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This app lets you relive your memories in VR, ‘Black Mirror’-style — Motherboard

A new app called Wist, promises to let users capture videos on their phones and transform them into 3D, immersive memories, writes Sarah Wells. Here...

U.S. Air Force awards VR medical simulation training SimX contract

SimX has been awarded an R&D contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop enhanced VR medical simulation training capabilities for battlefield tactical combat casualty care (TCCC).

Meta confirms Quest 3 VR headset is arriving in 2023 — CNET

Meta has confirmed that a mainstream, lower-cost follow-up to the 2-year-old Quest 2 is coming in 2023, writes Scott Stein. Here is the link: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/meta-confirms-quest-3-vr-headset-is-arriving-in-2023/

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg debuts Meta Quest Pro VR headset that will cost $1,500 — CNBC

The new headset costs $1,100 more than Meta’s Quest 2 headset and contains new technologies like an advanced mobile Snapdragon computer chip, writes Jonathan Vanian.

Amazon will let you try on digital versions of shoes you want to buy — CNBC

Amazon has rolled out a new virtual shopping tool that uses augmented reality technology to enable users to try on shoes before they buy...