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 - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 wrapped up last week. At CES 2024, this symbiotic relationship was on the show with new digital solutions that may alter the future of work and life. CES 2024’s list of awarded firms covers an incredibly vast range of technologies.

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Upload VR

MAY 14, 2024

A lot of people felt crushed by Apple's latest iPad ad. Like a magic trick without the prestige , Apple's much-discussed spot shows an entire stage full of creative tools and instruments smashed down into a thin plate of touch-sensitive glass. You don't see Apple's answer to Beat Saber and Facebook here? Ok, I get it.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2024

Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, but it’s clear Apple will need to support immersive hardware input somehow in the future, if only for the greater precision it might bring to industry professionals. That’s to say, there is only so much Apple (or anyone) can do without controllers. At least not in the near future.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With that in mind, here are some of the stepping stones we will hop across in 2024 as we head towards that future. Generative AI The biggest technology sensation of 2023 (and no doubt beyond) has many applications that align with the immersive, engaging online experiences that will be created in 2024.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2024

Additionally, Meta is releasing a limited-edition Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, exclusively for the Scuderia Ferrari colourway in Miami 2024. Meta’s open approach contrasts Apple’s walled garden ecosystem, which supports its spatial computing vision. Apple WWDC ’24 to be an XR Showcase?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Looking for new VR games in March 2024? Spring is almost here and already, 2024's seen plenty of VR games. Following a handful of Apple Vision Pro games and a hefty January lineup , we reviewed numerous titles across February like Border Bots VR , Under Cover , Legendary Tales , Stranger Things VR , and Beat the Beats.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

Here, I’ll introduce you to the benefits of AR kits and the top options you can explore in 2024. The Top Augmented Reality Kits in 2024 As the augmented reality market continues to grow, new development kits, SDKs, and solutions are emerging all the time. What are Augmented Reality Kits? This all simplifies the development journey.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

We have lots of non-news about Apple’s XR efforts. The hype around Apple glasses is huge , and everything that gets shared about Apple and XR gets many views. We already knew that Tim likes AR and “what we have to offer” may also be a potato with an Apple brand costing $400. Other relevant news. Image by The Information).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 8, 2024

Here are some trends that will influence the rise of immersive spaces in 2024 and beyond. Leaders in the immersive landscape are investing in developing haptic technologies like VR gloves and body suits. We’ve seen evidence of this with the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 1, 2024

For instance, instead of investing in separate devices for virtual and augmented training experiences, companies are exploring multi-modal devices like the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3. XR treadmills, custom-made solutions for flight and automotive training, and haptic solutions are growing more common.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although spatial technology has existed for some time, companies like Apple have spawned new interest. This is where headsets, haptic feedback tools, cameras, and microphones come in. Tools like the Apple Vision Pro, combined with a collaboration tool like Microsoft Teams, link the real world to digital content. billion by 2032.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

3 hours Eye Tracking ❌ ✅ ❌ Face Tracking ❌ ✅ ❌ Controllers Touch Tracking Rings Basic Haptics Touch Pro Self-Tracking TruTouch Haptics Touch Plus Ringless TruTouch Haptics Pricing $300 (128GB) $350 (256GB) $1000 (256GB) $500 (128GB) $650 (512GB) Quest Pro is still the only Meta option for local dimming, eye tracking, and face tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? When Apple first announced its innovative spatial computing headset , it seemed like a revolution. Though Apple didn’t share much about the actual specs of the product initially, it promised to deliver an experience unlike any other.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

We plan to continue maintaining the system software with critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024. Some selected developers have received the Apple headset. Could this really be the year of the Apple headset? Cats are the best haptic devices. We won’t be delivering new features to Quest 1. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2024

But the release of the Apple Vision Pro proved to Valve employees that people are fine with having an all-in-two device with two units connected by a cable. The Controllers can track the five fingers and have very strong haptic vibrations. I’ve asked for the release time, but with Valve, you can never know.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Meta and Apple are building from different directions a path to the same future with virtual worlds to visit, spatial calling with hyper-realistic avatars, and all day augmentation. AR: Starting With Apple Vision Pro Apple begins in 2024 with Vision Pro as an AR-first device starting at $3500.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, hype around the concept has recently increased, thanks to companies like Apple promoting their new “spatial computing system”: the Vision Pro. With spatial solutions , such as haptic feedback and computer vision, companies empower users to interact with digital content and tools like never before.

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Upload VR

MAY 28, 2024

Job Simulator And Vacation Simulator Arrive On Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro is now home to two of VR’s best-selling titles, Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator from Owlchemy Labs. UploadVR Henry Stockdale A few decades from now, how many people will even remember when Job Simulator still required physical controllers to play?

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 7, 2023

That innovation still exists, of course, although, following a slow first half of 2023 for the immersive industry, a breakout AWE 2023 and Apple Vision Pro announcement brought new life to the market. Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers when it hosted WWDC 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

It will work with PlayStation 5 and offer amazing clarity, next-generation haptics, and for the first time on a consumer device, eye tracking. Render of the possible upcoming Apple device (Image by Antonio DeRosa). Apple is proposing itself to be the next competitor of Meta.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 24, 2024

The Best VR Headset for PC: Understanding Tethered Headsets Today’s VR headsets range from VR/AR headsets to solutions with mixed reality capabilities, haptic feedback controllers, and spatial computing systems. Think about sensors and trackers, VR gloves for haptic feedback , and additional controllers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Apple Optic ID represents just one of the latest features of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset. Ever since it announced its spatial computing headset in June 2023, Apple has begun gradually releasing more insights. Like with most Apple products, full details on the headset are scarce. What is Apple Optic ID?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2023

Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: which “Pro” headset is really going to change the way we think about immersion forever? Meta and Apple have contributed significantly to the hype in the XR industry in the last few months. Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: An Overview Let’s start with the basics.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, the magazine states that Meta is going to release in 2024 a new Quest model that should cost less than $200. Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. What is also important is discovering the price: 150,000 yen ($1,026).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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. Especially for Apple, which is not interested in releasing devkits, but in shipping devices that appeal to the masses. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. It’s your time to buy it and show the other AR peasants who is the king: but you have to be fast because only 24 units will be produced and put on sale in 2024. Well, it seems that our hope has died.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 2024 is here, and this month marked the end of a long, long wait for Apple’s Vision Pro. Apple has already sold 200,000 devices in the first week, which is impressive. The company aims to dominate the industrial XR device market by 2024. “They make technology easier to use,” Jay remarked.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

While there are undoubtedly plenty of high-cost solutions out there, such as the impending Apple Vision Pro , there are also some more affordable headsets ideal for beginners. Plus, we’ll share our insights into some of the top options available in 2024. You’ll also benefit from a rapid refresh rate of up to 90Hz.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Most probably the idea is to sell it at a lower cost so that it can attract more people to XR In 2024 release a new headset codenamed Ventura, which is cheaper than Quest 3. Meta wants to make sure that this device excites the XR community Keep selling Quest 2 for a while even after the launch of Quest 3.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Overall, augmented reality brings robust capabilities to solutions across multiple modalities — visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory. Moreover, a recent report from Juniper Research says that the number of hearables in use will grow to more than 970 million units by 2024 (an increase of 270% compared to 2020).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2021

5-10 years Believable haptics? Not to mention the bazillion applications that use XR + blockchain to sell lands and that have become terrain for huge speculations… Apple predictions. The best analysts and futurists are the ones that make predictions around Apple. “Apple Glasses at $499 this year!”

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