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VR Download
by UploadVR
UploadVR's weekly VR & AR hardware, technology, and industry trends show streamed live from a virtual reality studio.
Episodes
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Xreal Aura Price Revealed, Quest's New Window Management, AI's Significance For XR
We discuss Quest's latest PTC overhauling window management and bringing back classic Home environments. We also cover the price reveal for the Xreal Aura, rumors surrounding Apple's new CEO and visionOS 27, and the significance of the AI singularity for the future of XR. Here's the full topic...
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VR Download Is BACK - We Discuss 2026 So Far In XR
We discuss the return of the podcast, hardware price increases driven by the global memory crisis, and the new wave of ultralight headsets including Meta's VR glasses. We also dive into XREAL Aura and Android XR, our initial impressions of Steam Frame, and the arrival of true AR glasses with Snap...
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Meta Closes 3 Acquired Studios & Cancels Arkham Shadow Sequel
Quality Note: We were unable to record this episode in our typical VR studio and quickly set up in Horizon Workrooms. As a result, there are some audio quality issues. - Gorilla Tag & VRChat Set Usage Records - Apple's Open-Source On-Device AI Volumetric Scenes - Apple Immersive Lakers Schedule -...
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Quest Hand Tracking 2.4 & Disney+, Third-Party Horizon OS Headsets Canceled
We discuss reports that third-party Horizon OS headsets, including the one from Asus, have seemingly been canceled. We also cover Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth's response to the speculation, the new Disney+ app on Quest, and the Hand Tracking 2.4 update. Here's the full topic list, in order: 1. Best...
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Meta's Future Headset Strategy, Android XR Likeness Avatars, Xreal Project Aura Tease
We discuss Meta confirming a funding shift from the Metaverse toward AI glasses, reports of a delay for its ultralight headset, and work starting on a gaming-focused Quest 4. We also cover Samsung Galaxy XR getting realistic avatars, the first clip of Xreal's Project Aura device, and Valve's...
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FluxPose Tracking, GravityXR Ultralight Headset Chip, Meta Talent Hire & Budget Cut
We discuss FluxPose potentially becoming the spiritual successor to Lighthouse body tracking, GravityXR building a chip to enable ultralight headsets, reports that Meta Reality Labs is facing a budget cut, and Apple's Head of UI leaving to lead design at Meta. Here's the full topic list, in…
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Next Pico Headset Specs, Meta Horizon Hyperscape Social Update
We discuss the best Black Friday XR deals including steep Quest 3S discounts with Horizon+ perks and PS VR2’s limited-time price cut, as well as Meta’s new smart glasses trade-in program that even gives credit for AirPods. We also cover Godot’s upgraded XR support with a universal OpenXR APK, the...
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Black Friday Deals, Lynx Loses Android XR, TCL's High-Density OLED
We discuss the best Black Friday VR deals including Quest 3S bundles at Costco and Best Buy, and PS VR2 dropping to $300, as well as Lynx’s next headset reportedly skipping Android XR while aiming for the widest standalone field of view. We also dive into TCL’s high-density OLED displays and how...
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Meta Ray-Ban Display Full Review With Extended Q&A
We discuss our full review of Meta Ray-Ban with the new heads-up display, exploring how this first-generation take on mobile computing holds up in everyday use, followed by an extended Q&A. We also talk about Apple now selling PS VR2 Sense controllers for Vision Pro, the latest Apple Immersive...
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Steam Frame Special: Valve Officially Announced It, And UploadVR Went Hands-On
We discuss Valve’s official announcement of Steam Frame, a streaming-first standalone VR headset, and our hands-on impressions after trying it. We also dig into Valve’s goal of increasing the value of your Steam library with this device and what it means that Valve isn’t currently working on a…
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Logitech MX Ink For Quest & Logitech Muse For Apple Vision Pro Assessed
We discuss our impressions of Logitech’s MX Ink for Quest and Muse for Apple Vision Pro, which currently paint an unfinished picture for creative input. We also cover Quest 3S hitting its lowest-ever price in certified refurbished stock, Sharp crowdfunding a strange lightweight tethered PC VR...
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A Weekend With Samsung Galaxy XR, Meta Reality Labs Restructure
We discuss our weekend with Samsung Galaxy XR, including on-device sideloading with an open bootloader, its hidden USB-C port for accessories and hubs, why Google Maps stands out among the included software, and how Android XR’s APK ecosystem works without a phone or PC. We also cover Vimeo…
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M5 Apple Vision Pro & Samsung Galaxy XR Launch Impressions
We discuss launch impressions of the M5 Apple Vision Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy XR with Android XR, including the new dual knit band’s balance, why M2 owners can’t trade in, and Galaxy XR pricing at $1800 with $250 controllers, plus smart glasses updates from Oakley’s Meta Vanguard hitting stores,...
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Anduril EagleEye Design Revealed, M5 Apple Vision Pro Announced
We discuss Meta’s latest Quest and Horizon OS updates — from the Quest Browser’s instant WebXR hit testing and v81’s Immersive Home, window anchoring and QuickPlay to Quest 3’s Windows 11 Remote Desktop ultrawide aspect options and Horizon+’s new indie catalog — plus Anduril’s revealed EagleEye...
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Samsung Galaxy XR Controllers, New Valve Headset Mass Production?
We discuss leaked renders claiming Samsung’s Galaxy XR includes controllers, Samsung’s Google-powered HUD glasses potentially launching next year, and Valve’s next headset reportedly entering mass production; plus VRChat creators turning into birds with Quest Pro eye tracking, Meta’s latest…
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Meta Ray-Ban Display Sells Out, Is "Apple Vision Air" Canceled!?
We discuss Valve launching Steam Link on Pico headsets and Vive Focus Vision and Quest 3 and 3S usage surpassing Quest 2 on SteamVR; Meta Ray-Ban Display selling out as early adopters struggle to buy, plus our hands-on impressions of Meta Ray-Ban Display and the Meta Neural Band across New York...
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Meta Opening LA Store, Samsung Android XR Headset Launch Rumors
We discuss a big week for immersive video with GoPro upgrading its 360 camera to challenge Insta360 and DJI, a MotoGP trackside showcase shot for Apple Immersive Video with Blackmagic rigs, and new Apple Immersive Video content coming from Red Bull, Audi, BBC Proms, CNN and more; Project Beyondex...
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Connect 2025 Special: Meta Ray-Ban Display & Horizon Hyperscape Hands-On Impressions
We discuss hands-on impressions of Meta’s Ray-Ban Display wristband and Horizon Hyperscape’s photorealistic scene capture on Quest 3, the Gen 2 Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Oakley Meta Vanguard with a wider FOV centered camera and IP67 resistance, Garmin watch integration, a new smart glasses SDK,...
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Horizon Worlds AI NPCs, Meta Connect 2025 Predictions & Expectations
We discuss iPhone 17 Pro still being limited to 1080p 30 FPS for spatial video, Alterego’s “silent speech” approach to discreet dictation, the US Army’s field tests of hundreds of Anduril and Rivet AR headsets, Amazon reportedly working on Echo HUD glasses and the broader smart glasses boom,...
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Windows MR Headsets Revived, Is Steam Frame Valve's New Headset?
We discuss Meta’s next steps for smart glasses, including Meta AI gaining calendar access and Meta Connect’s agenda essentially confirming a smart glasses SDK; Wist’s Minority Report-style memory replay on Apple Vision Pro and Quest; a surge in Quest 3 and 3S usage on SteamVR and whether sales…
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Samsung Android XR Headset Price Rumor, Quest's VR Home Overhaul
Smart Glasses 1. Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses Now Shipping 2. Meta Doesn't Expect To Sell Many Units Of Its HUD Glasses 3. Meta's HUD Glasses Could Support Third-Party Apps 4. Google Hasn't Yet Decided Whether To Release Its Own Glasses Development & Computer Vision 5. Quest v78 Improved The...
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Vivo Vision Specs, Will Meta's HUD Glasses With EMG Wristband Be $800?
1. Sony Increases PS5 Console Prices In The US Meta Quest News 2. Spatial Phone Lets You Use Your iPhone Or Android While Immersed On Quest 3. Hauntify On Quest 3 Now Uses Lasertag's Continuous Scene Meshing 4. Meta Delists Quest App That Let You Install APKs Without A PC 5. Meta CTO Gives Update...
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Meta Ultra-Wide FOV & "Hyperrealistic VR" Prototypes Impressions
Interesting Quest Apps 1. BeamXR Live Lets You Stream To Twitch & YouTube From Quest Without A PC 2. Adobe Substance 3D Reviewer Lets Quest Owners View 3D Models Together For Free Quest SDKs & Development 3. Meta's Quest Runtime Optimizer Helps Unity Developers Fix Performance Bottlenecks 4....
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Are AI 'World Models' The Path To Photorealistic Interactive VR?
1. Elysian Is The First WebXR Game On Quest's Horizon Store 2. Instagram On Quest Now AI-Converts Videos To 3D Too 3. Horizon Worlds Can Now Be Accessed Inside Instagram & Facebook 360° Video 4. DJI Osmo 360 Captures HDR 8K 360° Video At 50FPS 5. Touching the Sky Is An Hour-Long 3D 360°…
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Ray-Ban Meta Sales Skyrocket, Quest Sales Down Again
1. Premier League Player Airs A Live VR Recreation Of A Football Match Next Week 2. Quest's New Boundary System Is A Dangerous Safety Regression Quest / Horizon OS Software Updates 3. Quest v79 Matches The Color Temperature Of 2D Windows To Your Ambient Lighting 4. Meta Avatars Get Deeper Body &...
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M4 Apple Vision Pro & Pico Ultralight Rumors, Meta Ultra-Wide FOV Prototypes
Interesting Quest Apps 1. Zoom Is Now Available As A 2D App On Quest 2. Putt Window Lets You Use Your Real Putter & Ball In Quest 3 Mixed Reality 3. VR Android File Manager For Quest Lets You Install APKs Without A PC 4. Varjo Will Stop Supporting XR-3 & Aero Next Year 5. After One Key Change,...
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Meta 'Celeste' HUD Glasses Leaks & Apple Vision Air Rumors
1. Quest 3S Xbox Edition Sold Out From Meta 2. Bigscreen Beyond 2 Has Started Shipping To Customers 3. Meta 'Celeste' HUD Glasses Name, Design & EMG Wristband Gestures Leak 4. Apple Vision Air Coming In 2027, Supply Chain Analyst Claims
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Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses & Quest 3S Xbox Edition
1. Samsung's Headset Will Reportedly Ship In October, To South Korea First 2. WebXR Apps On Quest's Meta Horizon Store Can Now Use In-App Payments 3. ModRetro Chromatic Now Displays Nintendo Game Boy Games In Quest Headsets 4. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Are Held Every Day In Virtual Spaces…
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Meta Ceases Onward Development & Merges Downpour Into Camouflaj
Quest Content 1. Puma Made A Quest-Only WebXR Shopping Experience For Its Latest Shoe 2. Jigsaw Night Is A Master Class In Interaction Design For Mixed Reality And VR 3. DAZN Gives US Quest Owners A Free 3D Tabletop View Of The FIFA Club World Cup Meta Smart Glasses 4. Oakley Meta Glasses Seem To...
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Snap Teases Consumer AR Specs & visionOS 26 Charts Apple's Future
Meta Section 1. Deadpool VR, Voiced By Neil Patrick Harris, Is Meta's Next Quest 3 Exclusive Blockbuster 2. Meta Shipped Quest v77 Update Knowing It Had Bugs, Despite Quality Control Pledge 3. Microsoft Employee Working On SteamVR Driver To Revive Windows MR Headsets AWE 2025 4. Qualcomm Reveals...
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Palmer Luckey's Anduril Partners With Meta, What Comes After Quest 3?
Meta Quest Hardware & Tech News 1. Meta Financing Now In The UK Too, Offering Quest 3S From Twelve £30 Monthly Payments 2. Quest's Web Browser Now Experimentally Supports Colocated WebXR Immersive Video 3. Quest Owners Can Watch The NHL Stanley Cup Final Rinkside In 180° For Free 4. Bono: Stories...
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Apple Glasses In 2026 & Physical Meta Stores?
1. PlayStation VR2 Is $350 For Sony's Days Of Play 2025 Sale 2. Insomniac Games Does Not "Have Plans" For PlayStation VR2 Games 3. Apple Reportedly Plans To Launch Its Smart Glasses In Late 2026 4. D-Day: The Camera Soldier Is A New Kind Of Documentary On Apple Vision Pro 5. Team Beef Is...
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Horizon OS Overhaul, Google I/O, Android XR, Xreal Project Aura
Meta Section 1. Meta CTO Responds To Quest Performance Regression & Battery Saver Issue 2. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Are Now Available In India & Mexico 3. Meta Horizon OS v77 Tests Total UI Overhaul & Turning Instagram Photos 3D Apple Section 4. Bono: Apple Is "Dying To Make Vision Pro More…
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visionOS 3 Accessibility Features, Meta AssetGen 2.0, Pimax Dream Air SE
David discusses: 1. Play For Dream MR Is Getting Guy Godin's Virtual Desktop Next Week Smart Glasses 2. Google Teases Smart Glasses Demo For I/O Next Week 3. Apple Is Reportedly Developing A Custom Chipset For Its Smart Glasses 4. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Can Now Be More Descriptive About What They…
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Minecraft Drops VR & Lasertag's Continuous Scene Meshing On Quest 3
Ian and David discuss: Meta Rebrands Quest+ Subscription To Horizon+ Minecraft No Longer Officially Supports VR Next-Gen Meta Smart Glasses Set For 2026 Could Recognize Faces With Always-On A What An Apple Vision Pro Developer Learned Hiking 70 Miles Outdoors In a Headset A Developer Implemented...
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Quest Headset Sales Drop, Passthrough Camera API Now Shippable
David & Ian discuss: Ray-Ban Meta Glasses App Change Bigscreen Beyond 2 Shipping Delayed To June Motorola Phones Are Now Usable In Horizon OS Meta Employees Working Weekends To Ship HUD Glasses Varjo Teleport 2.0 "Best-In-Class" Photorealistic Scene Capture Lowe's Letting Customers Design Their...
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Horizon Worlds AI Asset Generation & Ray-Ban Meta Speech Translation
David Heaney and Ian Hamilton discuss: 1. Meta Horizon Desktop Editor Can Now AI Generate 3D Meshes & Textures 2. Meta Now Sells Quest 3S Refurbished For $270 Immersive Video 3. Insta360 X5 Improves The Quality Of The Handheld 8K 360° Camera 4. Horizon Worlds Now Supports 3D 180° Video For Events...
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Electronics Tariff Exemption, Apple Vision Pro 2 Leaks & Rumors
David Heaney discusses: 1. Sony Raises PS5 Console Price In Europe & Australasia 2. Quest 3S Is $270 For The Next Two Weeks, A $30 Discount 3. Trump Exempts Many Electronics From His "Reciprocal" Tariffs 4. A Developer Got PlayStation VR2's HDR Partially Working On PC 5. Nvidia's RTX 5060 Family...
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PlayStation VR2 Eye Tracking On PC, Half-Life: Alyx First Scene On Quest 3
David and Kyle discuss: Civilization VII VR PlayStation VR2's Eye Tracking Working On PC Quest 3 Winning Best Inflight Entertainment Award Quest's Horizon OS v76 DaVinci Resolve supporting editing Apple Immersive Video the report claiming Apple Vision Pro 2 mass production has begun Pico Motion...
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Meta HUD Glasses Leak, Will Trump's Tariffs Drive Up Headset Prices?
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: - Will Nintendo Switch 2 Get VR? - Bigscreen Beyond 2 Still Selling Very Fast - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Getting Foveated Rendering - visionOS 2.4 - Virtual Desktop's new macOS update - Meta Is Now The UFC Technology Partner, Including For Quest…
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Could Valve Deckard Use LCD Panels & A Quest-Like Chip?
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: VR Headset Prices Now Used To Measure UK Inflation Apple Reveals The Date It's Expected To Unveil visionOS 3 Vivo Vision Looks Like A Blatant Apple Vision Pro Clone Bigscreen Beyond 2 Selling Impressively Fast Already Pico 4 Ultra OS 5.13.0 Inside The VR...
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Quest Usage Up 30%, Bigscreen Beyond 2 Hands-On
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: Varjo XR-4 To Require Subscription For Some Features Metallica On Apple Vision Pro Quest Thumb Microgestures & Improved Audio To Expression Quest Passthrough Camera API Snap Spectacles See Peridots Play Together & Now Use GPS LG Ceases XR Product Efforts…
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Meta's OpenXR Support, Valve SteamVR Link Dongle?
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney talk for over three hours covering more than a dozen subjects in this week's episode: Samsung's Headset Could Launch In Q3, With A Very High Price Niantic Sells Pokémon Go To Saudi Arabia To Fund Spatial AI Transition GOLF+ Tests Tracking Your Real Putter Using...
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Meta Vows To "Never Give Up", Samsung Headset's Resolution Revealed?
Kyle Riesenbeck and David Heaney discuss: - PlayStation VR2's Price Cut To $400 - Apple's New Spatial Gallery Platform On Vision Pro - Yankee Stadium Friday Night Baseball Apple Immersive Video Coming In - AMD RX 9070 & 9070 XT Graphics Cards Out Now - Aria Gen 2 Research Glasses - Meta…
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PlayStation VR2 Price Cut, Will Valve Deckard Be $1200?
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: - HTC's Viverse Worlds - visionOS 2.4 Coming In April - First Feature-Length Apple Immersive Video Announced - Meta For Education Brings Quest To Schools & Universities - Valve Deckard This Year At $1200? - PlayStation VR2 Price Cut
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PS VR2 Hand Tracking Review, Horizon Worlds PC Editor & Creator Fund
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: - Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Production To Be Vastly Increased - The Highest Quality Immersive Video Yet - Anduril's EagleEye Helmet Will Give Soldiers Superhuman Senses - Quest v74 Brings Web Shortcuts, DisplayPort Out & More - PlayStation VR2 Hand Tracking…
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Palmer Luckey's Anduril Takes Over U.S. Army IVAS Program, Is John Carmack Right About PC VR?
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: dbrand's "Trypophobic" Apple Vision Pro Faceplate TouchDesk On Apple Vision Pro NBA Apple Vision Pro App's Tabletop View First PlayStation VR2 Game To Support Hand Tracking Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Super Bowl Ads With A-List Celebrities SideQuest & Meta…
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Apple Reportedly Cancels Mac AR Glasses, The State Of Meta's Ecosystem
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss: Apple & Sony Still Bringing PS VR2 Controllers To Vision Pro Apple Reportedly Cancels Mac-Connected AR Glasses Quest 1 No Longer Gets New App Updates Over 1 Million Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Sold Quest 3 & 3S SteamVR Usage Share Growth Meta's Head Of Quest &...
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Meta Reality Labs Revenue Record, Google Acquires Part Of HTC Vive
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney catch up on two weeks of VR news in this three-hour long episode covering: - GeForce Now Comes To Quest 3, Pico & Apple Vision Pro - VRChat Age Verification For VRC+ Subscribers - Shuhei Yoshida: "I'm Sorry I Was Wrong" About PS VR2 - Snap Now Offering Its AR...
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Quest 3S Outsells Consoles, Play For Dream MR Impressions
Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 3S outselling consoles, Meta removing Quest scoreboards app, Zuckerberg complimenting the Apple Vision Pro, a Sony standalone headset for enterprise and Play For Dream MR.
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