Meta unveils new VR headset as Apple eyes market

Meta ramped up its Quest virtual reality headgear line on Thursday, just days before Apple is expected to put its spin on the headset market.

the new generation quest 3 It will be available later this year at a starting price of $500, with improved performance and a slimmer design, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said in an Instagram post.

Zuckerberg described the upcoming model as Meta’s “most powerful headset yet” and promised it would offer the best wireless way to experience mixed and virtual reality.

He said more details would be shared on September 27 at an annual Meta Connect developers conference.

Meanwhile, the starting price for the currently available Quest 2 headset will drop to $300, according to Meta.

Zuckerberg said during the Meta shareholders meeting this week that the tech titan is dedicated to building a future in which Internet life plays out in virtual worlds called the Metaverse.

Apple is expected to take a look at its long-rumored VR or augmented reality (AR) headgear at an annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, in a bid to give programmers and software companies a leap to provide content Will tempt

Youri Wurmser, principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, said, “By all reports, Apple was expected to release a product that felt more like designer glasses than a gaming headset, but it’s releasing something much heavier. ”

Wurmser said the idea is to get the device into the hands of early adopters and developers and lay the groundwork for more innovative mixed reality headsets to be released over the next few years.

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