Digital Trends

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The iPad Pro (2020) is the latest Pro Apple tablet, but is it the greatest? We answer this question by comparing it in a head-to-head with the iPad Pro (2018).

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2021

A newly published patent application from Apple highlights the company’s internal exploration of “micro-gestures” for AR input, which involves using the thumb against the index finger as a sort of virtual joystick or selector. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

How many XR headsets is Apple working on, and when can we get our hands one them? We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. Apple headset to be a pricey, niche VR precursor to eventual AR headset. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2018

We printed 100 @hugeinc 2018 Magenta Gift Guides with a little something extra #limitededition pic.twitter.com/LuRlgfMGX7. — Derek Fridman (@hellofridman) December 3, 2018. The longest part of the entire process, according to Fridman, was getting Apple to approve their app. Image Credit: HUGE.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Saudi Arabia has recently injected more than half a billion dollars into augmented reality company Magic Leap, which it hopes will rival Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Will Magic Leap 2 be able to compete with Apple? It’s certainly worth watching.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. Let’s dive in… Apple VR rumors mounting up. Macrumors called our attention to articles in the Verge and Bloomberg that quote an unnamed source who’s supposedly seen Apple’s debut consumer HMD.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Apple's iPad isn't invincible, but our roundup of the best iPad cases will help you outfit your device with some added protection to shield it from damage.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2023

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus who left the company in 2017, appears to have insider knowledge of upcoming Apple XR headset, which is expected to be unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month. To Luckey, Apple’s hotly awaited entrance into the space is apparently “so good.”

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Apple is reportedly developing a "next generation" battery. South Korean news outlet ETNews reports that Apple has been working on the battery since at least 2018, and could integrate it into products after 2025. Apple spends almost $30 billion per year on research & development.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Apple announced that it’s bringing a new show to Apple TV+ based on William Gibson’s award-winning cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984), offering another big moment for VR to take the limelight. And what does this mean to Joe Blow, Apple TV+ subscriber?

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

It only takes a big company like Apple to jump into the market and we could be looking at market of millions of smart glasses in no time at all,” Jijiashvili concludes. AR smart glasses for consumers have encouraging potential, particularly if a large consumer electronics firm such as Apple decides to enter the market.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

After establishing itself as a leader among media companies in augmented reality in journalism over the course of 2018, The New York Times pulled back from the technology this year.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2018

At Apple’s WWDC conference this week, the company announced that the Vive Pro will be fully supported on the newest version of MacOS, ‘Mojave’, soon to launch in public beta and available widely later this year. Speaking during a session at WWDC 2018 this week, Karol Gasi?ski, High Sierra. Karol Gasi?ski

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VRScout

JANUARY 15, 2022

According to a new report by Bloomberg , Apple’s long-rumored VR/AR headset could be delayed until 2023 due to a combination of technical issues, citing “people familiar with the situation.” We first received word of a potential mixed reality headset in development at Apple back in 2018. Image Credit: Apple.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

According to documents filed last month with SEC, a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin will be bought up by Apple, Valve, and LG, among others. SEE ALSO Apple's Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking. You’ll see the VR industry leapfrogging any other display technology.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Niantic says however they’ll be leveraging its entire Niantic Platform while also “pioneer[ing] all new technology and gameplay mechanics,” and with the release of ARKit from Apple and ARCore from Google , this may mean we actually get a ‘real’ AR game.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

That’s a patently Apple recipe though that Samsung may not be able to easily replicate. The question is: what can Samsung bring to the table that Apple and Meta can’t? Now that Apple has released Vision Pro, that landscape is set to change, although maybe not right away. Meta has games and Apple has its ecosystem.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Patent and Trademark Office just published a patent application from Apple for a VR glove made with smart fabric that will be capable of this fine-level motion capture. Image courtesy Patently Apple.). The patent application was originally filed by Apple back in 2018 and was just published by the U.S. Patent Office.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2018

Using #ARKit image detection to recognize images displayed on an Apple Watch, showing more information in AR. — Nathan Gitter (@nathangitter) July 7, 2018. It’s his augmented Apple Watch demo, however, that seems to have people riled up the most. Imagining future AR interactions with wearables. pic.twitter.com/2PETNbRO3Q.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 27, 2022

TL;DR: This refurbished Apple iPad 6th Gen 9.7” If you don't want to spend the dough on a brand-new iPad, this refurbished 6th generation iPad from 2018 is on sale for $149 off, knocking the price down to just $249.99. The 2018 iPad was a major upgrade from the previous model. Credit: Apple. Apple iPad 6th Gen 9.7”

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Mashable VR

MAY 17, 2022

TL;DR: As of May 17, you can get a refurbished Wifi-Only Apple iPad 6th Gen with 32GB for just $249.99, meaning that it's down 37% from its regular price of $399 when bought new. And if the tech is Apple-branded, you’ve basically hit the lottery. Credit: Apple. Apple iPad 6th Gen 9.7” 399) for a limited time.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 11, 2018

at WWDC 2018, Apple is bringing some powerful new capabilities to mobile augmented reality apps this fall. With the announcement of ARKit 2.0

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

After the mobile augmented reality platforms of ARKit and ARCore moved Google's previously groundbreaking Project Tango (the AR platform that gave us the first smartphones with depth sensors) into obsolescence in 2018, we've seen a bit of a resurgence of what was then a niche component for flagship devices.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2018

At Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced a new avatar system, dubbed ‘Memoji’, the company’s next step into the world of iPhone X animated emojis mapped to a user’s facial movements. Move over Samsung AR Emoji , because Apple looks to have gotten the cutesy Pixar-vibe down pat.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

With the release of iOS 11, hundreds of millions of Apple devices gained the ability to perform basic augmented reality functions, albeit viewed through the screens of iPhones and iPads. Apple doesn’t plan to sell the headset though, and will likely only use it for testing purposes.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

Here’s a list of the most popular free and paid Apple ARKit apps. During Apple’s WWDC event, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering introduced ARKit , boldly declaring that “Apple will have the largest AR platform in the world.” 19, 2017 to March 19, 2018)?

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Spotify on the Apple Watch is a bit of a sore spot. The first Apple Watch launched back in in 2015, but it wasn’t until November 2018 that a Spotify app made its way to the popular smartwatch. And even then, it sucked. It was a glorified remote.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2024

Shortly afterwards, Bosworth re-posted on X (formerly Twitter) a comment made by UploadVR’s David Heaney which seems to sum up Meta’s thought process: “Meta and Google both launched standalone VR platforms in 2018. “Now years later, after the market is already proven, Google wants Meta to kowtow to its attempt #2?”

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

According to a report from Business Insider , earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring Leap Motion, but the deal fell through days before it was expected to close. According to the report, this is the second time in some six years that Apple had conversations with the company about an acquisition.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We have been very impressed by what Apple came up with, and we think it’s fantastic hardware, but we continue to look at this VR business as something that we have to look at but not invest too much in, until it grows enough.”

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XROM

APRIL 1, 2023

Last week, #Apple presented its mysterious #RealityPro headset to around 100 of its top executives, marking a significant milestone in the device's development. Gurman notes that Apple has been demonstrating the headset to its top brass since 2018, but this latest presentation was on a much larger scale.

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 11, 2020

The first rumbling of trouble came back in 2018, when the device was finally revealed to the public, after much Apple-style secrecy and well-hyped promotion, only to be scorched by many tech reviewers who apparently expected more from the $2,295 device.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 14, 2022

SAVE $129.01: Normally $699, Amazon has the 2020 Apple Mac mini (M1, 256GB) on sale for only $569.99 Apple's new Mac Studio is an absolute beast, but with a starting price of $1,999 to $3,999 (depending on the processing chip you want), it's clearly designed for an elite crowd. Credit: Apple. as of April 14.

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Digital Trends

JULY 26, 2020

The iPad is powerful, but it's delicate and breakable. We've rounded up some of the best cases to protect it.

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Digital Trends

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Apple overhauled the MacBook Air in 2018, bringing it up to speed with modern laptops. Meanwhile, HP refreshed its Spectre x360 too. Which is the better buy?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement. The move to 2018 by the Proto Awards comes when the emerging mixed reality industry is in a transitional period.

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