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First Filed in 2017, Vision Pro EyeSight Patent Envisioned Anime Eyes & Furry Avatars

Road to VR

Apple was recently granted a patent for ‘EyeSight’, the external display on Vision Pro which shows the wearer’s eyes. The patent was filed way back in 2017 and envisioned the feature being used to show stylized eyes like those of anime and furry characters. Thanks to Collin B.

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Interview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

The Ghost Howls

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! These are the projections for VR by Mr. Riccitiello in 2017: the purple line is the one of the analysts, while the white one is the one forecasted by him.

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Report: Apple Starts Preliminary Production on “semitransparent” AR Lenses

Road to VR

According to a report by The Information , Apple is gearing up to enter a new phase in production on its fabled AR headset. Together with Foxconn Technology, the Taiwan-based contract manufacturer behind many of Apple’s mobile devices, the company is said to have entered the trial production on the AR lens portion of the device.

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Rumor: Apple AR Glasses Leak Points to Name, Price & Possible Launch Window

Road to VR

We know that Apple has been developing an AR headset since at least 2017, but outside of what we gathered from files hidden in iOS 13.1 The report maintains that Apple is set to deliver a stereoscopic AR headset (dual displays) in a glasses form-factor which is said to rely on an iPhone for all data processing.

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Apple Reveals Improvements Coming in ARKit 6 for Developers

Road to VR

Earlier this month during Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC 2022, the company gave developers the first look at improvements coming to Apple’s ARKit 6 toolkit for building AR apps on iOS devices. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple.

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Magic Leap 2 Now Supports OpenXR, Strengthening Industry Against Potential Apple Upheaval

Road to VR

The timing might have something to do with Apple’s looming entrance into the XR space. The standard has been in development since 2017 and is backed by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the XR industry. Today the company announced that Magic Leap 2 is conformant with OpenXR.

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XR Talks: Breaking Down Apple VR

AR Insider

F ollowing our analysis yesterday on the drivers for Apple’s rumored VR play, we continue the narrative in this week’s XR Talks. First, to level set, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple plans for a VR headset to release next year. A bigger question is what Apple’s headset will be and do.

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