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Sideloading Platform SideQuest Takes $650,000 Investment from BoostVC, Palmer Luckey
The sideloading platform SideQuest has raised $650,000 in early investment from BoostVC, The Fund and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. SideQuest Interface Update The small “pre-seed” funding will go into a…
How to Preorder the Oculus Quest 2 Headset
Preorders opened on 16 September and are expected to ship as soon as October 13. Facebook’s just launched Oculus Quest headset was tightly kept under wraps right until about mid…
Facebook Connect: It’s the End of an Era as Facebook Officially Kills Off PC VR
With the launch of its new $300 and fairly powerful Quest 2 VR headset, Facebook is moving strongly to own the VR space. The new Quest 2 headset is simply…
Mixed Reality Startup Nreal Adds $40 Million in Series B Financing
The Chinese mixed reality startup, Nreal, has just secured $40 million in financing from a group of high-profile investors in a series B funding round which might potentially increase the…
Facebook Connect Official Event Program Released
Facebook’s flagship AR/VR event is happening in six day’s time on September 16th, brought to you by the Facebook Reality Labs. The official program of the event has now been…
Oculus Quest Headsets Sold Out Internationally Ahead of Facebook Connect
According to a report by Road to VR, the Oculus Quest headsets are no longer being sold internationally. The international deliveries for Facebook’s Rift S headsets also appear to either…
Magic Leap Valuation in Free Fall As Investors Mark Down Stakes
Magic Leap investors are downgrading their worth of their shares in the mixed reality company by as much as 93%, a scenario that makes a takeover more likely prospect. Magic…
SteamVR Hardware Survey for August 2020: Rift S Back on Top
Facebook’s Oculus Rift S VR headset has risen up the charts once again to become the most used virtual reality headset on Steam. The last time it was on top…
Report: Apple Has Acquired the VR Arcade Startup ‘Spaces’
Protocol reports that Apple has acquired the VR arcade startup Spaces this week. The report follows a Spaces statement made via an email and on its website where the tech…
Facebook VR/AR Division Renamed to Facebook Reality Labs
Facebook’s VR and AR team has now been renamed to Facebook Reality Labs. The name Facebook Reality Labs was previously used to refer to the R&D division of its VR…