article thumbnail

Meta Ramps Up Metaverse Investments in Vietnam

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Meta Platforms has reportedly launched plans to boost its metaverse technology investments in Vietnam. As the world continues to reopen after the crisis, the tech giant aims to push its Vietnam ambitions following a meeting at Meta’s headquarters with Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Vietnam. Currently, it has 4.2

Vietnam 90
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The two companies have a great relationship and Apple is realizing that the fact that its headset lacking controllers is a problem for certain types of content, gaming in particular. For this reason, Apple may be working to make PSVR 2 controllers compatible with the Vision Pro. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

Samsung 320
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Chinese Headset With XR2+ Gen 2 Is An Apple Vision Pro & Quest Pro Crossover

Upload VR

Play For Dream's latest headset is a blatant Apple Vision Pro clone but with a Quest Pro style rear battery. But unlike the cheap Chinese knockoff we tried at CES in January, this new headset actually has the specs (though likely not the software) to rival Apple. Image from Malaysian outlet Geek Culture.

Apple 142
article thumbnail

Play For Dream Launches Kickstarter To Bring Its Apple Vision Pro & Quest Pro Crossover To The West

Upload VR

Play For Dream MR was announced back in June , but at the time the company only confirmed it was launching in China soon, Singapore and Malaysia in October, and then Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan sometime in 2025. Play For Dream MR Specs & Details Play For Dream MR's design is clearly heavily "inspired" by Apple Vision Pro.

Apple 130
article thumbnail

Tencent Involved in Apple Vision Pro’s China Launch – Reports

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Tencent is reportedly providing the Apple Vision Pro a much-needed bridge to the Chinese market by making some of its most popular apps available on the device. We already know that Apple is planning to release the Apple Vision Pro later this year, as Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO , confirmed to state media at the China Development Forum in Beijing.

China 92
article thumbnail

Can AR Keep Companies Connected During Coronavirus?

AR Insider

And as companies like Apple and Samsung can attest, the various challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak have had a tremendous impact on manufacturing facilities. Travel is actively being discouraged, and in some instances around the globe, outright banned.

AR 200
article thumbnail

U.S. Signs $1.5B in CHIPS Act Agreements With Amkor and SKhynix for Chip Packaging Plants

Anand Tech

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. Addressing this last gap in the government's domestic chip production plans, these past couple of weeks the U.S.