Meta & Qualcomm Partner To Build Custom Chips For Next Generation VR
Meta & Qualcomm are partnering to build custom chips for next generation headsets. The partnership is described as a “a multi-year broad strategic agreement” which will...
‘Quest Pro’ Spotted Using WebXR, Further Evidence Of Cambria’s Name
‘Quest Pro’ was spotted accessing WebXR content, further evidence of Project Cambria’s product name. The finding was Tweeted by the co-founder of Zesty, a WebXR immersive...
Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire
In June, Global Witness and Foxglove found that Meta continued to approve ads in Amharic targeting Ethiopian users that included hate speech and calls for violence....
Apparent Schematics For Meta’s Project Cambria Headset Leak
YouTuber SadlyItsBradley (Brad Lynch) shared apparent internal schematics for Meta’s upcoming Project Cambria headset. [embedded content] Project Cambria is the public codename for Meta’s upcoming high end...
Meta CTO On Wider Field Of View: ‘So Far It Hasn’t Felt Like The Right Tradeoff’
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth shared his thoughts on increasing the field of view of Quest headsets. During his most recent Instagram “ask me anything” session, Bosworth...
Meta Built A Chip To Help Run Photorealistic Avatars On Standalone Headsets
Meta researchers built a custom chip to make photoreal avatars possible on standalone headsets. Facebook first showed off work on ‘Codec Avatars’ back in March 2019. Powered...