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A prototype of Meta’s VR headset has surfaced
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Images and, later, a video of a “Meta Quest Professional” virtual reality (VR) headset surfaced online, posted on Facebook by Ramiro Cardenas, who claims the software was left in a hotel room (Thanks, Peter! via Reddit). The software proven resembles the Mission Cambria headset Meta has been publicly teasing since late last year and appears savor the one spotted in leaked setup videos.
The video (embedded above) shows Cardenas taking away the software from its packaging, revealing a black headset and controller with what appears savor an updated gain. Whereas the headset has three cameras on its front, the controllers feature a gain that drops the hollowed-out loop gain that properties the sensors for one thing more solid.
The packaging has the “Meta Quest Professional” label stamped in the cessation-left nook and a graphic showing the VR headset and controllers. Cardenas also equipped a closeup of the label stuck to the box, which says “Not for resale – engineering sample,” and told The Verge that the individual that stayed in the room has since claimed the headsets.
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Image: Ramiro Cardenas
The images and video surfaced exactly one month ahead of Meta’s Join event on October 11th, which lines up with the timeline CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed for when the company will reveal its next VR headset. We place a query to to search out out all about Mission Cambria / the “Quest Professional” and its assorted plans for the metaverse, AR, and VR.
Cardenas originally shared the images in the remark share of a submit on the Oculus Quest 2 Facebook group and said multiple units were left in the back of. It’s a remarkable tale, but one not with out (convenient) precedent, including the iPhone 4 prototype left in a bar in 2010 as essentially the most famous occurrence, while more currently, the level-headed-unreleased Pixel 7 was equipped on eBay, and a Pixel Watch prototype was also, apparently, misplaced in a restaurant.
Image: Ramiro Cardenas via Facebook
In July, Bloomberg reported developer Steve Moser came across references to the “Oculus Professional” in Meta’s code, so it’s that you can assume of that right here’s the name Meta has settled on for the upcoming software. Meta didn’t immediately acknowledge to The Verge’s place a query to for remark.
Update September 11th, 10: 18PM ET: Updated to add photos from the video.
Update September 12th, 9: 48AM ET: Updated to add the video.
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