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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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Parental controls are such a scam

Mashable VR

This feature isn’t available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, or Hulu. Parental control features are a largely meaningless, legally-mandated sop streaming services and entertainment providers throw to parents. First, it’s worth establishing the fundamental farce of parental controls features.

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My predictions for Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3 and…

The Ghost Howls

Mixed Reality use cases This is the app Campfire3D, running on a Meta Quest 3 devkit. You can see that the user is holding a Touch Plus controller (with the Oculus logo on the home button as some devkits have) confirming this. In fact, I hate it, because I use controllers and I find the new menu too little to read).

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5 Reasons to Invest in MR Headsets in 2024

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However, countless vendors, from Microsoft to Meta, Varjo, and even Apple, have shown just how valuable mixed reality solutions can be. Based on our research into industry case studies, work with MR vendors, and knowledge of the market , here’s why we think every company should join the MR revolution.

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How is Google Cultivating AR Marketing?

ARVR

These questions were tackled in a recent report by ARtillery Intelligence, containing narrative analysis, revenue projections, and campaign case studies. In AR, Apple is a good example of this, given its work to seed user demand and developer interest through ARkit and other mobile means. But how is this coming together?

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Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces

Road to VR

From a developers standpoint, it has a clear benefit to the design and quality control process, but as consumers of MR we should also have an active concern on what personal data developers should have access to and how it is used. Do You Need to Build Custom Tools? Luckily the answer to that is: probably not.

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Open Haptics Ecosystem: unlock a tremendous value for the haptics market

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I tested the same controller in SVVR in 2017 at the Immersion corporation booth. See section 8 for a case study. Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. Here is a case study. We will help you out.

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