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New AirPods Pro Support ‘groundbreaking ultra-low latency audio protocol’ for Vision Pro

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With the early 2024 release of Vision Pro quickly approaching, Apple is steadily updating its products to prepare for the new headset. What Apple is calling a “groundbreaking wireless audio protocol” is powered by the H2 chip in the AirPods Pro 2 and Vision Pro.

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Vision Pro and Quest 3 Hand-tracking Latency Compared

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Vision Pro Hand-tracking Latency With no support for motion controllers, Vision Pro’s only motion-based input is hand-tracking. Prior to the launch of the headset we spotted some footage that allowed us to gauge the hand-tracking latency between 100-200ms , but that’s a pretty big window. You might be surprised at the answer.

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Vision Pro Knock-off Gets High Praise From Former Quest Engineer

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Wait, Apple Vision Pro doesn’t come in black, does it? ” “It is quite literally an ‘Android Apple Vision Pro’ but the execution was excellent. Nope, but Play For Dream MR does. Great performance, optics, UI and media capture/playback features,” Watson continues, who departed Meta in 2022.

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Report: Apple Racing to Build Software & Services for Upcoming Mixed Reality Headset

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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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Report: Apple Mixed Reality Headset Delayed to Late 2023 Amid Decreased Confidence in Market Appeal

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Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected supply chain analyst, reports that Apple is tamping down enthusiasm for its upcoming mixed reality headset, which was rumored to see its big announcement at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency.

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Spatial Beats: Pico, Apple & SXSW

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This week, Pico gets new funding, SXSW charges forward with online event, and new Apple AR rumors emerge. Zero Latency is opening its 52nd free-roam multiplayer VR gaming center in Milan. Zero Latency allows up to eight players to fight zombies and play other games in a free-roam VR space. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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visionOS 2.2 Beta Brings Wide & Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display To Apple Vision Pro

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The Wide and Ultrawide modes for Mac Virtual Display announced by Apple back in June have now arrived in the first visionOS 2.2 Beta, the latest beta version of Apple's Mac operating system, as we weren't able to get it working on macOS 15.1. The new modes also appear to require macOS 15.2 Now with visionOS 2.2, Now with visionOS 2.2,

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