Meta is increasing its Meta Horizon OS to third-party hardware makers like Asus and Lenovo as the tech giant seeks to broaden its influence in the virtual and mixed-reality industry.
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Meta has developed technologies like inside-out tracking for standalone headsets. It is also working on high-resolution Passthrough, Scene Understanding and Spatial Anchors for mixed reality.
According to the blog post, Horizon OS’s social layer will let people take their identities, avatars, and friends with them in virtual spaces. Consequently, developers can then add social features to their apps.
The Meta Quest Store will be renamed the Meta Horizon Store, and the Meta Quest app will be renamed the Meta Horizon app, serving as the primary app for Meta Horizon OS devices.
According to the blog post,
- Asus is developing a new gaming performance headset.
- Lenovo is working on mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment.
- Xbox and Meta are teaming up again to produce a limited-edition Meta Quest inspired by Xbox.
