Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account

India TV News  

Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account "We are rolling out new Meta accounts that you can use with our VR headsets instead. Meta has recently stated that announced that users can now log in to virtual reality headsets without using their Facebook credentials. Recently posted Faceook by the CEO- Mark Zuckerberg said that users will not need a Facebook account to log into Quest starting next month. The company has recently added parental controls to all Quest VR headsets that will allow parents to keep a tab on underage users' screen time and receive approval requests for purchases.

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Meta allows 10-year-olds to use Quest VR headsets: Know more
1 year, 9 months ago

Meta allows 10-year-olds to use Quest VR headsets: Know more

India TV News  

Meta, the company behind the popular Quest virtual reality headsets, has decided to lower the minimum age requirement for its devices from 13 to 10 years old. Starting later this year, parents will have the option to set up parent-managed Meta accounts specifically designed for children aged 10 to 12. While parent-managed Meta accounts will cater to younger users, Meta …

Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset
1 year, 9 months ago

Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset

Associated Press  

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media. Meta Platforms, which oversees a social media empire created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, disclosed it will lower …

Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta
1 year, 11 months ago

Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Less than 1 per cent of US teenagers regularly use virtual reality headsets, …

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge has sided …

Meta Quest Pro VR users need almost five hours to read its privacy policy, says Mozilla report
2 years, 4 months ago

Meta Quest Pro VR users need almost five hours to read its privacy policy, says Mozilla report

The Hindu  

Mozilla researchers have found that it would take hours to go through the privacy policy for Facebook-parent Meta’s newly launched Quest Pro VR headset. In Mozilla’s 2022 ‘Privacy Not Included’ guide, released on Wednesday, researchers note that Big Tech companies like Meta, Verizon, and Amazon release lengthy privacy policies for their devices. “Indeed, to read all the privacy documents associated …

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices. The Quest Pro features several upgrades over Meta's existing Quest 2 headset, which overwhelmingly dominates the consumer virtual reality market. For fully immersive virtual reality, Meta has added tracking …

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset Tuesday with the hope that people will soon be using it to work and play in the still-elusive place called the “metaverse.” The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset sports high-resolution sensors that let people see mixed virtual and augmented reality in full color, as well as eye tracking and so-called “natural …

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project
2 years, 5 months ago

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project

India TV News  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to announce the company's progress towards building the $10 billion metaverse, as internal reports claim there are still several quality issues and those building the virtual reality social network at the company are barely using it. Zuckerberg will share updates on the VR developer ecosystem, the progress building toward the metaverse, and 'Project Cambria', …

Meta's Quest Pro VR headset surfaces online before launch
2 years, 6 months ago

Meta's Quest Pro VR headset surfaces online before launch

India TV News  

Meta's Quest Pro VR headset surfaces online before launch Meta's Quest Pro VR headset features match the Project Cambria headset which the company has been openly touting since 2021. Ahead of the launch, images and a video of tech giant Meta's upcoming virtual reality headset -- Quest Pro -- have reportedly been shared online by a Facebook user. The device …

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook which is making a big play for virtual reality, has agreed to delay closing its deal for Within Unlimited, maker of the popular fitness app "Supernatural," according to a court filing. The Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the deal in July, and had asked a judge in federal court …

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in

The Hindu  

Meta said its virtual reality headset users do not need a Facebook account to log into their headsets, which was a concern among several users. Some VR users will have to create a Meta account sooner than others, but they must be 13 or older to set it up. People new to Facebook’s VR devices or who have previously merged …

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset

News 18  

Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality headsets without using their Facebook credentials. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that users will not need a Facebook account to log into Quest starting next month. The company has recently added parental controls to all Quest VR headsets that will allow parents to keep a …

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc is modifying how users log onto its virtual reality headsets, backtracking on an earlier change to require accounts from the company's flagship Facebook app on the devices while preserving links to social connections there. The social media giant announced plans to remove the Facebook login requirement last year, after a backlash from users who had previously accessed …

Meta adds parental controls for Quest VR headsets: Know more
2 years, 9 months ago

Meta adds parental controls for Quest VR headsets: Know more

India TV News  

Meta has recently stated that it is adding parental controls to all Quest virtual reality headsets. Meta stated that it is beginning to roll out parental supervision tools to all the Quest headsets. In an official blog, the company stated, "This is just a starting point, informed by careful collaboration with industry experts, and we will continue to grow and …

Meta plans to release FOUR virtual reality headsets by 2024
2 years, 10 months ago

Meta plans to release FOUR virtual reality headsets by 2024

Daily Mail  

Facebook owner Meta is reportedly planning to release four new virtual reality headsets between now and 2024, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg accelerates his push into the so-called 'metaverse'. Zuckerberg has since said will be 'more focused on work use cases and eventually replacing your laptop or work setup' As well as Virtual Reality, Meta's Cambria headset will allow for applications …

Facebook opens Horizon Worlds VR app to public, inches close to metaverse
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook opens Horizon Worlds VR app to public, inches close to metaverse

India Today  

Facebook on Thursday announced that it is introducing Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality world of avatars, for users who are the age of 18 and above in the US and Canada. Eligible users who own Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality headsets can create a legless avatar that will wander in the animated virtual world, play games, and interact with other users’ …

EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet

News 18  

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea. In an interview with The Verge, Zuckerberg said that “the metaverse isn’t just virtual reality” and would be accessible across various computing platforms like virtual and …

Facebook changes name to ‘Meta’ as it focuses on metaverse and tries to move on from controversies
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook changes name to ‘Meta’ as it focuses on metaverse and tries to move on from controversies

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Zuckerberg said the name “Facebook” does not reflect everything the company did, pointing to existing separate …

Facebook changes name to Meta to focus on building virtual-reality 'metaverse'
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook changes name to Meta to focus on building virtual-reality 'metaverse'

ABC  

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what he calls the "metaverse". Key points: Mark Zuckerberg says the metaverse will be a virtual environment where users can connect, work and create products and content Facebook is rebranding itself as Meta in a move …

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The idea for this experimental reverse passthrough research occurred to Matsuda after he spent a day in …

Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said that it will start testing The California-based company will test with a few apps in the beginning, and will make the ads broadly available across the Oculus platform and mobile app after incorporating feedback from developers, Facebook said in a statement. Facebook last month started testing ads in the Oculus mobile app. The company will not use …

Facebook brings ads to virtual reality headsets - even though Oculus founder said it would never do that
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook brings ads to virtual reality headsets - even though Oculus founder said it would never do that

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook is bringing adverts to its Oculus virtual reality headsets, seven years after …

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger

The Hindu  

Facebook’s virtual reality headset Oculus will now allow users to chat with their Facebook friends through the headset. Users who have logged onto Oculus Quest or Quest 2 devices with their Facebook accounts can now chat with their Facebook friends using the Messenger, the company said in a statement. Oculus users can chat using Messenger with friends who don’t have …

Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has rolled out its Messenger platform to its Oculus platform, the latest …

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference

News 18  

Facebook, on Wednesday launched its new VR headset, the Oculus Quest 2 at the company’s recently renamed annual AR/VR conference, Facebook Connect. The Oculus Quest 2, Facebook’s latest all-in-one VR headset features its highest resolution display ever. The Oculus Quest 2 controllers have also been given a design refresh, and the VR headset is claimed to have a longer battery …

Facebook unveils new VR headset 'Oculus Quest'
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook unveils new VR headset 'Oculus Quest'

India TV News  

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook launched a new virtual reality headset called the "Oculus Quest". "Oculus Quest" includes the same optics as "Oculus Go" with a display resolution of 1600x1440 per eye, while incorporating a lens spacing adjustment to help maximise visual comfort. "Thanks to 'Oculus Quest', we're now able to combine the best of both worlds and welcome …

Facebook unveils Quest, its new virtual-reality headset
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook unveils Quest, its new virtual-reality headset

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is off to a slow start in his mission to bring virtual reality to the masses, so perhaps it’s appropriate his company’s next VR headset will be called Quest. The Quest won’t be available until next spring, although Zuckerberg unveiled the new headset at an Oculus conference held Wednesday in San Jose, California. …

Facebook gets real about broadening virtual reality’s appeal
7 years, 5 months ago

Facebook gets real about broadening virtual reality’s appeal

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be realizing a sobering reality about virtual reality: His company’s Oculus headsets that send people into artificial worlds are too expensive and confining to appeal to the masses. “I am more committed than ever to the future of virtual reality,” Zuckerberg reassured a crowd of computer programmers gathered in San Jose, …

Facebook's Chris Cox reveals that they are working on virtual reality apps
10 years, 1 month ago

Facebook's Chris Cox reveals that they are working on virtual reality apps

Firstpost  

Facebook has revealed that it is working on its own virtual-reality apps for the headsets. Virtual Reality headsets are in vogue this week, thanks to reports which highlighted that Apple had filed a patent for its own headset that would use the iPhone as the display. According to Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, the company is working on apps …

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