Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2024

Responding to X (formerly Twitter) user Andrew Fox, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company is working on a way to make Quest work better for in-flight entertainment. Gain attitude, and you might find yourself falling through the virtual floor. Is it really not possible to use Quest 3 in passthrough mode on a plane?

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Originally announced in September 2021, the fashion-forward gadget offers a more consumer-friendly experience compared to its more powerful counterpart, the Nreal Light. As a light entertainment device, however, the Nreal Air is more than capable. The Air is also 25% lighter, 40% cheaper, and 50% more power-efficient.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Language around this update did specifically mention LiDAR, which is currently only offered by newer-model Apple devices. Further, lens creators will soon have access to a new Call-To-Action feature allowing them to direct Snappers from their lenses to an outside page.

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VRScout

MARCH 31, 2022

Cix Liv , founder of VR fitness app YUR and mixed reality software LIV , and Bart Trzynadlowski , who won the 2021 OpenCV Spatial AI Competition for North America with his at-home VR laser tag experience , are launching a sports metaverse they hope will set the stage for a new generation of VR-powered spectator sports. Check out this teaser!

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

At the same time, despite the general focus on VR’s entertainment prospects, IDC sees the technology’s wider appeal to other verticals as key to its growth predictions. billion in 2021. . billion in 2021. billion in 2021,” states IDC’s report. Meanwhile, VR headsets grow from $2.1

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Despite a seemingly endless string of leaks leading up to it, Apple still managed to pack a few surprises into its fall 2021 “Unleashed” MacBook event on Monday. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

Alongside Apple’s marketplace debut next week, XR devices may have their mainstream moment in 2024. Since 2022, Disney worked on various XR initiatives to help build start-ups and to assist with the firm’s own R&D into Disney-branded XR entertainment services. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted.

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AR Insider

MARCH 3, 2020

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. ” of Apple’s AR glasses, what about the “when?” This could involve a fall 2021 unveiling and following-year launch, as Apple product cycles often go. But there are also confidence signals. The “When?”

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ARVR

DECEMBER 23, 2022

billion in 2021 to $100.8 Entitled XR Global Revenue Forecast, 2021–2026 , the report examines XR revenue totals and subsegments — including AR and VR. That will take years due to technological and cultural hurdles, but could be accelerated by Apple’s rumored entrance. billion in 2026, a 39.7 percent compound annual growth rate.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

It is promising in-car VR entertainment system, that offers VR experiences whose movements are synchronized with the ones of the car, for an experience that is nausea-free and feels like the one of an amusement park. Apple chips may be its secret weapon for XR. VR users grew up in 2021 by 11%. literally can’t wait.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. According to a new rumor, Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back from 2024 to 2025–26.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. The device class continues to inflect as companies like Apple lean in as a means to future-proof a hardware business that’s overly reliant on a maturing iPhone. 2021 Predictions: AR Glasses Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary.

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ARVR

APRIL 9, 2021

This technology is a fun and entertaining way for children to use their imagination in a new way. It is available at the Apple Developer website under the Applications tab. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 What is ARCore? It is an answer to Apple’s ARKit. Let’s take the Disney coloring book. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Hammersmith, London-based company has also partnered with some of the world’s biggest tech and media firms, including Apple, National Geographic, Google, Sony, Meta Platforms, Sky, IMAX, Intel, and many others. million views on Meta Quest TV—an astounding new level of engagement in the XR entertainment space.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2022

We saw an incredible adoption rate of AR shopping and VR entertainment as well as immersive learning. Companies like HTC, Oculus (Meta), and Apple will continue to innovate and launch devices equipped with the latest technological developments. The last two years put immersive technologies on the high-speed growth path.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. Apple AR Glasses Arrive Fashionably Late. A longstanding rumor in the AR industry has pegged 2020 as the year that Apple will launch AR glasses. But there are also confidence signals.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

billion in 2021 to $35.1 Apple of My Eye So the question that remains is what it’s going to take to accelerate consumer AR acceptance. And that’s where headworn AR’s biggest looming topic factors in: Apple. If there’s one company that has the potential to jumpstart the market, per its classic “halo effect,” it’s Apple.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 23, 2022

To keep tabs on your top squads, you’ll need to give Apple and Amazon subscription dollars, own a device that’s compatible with their streaming services, and pray (to whatever deity you worship) that your home internet connection holds up for three and a half hours. Apple wants this to be more than just a 'Ted Lasso' box.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

China opened the doors to its first virtual reality theme park , which aims to ride a boom in demand for virtual entertainment that is set to propel tenfold growth in the country’s virtual reality market, to hit almost US$8.5 billion in 2021. billion by 2020.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. Apple ARKit. In June 2017, Apple launched its own AR development kit, ARKit , while launching iOS11.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is not a tweet, it is a #metaverse message… #VirtualReality #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/f9aDJ2mbc3 — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) July 25, 2021. If it manages to enter the European market, it means that Meta can sell many millions of headsets more than in 2021. It will also be a defensive move against Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 29, 2021

One of the sectors that have been hit the hardest by COVID has been LBEVR (Location-Based Entertainment in VR). The company claims that it will open in Summer 2021 a new center in Las Vegas, and will re-open 15 venues before the end of the year. Apple XR headset may weight less than 150g. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

Confidence signals include Brand spending on sponsored lenses and indicators for Apple’s eventual AR glasses. Apple’s AR Fate. Starting with the first prediction, the thing on everyone’s mind is the if and when of Apple’s rumored AR glasses. Apple’s Quick Look is evolving in the same direction.

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

We can only expect that after apple releases their glasses at the end of 2023, according to MacRumors Apple Glasses: Everything We Know So Far And the second model of glasses in 2024/5, as we know, will cause the markets to start “coping “ them, and we can’t forget about the return of google glasses 2. And the Second is Web 3.0.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2021, Facebook officially rebranded as Meta during that year’s Connect event and subsequently, all Oculus products and technology fell under the Meta banner – alongside the firm’s social media portfolio. Notably, Meta’s removal of Oculus log-ins and data seemingly marks the final breath of Oculus.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This is the topic of ARtillery’s recent report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook. The device class continues to inflect as companies like Apple lean in as a means to future-proof a hardware business that’s overly reliant on a maturing iPhone. This includes entertainment, communication, and remote shopping.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I think that in 2022 we’ll mostly see in AR the growth of the same trends that we saw in the second half of 2021. This year for sure we’ll have two headsets of this kind launching: Lynx R-1 and Meta Project Cambria, with the elephant in town being the possible release of the first Apple headset. GENERAL TRENDS.

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ARVR

AUGUST 23, 2022

billion in 2021 to $35.06 In that light, its appeal will lie in elegant integration with other Apple hardware and wearables. Beyond Apple’s speculative entrance, current players continue to define shifts in the headworn AR market. A spending inflection is projected to occur in 2025, due to Apple’s estimated market entrance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome 2021! 2021 has been greeted by many virtual celebrations. This proves how the attention towards virtual events is rising , and this kind of entertainment medium is becoming always more popular. We’re in 2021, but this guy is living in 2077. Be the first donor of 2021! Top news of the week. Image by VRrOOm).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

The increased presence of XR at CES 2024 and MWC 2024 could be partly due to Apple entering the market in a bid to turn XR mainstream, and the knock-on effect is being felt. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently had a two-hour meeting with LG CEO William Cho and Park Hyoung-sei, the Home Entertainment Company President.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

LEGO Vidiyo (2021). LEGO Augmented Entertainment – Viewing & Gaming Experiences. . Connected Lenses (2021). LEGO teamed up with Munich, Germany-based AR software developer Metaio, acquired by Apple in 2015, to bring the LEGO Digital Box to life. NYC LEGO Flagship Store (2021). LEGO Nexo Knights (2015).

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GizModo VR

JULY 16, 2021

Between WandaVision and Kevin Can F*ck Himself , shows revolving around warped pocket realities have been having quite the moment in 2021. It seems like a moment that Apple TV+’s new musical series Schmigadoon —from co-creators Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and director Barry Sonnenfeld—very much wants to be a part of. Read more.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 6, 2022

Already, had been some indication that the Quest 2 was a popular holiday gift after the Oculus app shot to the top of the Apple App Store for the first time ever on Christmas Day and became the most popular free app on Google Play in the U.S., 5, but this figure is still higher than the week before Christmas 2021 by 42%.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Apple headset may be very lightweight. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming Apple visor should weigh around 3–400g, which is much lighter than current headsets on the market, including the Quest 2. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And to be the leader in some years, it has to start going public now, also to begin competing with Apple, that will probably announce its AR glasses next year. But Facebook has a big problem and that big problem is called Apple. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews). What will these devices be?

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