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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

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A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America. Its majority stakeholder is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund.

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HTC VIVE VR Headset Now Available on Amazon

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Exposing this $800 VR platform to millions of new buyers in North America. The Taiwanese manufacturer made the sales expansion announcement Thursday, adding to the list of retailers like Microsoft and GameStop retailers, as well as online outlets like Micro Center and Newegg.

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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

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All of this was to hype the launch of preorders in North America on May 28. Both Valve and Microsoft collaborated with HP on the headset. While it lacked the pizzazz of an AltSpace event, Popper again presented the Reverb G2 at the VR/AR Global Summit the following week. The actual shipment is expected to begin this autumn.

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HTC’s Black Friday Sale Gets You a Free Audio Strap with Vive Purchase, Free ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Code

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HTC recently announced they’ll be sweetening the pot this Black Friday for potential Vive-owners located in North America by throwing a free Deluxe Audio Strap your way when you purchase an HTC Vive. The deal also includes the previous offer of a free Fallout 4 VR pre-order , bringing the overall savings to $160.

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Report: Lenovo’s Windows MR/VR Headset to Launch Mid-August or Earlier

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One of the first in a line of Windows Holographic powered immersive devices, Lenovo’s first mixed reality headset will be here in time for US “back to school”, according to Lenovo’s North America VP of Consumer Products Mike Abary.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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Is the Hololens 3 Coming Next Year?

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Last week, in an official Microsoft Hololens 2 blog post , Microsoft’s Vice President of Mixed Reality (MR), Scott Evans , alluded to a new headset iteration in the near future – when the technology is ready. Microsoft aims to design a Hololens 2 successor device that enables end-users a higher return on investment.