59 followers 2 articles/week
Apple reportedly cuts Vision Pro production due to low demand

Demand for Vision Pro is falling. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is reportedly cutting its Vision Pro headset shipment forecast for the rest of the year due to cooling demand. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes that Apple cut orders for the Vision Pro even before it launched outside of the US. His sources...

Tue Apr 23, 2024 23:40
Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets

Mark Zuckerberg onstage at Meta Connect 2023. | Getty Images Meta has started licensing the operating system for its Quest headset to other hardware makers, starting with Lenovo and Asus. It’s also making a limited-run, gaming-focused Quest with Xbox. On the theme of opening up, Meta is also pushing for more ways to discover...

Mon Apr 22, 2024 21:41
The Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut to $199

The Meta Quest 2 and its bundled controllers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Meta Quest 2 has been on sale for nearly a month, and today, Meta’s making that price permanent — $199 is the new sticker price for the virtual reality headset, the company announced today. That’s half what it originally cost...

Fri Apr 19, 2024 02:02
Meta is making it easier to bring Quest headsets into the classroom

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Meta is launching a new hub for Quest headsets later this year that should make it easier for educators to use them in schools. In a blog post on Monday, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, writes that the hub will let teachers access “education-specific apps and features,”...

Mon Apr 15, 2024 18:05
With the Vision Pro’s Spatial Personas, you can be lonely with friends

I failed converting Wes to K-pop, but we agreed that Cowboy Carter slaps. | Screenshot: Victoria Song / The Verge The inside of an Apple Vision Pro is a lonely place to be. My spouse and I can’t watch movies together. It’s hard to describe what the world looks like in there to curious friends. Even if I’m standing next to...

Fri Apr 12, 2024 23:04
The Meta Quest 3 headset has a lying down mode now

Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Thanks to the latest software update for the Meta Quest 3, Meta’s newest headset now has the lying down mode that came to the Quest 2 and Pro headsets last month. A Meta community post says the update began rolling out to the Quest headsets on Monday. To try it out, go to Settings > Experimental...

Tue Apr 9, 2024 17:07

Build your own newsfeed

Ready to give it a go?
Start a 14-day trial, no credit card required.

Create account