AR Insider

JUNE 19, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at AVP aftermath, XR funding and all the happenings from the spatial spectrum. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

Top news of the week (Image by Kosutami) Apple Vision Pro 2 battery cable leaked online Leaker Kosutami shared on X what looks like the new battery cable of the next Apple Vision Pro headset. The headset is allegedly dark so as to clearly distinguish it from the current Apple Vision Pro. Stay tuned!

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

The two companies have a great relationship and Apple is realizing that the fact that its headset lacking controllers is a problem for certain types of content, gaming in particular. For this reason, Apple may be working to make PSVR 2 controllers compatible with the Vision Pro. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

In his latest appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Apple Vision Pro is better than Quest 3 for watching movies. Shortly after Apple Vision Pro released last year, Zuckerberg posted a three minute video in which he reviewed the headset and compared it to Quest 3. No such option officially exists on Quest.

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Road to VR

JUNE 10, 2024

But there’s lots more that Apple didn’t actually show on stage. Beyond what Apple showed of VisionOS 2 in the WWDC keynote, there’s a lot more coming when the update launches this Fall. It will be interesting to see how well Apple’s approach works. Here’s everything we know so far.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Well, an AR preview might not exactly be ‘trying it’, but Amazon’s new ‘AR View’ function aims to help you figure out if a crock-pot clashes with your marble counters, or if that chair can really fit in that corner, adding a little more depth to the online shopping experience than you’re used to.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

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. Developers can already access a preview of the development environment for native, Unity, WebXR. The chipset is the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen2.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2024

The first reviews for Vision Pro are live, highlighting a ton of great, good and not-so-great things about Apple’s first mixed reality headset. Still, Haselton says it lack key apps such as Uber, DoorDash, Amazon, and Facebook, and popular mobile games likes Diablo Immortal and Genshin Impact. That, and more.

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AR Insider

MAY 26, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Amazon. Picking up where we left off in the last Space Race installment, how does the mighty Amazon fit into geospatial AR? Amazon inserted itself in this flow to drive transactions from visual searches.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

This week, sports retail giant Decathlon recently highlighted how it started leveraging Apple iOS Reality Capture technology to provide shoppers using its smartphone app with augmented 3D visualisations of products. The feature is currently exclusive to Apple iOS devices for users in France and Belgium.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro apps, coming to Apple’s latest spatial computing experience, will ensure individuals and teams can make the most of their new headset. Initially, Apple didn’t reveal much information about the apps available on the Vision Pro. Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. Fairer competition.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple. In the near term, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration. Back to AR, Apple’s wearables category is where AR glasses will live. Head Start.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 2020

The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), but the biggest impact could come from Apple. In the near term, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration. Back to AR, Apple’s wearables category is where AR glasses will live. Head Start.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at high-tech horticulture, Rolling Stone’s Twitch Channel, and Apple’s default-app concession. Rolling Stone signs with Amazon to launch a channel on Twitch. Rolling Stone signs with Amazon to launch a channel on Twitch. This is not a joke.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Netflix isn’t planning to launch a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro, which is an odd move coming from the streaming video giant. Hands-on: Apple Vision Pro isn’t for Gaming, But it Does Everything Else Better The post Netflix Won’t Put Its App on Vision Pro, But Web Streaming Works appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This past September , Nreal released its Nreal Air glasses in the US through Amazon , quickly gaining the attention of the gaming community. Nreal also gave us an early sneak peek at their Nebula for Mac Beta, which turns any Apple M1 or M2 laptop into a super-powered workstation with multi-screen capabilities. Image Credit: Nreal.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

Here’s a list of the most popular free and paid Apple ARKit apps. During Apple’s WWDC event, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering introduced ARKit , boldly declaring that “Apple will have the largest AR platform in the world.”

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JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here are a few great options: Third-party Accessories Spigen Klasden Pouch – $90 Image courtesy Spigen There are scant few cases that were built from the ground-up for Vision Pro beyond the first-party case from Apple. You can nab one for as low as $7 on Amazon, or a whole set with multiple brushes, wipes, carrying cases, the works.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The thought is that devices like Apple Watch and AirPods condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies, and thus acclimate to the cultural shift that will be required for AR glasses. Classic Apple. That includes smartwatches and “hearables” such as Apple AirPods and its equivalents. Trojan Horse.

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2024

Meta announced in February it was partnering with South Korean tech giant LG to create an XR headset that was reportedly set to compete with Apple Vision Pro. ” A candidate could be Amazon, the report maintains. ” A candidate could be Amazon, the report maintains.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Phone AR will be always more popular.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

That’s especially true for Apple, which continues to double down on Watch and AirPods. This growth accelerated in Q4, due not only to holiday spending but new hardware including Apple Watch Series 6, Fitbit Sense and Airpods Pro. As noted, this revenue reconciliation is just one task that wearables have at Apple.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2020

Pair your Garmin or Apple smartwatches for additional GPS functionality. FORM’s AR-enhanced swim goggles received a free firmware update today introducing support for Garmin and Apple smartwatches, allowing wearers to track a wide range of metrics, such as their GPS location and heart rate, while swimming outdoors in open water.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Apple has performed very strategic acquisitions as well, and the news of the week is that Snap has acquired Compound Photonics to gain a key supplier of LCOS and Microled displays. Apple may have delays for its headset.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2017

Amazon is a company that prides itself on embracing the unconventional. According to reports from New York Times sources , Amazon is playing with the idea of using augmented and virtual reality to help you see how various furniture and large appliances look inside your own home. Keep it up, Amazon.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

Picking up where we left off last week, Apple is leading the way with wearables, which is partly to set the stage for its rumored AR glasses. They’re driven to future-proof their core businesses; or – like Apple – to diversify revenue in the face of maturing cash cows. That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2024

As Apple Vision Pro pre-orders approach, the company is offering up new details on its headset. Apple is taking the moment to sharpen its marketing message, and that message is clear: Vision Pro is being pitched hardest for passive media consumption.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2025

The original Pictionary game (Image from Amazon, the game is from Hasbro) Suddenly a light bulb lit up in my head: I remembered the fun nights with my friends playing Pictionary. But I did not want to make something lame like a speaking AI agent or just let you take photos of the surroundings. I wanted to do something more original.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 20, 2020

Cashierless retail a la Amazon Go will get its long-awaited chance to shine. In a recent SYKES’ survey of 3,000 adults,11 percent report using touchless payments like PayPal, Apple Pay or Venmo for the first time in the last five months.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

dbrand is selling a limited-edition "trypophobic" Apple Vision Pro faceplate and battery holster. I designed a cover for the Apple Vision Pro. It originated almost a year ago, a few weeks after Vision Pro launched , as a 3D printed prototype from designer Kyle Goodrich , who showed it off on X. Leave a if you want one!

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Quest 3S is currently the top selling device in the Video Games category of Amazon US, and Quest 3 is third. Quest 3S Specs - Compared To Quest 3 & Apple Vision Pro Here’s a specs comparison of Quest 3S with Quest 3, Quest 2, Quest Pro, Apple Vision Pro, Pico 4 Ultra, and Vive Focus Vision.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

The thought is that devices like Apple Watch and AirPods could condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies, and thus acclimate to the cultural shift that will be required for AR glasses. That includes smartwatches and “ hearables ” such as Apple AirPods and its equivalents. Part V: Apple. Trojan Horse.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Apple is on a roll with augmented reality. Recent hiring data also indicates that Apple has big plans to merge AR with Apple Maps. On Monday , Apple released iOS 12 out into the wild and with it a slew of much desired updates that iPhone and iPad users have been waiting for. That is a lot of AR powered commerce!

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The company has also introduced a Mac version of Nebula for MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs with Apple chips. ” The Nreal Air is available for purchase on Amazon for $379 in the United States. The company also announced the Nreal Adapter, an HDMI-to-Lightning dongle that allows you to connect any compatible iPhone device.

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