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The hype for the Apple visor is very high, and everyone is waiting for it as a kid waits for Christmas. I was thinking about this topic this morning, and I want to share with you my stream of thoughts about Apple making VR mainstream, especially highlighting my doubts about it. Is now everyone already using an XR headset?
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.
My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.
New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. Thanks to the leak reported by around ten insiders, the online magazine has been able to cast a light on some unknown details about the headset.
A new week has passed by, and it has been a quite good one for me: I’ve been featured again on Authority Magazine and I’ve launched a new series of videos on my Youtube channel where I answer the questions of the community. Apple way be working on a VR headset. Happy Monday everyone! Other relevant news. Image by Martin Hajek).
I thought that there could be nothing else to say in this roundup apart from the Connect, while actually, digging into the various XR magazines and social media feed, I have been able to find a lot of interesting little news, which I’m reporting to you. Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. Other relevant news.
It has hand tracking, and the Pro model also has eye tracking, like Apple’s device. Then he ended the video by saying that Apple has a closed ecosystem model, while Meta is open, and sometimes an open model won, like in the PC case. ARKit), but usually, all new features announced by Apple are like old features for Android users.
We have lots of non-news about Apple’s XR efforts. The hype around Apple glasses is huge , and everything that gets shared about Apple and XR gets many views. We already knew that Tim likes AR and “what we have to offer” may also be a potato with an Apple brand costing $400. Other relevant news. Image by The Information).
Upload did it again: on December, 2nd, the big XR magazine has streamed a big showcase of many news about VR games. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. The launch of the headset should come many months before the release so Apple can present the device before the FCC approval.
This year’s winners include Apple’s Ted Lasso , NBC’s Saturday Night Live , HBO’s Last Week Tonight , and other recognizable projects from some of the biggest names in the biz. Developed in collaboration with TIME Magazine and NASA, the four-part series offers an unprecedented look at life in space.
Some selected developers have received the Apple headset. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is considered a reliable reporter about Apple, claimed that “a small number of high-profile software developers” have already received the Apple mixed reality headset to start developing content for it. Other relevant news. Matias Nassi.
Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. It has been a week of interesting rumors about the upcoming Apple MR headset. So, forget about an Apple headset that is going to enter the mainstream , as I already sold in this previous article. Other relevant news. Matias Nassi.
Remember that Sony owns very famous IPs, so it may launch some exclusive games with VR support that get lots of visibility in gaming magazines. Render of the possible upcoming Apple device (Image by Antonio DeRosa). Apple is proposing itself to be the next competitor of Meta.
This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! The same analyst, though, added an important note to these statistics that has been ignored by many magazines: “shipping times remained unchanged 48 hours after pre-orders opened.
You will find them in consumer electronics magazines, on game forums, and in specifications for AR glasses. These AR terms define the two software development kits (SDK) launched by Apple and Android to help developers create native AR apps for the most popular mobile operating systems. ARKit and ARCore. Augmented Reality Face Effects.
More info (Genie 2) More info (World Labs AI) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Samsung may unveil its glasses in January According to South Korean magazine Yonhap News, Samsung is going to unveil at its Unpacked event in January, together with the S25 phone, a pair of XR glasses. This is why Im following the space with much attention.
According to MacRumors Apple has been exploring virtual reality and augmented reality technologies for more than 10 years based on patent… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
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.
Some magazines talked about thousands of people laid off, but Bytedance refuted that the scale of the operation was that big. More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. There are rumors also about Apple thinking about using the Vision Pro for health and fitness.
Since we are still in the hype phase for the Vision Pro, this roundup will still be centered a lot on Apple’s device, simply because almost all the VR magazine articles, the Tweets, and whatever people in XR are saying, at this moment is always about the Vision Pro.
After having seen the teaser of the Quest 3 and especially the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro (about which you can read my opinion here ), I’m always more convinced that we have entered into a new phase of XR history. And this is opening new opportunities for all of us. The big dogs are all coming.
Whenever you attend or remotely watch a major Apple event, you're likely to see Phil Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, unveiling a brand new product on stage. We did a lot of work, thinking about and understanding both VR and AR," Schiller told UK-based technology magazine T3. "We
Welcome back to Part 3 of my series on Apple Glass. Part 1 elaborates on their aesthetic design, and Part 2 discusses potential features… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».
Many magazines wrote that Meta is abandoning the “metaverse”, but actually, the famed M-word appeared two times in the statement that Mark provided his employees about the new course of the company. A pretty useless one, like all the rumors about Apple and its glasses. And luckily for you, I have one. Such great news!
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.
This week some selected journalists from popular online magazines like CNET and The Verge have been able to have a preview of the upcoming Magic Leap 2 glasses. Apple chips may be its secret weapon for XR. More info (Apple M chips) More info (Rumors on M2 chips in the upcoming Apple headset). Other relevant news.
Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. According to an evidence presented by Epic Games, Apple has not only removed Fortnite from the Apple Store, but it has also revoked the status of developer to Epic Games. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Image by Epic Games).
Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.
Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Lite AR Picking up where we left off in the last installment of this series, Apple could inflect the AR glasses market when it enters. We don’t know for sure, but clues point to a likelihood that Apple will eschew common AR connotations. In other words, Apple won’t launch AR glasses?—?at
Picking up where we left off last week in examining the drivers and dynamics of the AR glasses market, the biggest question on everyone’s mind is what will Apple do? Among potential product and business models for AR glasses, Apple could end up setting the standard in its rumored market entrance. This includes why , what, and when.
The Apple glasses I would wear What would it take to make me replace my iPhone with AR glasses? Incoming call on Apple glasses. UI credit: Strahil Hadzhiev Apple glasses are coming. Apple glasses should look like ordinary glasses so people are not afraid of you when they see you on the street Trending AR VR Articles: 1.
A new leak coming from Twitter user choco_bit and published by online magazine 9to5Mac seems to point to the fact that the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro phone may feature a rear depth camera. Well played Apple. If Google and Apple are working on AR maps here in the west, the giant Huawei is doing in the same in China. Image by Acer).
Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Apple. Part II: AppleApple’s AR play?—?as But that doesn’t mean Apple doesn’t have geospatial components in its AR master plan. This will also tap Apple’s spatial mapping efforts.
Some months ago, some important magazines leaked that Microsoft might have abandoned the HoloLens project. 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. Other relevant news.
With rumors of upcoming Apple glasses surging, and the investment made in Magic Leap that until now has been unfruitful, for sure Google is looking for an alternative to build its AR strategy. Apple adds spatial audio to AirPods. Brick after brick, Apple is building its full AR ecosystem in front of our eyes. Funny link.
Bloomberg published another update on Apple’s headset plans last week, and headlines across the web are shouting Apple is building a VR headset! Bloomberg’s reporting on Apple is historically accurate and the information in the article is broadly in line with previous reports, so I find it credible. Where does the processing go?
it’s Apple. Apple of My Eye Among potential product and business models for AR glasses, Apple could end up setting the standard in its rumored market entrance. Indeed, many AR proponents are banking on this outcome, as it could accelerate the AR market through Apple’s signature “halo effect.”
Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta may be working on a very cheap Quest and very expensive Quest Pro 2 Thanks to Twitter user Lunayian , I got to read an article written by a Korean magazine with some very interesting rumors about Meta. I’m not so sure that this is the kind of content people are looking for.
And to be the leader in some years, it has to start going public now, also to begin competing with Apple, that will probably announce its AR glasses next year. But Facebook has a big problem and that big problem is called Apple. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews).
This is where AI could revive AR given that its proposed savior, Apple, itself has an Achilles Heel: Siri. That means that Apple has from now until a circa-2025 AR glasses launch to build or buy a more functional intelligence layer (note: Apple could enter the market sooner with a mixed-reality headset with passthrough AR).
Do you remember the excitement back to 2021… At any moment, both Apple and Meta were poised to launch full-blown AR headsets for the consumer market, Samsung teased a compelling AR glasses video, Snap was actually starting to ship an AR device, (albeit only for developers), and even Niantic was said to be working on glasses of their own.
People speak of the coming ‘iPhone Moment’ to occur in AR, but perhaps what we actually need is an ‘Apple II Moment’. When the Apple II was introduced in 1977, no one thought that this puny, underpowered toy would give birth to the most seismic technological revolution in modern history. Let’s have that Apple II moment.
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