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And it promises to have also some features that surpass the Apple Vision Pro (I hope not the price!). From this quick look, it seems a mix between Android and the interface of the Apple Vision Pro. Thanks Rob Cole for the tip) Learn more News from partners (and friends) Participate in the Developer Nation survey!
Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company would “love” to have some sort of Discord integration on Quest in the future, pending interest from Discord, that is—once again highlighting the fact that Quest really just needs Google Play. “I’m sure everyone out there is exited to do integrations with them.
Even Apple is now offering a suite of tools to make the creation of 3D experiences more accessible. Apple, as we all have experienced it, is known for establishing its own standards and there is no exception when it comes to 3D file formats in the context of AR. A great alternative to Unity is Epic’s Unreal Engine by the way.
Apple way be working on a VR headset. According to Bloomberg, next year Apple is going to release a VR headset with limited passthrough AR functionalities. The HMD should be targeted to prosumers and Apple expects sales in the order of magnitude of one Apple headset per day, per store. More info (Use Google Translate).
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.
Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. This time it comes from Bloomberg, which predicts that Apple will announce its MR headset in June 2022 during WWDC , to launch it some months later, probably during the holiday season. Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip!).
Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset. But I hope so. Big kudos to the team and good luck for the future! appeared first on The Ghost Howls.
The only glimpse of something XR-related has been the cloud streaming of some complex 3D model to Apple Vision Pro via Omniverse. This is an approach similar to what Apple is doing on Vision Pro and Google has already teased for Android XR. As usual, competition is good to bring new features.
Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. That’s a patently Apple recipe though that Samsung may not be able to easily replicate. The question is: what can Samsung bring to the table that Apple and Meta can’t?
Just after Facebook has launched Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses developed in collaboration with Luxottica and just before Apple Event, Xiaomi has entered the smartglasses field with its own product , just announced on its blog. From Google Maps? Thanks to Kun Dong for the tip!). Specifications. Commentary. How do I select them?
This week we had another report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that is said to very reliable in rumors about Apple (even if he only made wrong predictions about Apple Glasses, but this is none of my business). More info (Report by Kuo) More info (Report about Apple Glasses). Apple announces minor XR news at WWDC 2021.
Let’s start with the latter… First, Falmer points out to us that Apple and Snap have the biggest and best feature sets, and are noticably ahead of competitors on that measure. Translating the latter to MAU’s (apples to apples) yeilds around 355 million. . Data Dive: Facebook Reaches 600 Million AR Users.
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We may know the field of view of Apple AR headset. Of course, since he has not an Apple HMD, the only thing he could obtain was the screen splitting in two on his phone, showing that view that we XR developers know very well. It is now sure that Apple is going to release an AR headset , the questions are just when and what.
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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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Key Items Include: Large Quantities of 27” Apple Thunderbolt Displays. Google Daydream Systems/ Headsets. This tip was passed on to us by Antony Vitillo of VR publication Skarred Ghost. Large Quantities of Dell Monitors. Samsung Odyssey Systems/ Headsets. Oculus Systems/ Headsets. Wacom 21” Tablets. Grazie, Antony!
Today I host a guest post by Ryan, Senior Writer at AR/VR Tips , an online company that showcases the latest augmented reality apps and virtual reality products. The EyeRide consists of a small heads-up display on your helmet that displays essential smartphone features like Google Maps and phone calls inside your helmet’s visor.
Tip: If you have an Apple Watch, Apple has added a ‘Fitness Gaming’ workout type recently. VR Health Life is available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store. If you want more game tips, I recommend checking out the rated games in the VR Health Life app. Quest starts at $400.
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It wants to create an ecosystem , where most probably all the devices can work together (like it happens today with Apple devices); The report also claims that Facebook may be building its own operating system to encompass all these devices. Thanks Eloi Gerard for the tip!). Apple is working on Micro-OLED displays.
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I hope that we can arrive together to the 400th episode in two years… let’s see If you want to give me a tip for all these hard years at work, you can join my Patreon. And Apple Reality Pro, expected to come at $3000 or more, is improbable that is going to change this trend. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The first one is that since the Gaming Showcase is happening on June, 1st, it seems positioned in a way to make Meta perform some announcements right before the Apple WWDC. Apple WWDC is where the Apple Reality headset may be announced, and it is taking place on June, 5th.
If Microsoft commits to building this platform and doesn’t abandon it (a la Google), it can become an incredible tool for us developers. They could build together something that could seriously compete with Facebook and Apple: let’s keep an eye on them. Google stops selling Cardboard viewers.
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thanks Alessio for the tip!). Apple ARKit 3.5 It is no mystery that Apple is currently the best mobile augmented reality company, and the latest update to ARKit confirms this. It is no mystery that Apple is currently the best mobile augmented reality company, and the latest update to ARKit confirms this.
Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Thanks Leywes for the tip). Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. Google states this decision was taken because the headset was selling very well among companies and developers. This is what Google Daydream is now useful for (look at the answers).
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