{"id":94426,"date":"2022-10-12T03:33:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T03:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/metas-new-quest-pro-headset-mixing-real-and-virtual-worlds-makes-debut\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T03:33:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T03:33:02","slug":"metas-new-quest-pro-headset-mixing-real-and-virtual-worlds-makes-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/metas-new-quest-pro-headset-mixing-real-and-virtual-worlds-makes-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Oct 11 (Reuters) &#8211; Meta Platforms (META.O) unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The headset, introduced at Meta&#8217;s annual Connect conference, will hit shelves on Oct.  25 at a price of $1,500, and will offer consumers a way to interact with virtual creations overlaid onto a full-color view of the physical world around them.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The launch is an important step for Zuckerberg, who last year announced plans for the device &#8211; then called Project Cambria &#8211; at the same time that he changed his company&#8217;s name from Facebook to Meta to signal his intention to refocus the social media giant into a company that operates a shared immersive computing experience known as the metaverse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV article-body-v2__inline-registration-prompt__3q-iu\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Zuckerberg has since poured billions of dollars into that vision.  Reality Labs, the Meta unit responsible for bringing the metaverse to life, lost $10.2 billion in 2021 and has lost nearly $6 billion so far this year.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In a speech at the event, Zuckerberg, recorded partially in video and partially as an avatar, said he expects the blending of the physical and digital worlds to give rise to new uses for computing.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;You&#8217;re going to see entirely new categories of things getting built,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The Quest Pro features several upgrades over Meta&#8217;s existing Quest 2 headset, which overwhelmingly dominates the consumer virtual reality market.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Most strikingly, it has outward-facing cameras that capture a sort of 3D livestream of the physical environment around a wearer, enabling mixed reality novelties like the ability to hang a virtual painting on a real-world wall or have a virtual ball bounce off a real table.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The Quest 2, by contrast, offers a more rudimentary grayscale version of this technology, called passthrough.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The Quest Pro feels lighter and slimmer than its predecessors, with thin pancake lenses and a relocated battery that sits at the back of the headset, distributing its weight more evenly while reducing overall bulk.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">For fully immersive virtual reality, Meta has added tracking sensors to the Quest Pro that can replicate users&#8217; eye movements and facial expressions, creating a sense that avatars are making eye contact.<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g-\" style=\"font-size:24px\">PITCHING PRODUCTIVITY<\/h2>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Meta is pitching the Quest Pro as a productivity device, aimed at designers, architects and other creative professionals.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In addition to offering its own Horizon social and workspace platforms, the company has also made virtual versions of Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) work products like Word, Outlook and Teams available, a partnership Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joined Zuckerberg to announce.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Matthew Ball, a venture capitalist whose writings about the metaverse have drawn Zuckerberg&#8217;s praise, said he considered such partnerships significant because they suggested the companies&#8217; commitment to interoperability, or the idea that different systems should connect with each another.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;There is a lot of skepticism in the market as to whether an interoperable and open metaverse is even possible, let alone likely,&#8221; he said, noting that Microsoft and Meta compete on several products in the extended reality space.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-15\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">At a preview of Quest Pro days before its launch, Meta gave reporters a glimpse of the type of user it had in mind for its productivity pitch by showcasing apps like Tribe XR, a virtual training environment for DJs.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-16\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Tribe XR is already available in virtual reality, but a demonstration showed how passthrough technology may enable DJs to use the app to play real-world gigs, as it means they can look out past their virtual equipment at actual partygoers.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-17\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Meta plans to sell the Quest Pro in consumer channels to start, while adding enterprise-level capabilities like mobile device management, authentication and premium support services next year, executives said at the press event.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-18\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">They said the device is intended to complement rather than replace the entry-level Quest 2, which sells for $399.99.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-19\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">For now, that means the Quest Pro stops short of enabling the complex commercial applications Meta has suggested it wants its metaverse technology to support.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-20\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The company is still working on a mixed reality experience for its Horizon Workrooms app that would make a person&#8217;s avatar appear to be present in a real-world conference room with other users, which it is calling Magic Rooms.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-21\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">It is also planning to add legs to its avatars, which are currently displayed from the waist up, Zuckerberg said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-22\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Still, the Quest Pro&#8217;s price point puts it well under the cost of existing enterprise-focused devices like Microsoft&#8217;s Hololens 2, which was released for commercial use in 2019 and is already present in operating rooms and on factory floors.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-23\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">An entry-level Hololens 2 sells for $3,500.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg 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The headset, introduced at Meta&#8217;s annual Connect conference, will hit shelves on Oct. 25 at a price of $1,500, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/metas-new-quest-pro-headset-mixing-real-and-virtual-worlds-makes-debut\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meta&#8217;s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[241,72,845,488,73,8988,2672,816,14791,4334,5669,8983,5665,8989,25359,812,813,468,1134,5682,814,7762,5673,30609,819,815,506,507,5678,1383,511,512,513,514,103,98,820],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":97564,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-ar-vr-headset-will-scan-your-iris-when-you-put-it-on-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":94426,"position":0},"title":"Apple&#8217;s AR\/VR headset will scan your iris when you put it on","date":"October 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"enlarge \/ The report discusses how Apple's upcoming headset will be different from the Meta Quest Pro pictured here. 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