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The Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset has received a permanent price cut for its 128GB version. Previously priced at $249.99, the new price for the headset has been cut by $50 to $199.99.

Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop an XR headset with advanced features, including smell integration, and a 3,000 ppi display. It could be unveiled at LSI Tech Day on Oct 5.

Meta has reportedly joined hands with LG to make an MR/AR headset that can give Apple Vision Pro a run for the money. It could be priced lower than Vision Pro and offer same hardware.

Samsung is developing an XR headset that features four tracking cameras, RGB cameras, and a depth sensor. It will be powered by Exynos 2200 and will run on an Android-based XR software platform.

Apple is set to launch the Vision Pro headset in the US in early 2024. It reportedly plans to expand to the UK and Canada by the end of 2024, followed by Europe and Asia. Most will be sold online.

An internal memo belonging to Microsoft about its HoloLens deal with the U.S. Army has leaked and the employees at Microsoft do not sound too optimistic about how things have been going.

Rumors of Apple working on its first-ever AR/VR headset have been doing the rounds for a while now. Add to that, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has some more exciting details about the mixed-reality headset.

Following the $480 million augmented reality headset contract with the United States Army in 2018, Microsoft today landed another similar contract with the U.S. military worth $21.9 billion.

Apple is working on an AR Headset and Glasses which it plans to launch in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Details were leaked by sources who were presumably at an internal Apple meeting in October.