Meta opens Quest OS to third-party headset makers, taps Lenovo and Xbox as partners
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Quest operating system: Meta opens Quest operating system to third-party device makers
Meta Platforms is sharing its Quest headset's operating system with rival device makers, including Microsoft, for the first time, it said on Monday, as it works to extend its influence over the emerging virtual and mixed reality industry. The move will allow partner companies to build their headsets using Meta Horizon OS, a rebranded operating system that brings capabilities like gesture recognition, passthrough, scene understanding and spatial anchors to the devices that run on it, the company...
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Meta is opening up its Horizon OS to third-party mixed reality headsets
Meta this week announced some big news when it comes to its mixed reality ecosystem. The company confirmed that it is opening up the operating system for Meta Quest devices, known as Horizon OS, to third-party hardware manufacturers. This will allow devices other than those designed by Meta to run the same system, apps, and games. more
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Meta is opening up Horizon OS to third parties, Asus and Lenovo first with new headsets
Meta has announced that it's opening up the Horizon OS powering its Oculus headsets to third parties. The first companies to use Horizon OS in new headsets will be Asus and Lenovo. The Asus headset will be ROG branded and will be aimed at gamers, while Lenovo will "develop mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment", according to the official press release on the matter. Meta strongly hints at the fact that these devices will be using Qualcomm chipsets just like it did...