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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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. For now, I’ve read the available documentation and I think it’s already worth telling you what are some very interesting tidbits that I’ve learnt about Apple Vision Pro development in Unity.

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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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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

Apple introduced a new world of opportunities to the VR space with its cutting-edge Vision Pro headset delivering incredible tracking capabilities, and almost unmatched visual fidelity. 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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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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,

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 21, 2025

With just under 2 million members, r/virtualreality is a valuable space for XR enthusiasts to learn about the latest hardware and software developments. r/Reality – Developer Insights For everything XR, r/Reality provides a fruitful space to answer common questions about immersive hardware and software.

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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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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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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple has released new and updated tools for developers to begin building XR apps on Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro isn’t due out until early 2024, but the company wants developers to get a jump-start on building apps for the new headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

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. Can you afford to invest in premium options, like the Apple Vision Pro, or the Pico 4 Enterprise Ultra? So, how do you pick the right solution for your needs?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 21, 2025

With just under 2 million members, r/virtualreality is a valuable space for XR enthusiasts to learn about the latest hardware and software developments. r/Reality – Developer Insights For everything XR, r/Reality provides a fruitful space to answer common questions about immersive hardware and software.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We may soon be nearing global release for Apple Vision Pro. According to Kuo, who has been one of the key figures in Apple supply chain analysis, US shipments of Vision Pro are projected to account for 200,000–250,000 units this year, which is better than Apple’s alleged estimate of 150,000–200,000 units in the US.

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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We all know that Meta is more a software company than a hardware one, so hardware production is a problem for it. And with the announcement of Horizon OS, it is clear that Metas ambition is to become the software platform of XR headsets, something like the Android of XR. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

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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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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Supported capture devices include iPhones and iPads running iOS 17 or later, which includes a fairly large swath of hardware—from iPhone XR and above, and Apple’s 8th gen iPad and above.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple headset. Ahah I love the nonsense of the rumors about Apple! More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Mac Mac Rumors) More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Upload Other relevant news. Image from the web).

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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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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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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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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Apple has finally dropped the ultrawide virtual display for Vision Pro in beta, giving the existing virtual display feature the ability to stretch to wide and ultrawide widths for extra screen real-estate. But with a little software update, Apple just gave me an ultrawide monitor that I can take with me wherever I take my Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2025

The display is capable of 90 FPS and 1,000 nits (at 20% duty cycle), with 96% DCI-P3 color coverage, putting it above Apple Vision Pro in terms of resolution and color accuracy. We got an opportunity to go hands-on with the pre-XYN prototype in July , back when it was still being referred to as the Sony SRH-S1 content creation system.

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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 - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2024

Apple Vision Pro Facetime is one of the first features most people experimented with when they finally received their spatial computing headset. Apple Vision Pro Facetime is just one example. The feature was even highlighted at WWDC 2023 , when Apple gave us our initial sneak peek into its new headset.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Luckily, Apple has a great track record of improving products for years through software updates, and Vision Pro isn’t likely to be an exception. Apple first announced Vision Pro to the world on June 5th, 2023, at its annual WWDC event. Multiple Users Image courtesy Apple I get it, Apple.

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Apple's Final Cut Pro video editing software for Mac now supports editing spatial videos. Spatial Video is Apple's term for stereoscopic 3D video using the Apple HEVC Stereo Video Profile format of MV-HEVC. Final Cut Pro for Mac is available for $300 on the Mac App Store.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

If you want to make the most of Apple’s latest spatial computing phenomenon, you’ll need the best Apple Vision Pro apps. Since then, Apple has gone all-in on expanding its app store. What are Apple Vision Pro Apps? Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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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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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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JUNE 21, 2023

Apple Vision Pro has brought new ideas to the table about how XR apps should be designed, controlled, and built. In this Guest Article, Sterling Crispin offers up a concise guide for what first-time XR developers should keep in mind as they approach app development for Apple Vision Pro.

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APRIL 1, 2025

Virtual Desktop rewrote its macOS streamer from scratch, letting you spawn extra monitors and offering higher framerate and lower latency than even Apple's Mac Virtual Display. But it's unclear whether this is down to software differences or just Vision Pro's much higher resolution panels. visionOS 2.2

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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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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. According to Gurman, Apple is also investing in games, which will be an important part of the experience. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

will bring Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and a new iPhone/iPad-driven guest flow. developer beta is available to install now, and Apple says the stable release will arrive in April. Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence is the company's name for its generative AI features.

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