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What does not convince me of the eye-and-hand interface of the Apple Vision Pro

The Ghost Howls

The Apple Vision Pro is the device of the moment: since the preorders have been opened on January, 19th, my social media feed is full of posts that just talk about this device. And this is for a good reason: Apple entering the field is for sure a defining moment for the immersive reality space. But is it a good idea?

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Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro: A Tale of Two Headsets

ARPost

Both Apple and Meta revealed highly anticipated headsets in the last seven days. Meta’s seemingly hasty announcement of the Quest 3 seems to have been timed to come out before Apple’s announcement of the Vision Pro. Apple reported over 10 million pixels per eye, but did not release familiar resolution metrics or field-of-view.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.01.16): Meta discontinues Quest 1, Apple HMD is in the hand of developers, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Some selected developers have received the Apple headset. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is considered a reliable reporter about Apple, claimed that “a small number of high-profile software developers” have already received the Apple mixed reality headset to start developing content for it. Other relevant news. Matias Nassi.

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Medical “Veyond Metaverse” Lands on Apple Vision Pro

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

It appears that innovative digital healthcare solution providers are taking note of the recently released Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro is becoming a hotbed for healthcare solutions; this should be no surprise. Osso VR has recently launched its Healthcare XR training service for the Apple Vision Pro.

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Goertek, Ultraleap Unveil VR/MR Headset Design for OEMs

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week, VR and MR device vendor Goertek partnered with hand-tracking experts Ultraleap to announce a VR/MR headset reference design that follows from Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset revealment yesterday – where Qualcomm also revealed the new reference design. It’s an unbeatable combination.

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SpectreXR Joins HTC VIVE Developer Partner Program

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Last Thursday, leading hand-tracking firm SpectreXR announced a strategic collaboration with XR headset vendor HTC VIVE via its Linkedin account to drive innovation, immersion, and realistic interaction on the latter’s product portfolio.

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Six More Workplace Spatial Applications on Vision Pro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Apple’s Vision Pro could buck an industry trend of impressive XR devices coming without system-selling applications. But because Apple readied developers last year, and now many applications are debuting on the service – Will this momentum continue, however? They are a perfect match!

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