Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With Vision Pro, Apple is taking a different approach—making apps social right out of the box. Apple’s vision isn’t about creating a server full of a virtual strangers and user-generated experiences, but to make it easy to share the stuff you already like to do with the people you already know.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019. Let’s see how AR can evolve in 2019!

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2023

Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected supply chain analyst, reports that Apple is tamping down enthusiasm for its upcoming mixed reality headset, which was rumored to see its big announcement at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Includes a main SoC (CPU, GPU, and memory) and a dedicated image signal processor (ISP).

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2019

Apple has been continuously iterating on ARKit , its augmented reality development tool that lets creators make smartphone-based AR experiences. SEE ALSO Report: Apple Nearly Acquired Leap Motion but the Deal Fell Through. In any case, there’s been several reports of an Apple AR headset in the making.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company’s AR/VR headset behind closed doors. The report says Cook “rarely visits the group at its offices away from the main Apple campus.”

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

Apple Vision Pro is coming next year, not only making for the Fruit Company’s much awaited first XR headset, but also spurring a resurgence in public interest (and likely investment) in the XR space. Apple has a tendency to undervalue gaming initially, though perhaps reluctantly, eventually acknowledges its importance.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

What were the biggest spatial computing trends and events in 2019? Our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence took a deep dive in its latest report on 2019 lessons & 2020 predictions. So as 2019 winds down, we’re featuring the year’s most popular posts. Is Apple Building an Entertainment Wearable?

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Apple Vision Pro has brought new ideas to the table about how XR apps should be designed, controlled, and built. In this Guest Article, Sterling Crispin offers up a concise guide for what first-time XR developers should keep in mind as they approach app development for Apple Vision Pro. Keep a diary of what works and what doesn’t.

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VRScout

APRIL 6, 2020

According to a new report by 9to5Mac , Apple is currently in the process of acquiring VR/AR live streaming platform NextVR for a modest $100M. Apple’s purchase would gain the company access not only to the platforms’ numerous existing partnerships, but it’s patented live streaming technology that upscales video streams.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Has Apple bitten more than it could chew? A Bloomberg article published recently says that the Apple AR glasses are facing technical challenges, so their release has been delayed indefinitely and the project scope pared back. The report also revealed that Apple may instead opt to release a more affordable mixed reality headset.

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VRScout

MAY 31, 2023

We’re just a few days away from Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, during which the company is expected to reveal its long-rumored VR/AR headset. If this is a nod to Apple, it’s possible Murray is teasing an upcoming 2D port for Mac platforms. appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 2, 2023

Meta announced that Connect, its annual XR developer conference, will have an “in-person presence” this year, marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019. The company says it will share more on specific developer talks in the near future.

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AR Insider

JUNE 15, 2021

After covering the “why” of Apple’s AR glasses last week, the next question is “what?” ” What will “Apple Glass” look like, and what will be its primary features? We don’t know yet, but many clues point to the likelihood that Apple will eschew common connotations with AR.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A Unity sign-up page confirmed two of the best-selling VR games are coming to Apple Vision Pro: Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator. USD on Apple Vision Pro. Its port to the Apple Vision Pro will make it one of the biggest titles to date on Apple's platform. UploadVR confirmed Job Simulator will be priced $19.99

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2020

NextVR, the live event broadcasting platform for VR headsets, may soon find itself acquired by Apple, a report by 9to5Mac maintains, which is expected to be valued around $100 million. At the time of this writing, neither Apple nor NextVR have commented on the alleged acquisition.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 19, 2020

If you want a premium slim and light laptop, there are two good options: The 2019 Huawei MateBook 13 and the 2018 Apple MacBook Air. We compare the two.

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AR Insider

JULY 29, 2019

For Snap, 2019 will be remembered for a sizeable rebound. A more apples-to-apples comparison is Facebook , which has more total users (1.5 The post Snap Rides AR Into 2019 Rebound appeared first on AR Insider. Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2019

A flurry of new job listings for Apple’s secretive ‘Technology Development Group’ suggests that the company has reached a new phase of turning its years of AR/VR R&D into actual upcoming products. However, Apple only barely dipped its toe into VR , but in recent years has become publicly silent on the subject.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 29, 2021

F ollowing our analysis yesterday on the drivers for Apple’s rumored VR play, we continue the narrative in this week’s XR Talks. First, to level set, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple plans for a VR headset to release next year. A bigger question is what Apple’s headset will be and do.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 10, 2024

Interested in what games you can play on Apple Vision Pro? Out on February 2 in the US, Apple Vision Pro is almost here but the $3,500 headset isn't specifically focused on gaming. Game Room Previously spotted during the Apple Vision Pro reveal, it's recently been listed as a launch game. Here's the full line-up. What The Golf?

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Road to VR

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. The company offers an app on Quest, however it’s largely unchanged since it was released on the original Quest in 2019. Why all the hub-bub?

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Digital Trends

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Apple's iPad Mini (2021) is the successor to 2019's fifth-generation model, but are its improvements enough to justify an upgrade? We find out in this test.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This past October, TF International Securities analyst and veteran Apple researcher Ming-Chi Kuo released research indicating that Apple would be launching its long-rumored AR headset during the second quarter of 2020 and would be partnering third-party eyeglass brands, hinting at a modular design. Image Credit: Apple.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Apple’s latest iPhone event may still be a week away, but you can play with this new AR effect right now. Apple today confirmed the official date for its upcoming September event. Image Credit: Apple Image Credit: Apple. Tune in on September 14th at 10AM to learn more about Apple’s latest happenings.

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Slashgear

JANUARY 24, 2021

Apple has been chasing after augmented reality and virtual reality for almost a decade now, hoping to come up with a commercially feasible product that changes the way we interact with our devices and the world around us in more ways than one.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 19, 2024

Apple officially revealed the Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. Some other headsets like Meta Quest Pro and Pico 4 have their battery in the rear of the strap, but Apple's design takes it off your head entirely with an external battery tethered to a magnetic connector on the left arm. hours (video) 1.5-2.5 5 GHz) 6E (2.4+5+6

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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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Upload VR

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Apple could reportedly use Vision Pro to detect health issues. Ma's reporting suggests Apple is hiring health experts to research whether the company could connect face and eye tracking data to health-related features of the Vision Pro. 0:00 / 0:19 1× Apple's Mindfulness visionOS app.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It has hand tracking, and the Pro model also has eye tracking, like Apple’s device. Then he ended the video by saying that Apple has a closed ecosystem model, while Meta is open, and sometimes an open model won, like in the PC case. ARKit), but usually, all new features announced by Apple are like old features for Android users.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple. In the near term, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration. Back to AR, Apple’s wearables category is where AR glasses will live. Head Start.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. And we get it.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Reaching into a website and pulling an object into your room isn’t exactly a new idea, but beautifulthings.xyz accomplishes the job on Apple Vision Pro very well. The site was built as a weekend project by developer Matt Hoerl as a spiritual successor to a 2019 iOS project he made for sending experiences through Apple’s Messages.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 1, 2022

It wasn't a big hit and with Apple Watch soon taking over much of the market, cameras on smartwatches were largely abandoned as a concept. But a freshly granted patent (via PatentlyApple ) shows that Apple is still considering (or it has at one point considered) the idea of giving Apple Watch a camera.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Steadily becoming the biggest open-secret in the industry… more evidence has come to light that Apple in ongoing development of an AR headset. The mode is part of Apple’s ‘StarBoard’ system which was recently uncovered in iOS and described therein as a “system shell for stereo AR enabled apps.”

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2019

At the company’s annual WWDC developer conference today, Apple revealed ARKit 3, its latest set of developer tools for creating AR applications on iOS. Apple also introduced Reality Composer and RealityKit to make it easier for developers to build augmented reality apps. Apple Pay in AR Quick Look. Image courtesy Apple.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Qualcomm is seemingly planning to reveal a new XR chipset early next year that could be for Apple Vision Pro competitors. Last week Qualcomm also revealed Snapdragon X, a new chipset line for high-end laptops intended to rival Apple's M-series Mac chips. Vision Pro Competitors From Samsung & LG?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 8, 2019

To characterize activity so far and to extrapolate market directions, we’ll take a closer look at three examples: Apple, Google and Bose. Starting with Apple, understanding its hearables ambitions requires first looking at its rumored AR glasses. Regardless of timing, we remain confident that Apple AR glasses are coming.

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