VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The HTC VIVE (yes, they now capitalize all the letters in VIVE) is getting itself in front of millions of new online shoppers perusing the virtual aisles of Amazon. HTC has announced that the virtual reality system can now be purchased from Amazon.com in the United States and is priced at $799.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 20, 2023

Amazon will reduce its workforce by 9,000 staff over the next few weeks across numerous products, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Chief Executive Andy Jassy announced in a staff memo on Monday. Causes and Effects of New Layoffs The news comes after the company winds down its COVID-19 hires, where staff numbers topped 1.6

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

You can extend the capabilities of the Meta Quest 3S with some low-cost accessories, with a list of items here that we've tested that can help point Black Friday buyers with an Amazon or Target that includes a $75 gift card.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Amazon confirmed on Tuesday that it would partner with Snap to trial online shopping via the popular messaging app service. Snap’s service will continue these integrations by allowing users to shop directly using Amazon from its social media platform. per share at closing.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 21, 2021

A federal judge on Thursday refused Parler’s motion for a preliminary injunction to force Amazon to immediately restore web services for the far-right social network. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 9, 2021

Amazon has won the first round in its fight to squash a union in its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse. Hundreds of contested ballots remain, but Amazon has reached the minimum threshold of 1,608 “no” votes needed to prevent workers from joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The public count of… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 7, 2022

Amazon, like many folks still struggling to locate an affordable apartment in and around New York City, can’t find anywhere that will let it settle down. First the company tried Queens , but found the neighborhood was too rowdy. Now, the area across the bay is no longer so keen on letting the retail giant set up shop. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you rely on Amazon Prime to get necessities delivered to your door (or just for a hit of serotonin), we’ve got some bad news: Soon you’ll be paying more for the convenience. Amazon is raising the price to $139 from $119, the company announced in its fourth-quarter earnings statement. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 27, 2021

Amazon came up with a dystopian solution for when its warehouse employees struggle to keep their sanity amid workloads so grueling they often don’t have time to use the bathroom : Banish them to the meditation box. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 26, 2021

After murmurs earlier this week, Amazon announced today that it had acquired MGM in an $8.45 It’s official folks— Jeff Bezos now owns James Bond. billion deal that will bolster the e-commerce giant’s Hollywood ambitions. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 1, 2022

Amazon—a trillion dollar multinational corporation repeatedly sued by labor groups for unfair working conditions at its facilities—wants you to know it’s being treated unfairly. Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It found that Amazon shot itself in the foot by interfering with the election, even beyond its considerable leverage to influence workers. Bessemer, Alabama warehouse workers will get a second shot at a union election, the National Labor Relations Board has decided. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 25, 2021

If you, like me, have been reading years of reports on Amazon’s egregious working conditions, you’re probably numb to the part of the article citing an Amazon spox template statement about valuing workers. Reports of workplace injury rates, grueling conditions, dystopian surveillance, and the p**s bottles typically… Read more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 9, 2023

During its key announcement, Apple also quietly acquired Mira , an AR firm working closely with enterprise and the United States military sectors, namely the US Air Force and US Navy. Additionally, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon.com are assisting Hexa in optimising its platform for spatial computing and imaging, respectively.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 1, 2022

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse facility voted in favor of forming a union Friday, notching a momentous victory a growing U.S. labor movement. Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Amazon’s annual device and services event is next week, and if there’s one thing you can expect, it’s a lot of Alexa-enabled gadgets you’re not sure anyone really needed. According to a new Bloomberg report , Amazon is developing a large, wall-mounted Echo, a soundbar with a built-in camera, and new wearables. Read more.

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VRScout

APRIL 30, 2019

Pre-orders for the Quest and Rift S are available now through Amazon , Best Buy , Newegg , Walmart , and GameStop in the United States, and Currys PC World , FNAC , and MediaMarkt in the United Kingdon and Europe. Image Credit: Facebook.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As Tropical Depression Ida transformed New York City into a lake on Monday night, Amazon, absurdly, kept its warehouses open and expected staff to work. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This is the guiding philosophy of Amazon, which is now allegedly… Read more. You don’t become a trillion-dollar tech company by asking how you can make the world a better place; you do it by asking how much can I get away with now? And then you squeeze working class people for every ounce of their mental and physical energy.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 3, 2021

Alleged domestic terrorist haven/free speech network Parler has bowed out of its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. For a blessed moment it seemed we might get a break from conservative b g and moaning about unfairness. No such luck. Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The grassroots Amazon Labor Union is finally gearing up for an election after gathering thousands of worker signatures. Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The House Judiciary Antitrust subcommittee is giving Amazon one last chance to tell the whole truth about its use of third-party sellers’ data. Fool me once, shame on me. maybe a bunch of other times, too, but this time , they’re serious. Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Members of the “Boogaloo Boi” movement in northern Nevada have installed Amazon Ring camera systems in their homes in the hopes that the tech will allow them to ambush any federal agents who come along, according to an FBI memo obtained by the group Property of the People via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 23, 2021

On the roughly 10-minute flight, Daemon told Amazon founder Jeff Bezos what probably sounded like blasphemy to his… Read more. The award for “Best Small Talk on a Flight to Space” goes to Oliver Daemen, the 18-year-old from the Netherlands who was part of Blue Origin’s inaugural crewed flight to space earlier this week.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 21, 2022

Amazon failed to stop a historic first of its kind unionization effort at a Staten Island fulfillment center despite documents showing it was considering spending up to $100,000 per month on anti-union consultants to kill it. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 1, 2021

Joe Biden has effectively endorsed ongoing unionization efforts at an Amazon facility in the state of Alabama and warned the e-commerce giant that its efforts to shut down the drive must involve “no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda.” Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At long last, Amazon has a unionization vote on its hands, the first and only since 2014. Today, 5,800 Alabama warehouse workers have been sent mail-in ballots and can begin voting on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If they vote in favor, RWDSU will be the first union to gain… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 15, 2021

Earth today received parting words from Jeff Bezos, as the soon-to-be-former Amazon CEO turned over his shoulder on the slow walk to the rocket launch pad and observed: damn, you guys really need to turn this dump around—I mean, Christ, look at yourselves. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 19, 2021

A litany of allegations about Amazon’s anti-union offensive today comes from the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). After Amazon workers in Bessemer chose not to unionize by a 1,798 to 738 vote, the RWDSU has accused the company of offering workers an impossible choice: reject the union or lose… Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As part of a settlement agreement, Amazon will be compelled to pay an unspecified amount in back wages to two former workers who claimed they were unfairly fired from the company in retaliation for workplace activism. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 12, 2021

Yes, the budget for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series is almost half a billion dollars, but the woman behind it is happy to explain. In a new interview, head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke doesn’t deny last month’s reports that the show cost the studio about $465 million; she also blames both the market for original… Read more.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

” “Amazon coin,” or “MSFT Web 3.0 Others were found through Facebook’s public ad library or through data from Citizen Browser , a Markup project that collects data from a paid panel of Facebook users in the United States. It’s not only Meta that’s being imitated in ads, we found.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 4, 2021

After lying about the fact that some of its workers are under so much pressure that they are forced to relieve themselves in bottles in order to meet their quotas, Amazon has quietly said it’s sorry in its own very weird way and acknowledged that drivers do in fact do this. It then promptly pointed the finger at other… Read more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Meta Quest Pro is available now for $1,499 through the Meta Store in 22 countries as well as Best Buy and Amazon in the United States. As more users get their hands on Meta’s high-end VR device, we expect additional manufacturers to begin offering their own Quest Pro accessories. Image Credit: Meta.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

For slightly less at $40, you can also get a a number of white label straps similar to the regular Elite Strap on Amazon that do the same job. USB-C cable will work, and there are tons on Amazon that will do the job. You’ll find them everywhere, from your local supermarket, to IKEA, to Amazon. Thankfully, any 3.0

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Based near some of the world’s top businesses like Google, Qualcomm, Meta Platforms, and others, Snap’s role in driving innovation in the United States and beyond has led to significant growth in extended reality (XR). The deal would allow Amazon to access Snapchat’s more than 360 million daily active users (DAUs).

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GizModo VR

JULY 2, 2021

Going ahead, we may need to rethink fashioning the household robot maid in the likeness of a woman with a human name. In hindsight, assigning them common human names in order to do our bidding was probably not a great idea. Only with the wisdom of years could we know that this could have gone wrong. Now that at least … Read more.

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