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First look at Apple Vision Pro development in Unity

The Ghost Howls

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. The development packages are usable only by people having Unity Pro or Enterprise, but the documentation is publicly available for everyone to see. And this is very good.

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Apple is Approaching Social on Vision Pro the Way Meta Should Have All Along

Road to VR

With Vision Pro, Apple is taking a different approach—making apps social right out of the box. Apple’s vision isn’t about creating a server full of a virtual strangers and user-generated experiences, but to make it easy to share the stuff you already like to do with the people you already know.

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Shifting “Process Data” from Analog to Digital

ARVR

Without a mobile solution, you’re overlooking critical data in your workplace. Do you remember the first time you entered an Apple Store and saw employees performing all of their tasks on iPhones? Inspections are only documented when something out of acceptable parameters occurs, like a quality escape.

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Report: Apple Acquires VR & AR Eye-tracking Company SMI

Road to VR

A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. MacRumors reports that the company was quietly acquired by Apple sometime between May 2nd and July 26th, 2017.

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The CDC Bought Access to Your Location Data

GizModo VR

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly bought access to people’s location data from a private date company that was banned by Google, according to documents obtained by reporters at Motherboard through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The public health agency was planning on using… Read more.

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Apple Wins AR Smart Windshield Patent amid Vision Pro Debut

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Apple has been working on its plans to create an augmented reality (AR) windshield, according to new documents. In recent filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has begun working on designs for the AR interface. Apple ‘s new patent reveals an #AugmentedReality display system for vehicles.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.03.04): Meta and LG confirm their partnerships, Meta to unveil some AR glasses at Connect, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This seems to hint that the two companies are going to build a new XR headset together, which according to the rumors will be the Quest Pro 2, which would be aimed at competing directly with the Apple Vision Pro. This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV.

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