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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Nreal Light has been on sale through telecoms in Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Spain, typically priced between $600 and $820 depending on the region. The company’s Series C comes at a time when Apple is clearly making preparations for its own XR headsets.

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JULY 7, 2023

Apple Vision Pro will reportedly have a very slow rollout. Officially Apple Vision Pro is set to go on sale in "early 2024" in the US for $3500, and then in more (as yet undisclosed) countries "later" in the year. Apple is reportedly considering selling a top strap accessory.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 5, 2024

In addition to leading technology announcements surrounding its smartphone and desktop solutions, viewers can look forward to new details regarding the Apple Vision Pro. Notably, Apple’s hardware debut has brought more attention to immersive productivity tools that assist with situations like training and collaboration.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nreal is getting ready to ship its Nreal Light AR headset to consumers in South Korea. As reported by The Verge , Nreal is now taking pre-orders from Korea-based consumers, available through Korean telecom LG Uplus. SEE ALSO Apple is Snapping up Many of Magic Leap's Former Employees.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Korea Economic Daily cites "industry sources" as saying that Mark Zuckerberg will meet with the CEO of LG Electronics on Wednesday to finalize the details of the partnership. This will be Zuckerberg's publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalise the Gear VR smartphone headset partnership.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

Moreover, of those StreetBees questioned, 40 percent do not intend to purchase Apple’s device. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 21, 2024

Recently, reports from South Korea have cast doubt on the current technology partnership between Meta and LG Electronics. Following a fruitful start, the publication Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the alliance is slowing down, putting the development of Meta and LG’s new competitive XR headset on hold.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What’s especially interesting is the fact that the Nreal Air supports both iPhones and iPads, making them one of the first AR devices in the world to offer compatibility with Apple iOS. Don’t worry Android users, the Nreal Air will be compatible with most Android devices. .

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 9, 2024

Amkor to Build Advanced Packaging Facility with Apple in Mind Amkor plans to build a $2 billion advanced packaging facility near Peoria, Arizona , to test and assemble chips produced by TSMC at its Fab 21 near Phoenix, Arizona. Meanwhile, DRAM devices for high bandwidth memory (HBM) stacks will still be produced in South Korea.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is Zuckerberg's first publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalize the Gear VR smartphone-holder headset partnership. This could bring over services like Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, and VUDU with no extra developer effort required.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 29, 2021

million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. Existing investors did not join this round.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 17, 2021

and South Korea flipped the switches on the first commercial 5G networks. About two years ago, wireless carriers in the U.S. And while 5G is still in its infancy, now seems like a good time to take stock of where 5G is at right now, and where it’s going. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This week, a South Korean news publication reports that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to meet with LG officials in South Korea to discuss new XR hardware. The OS could potentially provide a valuable source of income and services for Meta’s XR hardware ecosystem to combat the already deep Apple Vision Pro offerings.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 19, 2022

The new R&D center will be located at Samsung's campus near Giheung, South Korea, and will be occupy around 109,000 m 2 (~20 football fields). billion) on R&D operations in South Korea, so investing $15 billion in a single research and development facility aligns perfectly with this plan. "Our

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JULY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro Rolls out in Australia Cam stated that Apple is engaging deeply with Australian audiences. Stevens also noted that Apple is taking a “very hands-on approach,” whereby Australian audiences book an appointment that Stevens calls “an opportunity to really learn” about the Vision Pro.

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VRScout

MAY 11, 2018

Not so fast, Apple. It appears as though the hybrid headset market is shaping up to be the latest trend in immersive entertainment as it’s now being reported that Samsung may be in the process of developing their own AR/VR headset similar to that of Apple’s recently announced device.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 26, 2023

An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee? Recent updates ahead of the Meta Connect 2023 event revealed that the firm had partnered with South Korea’s LG Electronics to develop the successor to the Quest Pro. News of the patent comes amid a battle among the world’s top mixed reality headset manufacturers.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

That's still a significantly narrower field of view than what you'd get from opaque headsets with passthrough cameras such as Meta Quest 3 and the upcoming Apple Vision Pro, which have horizontal and vertical field of views roughly around 100°. The company claims shipping will begin in March. There's an important caveat here though.

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JUNE 18, 2024

And Xreal Beam Pro supports 1080p 60FPS 3D video recording, compared to 30FPS in Apple's camera app. In South Korea preorders will open on July 1. Xreal Beam Pro The two rear cameras are designed to capture stereoscopic 3D photos and videos and have 50mm spacing. This is much wider than iPhone 15 Pro 's cameras.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

SBS Biz reports “dozens” of Meta executives have held private meetings in South Korea with executives at Samsung and LG’s display divisions. Meta is reportedly looking to secure next-gen microdisplays for AR glasses and future VR headsets. Panasonic (non-standalone) headset with OLED microdisplays.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is coming to the United Arab Emirates and South Korea on November 15. Apple Vision Pro has now been on the market for nine months. visionOS 2 Is Out Now, Bringing Significant Improvements To Apple Vision Pro The stable release of visionOS 2 is out now for all Apple Vision Pro owners.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

XR immersive experiences firm Trigger XR has teamed up with the Global Telco Alliance and South Korea’s LG Uplus to launch its Dinotracker augmented reality (AR) app to commemorate the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, the company announced on Tuesday.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

As popularised by Meta Ray Ban Smart Glasses and the Apple Vision Pro spatial/MR computing headset, interest in VR hardware is moving towards upcoming AR/MR devices. However, Evolve Business Intelligence explains that China, Japan, South Korea, and India are “key markets” for AR/VR growth and adoption.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Pico 4 Ultra Launches In Europe On September 20 Pico 4 will launch in Europe, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand on September 20, with preorders opening on Friday. Virtual objects will always appear in front of your hands and arms, which is jarring. Pico OS takes an interesting approach to multitasking.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The glasses work by being connected to the phone, and the company claims compatibility with Apple devices (through an adapter) and with most of the recent Android phones. The Chinese startup is also working in giving to people the possibility of enjoying together content by “sharing” an AR screen.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2024

Next month, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2024 (WWDC) and Augmented World Expo 2024 (AWE) are set to shake up the enterprise XR space. At WWDC 2024, Apple may reveal international release windows for its Vision Pro device. LG Shut Downs Meta Partnership?

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Robbie V, an Office Ladies fan in South Korea, wrote in to the podcast to say, "At 7:56, if you pause, you can clearly see Ed Helms and Mindy Kaling breaking so hard. You can stream episodes of The Office on Peacock and follow along with the podcast every week on Earwolf , Apple Podcasts , or Stitcher. A few seconds later, B.J.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 11, 2020

The appeal opinion also addresses the third matter of the alleged exclusivity deal that Qualcomm had entered with Apple in 2011 and 2013, that given the effect of this deals had not stifled the competition (And arguing with the fact that Intel had subsequently won Apple contracts in following years), that it also did not go against antitrust law.

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MARCH 5, 2017

Sadly, we don’t know which company is really in the stronger position because their data comparisons are apples and oranges. More people build an Apple with Unity than anyone else. Powered by Unreal, Netmarble’s Lineage2 Revolution on mobile made $176 million in its first month on mobile on iOS and Android in South Korea.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook , a huge augmented reality enthusiast, stating that AR could be used “everywhere” ― “in education, in consumers, in entertainment, in sports” . The history of augmented reality (AR) started in 1968 at Harvard with the invention of the first AR head-mounted display (HMD) system.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Apple is aiming to launch Vision Pro in February, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman reliably reported many details of the upcoming headset before it was officially revealed or even acknowledged to exist by Apple. Apple will likely require appointments for purchasing, he wrote, as it did with the original Apple Watch in 2015.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Apple has been "aiming internally" to get Vision Pro "out the door" by the end of January, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman reliably reported many details of the upcoming headset before it was officially revealed or even acknowledged to exist by Apple.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 31, 2023

You will require an iPhone (Apple iOS 12.4 or higher) to set up the Meta Quest 2, using apps which are available from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store , respectively. Please note that according to the terms of service, you must be at least 13 years of age to set up a Meta account (14 if you live in South Korea or Spain).

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The Note started the “phablet” craze which resulted in every manufacturer – including Apple – coming out with a large “barely hold in the hand” smartphone. The halt in production is said to be in cooperation with safety regulators in the US, China, and South Korea.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Tim Cook said today Apple Vision Pro is still on track to ship early next year. During today's Apple Event livestream , in which the company announced the iPhone 15 series and new Watch models, Cook confirmed that its first "spatial computer" is still on track to ship in "early 2024" as Apple announced at WWDC back in June.

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