AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. Let’s dive in… Apple VR rumors mounting up. Macrumors called our attention to articles in the Verge and Bloomberg that quote an unnamed source who’s supposedly seen Apple’s debut consumer HMD.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 30, 2022

Arizona now views Apple Wallet's ID feature as legitimate ID, so knowing how to set it up will be crucial as other states follow Arizona's lead.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to a report from South Korean outlet The Korea Economic Daily (Korean), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in-country this week to finalize a deal with LG regarding a previously rumored competitor to Apple Vision Pro, which is reportedly set to be jointly built by the two companies for release in early 2025.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

ByteDance's main hardware focus now is the development of a high-end Apple Vision Pro competitor incorporating "cutting-edge technologies", a project which Osawa reports is codenamed Swan. Pico does plan to release a refreshed version of Pico 4 however, Osawa writes, but he doesn't give any detail of what changes this new model will bring.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The news comes as the Chinese tech giant aims to develop a premium rival to the Apple Vision Pro. Additional apps like Arizona Sunshine 2, YouTube VR, VRChat, and others have also been posted to the Pico Store. Osawa said the VR headset project, codenamed Swan, was “still largely experimental and conceptual.”

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Mashable VR

MARCH 23, 2022

Apple just took another step on its one device quest. Arizona is just the first state of many that Apple said it has queued up for its digital IDs — a promise that brings with it its own set of potential privacy concerns.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 6, 2022

At , Apple showed off some major updates and changes coming to Apple Wallet. Following the in Arizona and Colorado, the company expects 11 more states to follow suit. Currently, the states working on integrating Apple Wallet as a legitimate form of ID are already integrating it into TSA checks at select airports.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

With Apple Vision Pro out in the wild, it’s likely that Meta’s Quest Pro line will evolve to become more of a direct competitor. Apple’s Bar With Vision Pro, Apple was clearly not aiming to make an affordable headset. But what could a Quest Pro 2 look like if Meta wanted to go toe-to-toe with Apple?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro offers an incredible hand segmentation A leaked screenshot from an Apple Vision Pro devkit shows how the Vision Pro is able to show almost perfectly the hand of the user above virtual content. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Major firms like Apple are sending staff to stores across the USA to train staff using its new MR headset. Apple Preps Retail Stores for Vision Pro Debut Apple is preparing for the release of its Vision Pro device, which was announced earlier this year. On the other hand, as market competition rises, pressure also increases.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. During its WWDC event, Apple showed how clients could use first-party productivity applications on the Vision Pro product.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 7, 2022

TSMC this week held its Arizona fab 'first tool-in' ceremony, where alongside celebrating its first US fab, the company also announced major expansion plans for the production facility. Companies like AMD, Apple, and NVIDIA are set to run orders through Fab 21 phase 1 to produce their advanced chips in the U.S.

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Full Dive Gaming

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

13:16 VR News Section 13:35 Arizona Sunshine 2 17:35 SPOILERS: Last of Us 2, Blair Witch VR 18:15 Arizona Sunshine 2 FEARS 22:24 Spatial Video ON QUEST?? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 4:29 Green Bean CASSEROLE?? 5:39 VR Motion Sickness? 10:52 THANK YOU!!!

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 27, 2022

The former Alaska governor and disastrous presidential running mate is in the Big Apple to sue the New York Times for libel after it insinuated that her rhetoric was tied to the 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which left six dead and Rep. Gabby Giffords with massive brain injuries. While she’s around, Palin … Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Younger readers might not know, but there was once an annual tradition in which Apple would release a new iPhone, old iPhones would suddenly start performing poorly, and users would speculate about a conspiracy to get them to buy the shiny new thing. It turned out that a conspiracy, of sorts, did exist, and Apple has… Read more.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I spend hours out front every week cataloging what goes past (I have the new over-the-ears headphones from Apple and usually use them outside while walking around talking to dozens of people all over the world building the future –they absolutely rock, by the way). So, could Apple “beat” Tesla? Can Apple match this?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

One of the consequences of the launch of Unity 6 is that Unity also finally released to the public the Unity beta package to develop for VisionOS, so that finally all of us Unity developers can start developing for the Apple Vision Pro, trying our prototypes on the emulator. Great job, Vuzix.

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Digital Trends

MAY 26, 2022

After Arizona, Apple is bringing support for driver's licenses and IDs in the Wallet app to Maryland. Other states are expected to follow soon.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Here's what you may have missed: Following Apple Vision Pro 's recent launch, it's been a quieter week for VR. Virtual Desktop got an update, YouTube's planning an Apple Vision Pro app , WebXR sites are creating cross-compatible destinations for Vision Pro and Bigscreen Beyond released a VRChat-themed storage can.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It also features a big library of video content (thanks to iQiYi main business) and a catalog of seriously good VR games like Arizona Sunshine, Swarm, Mercenary: Silicon Rising, Zombieland: Headshot Fever. Apple AR/VR headset may rely on a nearby iPhone to work. News worth a mention. Image by Lynx).

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The render, showing what the headset would look like being worn, was teased by Meta's Director of Display Systems Research Douglas Lanman during a talk titled "How to Pass the Visual Turing Test in AR/VR" given at The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences. 0:00 / 0:12 1× The Mirror Lake concept was shown off by Meta last year.

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Digital Trends

JULY 29, 2020

The investigation follows another being led by the Texas attorney general.

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Anand Tech

JULY 17, 2020

Beyond Huawei’s consumer business segment which had grown to be the #2 smartphone vendor in the world, behind Samsung and ahead of Apple, Huawei is an important player in the cellular infrastructure market where they are currently the leading player for telecommunications equipment.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 17, 2023

." Many analysts believe that the baseline N3 (also known as N3B) will be used by Apple either exclusively or almost exclusively, which is TSMC's largest customer that is willing to adopt leading-edge nodes ahead of all other companies, despite high initial costs.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

More recently, in a University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences speaker session, Meta representative and Director of Display System Research at Reality Labs Douglas Lanman claimed that his firm has worked on a prototype device called Mirror Lake that improves immersion levels.

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Upload VR

JULY 4, 2023

Looking for upcoming VR games in 2023 and beyond? You've come to the right place. 2023 is becoming a pivotal year for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

More info (Galaxy Glasses trademark) More info (Galaxy Ring trademark) News worth a mention (Image by The Information) The Apple headset may not require an iPhone to function According to the latest rumor about the upcoming Apple headset, the device won’t need an iPhone to work, but it can be used and configured independently.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Arizona Sunshine. Fitness trackers like Apple Watch, FitBit and Android Watch aren’t supported due to the fact that they don’t broadcast the BTLE heart rate profile. Blade and Sorcery. Thrill of the Fight. The app has its own dashboard so you can keep an eye on numerous stats and fitness goals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Quest Store and others have also hosted VR learning appls for subjects like history, foreign languages, and more. It has already seen massive success across Europe, including Italy.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

It features the store by iQiYi , and this makes it launch together with games like Fruit Ninja and Arizona Sunshine. Apple releases new interesting research on Nerf. There is a lot of hype on Apple’s research on Neural Radiance Fields, and their ability to reconstruct 3D scenes. The starting price tag is 2,999 yuan (~$440).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Game developers are also preparing for it: popular games like SuperHot, Red Matter , and Arizona Sunshine will publish new updates to take in count the new horsepower of the Quest 2. Shipping will start tomorrow in the US and the next days in the rest of the world. Many people are getting ready to receive their new toy.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. It could have been a prospective student tour at Arizona State University. Like Arizona State University, they're all about innovation and same with companies. Oh, do I miss that! It's what they do.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. It could have been a prospective student tour at Arizona State University. Like Arizona State University, they're all about innovation and same with companies. Oh, do I miss that! It's what they do.

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