XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Figuring out how to effectively compare VR headsets in 2024 can be complex. Bringing the right virtual reality headset technology into your business can be an incredible way to improve productivity and efficiency, enhance customer and employee experience, and turbocharge collaboration.

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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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Road to VR

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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. To date, the world’s biggest tech company by market capitalisation entered the immersive market melee on 5 June with its upcoming Vision Pro headset.

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The Ghost Howls

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. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.

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The Ghost Howls

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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Road to VR

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

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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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

The extended reality landscape is evolving, bringing with it new mixed reality headset trends that impact consumers and business leaders alike. Though mixed reality hasn’t earned as much attention as virtual and augmented reality in the past, that’s all starting to change.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 8, 2024

Llamas, Research Director with IDC’s Augmented and Virtual Reality Program , added: 2023 began in much the same way that 2022 ended: with a series of significant year-over-year declines. Reality Labs, Meta’s XR research division, has reported a quarterly profit for the first time, earning £1 billion.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 9, 2024

Mixed reality (MR) has been the overlooked sibling in the extended reality landscape for a while now. While vendors have produced countless AR apps, smart glasses, and virtual reality headsets, mixed reality has only just begun stepping into the spotlight.

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The Ghost Howls

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. Apple is still working on a cheaper Vision Pro Meta is not the only company working on a cheaper device. But this article goes a bit more in detail about this topic.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

This is a very useful resource for all of us XR developers that are going very soon going to experiment with Mixed Reality applications on a headset by Meta, Apple, or one of their competitors. Given the recent litigation between Apple and Epic, this was not something to be taken for granted.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The XR Awards are back for a third year in a row for its 2024 edition, showcasing a diverse range of end-users, individuals, and companies leading the enterprise XR space. The XR Awards offer a stage for groundbreaking vendors in the XR industry to showcase their distinctive advantages to a global audience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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Ryan Schultz

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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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Alas, there is no word yet on when we non-Americans will be able to order this device, although at least one VR YouTuber, Brian Tong, has heard (via his unofficial, internal sources) that Apple is planning to expand access to the U.K. Apple has announced in a Feb.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has reportedly axed its upcoming virtual reality (VR) headset, it was found on Wednesday. ” NEW: ByteDance is canceling the Pico 5, the next version of the virtual reality headset from its Pico subsidiary, in a major retreat from the VR market. .”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, the listing highlights that the “Samsung Glasses” trademark includes immersive hardware considerations, including virtual reality headsets, augmented reality headsets, headphones, smartphones, and smart glasses – perhaps also suggesting an MR headset and interoperability alongside Samsung smartphones.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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The Ghost Howls

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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s 2024, a new year when VR can be dead I renew my best wishes for you, hoping that 2024 will bring you and the people you love everything that you have always wished for. More info One piece of news about content Timeless Heart VR is a narrative-focused game with a Japanese anime style, expected to launch in 2024.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

Late last week, at its 2024 Frontier event online showcase, Pimax debuted two VR headsets that continue its legacy of creating ultra-high spec specialist XR devices. Apple only debuted the Vision Pro in US markets – with more regions to come – with a productivity and workplace-focused approach.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2023

Meanwhile, Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset is reportedly set to arrive sometime this year at around $3,000 , with a lower-cost version of Apple’s mixed reality headset reportedly set to follow sometime in 2024 or early 2025.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 5, 2024

Mixed Reality (MR) headsets are surging into the spotlight, attracting customers and business leaders alike. In the past, creating a true “mixed reality” experience was complex, meaning virtual reality devices and smart glasses consumed a larger portion of the XR market. The MR headsets space is growing faster than ever.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 billion by 2024, a five-year CAGR increase of 54%. the year of AR glasses?

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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? MLK: Now Is The Time commemorates Martin Luther King in Virtual Reality. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

The release date should have been early 2024, but it seems that the Korean company has informed its suppliers that this date may have been moved forward of “one to two quarters”. But the bad news is another one: it seems that the release schedule of the Apple Vision “had to be pushed back”, probably into 2026.

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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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Voices of VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I had a chance to catch up with Road to VR co-founder and executive editor Ben Lang, who has had a number of demos in 2023, and has actually had early review access to the Apple Vision Pro for more than a week now (his full review should be landing either this week or next).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 22, 2024

IDC has predicted the number of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset shipments to rocket upwards due to the rise of mixed reality (MR). percent last year, new IDC data points to shipments in 2024 rising by 44.2 Despite shipments for AR and VR headset declining by 23.5 million units.

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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. It is better for most mixed-reality uses. 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. Apple is almost never the first to ship anything.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What a year 2024 has been for XR. Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and many others started to reestablish the Metaverse and XR as serious business tools following a lacklustre adoption rate from consumer markets. At the start of the year, the technology industry faced layoffs as some major firms, such as Meta, started 2023 cautiously.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Will the Apple Vision Pro Debut in China Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. Tim Cook confirmed that Apple plans to release the Apple Vision Pro later this year at the China Development Forum in Beijing.

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