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Report: Apple Health Possibly Coming To Oculus Quest

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According to a new report by Bloomberg , Facebook may be working with fellow tech giant Apple to bring the Apple Health platform to Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. You could, for instance, upload burned calorie data from Oculus Move to the Apple Health app or view Apple Health data directly from your Oculus Quest headset.

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XREAL Aims Dig at Apple and Meta Following Shipment Milestone

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” According to IDC, the worldwide AR market is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 89 percent between 2022 and 2027. Meta released the Quest 3 towards the back end of 2023 and Apple takes its first foray into the market with the Vision Pro this year.

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Amkor to Build $2 Billion Chip Packaging Fab in Arizona Primarily for Apple

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Adding an interesting (and unusual) wrinkle to the announcement, the notoriously tight-lipped Apple also issued its own press release, officially confirming that it is set to become the largest customer of the facility. For example, TSMC's upcoming advanced manufacturing facility expected to come online in 2027 is set to cost $2.87

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Apple Engineers Reportedly Got To Build A Headset By Promising Tim Cook Glasses

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A new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman includes some interesting claims about the history of Apple's head mounted displays development effort. In January, Gurman reported that Apple had indefinitely postponed the AR glasses , shifting its full focus to the upcoming headset and development of a more affordable model down the line.

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Meta's Head Of AR Glasses Hardware Claims They're As Mindblowing As The Original Oculus Rift

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What's also unclear is whether Kalinowski is referring to the AR glasses demonstrator hardware Meta may be planning to demo at Connect later this year, or the downgraded product it reportedly plans to bring to market in 2027. Ma reported that the goal is to ship this AR glasses product around 2027.

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Big XR News from Microsoft, Meta, AWS, Apple

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Furthermore, Microsoft is stopping compatibility on 1 November 2026 for Windows Home and Pro users on 1 November 2027 for Windows Commercial. In addition, the CEO of Meta criticized Apple for their closed system and commented about Apple’s “fanboys” In an Instagram post with the title captioned, “I tried Vision Pro.

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Meta's XR Roadmap : 3 Quest HMD's,AR Glasses & Neural Interface Smartwatch to hit the Market by 2027

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Meanwhile, its first pair of full-fledged AR glasses, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has predicted will eventually be as widely used as mobile phones, is planned for 2027. Apple is expected to announce a high-end virtual reality headset sometime this year, while Sony just released the well-received PSVR 2 for console gamers.

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