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Apple Uplevels its AR Navigation

AR Insider

Apple continues to make moves to catch up to Google's leading position in online mapping, including immersive features like AR navigation. Its latest move involves collecting 3D mapping data while people use Apple Maps. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Apple’s Approach to Immersive VR on Vision Pro is Smarter Than it Seems—And Likely to Stick

Road to VR

One of the most interesting things about Vision Pro is the way Apple is positioning its fully immersive capabilities. It’s an incredibly powerful and capable VR headset, but Apple has done extensive work to make the default mode feel as little like being in VR as possible. On Vision Pro, Apple is doing the reverse.

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ExpressVPN Survey Explores Immersive Tech in the Workplace

ARPost

ExpressVPN has conducted a survey of 1,500 employees and 1,500 employers to learn about attitudes toward immersive work. Remote collaboration has been one of the biggest promises of immersive technology as it relates to work but employers seem to be more excited than employees. Why Not Bring Immersive Tech Into the Workplace?

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Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s VR/AR Headset Revealed

VRScout

After years of speculation, Apple today unveiled Apple Vision Pro, the company’s first spatial computer. Tim Cook made the reveal during the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, sharing a number of exciting features that could change the way we look at mixed reality technology.

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The AR Location Wars, Part II: Apple

AR Insider

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. This is the theme of our new series, Location Wars , where we break down who’s doing what… continuing here with Apple. Part II: Apple . Apple’s AR play — as with most endeavors — is to sell hardware.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.02.06): Apple ships the Vision Pro, Meta had record revenues, and more!

The Ghost Howls

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.

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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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