Oculus Connect is now ‘Facebook Connect,’ and it’s happening September 16th

Facebook’s AR plans are more nebulous. So far it’s focused on bringing phone-based AR to consumers, but it’s hyped more futuristic ideas[20] — like “Live Maps” for smart glasses — during past Connects. Consumer AR competition has thinned in recent months, with Magic Leap shifting to business[21] and North discontinuing its smart glasses[22] after a Google acquisition. But competitor Nreal just launched a pair of consumer glasses[23] in Korea, and Facebook may offer an update on its own timeline.

The novel coronavirus pandemic weakened Facebook’s supply chain earlier this year, making its Quest and Rift S headsets difficult to find. But the company’s spring earnings report[24] also suggested that social distancing was driving a rise in VR and AR use. Facebook rarely releases hard sales numbers. But if its headsets (or other products) have hit a significant milestone, we might hear more about VR’s pandemic-era prospects at Connect — as well as the medium’s longer-term future.

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