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It was back in 2014 that Apple first began the development of its own automotive vehicle. Since then Apple has filed several car-related patents teasing a number of potential features. The technology could also be used to watch videos and read books in a stabilized environment as well as conduct virtual meetings while on the road.
This week, we look at Meta's VR pricing, Apple's XR viability and Matthew Ball's new book. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Charlie is also a book author and after the success of his previous book Metaverse , now he’s launching his new book, “Convergence” , that is all about the present and the future of augmented reality. I’ve not been able to read the book yet (I’m preparing for the VEC !),
Apple is now taking online reservations for in-store demos on February 5th and beyond. We knew Apple planned to give in-store demos of Vision Pro, but initially the company said you could online get in line by going to an Apple store. Just click here , sign in with your Apple ID, and look for availability at your local store.
He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. Next year, the new Quest will help in getting there, but it will be Apple that will really disrupt the market, because it will come up with cool wearable glasses.
But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. Bailenson's book places VR within a broader social context Click To Tweet. The post Book Review: Experience on Demand appeared first on Tech Trends.
This week, Pico gets new funding, SXSW charges forward with online event, and new Apple AR rumors emerge. Apple rumored to launch MR glasses in 2022 and AR glasses in 2025. It also is rumored that Apple will be releasing AR contact lenses by 2030-2040. The future of Apple XR products is coming soon to an Apple store near you.
Apple customers based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now pre-order its “revolutionary” mixed reality headset, Apple Vision Pro. From November 15 th , the Apple Vision Pro will also be available in Apple shops and for delivery. They can also advise on financing options and other shopping-related support.
Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky.
Will the Apple Vision Pro be discontinued? In the last couple of months, numerous reports have emerged suggesting that Apple is either slowing down or completely halting production of its flagship headset. So, what does that mean for Apple’s future in the extended reality market? Apple Cuts Vision Pro Shipments: Is This the End?
This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. Let’s dive in… Apple VR rumors mounting up. Macrumors called our attention to articles in the Verge and Bloomberg that quote an unnamed source who’s supposedly seen Apple’s debut consumer HMD.
Apple to launch a second “more affordable” headset in 2025. Since the rumors about the upcoming Apple headset were not enough, the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has thought well to release rumors about the next-generation headset. Other relevant news. Image from the web). Anyway, we’ll see… these are all speculations.
From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. According to Gurman, Apple is also investing in games, which will be an important part of the experience. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news.
See his books here. The post Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding appeared first on AR Insider. Charlie Fink is an author and futurist focused on spatial computing. Spatial Beats contains insights and inputs from Fink’s collaborators including Paramount Pictures futurist Ted Shilowitz. More from AR Insider….
My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.
Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. First of all, Apple has updated the runtime VisionOS to version 1.1, It’s basically a book. You can get it from the most important e-book stores.
Apple XR Rumor of the Week Tom’s Guide says the new Apple VR HMD is a Quest killer. See his books here. More from AR Insider… The post Spatial Beats: Rec Room, Niantic & Apple appeared first on AR Insider. The game is expected to arrive later this year.
After the announcement of the release date of the Apple Vision Pro, the whole community is just waiting for its preorders to open up this Friday. The headset will be sold in physical stores and on the Apple website. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple has only 60–80K units available at this time , so most likely they’ll go sold out.
This week, Apple and Epic continue to exchange blows, Tom Brady leans into NFTs and Vuzix forms partnership with TechSee. Let’s dive in… Apple says Epic’s Fortnite lawsuit is a marketing stunt to revive ‘flagging interest’ in the game. See his books here. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.
When Bigscreen founder Darshan Shankar told us he was bringing the sequel to his Beyond SteamVR headset to GDC 2025, I booked a flight from New York to San Francisco and back with less than 24-hour turnaround. You can go get a Quest or Vision Pro and wear the weight of the Apple or Meta platforms, quite literally, upon your brow.
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.
This week, the Epic/Apple saga continues, HTC doubles down on enterprise AR Niantic enters the AR platform race, and Spatial leans in to NFTs. Let’s dive in… Apple – Epic Smackdown, part deux. As the trial drags on, Epic’s case against Apple may be losing its edge. See his books here.
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.
Want to experiment with the Apple Vision Pro before you consider buying the device? No problem, all you need is an Apple Vision Pro appointment. Just as Apple has allowed buyers to take other products, like the Apple Watch, for a test drive in the past, it also offers the same service for its new spatial computing headset.
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation book series has served as the inspiration for many of the science fiction films, television, and video games we enjoy today. The game is apparently based on the book series rather than the recent Apple TV adaptation, if that has any impact on your decision to purchase.
The HoloLens is already changing industries, and the book describes how this new technology is being used in places like operating rooms and factories. The inclination of big firms like Tesla, Apple, and Facebook towards Spatial Computing. The book also introduces what this all means culturally, both pro and con.
Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.
Apple announced that it’s bringing a new show to Apple TV+ based on William Gibson’s award-winning cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984), offering another big moment for VR to take the limelight. And what does this mean to Joe Blow, Apple TV+ subscriber?
During the tutorial, I found and assembled four parts, which in the end shaped a full golden apple. I started so going around to find the missing pieces, and while walking, I found a pile of books on the floor with a bookshelf close to them. As soon as I did it, the cute creature helping me became happy and the tutorial was over.
Now, with a new 3D scanning app you can turn the photos of the item into an AR-ready object and integrate it into the respective environment, thanks to the PhotoCatch app which uses the recently-launched Apple Object Capture photogrammetry technology. See Also: Creating 3D Characters and Animations for AR Children’s Books.
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.
Apple already made hardware, so it already had the infrastructure to build it and just added XR people on top of this infrastracture, while Facebook could not). Apple AR headset may have been delayed to 2025. Yes, we have rumors about Apple XR devices even this week. Yes, Apple is working on XR glasses. It’s believable.
Charlie Fink even wrote a whole book about it (disclosure: we wrote a chapter in the book). Apple is really good at that. I feel like the pendulum is going to swing more towards first-party apps and services like Apple payments rather than PayPal or Shopify or Stripe.” Snap is heading down the same path.
Apple headset will not be focused on gaming. A new report seems to suggest that the upcoming Apple headset won’t be focused on gaming at all. According to the rumors, In the beginning only Apple’s first part tools (like RealityKit) will be allowed to create content, and only after, Unity support will come. Other relevant news.
The full interview is below and you can find out more about the book or get your own copy here (We don’t receive royalties or affiliate revenue, see disclosure statement). Apple has tens of billions in annual revenue on the line when it comes to a maturing iPhone. Rumors and acquisitions point to Apple AR glasses in the next 1-2 years.
Wellness authors Sukey and Elizabeth Novogratz, the sister-in-law team who wrote the book Just Sit , created Maloka to help guide those new to meditation. To help you stay on your meditation routine when you’re not near your Quest headset, Maloka comes with its own dedicated companion app on both Apple and Android devices.
million seed investment, ShapesXR says it plans to expand the app to Apple Vision Pro, Pico, and Magic Leap headsets, opening the door to broader accessibility and cross-headset collaboration. This works like a simple flip-book animation, except in a 3D environment instead of a flat doodle at the corner of your notebook.
More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.
Created by Chip Sineni of Trixi Studios , the augmented reality app was built using Apple’s ARKit, a developer tool recently released by the company running on the iOS 11 beta that lets you create AR apps and games. SEE ALSO The 10 Coolest Things Being Built with Apple's ARKit Right Now.
Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June. Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in an online format from June 6 through 10 , free for all developers to attend. News worth a mention. More info (Ilysia?—?Beta Road To VR) More info (Little Cities review?—?Upload Other news.
Virtual reality is being used to test Apple’s self-driving vehicle. According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, Apple will be able to continue to keeping their secretive plans to develop self-driving software behind closed doors thanks to virtual reality. For a full list of Apple’s VR plans, we listed out 10 of them back in February.
The one hour visit will include a complete tour of the Valve Corp studio and a meet-and-greet with Yang, Valve Software product designer who in the past has worked on system features and apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. Several – often rather bizarre – experiments in the book describe how experiencing a simulated virtual scenario first-hand can result in instant and lasting changes in behavior.
It’s very similar to what Apple has been doing for smartphone,” CEO Chi Xu said. “We Apple has something to do with it (Jon Swarz/Marketwatch) Is the Metaverse an existential threat to the app store? See his books here. Chinese augmented reality glasses maker Nreal looks to go public within 5 years, CEO says.
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