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JANUARY 18, 2024

Netflix isn’t planning to launch a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro, which is an odd move coming from the streaming video giant. Hands-on: Apple Vision Pro isn’t for Gaming, But it Does Everything Else Better The post Netflix Won’t Put Its App on Vision Pro, But Web Streaming Works appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

YouTube is planning to build an Apple Vision Pro app. Watching traditional media on a giant virtual screen is a key focus of Apple Vision Pro. You can choose between watching in your real room (optionally darkened), a fully virtual environment, or a blend of both.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Niantic's 8th Wall WebXR AR engine now supports Apple Vision Pro. Last month we reported on three 8th Wall demos that support crossplay between smartphones and Quest 3, but noted that none of the demos worked on Apple Vision Pro. Niantic is the company behind smartphone AR games like Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

It appears that innovative digital healthcare solution providers are taking note of the recently released Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro is becoming a hotbed for healthcare solutions; this should be no surprise. Osso VR has recently launched its Healthcare XR training service for the Apple Vision Pro.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Apple was recently granted a patent for ‘EyeSight’, the external display on Vision Pro which shows the wearer’s eyes. Image courtesy Apple EyeSight is perhaps the most unique bit of hardware on Vision Pro. Image courtesy Apple EyeSight is perhaps the most unique bit of hardware on Vision Pro.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Apple Vision Pro will have access to over 150 3D movies at launch. One of the key use cases Apple is pitching Vision Pro for is watching traditional media like movies and TV shows on a giant virtual screen, with a choice of background between your real room (optionally darkened), a fully virtual environment, or a blend of both.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Gaming with Apple Vision Pro is like playing in a strange new alternate universe. 0:00 / 0:54 1× Myst from Cyan designed for iPad and iPhone plays great on Apple Vision Pro with gamepad. 0:00 / 0:54 1× Myst from Cyan designed for iPad and iPhone plays great on Apple Vision Pro with gamepad. Would you like to know more?

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Like Netflix, YouTube also didn't make an Apple Vision Pro app and is opting out of making its iPad app available. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. UploadVR David Heaney

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The first Super Fruit Ninja screenshots tease spatial gaming on Apple Vision Pro, and show the passthrough quality. A new title in the series for Apple Vision Pro, Super Fruit Ninja, was first spotted in a screenshot listed on the App Store during the headset's reveal at WWDC, and last week Apple formally confirmed it as a "spatial game".

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2023

Here’s everything we might know about Apple’s long-rumored XR device. The rumors about Apple’s rumored mixed-reality headset have been gaining some big momentum thanks to a recent tweet from Palmer Luckey alluding to the fact that he has seen and tried the mystery device. The Apple headset is so good.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The co-CEO of Netflix gave his reasoning for why it isn't supporting Apple Vision Pro at launch. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. 0:00 / 0:17 1× Media watching on Apple Vision Pro.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Introducing Apple Vision Pro' is now the most watched public video on Apple's YouTube channel. At the time of writing, the video has just under 51 million views, surpassing the previous most watched video 'Introducing Apple Watch Series 8' which has just under 50 million. The era of spatial computing is here."

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Apple's movie store now lists 3D support on some titles. When introducing Vision Pro at the WWDC event in June, Apple confirmed that its visionOS will support playing 3D versions of movies on a giant virtual screen. You can choose between your real room (optionally darkened) or a virtual environment.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Apple CEO Tim Cook claims he watched "the entire third season" of the show Ted Lasso in Vision Pro. Cook told CBS News he uses Apple Vision Pro "on a regular basis", giving his Ted Lasso watching as an example. CBS News also asked Cook about these potential roadblocks, and whether they would delay the launch.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Just as multidimensional images immerse us into a virtual environment, spatial sound effects also immerse us into a memorable sound experience that heightens our other senses. The visual elements we see in the virtual environment must match the detailed spatial audio mix to make the experience realistic.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Netflix subscribers will have to access the streaming service on the web if they want to watch on Apple Vision Pro. Apple previously announced that iPad & iPhone apps are available on the visionOS App Store "by default" and developers have to intentionally opt-out if they don't want theirs to be. UploadVR David Heaney

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2024

The event comes just as Apple is set to debut its Vision Pro MR headset for US customers next week. Apple Vision Pro Pre-Orders Sell Out Apple’s Vision Pro MR headset became available for pre-order on January 19 and sold out before the weekend ended. Apple plans to debut the device in stores and online next Friday.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this XReal Air 2 Ultra review, we’re taking a closer look at the specs, design, and features of a set of spatial computing glasses eager to give Apple a run for its money. Plus, it helps position XReal as a direct competitor to companies like Apple and Meta.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. During its WWDC event, Apple showed how clients could use first-party productivity applications on the Vision Pro product.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

To bring a more organic and natural typing experience into VR, a group of researchers from the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich , Switzerland have developed a set of wristbands called TapID that—when combined with hand tracking—allows you to “feel” the keys of your virtual keyboard as you type.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 23, 2022

Global XR firms Qualcomm, Apple, and Vuzix revealed updates to their head-mounted devices (HMDs) for consumers and enterprises. Clegg added that an open and transparent Metaverse was crucial to its success, adding an open Metaverse needs to respect inclusivity as individuals “need to feel safe” in virtual environments.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The app, which was created by Oscar Falmer, a Senior at Universite’ of Eastern Paris Marne-La-Vallee and a self-taught coder, has built up a great deal of global steam with over 10,000 downloads in over 17 countries since it debuted on the Apple App store on December 5. “I “I want people to have crazy ideas.”.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, the setup of the virtual environment can be potentially similar, in terms of the current limitations of Metaverse technologies. By using the attached camera and collecting visual captures randomly, does it still count as meaningful art expression? The last bit to consider is styles.

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JUNE 23, 2023

UploadVR's Ian Hamilton tried out a Beyond pre-production prototype in April , writing that it was "such a striking difference to feel so little weight on your face while still feeling entirely transported to a virtual environment".

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2024

In other news, Disney made headlines this week with its latest invention, the Holotile, a prototype device that functions as a VR input treadmill, allowing multiple users to walk around a shared virtual environment without needing a controller.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Therefore, SepctreXR allows Unity developers to design realistic Pico applications where users can interact with virtual environments and objects without a controller using the OctoXR framework. Ultraleap hand-tracking hardware enables Pico Neo 3 Pro and Pico 4 Enterprise users to access these applications with the Leap 2 Accessory.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 5, 2020

You will be able to talk to new virtual beings who will know more about your world than any single human does and you will literally talk to and touch the computing that will be all around you, either within complete virtual environments or within new forms of augmented reality.

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MAY 26, 2020

They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables. As for iOS devices, there is no information, at the moment, whether the SDK will be expanded to include Apple smartphones and tablets. How Can Companies Access NVIDIA CloudXR?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The most recent season, “The Impending Execution of Elwood Jones”, is already available to USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Wondery+ subscribers, while non-subscribers will be able to watch it weekly, starting February 8, on Wondery, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 5, 2024

In the past, creating a true “mixed reality” experience was complex, meaning virtual reality devices and smart glasses consumed a larger portion of the XR market. However, countless vendors, from Microsoft to Meta, Varjo, and even Apple, have shown just how valuable mixed reality solutions can be.

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MARCH 5, 2024

The new features allow users to create digital twins in less than an hour and build photorealistic 3D virtual environments. These environments support textured scans, which enhance immersion and allow for contextual understanding, along with remote support and monitoring. The announcement follows updates from v1.9,

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ARPost

JULY 11, 2023

They developed their technology to perform accurate measurements so it could be helpful in self-driving cars and virtual shopping for eyeglass frames. A similar technology was also created in 2021, called the PhotoCatch app , which uses the then-new Apple Object Capture photogrammetry technology.

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