Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With Vision Pro, Apple is taking a different approach—making apps social right out of the box. Apple’s vision isn’t about creating a server full of a virtual strangers and user-generated experiences, but to make it easy to share the stuff you already like to do with the people you already know.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. MacRumors reports that the company was quietly acquired by Apple sometime between May 2nd and July 26th, 2017.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Voices of VR Podcast never misses an opportunity to document the ongoing history of the XR space. The launch of Apple Vision Pro is in some ways the most significant event for the XR industry since the acquisition of Oculus by Meta back in 2014.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2019

According to a MacRumor report and regulatory filings with the UK government, Apple may have quietly acquired UK-based motion capture firm IKinema. Furthermore, the company’s physical UK address has been legally changed to 100 New Bridge Street in London, the very same for Apple Europe Limited. Image courtesy Companies House.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

According to documents filed last month with SEC, a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin will be bought up by Apple, Valve, and LG, among others. SEE ALSO Apple's Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 28, 2024

is an interoperable solution ready for a range of headsets, such as Apple Vision Pro, Meta, HTC, and Pico. The SynergyXR platform aims to consolidate digital 3D learning data and opportunities that companies can roll out at scale and repeatably without limitations related to traditional mentoring.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Similar to the Apple Watch or Fitbit, TapID is worn around the users wrist. Unlike current smartwatches such as the Apple Watch and Fitbit, the TapID system is composed of two identicle devices worn on both wrists simultaneously. TapID offers four types of interactions in VR: Document Editing. Photo Sorting.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The short of it: details are still very thin, although Samsung’s prototype feels like a mashup of Quest and Apple Vision Pro, which you can read more about in our hands-on.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

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.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

If you want to make the most of Apple’s latest spatial computing phenomenon, you’ll need the best Apple Vision Pro apps. Since then, Apple has gone all-in on expanding its app store. What are Apple Vision Pro Apps? Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman ; the Apple visionOS 2.4 This marks an evolution evolution in the company’s mixed reality strategy, as Apple recently ceased development of its planned Mac-ready AR smart glasses to focus exclusively on Vision Pro. Professional Applications of the VisionOS 2.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Ready to upgrade your productivity with the Apple MR headset? Heres how you can take advantage of the Apple Vision Pro keyboard passthrough feature, and leave the virtual keyboard behind. Ultimately, its starting to seem increasingly likely that Apple will discontinue the original Apple Vision Pro eventually.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But after all the updates to the passthrough quality on the Oculus Quest 3 and the impressive definition on the Apple Vision Pro, I can just say that it feels like a regular high-definition passthrough for 2024. My brain then started processing the information.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It has hand tracking, and the Pro model also has eye tracking, like Apple’s device. Then he ended the video by saying that Apple has a closed ecosystem model, while Meta is open, and sometimes an open model won, like in the PC case. ARKit), but usually, all new features announced by Apple are like old features for Android users.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The report cites people with knowledge of the project in addition to internal company documents shared with The New York Times. Opening physical stores though would be much larger step for Meta, putting it in the same retail class as Microsoft, Apple and Google; the latter just opening its first retail store this summer.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2025

Meanwhile, Apple is also developing its own AR technology, though according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s dedicated glasses might not arrive for several more years. While the sleek, lightweight glasses impressed with their capabilities, reports suggest we might need to wait until 2026 before they hit the market.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The free Manifest Maker app is currently available on compatible Apple devices. The app allows users to take video on that mobile device, which can be automatically transcribed, marked up, and annotated, or augmented with inset video or still images including scans of physical documents. Part of it is not having anything structured.”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 12, 2025

If youve been keeping tabs on emerging extended reality tech, you probably know all about Apple XR for business the evolving ecosystem of tools, apps, and immersive enterprise software. Apples entry into the XR landscape has been a little rocky. But Apples XR journey is far from over its just beginning.

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VRScout

APRIL 2, 2018

According to a patent filed by Apple in 2017, some very fun road trips could be on the horizon. Patent and Trademark Office published several Apple patent applications submitted September 2017, leading to some very interesting speculation towards the company’s vision of VR in the future. Will Apple be that someone?

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Scanning and storing your documents is now easier than ever using an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and even a Mac.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Of course, this is also the mission of big players like Google and Apple. I’ve mentioned before the “city-scale” mapping that Immersal aims to and that is obtained by stitching many smaller maps together.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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.

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Upload VR

MARCH 7, 2025

Almost every headset and runtime supports OpenXR today, except for Apple Vision Pro and PlayStation VR2 on PS5. Unreal has its own OpenXR support, which Meta's documentation currently doesn't mention, and Meta offers its own integration with more Quest-focused features. Meta writes.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 5, 2020

The Infinite Retina comprehensively documents everything you need to know about Spatial Computing and where it’s heading Click To Tweet. The inclination of big firms like Tesla, Apple, and Facebook towards Spatial Computing. We documented this paradigm shift in The Infinite Retina. By Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In a patent filed in 2017 and issued today by the United States Patent Office, Apple describes a VR headset designed to be compact and comfortable. A diagram of Apple’s catadioptric optical system | Image courtesy USPTO. SEE ALSO Report: Apple Acquired VR Headset Startup Vrvana for $30 Million.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple released the software development kit for its upcoming visionOS platform that drives the Vision Pro headset. The new software tools in the SDK for "Apple's first spatial computer" rely on eye, hand and voice input, and Apple says it is accepting applications for developer kits starting next month.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

Sony also provides the screens for the Apple Vision Pro, but these ones for the Samsung headset would be from a new generation. If the documentation has been updated, it means that the release is imminent. So, this is just random hype about Apple, as usual. More info Apple releases Spatial Gallery visionOS 2.4

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The Epic vs Apple trial makes interesting documents come to light. The Epic vs Apple battle over Fortnite and the 30% cut on all the transactions on the Apple Store has just had its first round, and thanks to it, many secretive documents have come to light. Apple continues its investments in AR.

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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A leaked document suggests that Apple will soon allow fixes to the iPhone's Face ID module without a full phone replacement (and some associated costs).

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Upload VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Apple uses the term "fully immersive experiences" for VR apps on visionOS - that is, apps which show entirely virtual content instead of any of the real world. The documentation does actually list "a virtual reality (VR) game" as an example use case of fully immersive experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info Discover Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro cost estimations A Chinese firm has tried to estimate the cost of the components of both the Quest 3 and the Apple Vision Pro. The second one is that the Apple Vision Pro is so next-gen that one of its displays costs just a bit less than all the components of Quest 3!

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Upload VR

MARCH 6, 2025

Pretty much every headset and runtime (except Apple Vision Pro and PlayStation VR2 on PS5) supports OpenXR, sure. It links to documentation for the built-in cross-platform OpenXR support of Unity, Unreal, and Godot, and recommends developers use those. But the reality, today at least, is more complicated.

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GizModo VR

MAY 10, 2021

Cyberattacks are rarely useful to anybody except cyber-attackers, but a recent ransomware incident has had some unexpected upsides for those in the right-to-repair community, new coverage from Motherboard suggests. Read more.

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Upload VR

MARCH 14, 2025

The exception was that on visionOS 2, Apple is gives enterprise companies raw access to Vision Pro's passthrough cameras for non-public internal apps, but this requires a special licence from Apple and is restricted to "in a business setting only".

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

For a platform long heralded for being open and promoting choice, the tea spilled from the unredacted documents presented in the Epic v. Google case reveals the search giant has an anti-competitive side. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 26, 2021

Documents have shown the company offers financial incentives to smartphone manufacturers to keep its app store front and center, and it pays developers to offer their games in Google Play. The company also pays Apple a… Read more. Google seems to have no problem doling out cash to ensure it remains the search engine of choice.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

At this point Apple’s interest in AR is well-documented; the company’s upcoming ARKit platform, due to arrive with iOS 11, is likely a precursor to something much bigger. A new patent from the company published this month shows you exactly what bigger could be.

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