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REPORT: Apple Mixed Reality Glasses Launching Mid-2022

VRScout

This past April, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that augmented reality (AR) technology is “ critically important ” for the future of the company. It’s obvious that Apple is working hard to build an AR ecosystem of amazing tools powered by products such as the iPhone or iPad. This date makes sense for a couple of reasons.

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Report: Apple Acquires VR & AR Eye-tracking Company SMI

Road to VR

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. The company has demonstrated its eye-tracking solution in the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and other head-mounted displays.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, HMD: Time to save up for 2022

Slashgear

In the year 2022 is expected that Apple, Sony, and Meta will launch significant HMD devices. This is a head-mounted display (HMD), and there’s a decent chance it’ll be the next sort of device that’ll be above-and-beyond desirable by the average consumer.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

Generally, there are two types of AR solutions — marker-based augmented reality and markerless (sensor-based) augmented reality — that help developers merge content into the camera feed of a smartphone or head-mounted display. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

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The Current State Of The VR/AR Patent Landscape

VRScout

Image Credit: Sony. Regarding inclusivity, on April 4, 2019, the USPTO published a new patent for Sony that was filed in December 2017. The glasses use eye-tracking sensors to gather “gaze information of the user in order to improve the quality of content provided for rendering on the head-mounted display.”.

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The Headset Manufacturers Making the Best AR and VR Accessories

ARPost

Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. Many industry analysts and experts agree that large-scale adoption will take place when Apple releases head-mounted displays. The second is the audio kits and facial trackers making social VR even better. The Future Comes in Pieces.

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