Mark Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey end their beef and partner to build extended reality tech for the US military

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Palmer Luckey (left) and Mark Zuckerberg (right)
Palmer Luckey (left) and Mark Zuckerberg (right)

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Apple Vision Pro's killer app is actually just working on your laptop?

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Apple's Vision Pro has been said to be in need of a "killer app." I'm not convinced it's there yet.

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Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble

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A US Army soldier wearing a prototype IVAS headset.
A US Army soldier wearing a prototype IVAS headset.

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Meta Connect 2024 recap: Mark Zuckerberg reveals Orion smart glasses, new AI features, transparent Ray-Bans, and an affordable Quest 3S

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Mark Zuckerberg showed off Meta's Orion augmented-reality smart glasses, which aren't available to purchase, at Meta Connect 2024.

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I tried out Meta's Orion AR glasses. I'd buy them in a heartbeat — if they were actually for sale.

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Peter Kafka wears Meta's Orion glasses
I tried Meta's Orion computer glasses, and they are very cool.

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Meta leans away from augmented-reality creators as it plans to shut down its AR studio

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Warehouse logistics systems find efficiency and productivity benefits in lightweight augmented-reality headsets

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A warehouse worker uses the Vuzix M400 wearable AR headset while grabbing a package.

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The Apple Vision Pro is blowing users away during their demos. But there's one issue.

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Tech enthusiasts went to their local Apple store this Friday to try out the Apple Vision Pro.

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Don't have $3,499 to spend on the Apple Vision Pro? Try these five headsets instead.

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Meta Quest 3 and controllers
The Meta Quest 3, pictured above, is one of five cheaper alternatives to Apple's Vision Pro.

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The CEO behind a Chinese startup says its AR glasses will blow Apple's Vision Pro out of the water. Here's why.

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