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The XR Week Peek (2022.09.05): Apple headset to be called Reality, Fortnite may come to Quest, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I can’t wait to discover the Pico 4, the Quest Pro, and the Apple Reality headsets… and you? Apple headset may be called “Reality”. We have new rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. It seems that one of Apple’s shell companies has just registered the trademarks “Reality One”, “Reality Pro”, and “Reality Processor”.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple

TechCrunch VR

Last week, I talked about Apple and crypto. This week, we’re talking about Apple clashing with Meta over their metaverse taxes. It goes to show that while they seek to use Apple’s platform for free, they happily take from the creators and small businesses that use their own.”. Musk is offering $54.20

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Mark Zuckerberg talks about his vision for Meta at SXSW

The Ghost Howls

” , it is a complete revolution on how we interact with technology and how we live in general. The big transition to “Meta” has happened because they realized that the metaverse was the most important and most-impactful technology in the long term. Me and the Zuggity at SXSW.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.01): Quest Pro gets released, Quest 3 slated for 2023, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The other part of the problem is due, as per my speculation, to Meta wanting absolutely to take this out before Apple could release its headse t, to have a first-mover advantage over it. The Africa XR Report tells you what is happening in immersive realities in Africa. More info (Meta Reality Labs’ financial troubles?—?Forbes)

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Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups

TechCrunch VR

China’s pivot to Africa. This year, those three companies brought in a total of $240 million in venture capital funding from 15 different Chinese investors, who’ve become increasingly active in Africa’s tech scene. Chaka opens up global investing to Africa’s most populous nation. You can listen here.

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Tesla’s data advantage. Can Apple, or others, keep up?

Robert Scoble

I spend hours out front every week cataloging what goes past (I have the new over-the-ears headphones from Apple and usually use them outside while walking around talking to dozens of people all over the world building the future –they absolutely rock, by the way). So, could Apple “beat” Tesla? Can Apple match this?

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