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☆ Meta to unveils Quest Pro, new 'mixed reality' headset that supports AR and VR
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeta to unveils Quest Pro, new 'mixed reality' headset that supports AR and VRMeta has launched a new headset called the Meta Quest Pro. The Quest Pro will be 'mixed reality' headset meaning it supports AR and VR. This comes a year after Mark Zuckerberg formalized Facebook's pivot to Meta and the metaverse.
☆ Meta’s headset makeover yields a $1,500 toy in search of a purpose
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
On Tuesday, Meta unveiled its latest effort in that mission, the Meta Quest Pro headset. But it costs $1,500 — nearly four times that of the company’s cheapest Quest 2 headset. Wages are up an estimated 5% this year in manufacturing — that’s not keeping up with inflation, but it is in line with the national average. “But by and large our manufacturing jobs today are high tech.”Bottom line: The labor story in America remains one where the narrative of recent history doesn’t quite hold. In most downturns, we’ve seen manufacturing decline, giving it a bad rap as a job that’s going extinct.
☆ Mark Zuckerberg urged Meta staff to have virtual meetings when many of them didn't have VR headsets, report says
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
When Mark Zuckerberg urged Meta to have virtual meetings, many staff didn't own VR headsets, per NYT. Meta staff rushed to buy headsets and set them up before managers realized, a source told the NYT. Zuckerberg told staff this year to conduct meetings on Meta's Horizon Workrooms app, per NYT. The source, who remained anonymous, told The Times that many Meta employees didn't have VR headsets this year or hadn't gotten around to setting them up. Quest 2 was first known as the Oculus Quest 2 when it launched in 2020, but Meta changed its name the following year to Meta Quest 2.
☆ Meta employees proposed marketing its $399 virtual-reality headsets to people who will get student debt relief, a report says
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Meta workers considered advertising VR headsets to federal student debt relief recipients. Three employees said the ad proposal could boost sales by 20%, The New York Times reported. The Times reported that it did not look like Meta had implemented the idea. What's more, even some Meta employees appear disillusioned with Zuckerberg's plans. Meanwhile, Insider's Kali Hays previously reported Meta was conducting "quiet layoffs" that could impact as much as 15% of the company's workforce.
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