{"rewrite":{"id":"r_00110cfbb286ebecf9284a3b","clusterId":"c_323eb33b8f8893637070f969","slug":"nare-facial-tracker-face-tracking-addon-goes-on-general-sale-july-4","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nare Facial Tracker Face-Tracking Addon Goes on General Sale July 4","summary":"IntoFree Co., Ltd. announced general domestic sales of the NARE FACIAL TRACKER, a third-party accessory that adds eye and mouth tracking to standalone VR HMDs, will begin at noon on July 4, 2026. The product, designed by South Korea's Nare Motion, sold out in two minutes during a limited pre-sale in June. It supports Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, Pico 4, and Pico 4 Ultra, and uses Project Babble for face tracking. The retail price is 32,450 yen.","whyItMatters":"The NARE FACIAL TRACKER's general release signals growing demand for affordable face-tracking addons in the social VR space, following a pre-sale that sold out in two minutes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe NARE FACIAL TRACKER, a third-party accessory that adds eye and mouth tracking to standalone VR headsets, goes on general sale in Japan at noon on July 4, 2026. IntoFree Co., the Japanese distributor for South Korea\u0026#39;s Nare Motion, announced the release after a limited pre-sale on June 5 sold out in two minutes. The tracker supports Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, Pico 4, and Pico 4 Ultra, and uses Project Babble to map facial expressions onto avatars in social VR apps like VRChat. The unit weighs 75 grams, includes a 1300mAh battery rated for up to five hours of continuous use, and transmits camera data to a Windows PC over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. The retail price is 32,450 yen, with delivery estimated at one to two months after ordering.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeta Quest 2 version\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeta Quest 3 version\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeta Quest 3S version\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePICO 4 / 4 Ultra version\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nare Facial Tracker sold out in two minutes during pre-sale. The general launch on July 4 tests whether demand holds at full retail price for a third-party addon.","twitterPost":"Nare Facial Tracker sold out in two minutes in pre-sale. General sale on July 4 tests demand at full price.","threadsPost":"Nare Facial Tracker sold out in two minutes during pre-sale. The July 4 general launch at 32,450 yen tests whether demand holds when the scarcity discount is gone. Third-party face tracking for standalone VR HMDs is a niche that just proved it has an audience.","newsletterBlurb":"IntoFree announced general sales of the NARE FACIAL TRACKER, a third-party addon that adds eye and mouth tracking to standalone VR headsets, starting July 4. The product sold out in two minutes during a limited pre-sale in June. It supports Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, Pico 4, and Pico 4 Ultra, and retails for 32,450 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/416/4416058/?rss\",\"title\":\"Standalone VR HMD accessory 'NARE FACIAL TRACKER' adding face tracking to go on general sale July 4\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4293,"outputTokens":793,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783053658,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T04:35:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T04:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T04:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_323eb33b8f8893637070f969","canonicalTitle":"スタンドアロンVR HMDに顔トラッキングを追加するアクセサリ「NARE FACIAL TRACKER」、7月4日に一般発売開始","representativeArticleId":"a_2780601599a7c1b97a606aa0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NARE FACIAL TRACKER\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T02:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T02:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T04:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/416/4416058/?rss","title":"スタンドアロンVR HMDに顔トラッキングを追加するアクセサリ「NARE FACIAL TRACKER」、7月4日に一般発売開始"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NARE FACIAL TRACKER"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["General sales of the NARE FACIAL TRACKER in Japan begin at noon on July 4, 2026.","A limited pre-sale on June 5, 2026 sold out in two minutes.","The tracker supports Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, Pico 4, and Pico 4 Ultra.","The retail price is 32,450 yen, with delivery estimated at one to two months after ordering.","The unit weighs 75 grams, has a 1300mAh battery rated for up to five hours of use, and transmits data to a Windows PC over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi."]}