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MARCH 20, 2025

Apple is moving the visionOS team out of the Vision Products Group, with the VP who founded it, as part of a shake-up to get Siri back on track. The Vision Products Group (VPG) is the division within Apple responsible for Apple Vision Pro and visionOS. But that's seemingly about to change.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Just days after we found out that Apple is working on its own augmented reality headset, we now learn that the company is accelerating its AR headset efforts with the acquisition of Montreal-based hardware maker Vrvana.As In fact, ARKit is largely based on work from Flyby Media, which Apple acquired in 2016.

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VRScout

MARCH 13, 2020

billion in 2015; companies such as Google and Alibaba Group were among those that backed the startup, making their post-money valuation around roughly $3.7 Back in 2015, Magic Leap released a teaser video showcasing what owners of the Magic Leap One headset could expect out of the experience. Feature Image Credit: Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2017

Apple this week showed it’s getting serious about the VR medium with platform-spanning VR announcements this week crossing both hardware and software. It wasn’t uncommon to see developers building and running VR applications on Apple computers. Photo courtesy Apple. ” Vive and SteamVR on MacOS, What About Rift?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

recently teased an update to their project that aims to replicate the official Microsoft version of Minecraft for HoloLens, the company’s $3000 AR headset, and put it on mobile devices capable of running Google’s ARCore and Apple’s ARKit. Now, with the release of Google ARCore and Apple ARKit, Speak Geek?

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

Founded in 2015, AmazeVR previously focused on building out its 360 video subscription service for VR headsets, which features a variety of content. “Our efforts are further assisted by interest in the VR market, with Apple preparing to release a VR headset and the Oculus Quest 2 representing a growing percentage of Facebook’s revenue.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 27, 2017

Apple has sprung a massive AR following since the announcement of their ARKit, with users waiting to see what exactly the tech giant will do next.Now, thanks to a patent application published today, we might have an idea of what's coming: augmented reality glasses.The rumor that AR glasses are coming to Apple has been flying around for some time now. (..)

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VRScout

APRIL 2, 2018

According to a patent filed by Apple in 2017, some very fun road trips could be on the horizon. Patent and Trademark Office published several Apple patent applications submitted September 2017, leading to some very interesting speculation towards the company’s vision of VR in the future. Will Apple be that someone?

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In terms of design, not much has changed with the Apple Watch. Since it was introduced in 2015, each subsequent watch has pretty much adhered to the same look. Apple prophet Ming-Chi Kuo noted in a report today that next year, we ought to expect both “innovative health management… Read more.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2024

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is over, and while Vision Pro was a big focus with the announcement of its visionOS 2 update , it’s pretty clear Apple’s first mixed reality headset isn’t in a hurry to feature-match other XR headsets at this point, let alone Meta Quest 3.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2023

Launched in 2017, Google Glass for enterprise was a revival of sorts, as the company had ceased production of the storied device in 2015. Apple’s upcoming mixed reality (MR) headset is rumored to arrive sometime in mid-2023 , while Meta is prepping multiple generations of its MR Quest headsets.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2024

Still, that’s a far cry from having them as officially integrated services you can just download from the store—like Apple does with Vision Pro, which, besides a few key competitors, supports millions of iOS apps. “I’m sure everyone out there is exited to do integrations with them.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Apple is aiming to launch Vision Pro in February, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman reliably reported many details of the upcoming headset before it was officially revealed or even acknowledged to exist by Apple. Apple will likely require appointments for purchasing, he wrote, as it did with the original Apple Watch in 2015.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

After some question of whether production issues would delay the Apple Watch Series 7's launch, Apple’s next-gen flagship smartwatch is here. The Series 7 brings about the most significant redesign of the Apple Watch since the smartwatch launched in 2015. Read more.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Apple has been "aiming internally" to get Vision Pro "out the door" by the end of January, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman reliably reported many details of the upcoming headset before it was officially revealed or even acknowledged to exist by Apple.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2017

This interview was conducted a few weeks before Apple announced ARKit on June 5th and then Google ditched the Tango brand and depth-sensor hardware requirement for their phone-based AR on August 29th when they launched ARCore.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2024

Notably, Demeo is also playable in mixed reality on Quest 2/3/Pro, and is slated to arrive on Apple Vision Pro at some point too, which could equally explain the “beyond.” ” Still, we need to see the game in action first, something the studio says we can expect later down the road. .”

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2020

While Google didn’t invent the idea—we’ve seen something similar from NextVR before it was acquired by Apple—it’s certainly making strides to reduce overall cost and finally make volumetric video a thing.

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VRScout

APRIL 30, 2018

The folks over at Sherwin-Williams have understood this frustration since 2015, launching their ColorSnap Visualizer app that helps you navigate the overwhelming color picking process. At the time, it was a pretty impressive app, but it was limited in its functionality and only worked with pre-installed sample scenes.

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ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

© Apple, Inc. While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Spotify on the Apple Watch is a bit of a sore spot. The first Apple Watch launched back in in 2015, but it wasn’t until November 2018 that a Spotify app made its way to the popular smartwatch. And even then, it sucked. It was a glorified remote.

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Digital Trends

MAY 5, 2022

Apple has settled a 2015 class-action lawsuit that accused it of throttling the iPhone 4S with the iOS 9 update.

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GizModo VR

JULY 20, 2022

Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit relating to the Butterfly keyboard found in various MacBook models between 2015 and 2019. The customers who sued Apple alleged the company sold laptops with defective keyboard mechanisms that were unresponsive, felt sticky, or caused characters to… Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Apple is gearing up for the Vision Pro debut. However, a key difference and benefit that Apple has over some of its competition is the already-established iOS ecosystem of products and software. On the other hand, Apple is not the only XR firm pushing for interoperability and cross-pollination of hardware and software.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

One thing that’s always defined Apple is its ability to shape tech’s future. All this action is precisely where Apple’s absence is felt. Sexy and futuristic VR launches stand in stark contrast to Apple’s own Fall hardware event, where its gadget-centric keynote spotlighted … a new keyboard.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Object Theory calls itself “the world’s first HoloLens company,” and although all such claims have to be taken with a pinch of salt, they’re probably not far off.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Samsung introduced the Gear VR headset in 2015, followed by the Odyssey headset. Now, both companies are beginning to invest in more premium devices that could put them head-to-head with rival devices like the Apple Vision Pro , and unlock new opportunities in the enterprise market.

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Road to VR

APRIL 5, 2024

After an eight hour flight, I can say that Apple has largely nailed the Vision Pro use-case of movie watching on a plane. This whole thing really only works well because Apple has done a few things to make sure the use-case is not just theoretical, but actually considered from end-to-end. Nobody looks forward to an eight hour flight.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The co-CEO of Netflix gave his reasoning for why it isn't supporting Apple Vision Pro at launch. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. 0:00 / 0:17 1× Media watching on Apple Vision Pro.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Tim Cook says Apple Vision Pro will be "in our stores only". Cook made the remarks during Apple's FYQ4 earnings call yesterday. When asked by an investment banking advisory firm whether Vision Pro's launch will be similar to the launch of Apple Watch or AirPods, Cook responded: "I would say, no.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Industry professionals and tech enthusiasts always keep their ears to the pavement for any potential ripples from one of the big companies and even the smallest drop from Apple can send waves across multiple markets and publications. To bolster these claims, Apple has been making AR related acquisitions as far back as 2015.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 5, 2023

Apple has launched its long-awaited mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, at WWDC. It is also the first device on offer since the launch of its Apple Watch in 2015. It is also the first device on offer since the launch of its Apple Watch in 2015. Apple vision Pro will introduce us to spatial computing.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Founded in 2015, the company’s existing content distribution base already has over 100 artists such as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Sting, Bon Jovi and Katy Perry, who collectively bring with them a base of over 705 million fans.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Netflix subscribers will have to access the streaming service on the web if they want to watch on Apple Vision Pro. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. UploadVR David Heaney

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Mashable VR

MARCH 26, 2022

Those of us who signed up for recurring 99 cent payments to Apple for more iCloud space years ago might get some of that money back soon. That’s because Apple apparently breached its own terms of service, resulting in the company agreeing to pay out a $14.8 16, 2015 to Jan. million class action settlement, per Macworld.

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ARVR

JULY 8, 2022

In January, 2015, amid a mounting wave of critical sentiment, Google withdrew Glass from the consumer market, with the promise of returning with a revamped product in 2017. People speak of the coming ‘iPhone Moment’ to occur in AR, but perhaps what we actually need is an ‘Apple II Moment’. Let’s have that Apple II moment.

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JULY 16, 2024

The VR app featured a cosy cabin environment and was partially developed by John Carmack back in 2015 for the Samsung Gear VR. Netflix is only available via the web on Apple Vision Pro too, to be clear, though other platforms have apps on Apple's headset with downloading support such as Disney+ , Prime Video, and Apple TV+.

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