you know you’re getting the right price. Price: 64GB ($480 AUD), 256GB ($639 AUD). Price: 64GB (€350 EUR), 256GB (€450 EUR). Media Markt. Geo Online. Kojima Net. South Korea.

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Report: TikTok Parent Lays Off Hundreds at VR Subsidiary Pico Interactive, Tencent Scraps VR Plans

Road to VR

Seen a direct competitor to Meta Quest 2, Pico 4 still isn’t officially sold in the US; the headset is currently only available across Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most countries in Europe. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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