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XREAL Aims Dig at Apple and Meta Following Shipment Milestone

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Chi Xu, Founder and CEO at XREAL , said: “Today we celebrate a major milestone on our journey to bring AR wearable displays to everyone around the world, revolutionizing how people experience everything from video games to movies and TV, in-car entertainment and displays, and how they work at their desks or on the go.

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Big XR News from Microsoft, Meta, AWS, Apple

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Furthermore, Microsoft is stopping compatibility on 1 November 2026 for Windows Home and Pro users on 1 November 2027 for Windows Commercial. In addition, the CEO of Meta criticized Apple for their closed system and commented about Apple’s “fanboys” In an Instagram post with the title captioned, “I tried Vision Pro.

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Meta Reportedly Laying Off Custom Chip Staff As Qualcomm Partnership Strengthens

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Meta is reportedly conducting layoffs in its custom silicon for wearables team. Meta executives have in the past publicly referenced efforts to build custom chips for its glasses and other future wearables. FAST employed around 600 people before the layoffs.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

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More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. And a Vision Pro 2 wouldn’t be shipped until 2027. I’m honestly finding this report a bit too pessimistic.

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The New 3D Apple Arriving at WWDC

Robert Scoble

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? A new OS for wearable, on face, computers. Way deeper.

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

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Due to these variables, the augmented reality market is set to reach a value of $502 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 62.7%, according to Research and Markets. Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited.

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Meta’s Secret AR Glasses Might be ‘the Most Advanced Technology on the Planet’ – But You Can’t Have Them

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The Latest on Meta’s VR Headsets Apple Reportedly Planning to Ship Vision Pro Headsets Soon Six Reasons to Buy VR Headsets in 2024 The Meta exec revealed little about the device’s spec beyond it having a display, the ability to hold software and battery life long enough to survive a decent chunk of the working day.