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Meta showed off the Quest 3 mixed reality headset with just a few days to go until Apple unveils the Reality Pro AR/VR device at WWDC.

The Zuck posted a teaser image to his Instagram story with a countdown to 11AM ET on Thursday obscuring... something (courtesy of Voices of VR podcast host Kent Bye and presented here with some light editing). What’s he holding? It’s surely not a Meta Quest 3. Is it a philly cheesesteak? A tennis ball? Did he get his fingers stuck in one of those finger traps? If it’s the last one, don’t worry, Mark, that thing confounded Data once, too.

The NewImage winner is an irreverent fairytale that imagines a civilization’s rise, fracture and fall.

Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre will release his 22nd studio album, and one of his most ambitious projects to date, OXYMORE on Oc

The album has been conceived as an immersive work in a multi-channel and 3D binaural version. Multi-channel binaural sound will revolutionize how music is composed, mixed and produced, placing sounds and textures in space in 360 degrees, and can be easily experienced by any listeners with headphones.

Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Design Awards, and Special Awards winners announced for SXSW 2022.

Explore the 2022 SXSW Film Jurors for Narrative and Documentary Feature competitions, Shorts Programs, XR competitions, and more.

Metas free Foo Fighters concert should have been the Quest 2s time to shine. Instead, it was an unnecessary mess.

Facebook wasnt the only thing that got a new name today. It looks like Oculus VR will be going Meta as well.