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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Ray-Ban Meta glasses have sold 2 million units so far, and the annual production capacity is being increased to 10 million by the end of 2026. Given the success of the product, he says, EssilorLuxottica plans to vastly expand its production capacity to more than 10 million annual units by the end of 2026.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. More info (Kura wins CES Innovation Award) More info (VR Nima talks about innovation awards) Apple Vision Pro may launch this February A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple Vision Pro: According to Mark Gurman, the headset is now slated to launch this February. And that “ As of Nov.

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MARCH 16, 2023

billion in 2026. Enterprise spending is 95 percent of that today but will retract to 62 percent by 2026 and continue to decline until consumer/enterprise trendlines intersect. Apple of My Eye So the question that remains is what it’s going to take to accelerate consumer AR acceptance. billion in 2021 to $35.1 Beyond the “if?”

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JULY 11, 2022

billion by 2026 according to ARtillery Intelligence. In AR, Apple is a good example of this, given its work to seed user demand and developer interest through ARkit and other mobile means. But greater impact could come from the web’s most traveled destination: Google. This field?—?including could grow from $2.78

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

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. Initially, rumors indicated that Samsung was working on an MR headset, like Sony – to compete with the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

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. My educated guess is that the process will start in 2026-2027.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Not only is Meta’s Connect event coming up quickly, but Apple and Microsoft are also working towards establishing XR productivity tools. In the wake of MR headsets and software coming soon, Google and Samsung quickly reacted – internally – in a bid to create a competing device with an apparent lack of direction.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Apple For years we have been hearing rumors about a possible launch of AR Smart glass by Apple, but for the moment the Cupertino company has not yet released any device totally dedicated to Augmented Reality. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89

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JANUARY 21, 2022

APPLE ARKIT 5 The latest version of Apple’s open source mobile augmented reality development toolset, ARKit 5 , offers significant improvements from ARKit 4. This past year, Google introduced a few new features for ARCore such as recording and playback APIs. million by 2026. However, Google Glass launched eight years ago.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Tools like Apple’s ARkit and Google’s ARCore allow users to develop their own immersive experiences for smartphones and immersive devices such as smart glasses. Apple is also set to release its MR headset with a tentative date of early 2023, but may delay up to 2026 due to design flaws.

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MAY 18, 2023

billion by 2026, benefiting from a CAGR of approximately 31.5% between 2023 and 2026. Platforms such as Meta’s Spark AR, as well as the AR APIs, SDKs and toolkits available from leaders like Google and Apple are opening the door to more innovation in the space. billion by 2028, representing a growth rate of 46.8%

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AUGUST 2, 2023

billion USD by 2026 and $99.76 We discussed his company’s waveguide and materials research, using AR for medicine and surgery, and the Apple Vision Pro. This is due to several “false starts” with Google Glass , Microsoft HoloLens2, and Magic Leap, although the companies remain potential customers.

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MARCH 4, 2024

The Vision Pro bring Apple’s branding into the space and, with it, many eyes. Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

We can only expect that after apple releases their glasses at the end of 2023, according to MacRumors Apple Glasses: Everything We Know So Far And the second model of glasses in 2024/5, as we know, will cause the markets to start “coping “ them, and we can’t forget about the return of google glasses 2.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

billion USD by 2026. Google, Apple, and other map programmes offer this functionality to users. Smart glass manufacturers and solution providers like Vuzix, Google, Nreal, RealWear, Lenovo, Magic Leap, and others offer full-spectrum devices capable of agile use cases. How Does AR Work?

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AUGUST 30, 2024

’ According to insiders, the La Jolla prototype, initially planned for release in the coming years, used similar display technology to the Apple Vision Pro to offer an alternative to the breakout device. However, Meta cancelled La Jolla due to the cost of the competitive OLED display technology.

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MARCH 14, 2022

For instance, mobile banking apps and digital wallets like Apple Pay use facial recognition to unlock the app. billion by 2026. Mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayTm are commonly accepted sources for a great many users. The biometric market size is expected to reach $24.59 billion biometric payment users.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Fresh Developments from Meta Meta is trying to finish the Nazare device in time for a release in 2026. In the background, major immersive tech vendors like Meta, Apple, and Microsoft are exploring what innovations are required to drive the space. Firms are exploring emerging smart glass designs to increase adoption rates further.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Leading organizations like Meta, Google, and Apple have all reported significant layoffs in the last year. Apple has delayed its strategy for AR and MR glasses, to somewhere around 2026. Meta seems to be making very few leaps in the metaverse space, and Google still hasn’t made any major updates to its own XR initiative.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In his latest report, Gurman says Apple canceled some tethered AR glasses that should have been connected to the iPhone to show a large screen in front of the user. This does not mean that Apple has given up on AR glasses, though. But they got bad feedback from early testing so they were canceled altogether.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Shadow Robot unveiled advanced robot hands in collaboration with Google DeepMind, aiming to revolutionize workflows with precision and efficiency. With a range of 150 nautical miles and seating for four passengers plus a pilot, the Lilium Jet could revolutionize urban and regional air mobility as soon as 2026.

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The Ghost Howls

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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The Ghost Howls

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!” I have this impression for a few reasons.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. It’s not clear what the effects of this strategy change will be: for now, Apple seems still interested in providing a cheaper Vision Pro and also in investigating the release of smartglasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The XR field is now growing, and the long-term outlook is also great, with the upcoming release of the Apple mixed reality headset which is for sure going to re-ignite the hype for immersive realities again. After the year 2026, we will be just one of the many that do XR, a commodity technology.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

FWIW, Google had also partnered with Luxottica but never shipped a more fashionable version of Glass.]. 2026+: AR Glasses. 2026+: Growth. From 2016 to 2019, I helped Apple figure out whatever it might be doing by prototyping experiences and technologies from the future. It’s basically the Facebook of eyewear.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This seems to hint that the two companies are going to build a new XR headset together, which according to the rumors will be the Quest Pro 2, which would be aimed at competing directly with the Apple Vision Pro. This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Apple launched the Vision Pro It costs a kidney, though (Image by Apple) Apple, probably the most important consumer-oriented technology company, has released this year its first XR headset: the Apple Vision Pro. If Apple launched the Vision Pro, it means it thinks about dominating the AR/MR market in the next 10 years.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2022

We can so expect a price of $1000+ for the device, which at this point is clearly aimed at professionals, the same target of people of the upcoming Apple headset. Google acquires Raxium. The news about Google being willing to acquire Raxium had been leaked a few weeks ago, but now it has become official. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

In case there is another platform involved, e.g. Android, 30% will go to Google, and 25% of the remaining money (i.e. He complained about having to obey platforms and their taxes (clearly hinting at Apple), saying that he had a different vision. The next versions of the glasses are expected for 2026 and 2028. In total, 52.5%

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