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JANUARY 26, 2024

The demand for Apple Vision Pro accessories is increasing now that Apple has finally announced an official release date for the device. If you were lucky enough to pre-order the headset before it sold out ( within 15 minute s) on the Apple store, you might interested in grabbing some accessories before your device arrives.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

And then I wish you all a wonderful 2024, in which all your dreams can come true. On the pro side, we had the launch of the Apple headset we were all waiting for since forever, the Quest 3 launch, the great sales of Queset 2 after the price slash, and some cool games like Vertigo 2, Resident Evil 4 VR, and Asgard’s Wrath 2.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t supposed to be able to play SteamVR games, although an independent software developer has been able to modify a popular Wi-Fi streaming app that could open the door to PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) on Vision Pro—if it weren’t for the Apple’s strategic omission of tracked motion controllers.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This week at Mobile World Congress (CES) 2024 in Spain, HTC VIVE is showing face with a strong presence as a leading enterprise XR solutions provider reacting to industry trends to create its products. A defining factor of the Vision Pro is its controller-less design, instead leveraging tracking technology to record inputs.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. The second is about interactions.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Apple unveiled Vision Pro on Monday, its long-awaited standalone headset capable of both virtual and augmented reality. Apple’s launch of Vision Pro is still a good bit away—it’s coming first to the US in early 2024 at the hefty price of $3,500.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Continuing the large wave of announcements and highlights from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 conference in Barcelona, Spain, HTC VIVE also introduced new enterprise immersive services for its XR Elite Bussiness Edition product. Moreover, the VIVERSE platform has deep AI integration to enhance the platform.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) the Cupertino tech giant unveiled its long-awaited XR headset, dubbed Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro’s input is based on optical hand tracking, eye-tracking, and voice input, and doesn’t feature controllers like headsets decidedly more dedicated to gaming.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Today at WWDC, Apple announced Apple Vision Pro, an upcoming AR/VR headset. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Vision Pro just minutes ago as "one more thing" at the end of its WWDC 23 keynote presentation. Vision Pro will ship in early 2024 in the US, available through Apple online or in-store starting from $3500.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

MWC 2024 wrapped up for another year. The event always wows spectators with a rich lineup of technology vendors and innovations; however, in 2024, XR took centre stage with many firms highlighting major products, addressing device debuts, and entering the market. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Figuring out how to effectively compare VR headsets in 2024 can be complex. Here are the steps you should consider when you compare VR headsets in 2024. For instance, VR/AR headsets and virtual reality headsets that include mixed reality capabilities, such as the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3, are becoming increasingly common.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It also includes a few new features to its previously released MR mode that are aiming to appeal to both future owners of Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro. update, players can put down their controllers and use their hands to pick up miniatures, play cards, and roll the die. Now, in the game’s Mixed Reality 2.0

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Since Apple confirmed its entry into the extended reality market at WWDC 2023 in June, consumers have been clamoring for an official Apple Vision Pro release date. Advertised as more than just a mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro could mark a new era for extended reality.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Runaways is a spatial endless runner designed specifically for Apple Vision Pro. 0:00 / 0:12 1× We briefly went hands-on with Runaways at GDC 2024. You control Hank with a pinch motion to jump across bottomless pits, though this requires careful timing since jumps use energy that slowly recharges. Check out our top picks so far.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple announces the release date of the Apple Vision Pro During the last few days, the rumors about possible release dates for the Apple Vision Pro have intensified , and someone talked about January, 27 as the day of the launch. The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It’s been less than a week since Apple released its long-awaited spatial computing headset, and the Apple Vision Pro meme explosion has already begun. Some users have even managed to become warning stories about exactly how not to use your Apple Vision Pro. The internet has gone crazy for the Vision Pro. Don’t try this at home!

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JANUARY 22, 2024

This has been the week when the preorders of the Apple Vision Pro have been opened and s**t just started getting real! I’m very curious about what Apple’s headset is going to bring to our ecosystem… and you? Of course, some people from all over the world made some tricks to buy it anyway.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

This rumor mentions a thing we already heard from other sources, which is that Meta is working on a new cheap device for 2024, aiming at a price tag of $199. To keep the price this low, the headse t will ship without controllers, it will feature Fresnel lenses and black/white passthrough. More info — Use Google Translate!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Innovators like Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Varjo have revolutionized the space, showing how flexible, versatile, and powerful mixed reality can be. Here’s our insight into the latest mixed-reality headset trends worth watching in 2024. Now, however, users are looking for more flexibility and control over their level of immersion.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming. This year’s WWDC event is due between June 10 through 14, 2024. Apple will host a widely published in-person keynote showcase during the event, followed by three days of virtual content to bring budding developers the latest updates.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Meta is asking Apple to let Quest be an AirPlay receiver. I would absolutely love to do that -- we're asking Apple for the permission for Quest to be an AirPlay receiver. ? This could make up for Quest's lack of native media streaming apps compared to Apple Vision Pro. However: The Netflix app hasn't been updated for years.

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APRIL 9, 2024

However, the success of innovative new headsets, like the Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3 , and the Microsoft HoloLens 2, is driving increased adoption of MR. Suddenly, everyone wants to compare mixed reality headsets and embed them into their workflows. However, the scope of the features you can access from each vendor can vary drastically.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

2024 is here, and following my own extensive coverage last year, it seems that certain technology giants are aiming to reinvigorate mainstream XR with a range of new solutions and hardware. Apple was a significant headline stealer last year after the firm unveiled its Vision Pro headset at WWDC 2023.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2024: RealWear Meta Apple Goertek Pimax Pico HP HTC Vive Samsung Varjo Lenovo Valve Index Vrgineers RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro apps, coming to Apple’s latest spatial computing experience, will ensure individuals and teams can make the most of their new headset. Initially, Apple didn’t reveal much information about the apps available on the Vision Pro. Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Want to learn more about new VR games in April 2024? Inspired by Plants vs Zombies, it promises "classic lane-style" tower defense in your own home through mixed reality passthrough with both hand tracking and controller support. Here are our monthly highlights. March saw a varied slate for VR games. Our full impressions from GDC.

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MARCH 21, 2024

This week, Apple Vision Pro introduced support for WebXR browser-based Safari immersive applications, following a series of hurdles in bringing the platform’s support to the device. Apple is launching the WebXR input system as an early access feature, with broader integration coming up.

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MARCH 20, 2024

While Apple Vision Pro validated much of what Meta (formerly Facebook) did in VR over the last decade, the headset also echoes work under Google's umbrella at Job Simulator development studio Owlchemy Labs. When we first tried the Apple Vision Pro, we were like, 'yes!' With Apple, you can use Swift UI.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Magic Leap 1 AR headsets will "cease to function" from 31 December 2024, the company announced. Magic Leap sent an email to all customers containing the following: As such, we are announcing that Magic Leap 1 end of life date will be December 31, 2024.

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MAY 1, 2024

Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition is a different breed of racing game coming to Quest, Steam and Apple Vision Pro. When they’re ready for showtime, train them for competition, then take command as the jockey with lifelike, intuitive controls — just pick up the reins and ride!

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Vision Pro is getting a ton of social media engagement after it launched earlier this month, which is great since people are finding out just how Apple’s first mixed reality headset can fit into their lifestyle. You won't find it in Apple's marketing but the Vision Pro is the ultimate cooking computer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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MARCH 26, 2024

In a recent report , Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. A market Apple can seemingly crack with its much-touted device. More on Vision Pro The Apple Vision Pro is a high-end XR device for the enterprise market.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Apple Vision Pro’s latest update optimises the device’s persona remote immersive communication feature, further boosting the device’s potential of bringing immersive conferencing features to the productivity-focused device. Apple first noted the Avatar system would upgrade during its Vision Pro 1.1 In version 1.1,

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APRIL 28, 2024

Many people are already talking about the death of the Apple Vision Pro…what’s the real story? This report ignited no shortage of opinions on the matter, both pro and con, with some even going so far as to say that the Apple Vision Pro was “dead.” And the Apple Vision Pro memes were in abundance.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

All eyes are on Apple. Leading up to the device’s introduction at WWDC 2023, Apple revealed many details of the then-upcoming device via various patent requests, which built a neat image of the Vision Pro before official announcements began. Is Apple working on Smart Glasses? Patent and Trademark Office.

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