87 Daily: Meta Quest 3 is now available on Amazon China; Snap will close its AR enterprise service department

Today’s Hot Topics: The Meta Quest 3 headset has been put on Amazon China, with a starting price of 3,500 yuan; Snap has closed its AR enterprise services department ARES and is expected to lay off 170 people; Apple’s new Face ID system allows the use of smart glasses or Vision Pro unlocks iPhone and other supporting devices; the first chapter of the "Gingerbread Run" VR game will be available on Meta Quest and other platforms on November 30

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NOLO appeared at the 2023 Mobile Partner Conference to learn about the new future of XR

On October 11, the 2023 China Mobile Global Partner Conference with the theme of "Start a New Journey and Enjoy the Future Intelligently" kicked off grandly at the Poly World Trade Expo Center in Guangzhou. Hundreds of partners joined China Mobile in a panoramic display of data. The latest application results of smart technology combined with modern industry, agriculture, government affairs, life and other fields have brought a highly technological, innovative and forward-looking feast of digital intelligence to the industry. As an important partner of China Mobile and the only XR hardware brand in China that has received investment from China Mobile Capital, NOLO was once again invited to participate in the event.

At this partner conference, NOLO brought a variety of innovative virtual reality equipment and solutions based on independent research and development technology to the exhibition. We have deepened cooperation with China Mobile and other partners to provide support for the innovative development of the augmented reality industry

Apple’s new Face ID system patent: can unlock iPhone and other supporting devices while wearing smart glasses or Vision Pro

Recently, Apple obtained a new patent in Europe involving smart glasses and Vision Pro’s vision system or new Face ID system. The system will allow Face ID to be used with the camera on the head-mounted display (HMD) to unlock companion devices such as Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Snap will close its AR enterprise services unit ARES and expect to lay off 170 people

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced that he will close ARES (AR Enterprise Services), the AR enterprise services unit established in March this year, and expects to lay off 170 people.

Spiegel said in an email to employees: "We have made the difficult decision to close our AR enterprise business. After exploring the past few months, it became clear to us that we need to grow our Enterprise products for retailers require significant incremental investments that we simply cannot make at this time."

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VR game developer Fast Travel Games completes $4 million in new financing

VR game developer and publisher Fast Travel Games has completed a new round of financing worth $4 million. The round was led by Handelsbanken Fonder, with participation from Industrifonden, Brightly Ventures, Creades and Inbox Capital. This new funding will be used to expand business operations, including the development and distribution of new game IP for VR platforms

Fast Travel Games CEO Oskar Burman said: "The VR gaming market continues to grow steadily, and with the launch of PS VR2 and Quest 3 this year, and the upcoming launch of Apple Vision Pro, we believe this growth will continue... ....With this new investment, we will be firmly positioned in this exciting new area of ​​gaming.” The rewritten content is: Fast Travel Games CEO Oskar Burman said: "The virtual reality gaming market continues to grow steadily, and with the release of PS VR2 and Quest 3 this year, and the upcoming launch of Apple Vision Pro, we believe that this growth That will continue...With this new investment, we will be firmly positioned in this exciting new area of ​​gaming."

Gravity completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A financing for the implementation of "XR spatial computing" special chips

XR spatial computing chip design company Gravity announced the completion of hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A financing. This round of financing was led by Rusi Capital and co-invested by Ningbo Commerce Fund, China Merchants Venture Capital, Haiding Capital, etc. Old shareholders MiHoYo, Yaotu Capital, Tongge Venture Capital, Zhongyuan Capital, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment and Sequoia Capital will continue to invest.

In order to promote the development and growth of Gravity in the field of XR technology, we will receive new financial support to achieve more achievements

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Meta Quest 3 headset is now available on Amazon China, priced from 3,500 yuan

Meta Quest 3 headsets and accessories have been put on sale on October 10, and domestic users can now purchase them through Amazon China Overseas Shopping. The 128GB version is priced at 3,502.48 yuan, and the 512GB version is priced at 4,532.62 yuan. It is expected to be delivered from November 22 to 23.

The above products are sold and shipped directly by Amazon Japan, and additional tariffs are required. The estimated tax for the 128GB version is 455.32 yuan (that is, the total price is 3957.8 yuan), and the estimated tax for the 512GB version is 589.24 yuan (that is, the total price is 5121.86 yuan). .

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VR escape room game "AVO Escape Space" will be released on October 17th

"AVO Escape Space" developed by Game Cooks brings VR escape rooms to outer space and will be launched on the Meta Quest platform on October 17.

"AVO Escape Space" is described as a "dystopian, story-driven" escape room puzzle game designed in collaboration with real-life escape room games. In the game, players take on the role of Patient Z, the last surviving passenger on a crashing spaceship that is traveling through a deadly meteor storm.

Sushi restaurant to the rescue! The VR game "Sushi Ben" will be launched on the Meta Quest platform on October 19th

"Sushi Ben" is a VR narrative adventure game developed by Big Brane Studios and published by nDreams. The game will be launched on the Meta Quest platform on October 19.

Big Brane Studios has confirmed that in addition to Meta Quest, it will soon support other platforms, including PSVR, HTC VIVE and PCVR, etc.

The first chapter of the VR game "Gingerbread Run" will be launched on Meta Quest on November 30th

Devsisters announced that the first chapter of "Cookie Run (Gingerbread Man Cool Run)" VR game "CookieRun: The Darkest Night" will be released on November 30, supporting Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro head display

This game is the first virtual reality work of the Gingerbread Man IP and is developed by FreshDoh! Studio, a subsidiary of Devsisters. In the game, players will play the role of Ginger Brave, a timid little cookie fresh out of the oven, who needs to bravely fight enemies and solve puzzles in order to grow into the brave leader they are destined to be. During the adventure, players will encounter various cookie companions and pets who will help in battle

In order to enhance the functions of Quest 3, the VR puzzle game "Cubism" has added a new MR function

The VR puzzle game "Cubism" recently released a Meta Quest 3 update, adding new mixed reality features and clearer visual effects.

The game was developed by Thomas Van Bouwel and has been called one of the best Meta Quest 2 games and one of the best hand tracking games. It already supports MR gameplay, and the new Quest 3 update builds on this by providing two experimental new MR features.

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