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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.23): Apple Vision Pro preorders have been opened, and much more!

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More info News worth a mention (Image by TCL) TCL is ready to launch RayNeo X2 glasses TCL will launch a crowdfunding campaign in February for its RayNeo X2 AR glasses. These glasses bring with them two interesting innovations: the first one is the use of microLED displays ; the second one concerns the headset being fully standalone.

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Big XR News from Apple, Microsoft, and SPIE

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Apple refers to its AR/VR/MR solutions brand as spatial computing, which differentiates itself from the market. As part of its commitment to accessibility, Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the device: “Readers” will cost $99, meanwhile prescription standard optics will cost $149.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.04): Meta may be working on the next Quest Pro with LG, Meta Avatars get legs, and more!

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Talking about the optics system of the Vision Pro, there are still many unknowns about the ZEISS prescription lenses associated with the device. Cloud services are due to be shut off on December 31, 2024 , and because of a cloud check that the device must perform, every headset will be bricked after that date.