Meta is testing a way for users to watch Reels on its Quest headset. In a post on Meta’s broadcast channel, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a video of how a Reel will look when viewed in VR. Much like when you open other apps on the system, you can browse through Reels in a window that appears against your virtual background. According to Instagram spokesperson Tatin Yang, the Reels will appear in your Meta Quest Explore feed, and will only be available to a “small number of people” for now. Either way, bringing Reels to Quest is a sign that Meta is ready to tie its apps and systems together more closely. Its announcement also comes about a week after Meta showed off its $499 Quest 3 device and just days after Apple revealed the $3,499 Vision Pro. Zuckerberg responded to the Vision Pro by saying Apple’s vision for the device isn’t the one he wants. “Our vision for the metaverse is fundamentally social,” Zuckerburg said. “It’s about people interacting in new ways and feeling closer in new ways.”

APPLE’S VISION PRO DISPLAYS RUN AT 90HZ WITH HDR SUPPORT

Apple’s revealing that its new Vision Pro mixed reality headset is outfitted with displays that have a 90Hz refresh rate. The new detail comes in an online WWDC session for developers where Apple shares how 2D video and stereoscopic 3D video work in the headset. It’s common to see 90 to 120Hz screens on tech from smartphones to PC gaming monitors, as it provides quicker responsiveness and smoother motion than slower displays. Apple has generally used 60Hz displays on everything it makes other than some of its “pro” devices like the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro that have 120Hz ProMotion displays. For a screen directly in front of your eyes, that added speed will make a big difference. The Vision Pro screens can also automatically switch to 96Hz, which is designed for playback of videos that are running at 24 frames per second, like most movies. There’s also support for both standard and high dynamic range (HDR) content. In our hands-on with the Vision Pro, we noted the device is the Retina display moment for headsets.