Undeterred by its many detractors, Meta is still trying to make the metaverse happen. This week, the company held its annual Connect developer conference at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Meta…
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Meta’s Smart Glasses and VR Headset Now Serve Up a Bigger Dose of Reality
Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies, said that in a recent survey he conducted, most respondents said they were willing to spend between $250 and $499 on a…
Soon You’ll Be Zooming in Roblox
Right around the time Meta started making a feverish pitch for the headset-powered metaverse, executives at other tech companies began piping up to point out that the metaverse could already be accessed…
Crypto, Metaverse Threats as Serious as Those Around Dynamite: Home Minister
India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has compared threats around crypto and metaverse to be as serious as those around dynamite explosions or hawala cases. Shah was addressing a meeting of the G20…
What Is the Metaverse, Exactly?
The confusion and disappointment surrounding most “metaverse” projects are so pervasive that when a video from 2017 of a Walmart VR shopping demo started trending again in January 2022, people immediately thought…
Meta Announces a New Quest Headset, Because Apple
If you’re in the business of selling VR or mixed reality headsets, the time to announce your new product is … now. Especially if you’re Meta. This morning the company showed off the Meta…