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Apple Takes on Meta in Race to Make VR Mainstream

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However, the recent announcement of Apple’s Vision Pro last June is set to reinvigorate the marketplace. Rolf Illenberger “I and the entire industry was waiting for Apple for a decade,” said Rolf Illenberger, CEO of VRDirect, which provides company software solutions to build their own VR projects. Meta Quest 3.

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Existing VR Games Would Look Great on Vision Pro, But Without Controllers Most Are Stuck

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Apple doesn’t call Vision Pro a mixed reality headset, or a virtual reality headset for that matter. To Apple, it’s all spatial computing , which is fine—if not a little too vague. Apple is thinking different about how it couches Vision Pro; it’s more face-computer than VR headset.

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Apple CEO Continues to Set the Stage for Rumored AR Play: ‘AR is for everyone, like the smartphone’

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again affirmed his belief in the significance of augmented reality technology. The Cupertino HQ has been acquiring talent in this field for several years , filing patents at least as far back as 2007 for HMDs , and new patents for AR. Apple CEO Tim Cook | Photo courtesy Apple.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

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Then the wish to compete with Apple may not become a reality: when the Vision Pro was announced, Samsung didn’t expect such cool features from it, so it delayed the announcement of the headset to have the time to increase its capabilities. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007?

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

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The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. But Apple’s not the only company working on these products.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

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Yesterday Apple held a keynote presentation to update the world on their latest products. It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. That much was made clear on stage at the company’s latest keynote where they revealed the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2. Acquisitions.

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Can AR Transform Indoor Navigation?

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Startups like ARway (acquired by NexTech*) and Dent Reality (raised $3.4 When Apple launched ARkit in 2007, several concept videos emerged on YouTube showing AR’s potential to guide customers through airports and shopping malls. million last week) are likewise pushing things forward. But unfortunately, they were just that….concepts.

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