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Apple Adding “plug and play support” for Vive Pro in MacOS Mojave

Road to VR

At Apple’s WWDC conference this week, the company announced that the Vive Pro will be fully supported on the newest version of MacOS, ‘Mojave’, soon to launch in public beta and available widely later this year. ski speaks on stage at WWDC 2018 | Image courtesy Apple. High Sierra. Karol Gasi?ski ski said at WWDC.

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Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Is A Higher End Chip For The Samsung-Google Headset & More

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It's a more premium option for higher-priced headsets, including those designed to take on Apple Vision Pro. It inherits all the advantages of the base XR2 Gen 2 architecture, including the hardware acceleration for camera passthrough that is said to reduce end-to-end latency to around 12 milliseconds.

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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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Does Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Live Up to the Hype?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Executive , debuted the Vision Pro on Monday evening to the heightened anticipation of tech fans worldwide. Price (Pain) Points Notwithstanding the $3,499 price point, one must assess what makes Apple’s Vision Pro accessible, and to whom. Apple’s stock prices reflected this following the event.

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What Are the Seven Layers of the Metaverse?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

According to renowned author and entrepreneur Jon Radoff , who has written extensively on Web3 and related issues, the Metaverse consists of seven fundamental layers that reflect several stages of the metaverse economy and collectively provide a systematic method for outlining its architecture. Closing thoughts.

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Apple Vision Pro Review: A Portable But Heavy Cinema & Monitor With A Promising Spatial OS

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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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Top 10 Stories to Read on April 20th

VRWorld

” Microsoft explains why the company opted against combining Polaris GPU with RYZEN CPU architecture. Apple Plans to Answer Facebook in the Upcoming Augmented Reality – AR Wars 1.0. But Apple may not be able to wait until the core technologies needed for such glasses become available at mass market levels.”