ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. The leading OEMs such as Samsung and Apple are expected to contribute to manufacturing more AR devices. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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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. Another key trend driving wireless growth is software. This is up from about 50 percent in 2019.

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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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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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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. ’ It turns out that its motivations are similar to Amazon’s. It’s classic Apple, but others are following.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. But unlike the above software-based initiatives, we’re talking hardware. Highly Motivated. Sound Investment.

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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. Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. Apple may have delays for its headset. Apart from talents, the other sector in which Meta & Co.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This is a good price for what the device promises, but if you want to buy it, remember that Pimax in the past had problems with shipping delays and hardly configurable software. Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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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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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The company is performing various layoffs and also merging part of the Pico software divisions together with their Bytedance counterparts. More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. There are rumors also about Apple thinking about using the Vision Pro for health and fitness.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. But Apple’s not the only company working on these products.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We all know that Meta is more a software company than a hardware one, so hardware production is a problem for it. And with the announcement of Horizon OS, it is clear that Metas ambition is to become the software platform of XR headsets, something like the Android of XR. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Image by Epic Games).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. Kudos to Shachar Weis for discovering this: he told me about this news, and I have verified that it has disappeared completely from Amazon Italy and Amazon France, while some Redditors confirmed that the same holds for Amazon UK. VRChat has beaten Second Life.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

Like Netflix, YouTube also didn't make an Apple Vision Pro app and is opting out of making its iPad app available. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. UploadVR David Heaney

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple. But it knows it needs to marry that software competency with the hardware that will eventually represent AR’s fully-actualized “heads-up” modality. Fully Actualized.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It can be used in the following modes: As a TV watching system that can connect to any cable or satellite provider, and even streaming services like Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, and Roku player; As a magnifier, which has zoom in or zoom out capabilities up to 10x; Advanced OCR. Using the Vision Buddy Headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Considering the leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt, the device will probably be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. The “Applification” The Apple Vision Pro Since Meta is scared by Apple, I’m sure that Zuck will try to copy the same use cases Apple showed for its Vision Pro.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 22, 2017

Industry professionals and tech enthusiasts always keep their ears to the pavement for any potential ripples from one of the big companies and even the smallest drop from Apple can send waves across multiple markets and publications. To bolster these claims, Apple has been making AR related acquisitions as far back as 2015.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? Russian government hackers piggybacked on cybersecurity software (!!!!) I’d put Apple in the top ten also for its introduction of lidar (3D depth scans) on the new iPad. Image source: Apple. The end of the movie theater? The hack of the century.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset. THREE TO ONE. Lone Echo).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

After having announced some of the features and the price just before the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, now the company formerly known as Facebook is already working towards the launch of the device. Thanks to Hexa, Amazon can so show the 3D model of the items it is selling , and also provide virtual try-on features.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 29, 2020

Among tech’s big five — Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook — all but Facebook have crossed the mark. Apple was first, followed by Microsoft and Amazon (which has since dipped below the mark). Some of it depends on business models, with companies like Apple faced with inherent challenges of hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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. I expect that in a few years, it won’t be strange to see some people in the street who have Ray-Ban or Apple smart glasses.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 21, 2018

Walmart’s recent acquisition of VR software company Spatialand is another indicator of VR deployment as a retail solution in the future, as is their use of HoloLens for helping better manage their warehouse logistics. “There is high consumer interest in using VR for making purchase decisions while shopping online or in-store. billion 2022.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Meta is reportedly optimistic about the release of Apple Vision Pro, seeing itself as the future Android of the market. The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with their thinking" as saying that Meta executives believe Apple's entry into the market will "validate Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble and draw more consumers".

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

He also envisions that a first version of the Samsung MR device will still be made to enhance the smartphone experience, while the visor-based approach, like the one proposed by Apple with the Vision Pro, is more something for the long term. I mean, if Apple CEO finds this device useful, I think it’s a hell of an endorsement.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

Amazon Technologies Inc. A number of the company’s hardware and software-related job listings last year made a prescient mention of Facebook-built AR headset. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC. Intel Corp. LG Electronics Inc. Ford Global Technologies LLC. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Facebook Inc.

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Upload VR

MAY 20, 2024

Seoul Economic Daily also claims LG is talking to other US tech companies, "most actively" with Amazon, and may even end up excluding Meta from its 2027 headset in the end.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. The Micro XR software project is reportedly being tested on monocular glasses codenamed “Betty” and a binocular version of the same, codenamed “Barry”. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007?

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2021

Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance of journalists and political dissidents. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 19, 2024

Even Apple seems to focus on the business world with its pricey Apple Vision Pro. Remember, alternatives like the Apple Vision Pro are set to cost almost four times as much ($3,499). The Meta Quest Pro has numerous optional accessories from Amazon, the Meta online store, and other vendors.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments. But our standards of precision are higher, and you deserve better.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

A final stats: AR/MR headset hardware and consumer software are set to earn a combined $6.7B Amazon promises “single-digit latency” XR streaming. Amazon has announced some weeks ago “Wavelength”, a new offering of its AWS services, that should provide “single-digit latency” over 5G networks. by 2023 , 45% of all XR revenue.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. As all of these pieces evolve, Real World Platform will represent an expansion play for Niantic in that it productizes the underlying software for its AR games. Point your phone (or future glasses) at places and objects to contextualize them.

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