The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Render of the possible upcoming Apple device (Image by Antonio DeRosa). Apple is proposing itself to be the next competitor of Meta. Apple has the most important tech brand, it has a lot of money, it has experience in shipping successful hardware and software, it has compelling content (movies, music, apps), and it has physical stores.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

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 Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

The reason is the one I’ve already reported in this newsletter a few weeks ago: after the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro, Samsung has been caught a bit off guard by the announced features and it is now trying to power up its headset so that it will be able to properly compete with Apple’s device.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The global leader in industrial-grade virtual and mixed reality hardware and software, Varjo, has announced the general availability of Teleport, which creates photorealistic digital twins by stitching together 3D scenes made from Apple smartphone photos.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And why does China need another AR app marketplace when both Apple and Google have their own in the works, thanks to Apple ARKit and Google ARCore ?

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In its biggest single-day purge, Apple removed 39,000 games from its China store as part of a crackdown on games without a government license in the country. Read more.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2023

Apple reportedly indefinitely postponed its AR glasses, but plans to eventually release a more affordable headset model. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that standalone Apple Glasses had at one point years ago been planned for 2023. Glasses Shelved. Some startups like Nreal have already released primitive AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And I know that other brands want to follow the same path, so I guess that the Chinese government is pushing in this sense. Apple AR/VR headset may rely on a nearby iPhone to work. This would have the advantage of letting Apple create a device that is lighter and cheaper, that so won’t cost $3000 as previously rumored.

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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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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Besides the official reports from states, the federal government , and entities like Johns Hopkins , there’s always been another, unorthodox way to gauge the severity of the pandemic: Apple Store closures. The company was one of the first major retailers to close its stores during the pandemic and has been opening and… Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Apple is getting ready to remove thousands more video games from its App Store in China due to pressure from the Chinese government, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company had previously warned Chinese video game developers that premium gaming apps were at risk of removal from the App Store, but the Chinese… Read more.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Put another way, the spatial computing spectrum has several subdivisions, each governed by different market factors and target markets. Speaking of wild cards, Apple’s rumored AR glasses in 2022 or 2023 could accelerate spatial computing more than any pandemic could. There’s also the division of hardware and software.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2022

Testers will also be prohibited from testing in public places such as schools, government buildings, healthcare locations, places of worship, social service locations, areas meant for children (e.g., Then it is stored on a secure server, with limited access by a small number of Googlers for analysis and debugging.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

Russian government hackers piggybacked on cybersecurity software (!!!!) to penetrate deep into hundreds of government and corporate systems. 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 hack of the century. Niantic acquired 6D.ai

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

.” During his address on stage, Sweeney urged the audience to consider that, “if we ever allow one company to own the meta-verse, then that company would have more power than any government that has ever existed.” Sweeney’s ultimate example of a distressingly closed platform is Apple’s app store.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And Apple hasn’t yet played its hand. NuEyes hopes that the new Pro 3 will address the needs for training, learning, enterprise, and government uses. We’ll all be glad to have it in our rearview mirror but make no mistake, it’s been a big year for XR and tech in general, and the news suggests 2021 will be even bigger.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. According to a new rumor, Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back from 2024 to 2025–26. Especially for Apple, which is not interested in releasing devkits, but in shipping devices that appeal to the masses.

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Upload VR

MAY 18, 2023

A new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman includes some interesting claims about the history of Apple's head mounted displays development effort. In January, Gurman reported that Apple had indefinitely postponed the AR glasses , shifting its full focus to the upcoming headset and development of a more affordable model down the line.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The US government closed a 22-billion contract with Microsoft for the development of AR for the military and the provision of HoloLens to soldiers. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung (Nasdaq: SSNLF) for Smartphones and Tablets. I could give you other examples, but I think I made my point. So screens are here and will be for a while.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2021

These are each governed by different market factors. And the stakes are high as Apple doubles down on wearables to offset declines from a maturing smartphone market. Speaking of Apple, AR glasses themselves aren’t ready for mainstream acceptance and won’t gain significant ground in 2021 in consumer markets. There are 3.46

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. This is something many of us predicted correctly: Apple showed how the Vision Pro can record volumetric videos, but in some contexts, this may feel cringe.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The spatial computing-focused privacy expert believes that industry self-governance will be more impactful. And stay tuned for more XR Talks every Friday, including a subsequent AWE Nite NYC event that explored the strategic implications for Apple’s new LiDAR integration. .

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

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. Apple is working on Micro-OLED displays. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR efforts.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 25, 2024

The service will be an Apple-exclusive smartphone application that enables simple options to capture spaces for sharing and exploration via an XR headset, including full spatial movements within a captured VR environment. Once uploaded, Varjo provides ML tools to assist with further processing and editing.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 18, 2020

Back in 2005, before the iPhone, Apple purportedly helped a U.S. The exact reason why remains a mystery, but an ex-Apple engineer involved in the project thinks it could have been a surreptitious Geiger counter. Department of Energy contractor modify a 5th-generation iPod to secretly record and store data. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

And now Apple has joined the response to the conflict. According to Apple , the company has "stopped all product sales in Russia." Those in Russia who attempt to buy an iPhone, Macbook, or other Apple product from its online store are provided a delivery date of "currently unavailable."

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Apple announced Thursday major security updates for both iOS 15.3.1 What's more, Apple notes that this vulnerability isn't theoretical. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited." Notably, Apple credits discovery of the vulnerability to an anonymous researcher. and iPadOS 15.3.1.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

It’s no secret that Apple can be a control freak about, well, pretty much everything. The company’s attitude apparently extends to the states it’s signed contracts with to roll out digital IDs on the Wallet app, even though you would expect governments to push back on that sort of thing. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 30, 2022

Last year, cybercriminals used phony law enforcement data requests to steal an unknown amount of user information from Apple and Meta. The data requests were submitted to the tech companies using hacked police email accounts, making them appear to be from legitimate government sources. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 27, 2024

Tencent is reportedly providing the Apple Vision Pro a much-needed bridge to the Chinese market by making some of its most popular apps available on the device. We already know that Apple is planning to release the Apple Vision Pro later this year, as Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO , confirmed to state media at the China Development Forum in Beijing.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Russian government has told 13 mostly U.S.-based based tech firms that they need to set up local offices in Russia by next year or maybe just get the hell out, according to Reuters. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 26, 2022

Written for the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, and the CEO of Alphabet Inc. Accusations also accuse TikTok of tracking physical and digital locations of US users to Chinese servers, including US government bodies such as the Department of Defense ban the social media service. pic.twitter.com/dTTdQLiq26.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ever wondered whether the government is out to get you? Well, if you’re an iPhone user, you’ll now be able to stay abreast of that terrifying information. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2024

Kit-Chong explained, “the government has made efforts to develop virtual banks and upgrade services in the past few years.” The news comes after the UK bank NatWest announced that its retail banking app is now available on Apple’s Vision Pro.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

Apple's Maps and Weather apps now mark Crimea as part of Ukraine when accessed outside of Russia. Previously, Apple's apps tried to sidestep the issue by refusing to record Crimea as part of any country when accessed in most places. SEE ALSO: Apple 'doesn't give a damn,' marks Crimea as part of Russia on Apple Maps.

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