Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2024

Unlike Meta’s current line of Quest headsets, the alleged Microsoft headset will be used for “enjoying or watching content such as games or movies rather than the metaverse,” the report maintains (machine translated from Korean), potentially putting it in competition with Apple Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

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.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As we head into the next generation of XR hardware, here are some of the big developments and releases coming out of the industry. But at last, we are seeing a shift from dedicated platform-specific hardware to agnostic all-in-one devices that makes sense for all involved. Where Is XR Heading?

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

” Even more was revealed by Jared Ficklin, Chief Creative Technologist at argodesign , who helped develop the Magic Leap 2 hardware. However, Meskill also had a lot to say about the software, including one potentially unforeseen change. The idea is that it’s a garment, not a piece of hardware. It needs to be forgettable.”.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

VR Hardware Advancements For years now, major VR vendors have been fine-tuning and improving their headsets, focusing on making VR innovations for enterprises. Growth in Software Ecosystems As the future of VR continues to focus more heavily on the enterprise market, demand for robust software ecosystems is growing.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! 2022 may be the key year when they actually buy it, also thanks to Apple , an d finally, the market will reach the magic number of 10 million devices.

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2022

According to The New York Times , Apple is enlisting the help of the Hollywood elite to help bolster its catalog of immersive content for its long-rumored VR/AR headset. According to sources, this mixed reality content will be available next year when Apple’s VR/AR headset launches sometime in 2023. Credit: Wired.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 31, 2025

Apple has canceled AR glasses that would have required a connection to a Mac (or originally, Apple had hoped, your iPhone), Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. So Apple then pivoted to powering it via a Mac, but this "performed poorly during reviews with executives", leading to its cancelation this week.

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VRScout

APRIL 6, 2021

Augmented reality will forever change the way we communicate says the Apple CEO. According to a recent report by Apple research expert Ming-Chi Kuo , Apple will be launching a mixed reality headset later this year, followed by a dedicated AR headset in 2025 and AR contact lenses in 2030. Image Credit: Apple.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

Google is reorganizing a number of its hardware teams, which will see layoffs affecting a few hundred roles across its Devices & Services units. As reported by 9to5Google , Google’s first-party AR hardware team is taking the brunt of the blow. A majority of the hardware-related layoffs however are set to affect its AR team.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2025

So no demos beyond those early, closed door hands-ons allowed last month.Check out the video below, courtesy of The Verge : Drawing design and software cues from Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, the device features a rigid strap, eye-tracking, pancake lenses, and ergonomic design, which wethought was pretty close to Quest Pro in terms of comfort.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Apple Vision Pro 2 will be cheaper and lighter, not just a chip upgrade, and the company is working on a Mac-tethered headset too, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. In the latest edition of his weekly newsletter, Gurman claims that Apple is "readying" two new headsets, a Vision Pro successor and an entirely new Mac-tethered headset.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Let’s start by saying that we can choose to invest in the metaverse in two ways: in the technology that supports it (hardware, software, and infrastructure) or in digital assets (NFT, crypto). When I say hardware, I mean it in a very broad way. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung (Nasdaq: SSNLF) for Smartphones and Tablets.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Thats because countless organizations are beginning to discover the benefits of VR hardware for workplace use cases. Pico, Varjo, HTC VIVE, and even Meta are all experimenting with premium and affordable VR headsets for business use, as well as intuitive device management software. So, how do you pick the right solution for your needs?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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.

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ARPost

JULY 4, 2023

Sponsored content Sponsored by VR Vision The recent introduction of Apple’s Vision Pro has ignited a fresh wave of excitement in the extended reality landscape, with industry experts and enthusiasts alike anticipating a surge in the growth and evolution of the XR industry. See Also: Is Apple Vision Pro Ready for Mainstream Use?

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2025

With Apples Vision Pro already on the market, Samsungs focus will be on providing a more advanced user experience, an industry insider told ETNews. Meta had tapped LG in February 2024 to partner on XR software and hardware, which at the time was rumored to include LG manufacturing a Vision Pro competitor for Meta.LG

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2023

The timing might have something to do with Apple’s looming entrance into the XR space. OpenXR is an open standard that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications, making hardware and software more interoperable. Today the company announced that Magic Leap 2 is conformant with OpenXR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2023

This week is all about Apple. Even before the firm’s monumental and, in some ways, controversial device announcement, which saw audiences amazed at a high price point and technology promise, the XR industry was on each of their seats with predictions on Apple’s immersive debut. There are a few reasons for this.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Apple and Sony are still working to bring PS VR2 Sense controller support to Vision Pro, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman has a relatively strong track record of reliably reporting on Apple's product plans years in advance, and successfully described most of Apple Vision Pro's hardware and software before it was officially revealed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 10, 2025

Notably, in its official press releases regarding NVIDIA robotics updates, Apple’s Vision Pro MR headset was featured in various promotional images, highlighting its pivotal role in this journey. How is NVIDIA Leveraging Apple Vision Pro? XR plays a vital role in capturing crucial data for this journey.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2023

After years of speculation, Apple today unveiled Apple Vision Pro, the company’s first spatial computer. Tim Cook made the reveal during the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, sharing a number of exciting features that could change the way we look at mixed reality technology.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 29, 2021

F ollowing our analysis yesterday on the drivers for Apple’s rumored VR play, we continue the narrative in this week’s XR Talks. First, to level set, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple plans for a VR headset to release next year. A bigger question is what Apple’s headset will be and do.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you are not going, well, expect to read some articles on mine about the hardware that I will try there, so you will feel as if you have been there, too… and I will also eat and review some delicious pasteis de nata for you :D. Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Mac

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Apple is moving the visionOS team out of the Vision Products Group, with the VP who founded it, as part of a shake-up to get Siri back on track. The Vision Products Group (VPG) is the division within Apple responsible for Apple Vision Pro and visionOS. But that's seemingly about to change.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 17, 2025

Although the company lacks a solid foundation in the XR market, its interest in AR, VR, and MR hardware has garnered attention from market observers. Second, its extensive Galaxy ecosystem provides a supporting infrastructure, even in the absence of a dedicated XR hardware solution. Several factors contribute to this interest.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

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.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2024

However, this new update will make the experience far more intuitive, eliminating the need for additional apps and software. You could either tether your headset directly to your computer using Air Link , access Windows through a Remote Desktop via the Meta Horizon Workrooms app, or use third-party software.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. Finally, text-to-speech (TTS) software produces translated speech. Embedded Software. Headphones With AI-Based Noise Cancellation.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2023

According to a Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, Apple is changing things up with the creation of a new Vision Products Group (VPG), which is tasked with developing the company’s recently unveiled mixed reality headset, Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

If you were wondering how Apple plans to mass market its upcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset, leading Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the company is actually looking to make the headset a pretty scarce item from the get-go. Kuo has a fairly reliable track record of reporting insider knowledge of Vision Pro.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s further subdivided by hardware and software. Hardware leads in early years, but software will outpace it over time. This happens as a larger installed base accumulates, and as software average revenue per user (ARPU) grows. Another factor that could stimulate a consumer AR spending shift is Apple.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company’s AR/VR headset behind closed doors. The report says Cook “rarely visits the group at its offices away from the main Apple campus.”

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2025

Thanks to Artificial Intelligence, the small team at Megalolo, who seemed not to have much experience, has been able to vibe code both the hardware and the software of Decagear and so be ready to launch the headset on the market and compete with the likes of Apple and Meta. For every question, feel free to resort to Jaap. .

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2023

The long wait for a mixed reality headset from Apple will soon be over with the recent launch of Apple Vision Pro. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated XR headset at the WWDC 2023 event. The Apple Vision Pro is set to hit US Apple stores in early 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is dropping the development of Mac-ready AR smart glasses. Seemingly, the Apple AR smart glasses device would work alongside and tether to Mac hardware, indicating that computing power would be shared between devices, unlike the Vision Pro’s standalone design.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2023

While Apple’s new Vision Pro headset isn’t going to satisfy the existing base of consumer VR users, it’s mastering the rest of the basics better than anyone else. Today at Apple’s headquarters I got to check out Vision Pro for myself. But remember, this is Apple. Look & Tap It starts with the input.

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