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Mon. 09/12 – The Whole “Oops! We Lost A Prototype” Gambit

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🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

One of those new Meta Quest headsets just happens to have been found in the wild. New Roku gear. Starbucks announces an NFT project. A spinoff Google Moonshot that might be the next generation networking gear. And is TikTok in the crosshairs again, and this time, not just for the US government? Sponsors: Zengo.com/ride code: ride Medcline.com/techmeme Links: ‘Quest Pro’ video shows Meta’s next VR headset a month before its launch event (The Verge) New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities (ArsTechnica) Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey (TechCrunch) Roku to Launch ‘The Buzz’ Short-Form Content Hub on Home Screen, Refreshes $30 Streaming Device (Variety) Google’s Loon Project Gets Resurrected. Without Google. Or Balloons (Bloomberg) TikTok’s Secret To Explosive Growth? ‘Billions And Billions Of Dollars’ Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Monday, September 12th, 2022.

0:07.6

I'm Brian McCullough today.

0:09.3

One of those new MetaQuest headsets just happens to have been found in the wild.

0:14.0

New Roku gear.

0:15.4

Starbucks announces an NFT project, a spin-off Google Moonshot that might be the next

0:20.6

generation of networking gear, and is Tik-Tock in the crosshairs once again and this time

0:26.1

not just for the US government. Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

0:45.0

A Facebook user has shared a video of an alleged MetaQuest Pro VR headset, claiming that Meta left the device labeled an engineering sample in a hotel room quoting the verge. The device shown resembles the Project Cambria headset Meta has been publicly teasing

0:49.5

since late last year and looks like the one spotted in leaked setup videos. The video shows

0:55.6

Cardenius removing the device from its packaging revealing a black headset and

0:59.6

controller with what looks like an updated design.

1:03.0

While the headset has three cameras on its front,

1:05.4

the controllers feature a design that drops

1:08.0

the hollowed out loop design that houses the sensors

1:10.8

for something more solid. The packaging has the MetaQuest Pro the controllers. Cardenius also provided a close-up of the label stuck to the box which says

1:25.5

not for resale, engineering sample, and told the verge that the person who stayed in

1:30.6

the room has since claimed the headsets. The images and video surface exactly

1:35.1

one month ahead of Meta's Connect event on October 11th, which lines up with the

1:39.8

timeline CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed for when the company will reveal its next VR headset.

1:45.3

We expect to find out all about the Project Cambria slash Quest Pro and Meta's other plans for

1:51.0

the Metiverse, AR and VR at that event."

1:54.0

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