Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anshel Sag is an industry analyst covering XR, 5G, mobile and PCs. Meta recently announced crucial changes to its XR ecosystem, ...

Meta announced in early 2024 it was planning to release Horizon OS beyond Quest in an apparent bid to become the ‘open’ alternative to Apple’s staunchly monolithic Vision OS. While this year’s big ...

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Lenovo and Asus are among the companies building headsets that run Horizon software. The move expands Meta’s reach in the AR/VR market, while enabling headset vendors to focus on hardware development ...

Meta has confirmed that its plans to bring Horizon OS, the software on Quest headsets, to third-party devices have been paused, which is probably great news for Android XR. In 2024, Meta announced ...

Oh, and Xbox and Meta are making their own special themed Quest, but more big companies are going in on Horizon OS. Reading time 3 minutes Meta’s metaverse dreams might actually blossom a bit this ...

With Meta Connect 2025 officially behind us, we've now seen everything Meta had to offer at its annual showcase — and smart glasses stole the show. While no VR headsets were in sight, it appears Meta ...

In the world of virtual and mixed reality, Meta’s Quest series has been among the most popular, and a big part of that comes down to the well-built and well-supported software. Today, Meta has ...

Meta has “paused” its initiative to bring third-party Horizon OS headsets to the market. The company says it has shifted focus to “building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to ...

Meta says that it has paused its program to share Meta Horizon OS, the mixed reality operating system that powers its Quest headsets, with third-party device makers. The program was part of the ...

An ROG branded virtual reality headset built on Meta's OS? This I have to see, though we don't know much about it yet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.