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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The first product from the partnership is reportedly slated for 2025, priced at around $2000. For example, several sources suggested Quest Pro would be named "Quest 2 Pro" and that Apple Vision Pro would be called "Apple Reality Pro". How LG's branding will appear on the reported 2025 headset is not yet known.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

Mark Rabkin (@mrabkin) January 20, 2025 AOSP is the Android Open Source Project, the open-source core of Meta's Horizon OS that runs on Quest headsets, ext4 is the Linux file system that Android uses, and R/W refers to reading and writing from the file system at the same time. Bugs been in there 4 years but never been hit by us before Dec .

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the South Korean tech giant earlier this month in confirmation of the deal, however it’s also rumored the company is additionally prepping an Apple Vision Pro competitor for release in 2025, making a very busy near term hardware release schedule indeed.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Samsung handled the hardware for Gear VR, Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was manufactured and co-designed by Lenovo. All three headsets bore both the partner company's logo and Oculus branding. Apple's Personas have a similar goal, but are currently deep in the uncanny valley and limited to a 2D window.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Every year I like to play the guessing game for the Oculus/Facebook/Meta Connect making my list of predictions… which are not always correct, but they are good because they entice all the community people to play this game with me and to tell how they would love to see XR evolving. Lol), it could help adoption even more.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

Waiting until now would mean that next VR game by Valve would come out in 2024–2025… do you really think they don’t want to make the ecosystem to grow now? Apple ARKit 3.5 It is no mystery that Apple is currently the best mobile augmented reality company, and the latest update to ARKit confirms this. More info (ARKit 3.5

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The report, which hasn’t received comment from either Facebook or Luxottica, maintains that the device should launch to consumers sometime between 2023 – 2025. SEE ALSO iOS 13 Code Suggests Apple is Testing Its AR Headset Internally.

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JUNE 24, 2024

In Mark Gurman's latest report he claims Apple is "considering" making the upcoming non-Pro Vision headset "reliant on a tethered Mac or iPhone". Replace Apple Vision Pro's external battery with your iPhone and it could provide not only power but compute too, making the headset both lighter and cheaper.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

The historical moment of the launch of Quest 1 (Image by TechCrunch) Oculus Quest 1 launched in 2019 for $399. And in the end, the beginning of June is a good opportunity to answer whatever Google had announced mid May at Google I/O and at the same time to put pressure on Apple for the WWDC conference in mid-June.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made. billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 63.01% between 2019 and 2025. Source: CBINSIGHTS.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Arrives in 2022, with glasses to follow sometime before 2025).

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Motorola Phones will soon be usable in VR via Quest's Horizon OS, the non-pro Apple Vision headset is reportedly targeting $2000 pricing, and we shared our hands-on impressions with the Vive Focus Vision. Augmented Empire is making a comeback seven years after launching on Oculus Go, and The Exorcist: Legion VR received a new epilogue.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It is understood that the headset aims to compete with the Apple Vision Pro, which comes with an eye-watering price tag of $3,499. Furthermore, Meta has struck several joint ventures with companies like Lenovo, Samsung, and Xiaomi for the company’s Oculus Rift S, Gear VR, and Oculus Go, respectively.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2022

If Apple’s rumored $3,000 virtual reality headset seems like a financial nightmare for you, then get ready for some potentially good news. Analyst and reliable Apple sage Ming-Chi Kuo claims the company is already working on a second-generation AR/VR headset set for a 2025 release, this time featuring both a high-end… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This could bring over services like Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, and VUDU with no extra developer effort required. Samsung handled the hardware for Gear VR, Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was co-designed and manufactured by Lenovo.

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MAY 17, 2024

micro-OLED displays from Sony are used in Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro Extended Teardown Reveals Its Resolution iFixit took a microscope to Apple Vision Pro’s OLED microdisplays to reveal their true active resolution. For Apple Vision Pro's lenses, this loss is on the order of 90%. Currently 2.5K

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

While Meta has mentioned that the developer community may gain access to passthrough video in early 2025, this feature has not yet been implemented. Microsoft HoloLens Loses $22 Billion Life Line to Oculus Founder Microsofts HoloLens has taken another major hit , potentially signalling the end of the mixed-reality headset in the future.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry. Screengrab of the VRTUOLUO website.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Meta has been working on it for at least seven years, as it first arrived in 2018's Oculus Go. Google + Lenovo’s Standalone Daydream VR Headset, Mirage Solo, Is On Sale Now For $399 Oculus Go isn’t the only major standalone VR headset launching this week: Lenovo’s Mirage Solo just went on sale too.

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MARCH 27, 2025

This past month has provided another vital moment for the firm, as it’s clearly ready for a busy Connect 2025. The XR leader seemingly wants to push Meta as the continued leader in XR in 2025 and beyond. The news comes after the Meta CTO declared that 2025 will be significant, the most critical year in my 8 years at Reality Labs.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. The release of this headset is expected for the first half of 2025. It’s still the gadget of the moment, but a bit less shiny than before.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

CNBC reports the project is codenamed ‘Orion’, with an estimated launch taking place sometime between 2023 and 2025. In both reports, Facebook’s AI voice assistant which is being developed to rival Apple’s Siri or Amazon Alexa will be used as the input mechanism for users.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

While on the topic of acquisitions Facebooks takeover of Oculus initially was somewhat hostile with internal disputes between Oculus founders and Zuckerberg and his leadership team. On the surface it would appear that VR / AR adoption is rising steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2025

NVIDIA also announced that its cloud streaming service Geforce Now is coming to Quest, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro, so MR users will be able to play flatscreen games on a giant virtual screen in front of them. The prices are more or less the same as the series 40, except for the 5090 which costs $2000.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset. This headset should go into production in the second half of 2025, so realistically be available in 2026.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. They are Apple AR glasses!” ” and made the brains of the whole crowd explode.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. Image from the web).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And I tend put it around like 2025 is when I feel that’s gonna be sort of a critical mass when all of these things are just gonna be completely all over the place. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge. Or in Canada, USDZed.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And I tend put it around like 2025 is when I feel that’s gonna be sort of a critical mass when all of these things are just gonna be completely all over the place. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge. Or in Canada, USDZed.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And I tend put it around like 2025 is when I feel that's gonna be sort of a critical mass when all of these things are just gonna be completely all over the place. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge. Or in Canada, USDZed.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As a tech guy, of course, I’m all in for retro compatibility, and I would still love to sometimes attach my Oculus DK2 to my laptop and remember the good old times playing Tuscany. I know that I’m saying something unpopular, but I understand Microsoft’s decision.

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JULY 19, 2021

billion in content revenue by 2025?—? Inside this growing VR market, the headset that is selling the most is the Oculus Quest 2. Or of a hybrid AR/VR headset like the Lynx or like the rumored Apple visor? Yes, it is exponential growth, and yes it is impressive the pace at which VR is growing if compared to the other media.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

He even arrived to claim that It is a bigger jump from what exists today than the jump that I made when I started Oculus. In my opinion, this is just another example of Metas obsession with Apple : Apple never talks about VR, and only talks about MR and spatial. It is a jump that I think cannot be overstated .

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The consumer market without a Quest moment The biggest difference between the Chinese VR ecosystem and the Western one is the lack of the Oculus/Facebook/Meta/Horizon/whatever Quest. The Apple Vision Pro Still, I’ve met people who are developing content from Vision Pro.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

An internal email reportedly sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to senior executives offers a glimpse into the strategic thinking behind the company’s feet-first leap into XR following the 2014 acquisition of Oculus. Facebook turned heads across the tech industry and beyond when it acquired Oculus for some $2 billion in 2014.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

I was looking at 2025 for ubiquitous AR glasses. Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Even though it's day to day, it moves more quickly than people think.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

I was looking at 2025 for ubiquitous AR glasses. Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. Even though it's day to day, it moves more quickly than people think.

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