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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part I: Amazon

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For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. We’ll start this Wearables Wars series by looking at Amazon. This all started at a September Alexa event where it launched a full hardware blitz. where Amazon leads. Out of Home.

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Meta Slashes Quest 2 Price to New Low Ahead of Suspected Quest 3 Lite

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The company has made its new pricing scheme available at major retailers like Amazon: Quest 2 (128GB) – $200 Quest 3 (256GB, refurbished) – $270 The new low price can also be found at Walmart , Target , Best Buy , New Egg , and more, including direct from Meta.

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Big XR News from Apple, HTC VIVE, Taqtile, and Amazon

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This week has circled Apple, the legacy consumer hardware innovator shocked audiences in many ways when it debuted the Vision Pro, fairly stealing headlines as hyped ramped during the event’s leading months. Apple Debuts Vision Pro This week the news finally broke. Perhaps Apple will go the way of Meta’s reputation.

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Nreal Apple Adapters Sell Out in 24 Hours

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Global smart glasses firm Nreal opened pre-orders for a new iPhone-compatible smart glasses adaptor on Amazon for $59. The move comes as part of an exclusive partnership between Nreal and Amazon, enabling the smart glasses firm to sell the two devices on Prime. Apple Compatibility. Where is Apple’s XR Device?

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XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024

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Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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Nreal Nebula OS Now Supports Apple MacBooks

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Last Friday, Chinese augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturer Nreal updated its Nreal Nebula operating system (OS) to support Apple Macs in a move which significantly improves productivity opportunities for the firm’s Air and Light product lineup. Massive Demand for Nreal on Apple Devices.

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Apple Fires the Latest Shot in the Wearables Wars

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The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), but the biggest impact could come from Apple. In the near term, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration. Back to AR, Apple’s wearables category is where AR glasses will live. Head Start.

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