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AUGUST 31, 2023

Apple is reportedly testing new OLED microdisplay suppliers to increase the production scale of future Vision headsets. Those reports suggest Apple may only be able to ship up to half a million Vision Pro headsets in 2024, so the product will have a slow US-first rollout.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims the cheaper Apple Vision headset is delayed "beyond 2027". This would mean, if you believe Kuo, that Apple's next headset will instead be the straightforward refresh of Vision Pro with the M5 chipset that he claimed last month will enter mass production in late 2025.

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JULY 3, 2023

Apple is reportedly cutting its production forecasts for Vision Pro. Last month South Korean tech news outlet The Elec reported Sony, the supplier of Vision Pro's ultra high resolution OLED microdisplays, can't manufacture more than 900,000 displays per year at most - and Apple needs two displays per headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

But other partners like XREAL, Sony, and Lynx are working on new devices compatible with this operating system. As for Project Moohan, details are very scarce: it seems like a mix of the Quest Pro and the Apple Vision Pro: it has an external battery, high-definition displays, and a very detailed passthrough. million units, down from 7.7

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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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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The Verge previously reported Meta plans to use microLED displays in AR glasses, expected to launch around 2026. While most major electronics companies are actively researching microLED – including Samsung, Sony, and Apple – no company has yet figured out how to affordably mass manufacture it for consumer products. Efficiency.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

billion by 2026, and many leading companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony are already getting involved. This is why “spatial audio” is now gaining so much attention. According to some studies, the market for spatial audio will reach around $12.97

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Since Apple confirmed its entry into the extended reality market at WWDC 2023 in June, consumers have been clamoring for an official Apple Vision Pro release date. Advertised as more than just a mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro could mark a new era for extended reality.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Then of course Sony didn’t match this prediction, and the day after the analysts were shouting that PSVR had been a disappointing failure… where actually they should have said that they sucked at market analysis and they should have gone hoeing the soil. Meta is bad, Apple is our savior! It is such a good company.

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JULY 2, 2024

Last month, during WWDC 2024, Apple announced the long-awaited news that the Vision Pro will reach several new territories by early July 2024. As of Friday, June 28, Apple debuted its MR headset in China (mainland, 24,502 CNY), Japan (484,415 JPY), and Singapore (4,725 SGD).

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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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APRIL 18, 2022

He complained about having to obey platforms and their taxes (clearly hinting at Apple), saying that he had a different vision. This has even been underlined by Apple itself which called out Meta’s hypocrisy after the announcement of the creators’ fee on Horizon. The next versions of the glasses are expected for 2026 and 2028.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The report also notes that Amazon is working on an embedded screen for future Echo Frames glasses that could show up sometime in Q2 2026. This would solve the problem of drivers getting lost in finding the right apartment to leave the package in front of. This device, which has also a cool design, is now available on IndieGoGo.

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