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== January 28th, 2019 ==
* '''Project Things 0.7 Release''' -- Last week Mozilla’s IoT team released [https://iot.mozilla.org/gateway/ version 0.7] of our Things Gateway, adding support for a range of new devices including video cameras, and temperature and lead sensors. Using our rules engine you can now create rules to take action when your house is too warm or cold, or there’s a leak in the basement, and use an image or streaming video to see what’s going on. Check out Ben Francis’ Hacks [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/01/cameras-sensors-whats-next-for-mozillas-things-gateway/ blog post] for all the details, and some insights into what the team will be working on next.
* '''Movie Night Comes To Hubs''' -- [https://hubs.mozilla.com/ Hubs by Mozilla], our new way of sharing content and experiences on line, has added support for watching video streams (e.g., Twitch, YouTube Live, Crunchyroll) with your friends. VR meetings are certainly awesome, but why not have your next movie night with people everywhere, and in a virtual theater you can build and share. Oh, and Firefox Reality passed 19k monthly average users (MAU).
* '''Build Your First VR Project''' -- Our first Developer Outreach video project of 2019 went live on our YouTube channel this week, featuring Josh Marinacci in a series of seven short tutorials to help anyone and everyone [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo3w8EB99pqKLF6R8eAaleDeS-vUqOzin build a simple VR project in their browser]. All the code and assets are available so you can follow along at home as Josh shows you how to build an interactive, immersive birthday card (with music!) in VR. Check out the Hacks [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/01/how-to-make-vr-with-the-web-video-series/ blog post] for more details.
== January 14th, 2019 ==
* '''Firefox Reality By Default''' -- HTC and Mozilla announced jointly at CES that Firefox Reality will be the default browser for Vive and Vive Pro headsets, significantly extending our reach into the desktop or “tethered” VR market to [https://www.cnet.com/news/htc-vive-headset-taps-into-firefox-reality-mozillas-vr-browser/ much] [https://www.techmeme.com/190107/p28#a190107p28 press] [https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/firefox-reality-htc-vive-default-browser-1203101384/ applause]. HTC's Vive Pro is a new virtual reality headset designed to deliver premium VR experiences through greater display resolution and integrated eye tracking, making possible a a nifty rendering technique called [https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/08/htc-vive-pro-eye-hands-on-gaze-tracking-ces-2019/ “foveated rendering”]. Firefox Reality will be built in by default to deliver those enhanced experiences.
