Facebook’s rebranding as Meta coincides with its in-house acquisition of the company behind VR workout service Supernatural.
According to The Verge, meta recently revealed That the studio behind Supernatural would join the company would join the roster of studios known as Facebook. oculus the division.
The company said Within will continue to work on popular fitness apps and will also help Meta’s Reality Labs “enhance future hardware to support VR fitness apps.”
Within meta scoping up isn’t necessarily a surprising move. Facebook It has acquired a number of popular VR studios over the years, such as lone Echo dev Ready at Dawn, the team behind Beat Saber, and others working on projects that some have called VR versions. fortnite and roblox.
Supernatural has been one of the real success stories in virtual reality fitness, with movement-based, high-impact cardio exercises.
NS name change Facebook’s meta comes as the world’s largest social media company has battled criticism from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuse on its services. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at the company’s live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference, said the new name reflects its work investing in the Metaverse, rather than the social media service of its namesake, which will continue to be called Facebook.
meta is also Allegedly One of the tech giants is developing a smartwatch with a front-facing camera and circular screen, according to an image of the device found inside iPhone Apps. The watch is said to have a detachable wrist strap and a button on the top of the watch case. big display looks like this apple watch.
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