VRScout

JULY 29, 2021

According to a new report by Bloomberg , Facebook may be working with fellow tech giant Apple to bring the Apple Health platform to Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. You could, for instance, upload burned calorie data from Oculus Move to the Apple Health app or view Apple Health data directly from your Oculus Quest headset.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2024

Unlike Meta’s current line of Quest headsets, the alleged Microsoft headset will be used for “enjoying or watching content such as games or movies rather than the metaverse,” the report maintains (machine translated from Korean), potentially putting it in competition with Apple Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In the interview, Bosworth confirmed a number of claims made in recent reports, including rumors that Meta is exploring earbuds with cameras, similar to what we’ve heard is currently going on at Apple , and a pair of mixed reality goggles which recently entered the discovery phase, described as “steampunk-like.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

0:00 / 0:15 1× One of Apple's core pitches for Vision Pro is to give you a personal 4K HDR cinema screen anywhere you go, including on airplanes. This is possible on flights today because platforms like Apple TV, Disney+, and Prime Video support on-device downloads on visionOS for offline viewing.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Meta has canceled the high-end headset it planned to launch in 2027, The Information reports. La Jolla was reportedly set to use high resolution micro-OLED displays, like Apple Vision Pro. But Meta apparently wanted to keep the headset's cost below $1000, and the company determined that wouldn't be possible with micro-OLED by 2027.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2024

Korean media last month alleged that the Meta/LG partnership to create a high-end XR headset wasn’t going so well , suggesting either outright cancellation or a delay pushing release of a prospective Apple Vision Pro competitor to 2027.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

” According to IDC, the worldwide AR market is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 89 percent between 2022 and 2027. Meta released the Quest 3 towards the back end of 2023 and Apple takes its first foray into the market with the Vision Pro this year.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

New Chinese Headset Is An Apple Vision Pro & Quest Pro Crossover This Chinese company’s latest headset is a blatant Apple Vision Pro clone but with a Quest Pro style rear battery, powered by Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. UploadVR David Heaney Now, the company plans to bring the headset to "anywhere in the world" via Kickstarter.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

More info (Meta Reality Labs financial results — Upload VR) More info (Meta Reality Labs financial results — Yahoo) The cheaper Apple Vision Pro may have been delayed beyond 2027 The Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has just reported that Apple may have delayed the release of the cheaper Apple Vision headset beyond 2027.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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MAY 18, 2023

A new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman includes some interesting claims about the history of Apple's head mounted displays development effort. In January, Gurman reported that Apple had indefinitely postponed the AR glasses , shifting its full focus to the upcoming headset and development of a more affordable model down the line.

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Adding an interesting (and unusual) wrinkle to the announcement, the notoriously tight-lipped Apple also issued its own press release, officially confirming that it is set to become the largest customer of the facility. For example, TSMC's upcoming advanced manufacturing facility expected to come online in 2027 is set to cost $2.87

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Further, adding eye tracking would allow Meta to copy Apple's highly praised gaze-and-pinch interaction system , which Meta reportedly also plans to include in its ultra-light 2027 headset. Whether or not eye tracking would be included in the budget Quest 4 model is less clear.

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XROM

MARCH 2, 2023

Meanwhile, its first pair of full-fledged AR glasses, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has predicted will eventually be as widely used as mobile phones, is planned for 2027. Apple is expected to announce a high-end virtual reality headset sometime this year, while Sony just released the well-received PSVR 2 for console gamers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Furthermore, Microsoft is stopping compatibility on 1 November 2026 for Windows Home and Pro users on 1 November 2027 for Windows Commercial. In addition, the CEO of Meta criticized Apple for their closed system and commented about Apple’s “fanboys” In an Instagram post with the title captioned, “I tried Vision Pro.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Samsung and Google are reportedly working on a competitor, and Apple is reportedly exploring releasing one in 2027 too. UploadVR David Heaney Meta and EssilorLuxottica recently extended their partnership into the 2030s, and the companies say they will develop “multi-generational smart eyewear products”.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. What a time to be alive!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The rumors say that the date is 2027, but Meta promised nothing in this sense. While Apple is selling the Vision Pro as the most advanced piece of technology ever created by Apple, Meta showed to people that it is ready to go to the next generation, that is able to deliver the next technological platform: lightweight wireless AR glasses.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Ascalon was developed by a team led by legendary CPU designer Jim Keller, the current chief executive of Tenstorrent, who used to work on successful projects by AMD, Apple, Intel, and Tesla. In addition to general-purpose CPU IP licensing, Tenstorrent will co-design 'the chip that will redefine AI performance in Japan.'

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APRIL 26, 2024

What's also unclear is whether Kalinowski is referring to the AR glasses demonstrator hardware Meta may be planning to demo at Connect later this year, or the downgraded product it reportedly plans to bring to market in 2027. Ma reported that the goal is to ship this AR glasses product around 2027.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 9, 2024

Amkor to Build Advanced Packaging Facility with Apple in Mind Amkor plans to build a $2 billion advanced packaging facility near Peoria, Arizona , to test and assemble chips produced by TSMC at its Fab 21 near Phoenix, Arizona. The project is expected to generate around 2,000 jobs and is scheduled to begin operations in 2027.

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

But Rapidus, a semiconductor consortium backed by the Japanese government and large conglomerates, plans to leapfrog several generations of nodes and start 2nm production in 2027. As demand from Japanese companies alone may not suffice, Rapidus is looking for orders from international corporations like Apple, Google, and Meta. "We

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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? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. And a Vision Pro 2 wouldn’t be shipped until 2027. I’m honestly finding this report a bit too pessimistic.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Apple reportedly postponed its full AR glasses “indefinitely” earlier this year, but Meta reportedly plans to ship full AR glasses in 2027 and seed an early prototype to developers as soon as next year. Google's glasses-based translation showcase from last year.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Buried in their report today about Apple suspending work on Vision Pro 2 to focus on shipping a cheaper headset by the end of next year, The Information's Wayne Ma and Qianer Liu also report that Meta "started work in November on a new high-end headset, internally code-named La Jolla".

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While headsets like Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro are already capable of tracking your fingers optically using computer vision, this approach has limited accuracy and relatively high latency. A second generation of the wristband will also apparently act as the input device for the true AR glasses Meta plans to launch in 2027.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Apple’s end goal is the one of building lightweight AR glasses that people wear all day, too, so it’s pretty normal that people at Cupertino are concerned about the work that Meta is doing (this is one of the positive side effects that I envisioned about the reveal of Orion , and in fact, it came true).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

1, 2027 for commercial customers, Windows Mixed Reality will no longer be available for download via the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and Steam VR beta, and Microsoft will discontinue support.” And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. Last week, people said January.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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AUGUST 24, 2023

This introduction may be delayed though as Samsung is reportedly redesigning and upgrading the headset in response to Apple Vision Pro. This would be similar to Google's existing primary strategy with smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and laptops. He claims "insiders speculate" that Samsung could be the first partner for these glasses too.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Meanwhile, Apple reportedly postponed its full AR glasses “indefinitely” last year, while Meta reportedly plans to ship full AR glasses around 2027, and might produce and publicly demonstrate around 1000 "prohibitively expensive" fully functional prototypes later this year.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Ma reported that the goal is to ship this AR glasses product around 2027. Apple reportedly postponed its full AR glasses “indefinitely” earlier this year, and Google reportedly killed its internal glasses project in favor of making the software for third parties instead.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

But very few device companies have successfully managed to break dependence from dedicated chipmaking companies, and only Apple has been able to do so while also achieving equivalent or better performance. Meta executives have in the past publicly referenced efforts to build custom chips for its glasses and other future wearables.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2024

While the news appears to be the final nail in the HoloLens 2 coffin, Microsoft still plans to support the device through updates that impact security and “major functionalities” until December 31st, 2027. It’s important to note that patents do not always indicate a firm’s upcoming products or hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

And the rumors talk about Meta releasing its first consumer AR glasses around 2027. Apple already committed to doing AR and made clear that the endgame is AR glasses. The plan is to make people keep these glasses on all the time , a bit like people do with Apple Airpods.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

If this is true, it is a true bummer, because the next-gen AR glasses, codenamed Artemis, are only going to be built in 2027. This is a very useful resource for all of us XR developers that are going very soon going to experiment with Mixed Reality applications on a headset by Meta, Apple, or one of their competitors.

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