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Apple Vision Pro Used by UK Surgeons

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The Vision Pro is available in the US, but Apple has yet to reveal when it will be launched in other regions. Mr Syed Aftab, Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon , said: “Working with eXeX to use the Apple Vision Pro has made a huge difference to the way we deliver care to our patients.

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Apple Competitor Xreal to Reach 200,000 Shipments

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Moreover, of those StreetBees questioned, 40 percent do not intend to purchase Apple’s device. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream.

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

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million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. The company had raised Series A funding of $1.8

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Nreal’s New AR Sunglasses Look Pretty Gosh Darn Stylish

VRScout

What’s especially interesting is the fact that the Nreal Air supports both iPhones and iPads, making them one of the first AR devices in the world to offer compatibility with Apple iOS. Don’t worry Android users, the Nreal Air will be compatible with most Android devices. .

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Microsoft Patents New MicroLED Display for HoloLens 2 Successor

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee? News of the patent comes amid a battle among the world’s top mixed reality headset manufacturers. Recent updates ahead of the Meta Connect 2023 event revealed that the firm had partnered with South Korea’s LG Electronics to develop the successor to the Quest Pro.

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Nreal announces Nreal Air AR glasses

The Ghost Howls

I would define them as the “GearVR of augmented reality” Let me tell you why. Nreal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there, and it has revolutionized the augmented reality sector launching the first stylish and affordable AR glasses during CES 2019.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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