Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced that the operating system that powers its Meta Quest virtual reality headsets is now available to third-party device makers. And two of the first companies planning to launch products powered by Meta Horizon OS are Asus and Lenovo. Microsoft and Meta are also “working together to create a limited-edition […]
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The new $299 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses might actually be useful thanks to AI integration
17 Comments on The new $299 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses might actually be useful thanks to AI integrationFacebook’s parent company Meta has been partnering with Ray-Ban to make smart glasses since 2021 (you know, before Facebook started calling itself Meta). But they’ve been a niche device that probably has limited appeal. That… may or may not be about to change. Meta has unveiled a new version called Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses that […]
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Meta Quest 3 headset goes up for pre-order for $500 and up, available starting Oct 10
The Meta Quest 3 is a mixed reality headset that Meta says offer twice the graphics performance, 30% more pixels, a thinner design, and better visuals than any Quest device to date. It’s also Meta’s first true mixed reality headset rather than just a virtual reality device thanks to a depth sensor and a pair of […]
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Lilbits: Meta Portal’s slow demise, Microsoft’s Fall 2023 Surface hardware event, KDE goes double-click by default, and Bodhi Linux 7.0 released
1 Comment on Lilbits: Meta Portal’s slow demise, Microsoft’s Fall 2023 Surface hardware event, KDE goes double-click by default, and Bodhi Linux 7.0 releasedThe Meta Portal line of products are smart displays that launched in 2018 when Meta was still called Facebook. With support for Amazon’s Alexa voice service, they were kind of the company’s answer to an Amazon Echo, but with the added bonus of Facebook Messenger support, making them one of the easiest ways to place […]
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Lilbits: AR Glasses, Ubuntu Touch, Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds, and Android 4.4 KitKat is about to get less useful
No Comments on Lilbits: AR Glasses, Ubuntu Touch, Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds, and Android 4.4 KitKat is about to get less usefulIt’s been nearly a decade since Google released Android 4.4 KitKat, which brought memory improvements, initial support for identifying the source of phone calls from unknown numbers, the introduction of the “OK Google” voice keyword, an immersive mode for apps and games, and other features… some of which have survived through the years in one […]
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Meta Quest 3 headset coming this fall for $500 with high-color passthrough for mixed reality
8 Comments on Meta Quest 3 headset coming this fall for $500 with high-color passthrough for mixed realityFacebook parent company Meta has been making big bets on virtual and augmented reality in recent years – so big that the company changed its name to Meta to represent its vision for the so-called “metaverse.” And Meta’s Quest headsets have largely dominated that space. But with Apple poised to announce its first mixed-reality headset […]
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Meta pulls the plug on its Portal smart display business
This summer news broke that Facebook parent company Meta was planning to shift the focus of its smart display division to enterprise products rather than continuing to focus on consumer devices like the Meta Portal lineup. Now it looks like Meta is exiting the smart display business altogether. The company announced it was laying off […]
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Meta’s Quest Pro wants to be the VR headset for professionals (willing to pay $1500)
The Meta Quest 2 is the world’s most popular VR headset, with around 15 million units sold to date. Part of that is certainly due to its features, performance, and suite of supported apps, games and experiences. But the $400 price tag also probably helps. So that raises the question: now that Facebook’s parent company […]
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Lilbits: Google scraps its next Pixelbook, Apple releases iOS 16, Meta Quest Pro found in a hotel room
1 Comment on Lilbits: Google scraps its next Pixelbook, Apple releases iOS 16, Meta Quest Pro found in a hotel roomMost of the Chromebooks released over the past decade have been made by companies not named Google. But from time to time Google has decided to put out a laptop or tablet meant to showcase its vision for best-in-class hardware designed to match the company’s browser-centric operating system. It’s been a while since Google put […]
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Lilbits: Making the Galaxy Flip cover screen more useful, another RISC-V chip, Apple Self Service Repair expands to MacBooks
1 Comment on Lilbits: Making the Galaxy Flip cover screen more useful, another RISC-V chip, Apple Self Service Repair expands to MacBooksApple’s Self Service Repair program debuted in April, allowing iPhone users to fix their own devices by purchasing genuine replacement parts, accessing official repair manuals, and even renting the equipment Apple uses to fix phones. Now Apple is expanding the program to cover recent MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops as well. Apple recently debuted […]