The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Meta is asking Apple to let Quest be an AirPlay receiver. I would absolutely love to do that -- we're asking Apple for the permission for Quest to be an AirPlay receiver. ? This could make up for Quest's lack of native media streaming apps compared to Apple Vision Pro. However: The Netflix app hasn't been updated for years.

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AR Insider

MARCH 24, 2021

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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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

million downloads and $93,000 in in-app purchases in its first week. This puts in third place in first-week downloads for AR games, behind Pokémon Go and HPWU. percent of downloads), Great Britain (5 percent of downloads) and Canada (2.6 percent of downloads). Specifically, Sensor Tower reports that it racked up 1.2

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. Let’s dive in… Apple VR rumors mounting up. Macrumors called our attention to articles in the Verge and Bloomberg that quote an unnamed source who’s supposedly seen Apple’s debut consumer HMD.

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Mashable VR

MAY 1, 2022

Over the past week , Apple has sent "App Store Improvement" emails to some developers of apps that haven't been updated in at least 3 years, according to the company. In the emails, Apple advised developers they need to update their apps or they'll get the boot from the App Store. Well, it's a big deal now.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Apple’s 2018 keynote event has officially come to a close and it appears as though iOS fans have much to look forward to over the coming months. Among these exciting announcements were two impressive AR-based experiences running on Apple’s powerful ARKit 2 platform. Homecourt is now available for download free on iOS.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

More than 1,000 apps are now available in the App Store for the Apple Vision Pro, an Apple exec has revealed. The announcement comes just over two weeks after the headset launched, at which point Apple said there were 600 apps in the store. million compatible apps. million compatible apps. “We’re

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. According to Gurman, Apple is also investing in games, which will be an important part of the experience. This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Onshape Vision lets you create 3D design models with Apple Vision Pro. Onshape Vision is one of the many Apple Vision Pro launch apps, adapting the design app previously released on flatscreen platforms and mobile. Onshape Vision is out now as a free download. Developed by PTC Inc., Here's some footage from the App Store.

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APRIL 17, 2024

A wave of emulators are starting to roll out across Apple platforms, Vision Pro included, as Joy-Cons and other official gamepads prove useful input accessories. There's Xbox streaming, Steam streaming, and PlayStation streaming available in various incarnations on Apple, Meta, and Google app stores. Emulation’s Final Frontier?

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AR Insider

MAY 3, 2023

Apple's App Clips – along with Google's counterpart Instant Apps – lets users launch app-like experiences without the download. This is broader than AR, but could it emerge as a go-to AR delivery system? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Puzzling Places marks the latest Apple Vision Pro launch game, available today as a free download. confirms that Puzzling Places , a meditative 3D jigsaw puzzle game, was redesigned from the ground up on Apple Vision Pro to use its eye and hand-tracking interface. The Apple Vision Pro version launches with three locations.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

The reason is the one I’ve already reported in this newsletter a few weeks ago: after the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro, Samsung has been caught a bit off guard by the announced features and it is now trying to power up its headset so that it will be able to properly compete with Apple’s device.

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AR Insider

MARCH 29, 2021

The app is now available to download on Quest App Lab. Apple XR Rumor of the Week Tom’s Guide says the new Apple VR HMD is a Quest killer. More from AR Insider… The post Spatial Beats: Rec Room, Niantic & Apple appeared first on AR Insider. The game is expected to arrive later this year.

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Slashgear

JULY 11, 2022

After a bit of a wait, Apple has launched the first public betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 - here's what they include and how to download them.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Perhaps more interestingly, the video shows that Apple plans to use the external display for more than just showing the user’s eyes through the headset. Probably the most unexpected thing about the Apple Vision Pro reveal is the headset’s external display. The enrollment uses the EyeSight display to guide the user.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The Apple Immersive Video format sounds like it will deliver 180-degree video with high quality. When Oculus Quest arrived Facebook's content focus shifted to more interactive content and games, but with Apple Vision Pro immersive video looks set to make a comeback. Apple Immersive Video in the Apple TV app.

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Digital Trends

MAY 18, 2021

The latest version of Apple's MacOS is here, packing many new features you'll love. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to download MacOS Catalina.

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Slashgear

APRIL 7, 2022

Baseball fans should download Apple's TV+ app to get free streaming access to some upcoming baseball games. Here's everything you need to know.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

So it begins, after years of intrigue and a busy 2023, which saw XR audiences far and wide hype Apple’s MR headset, the firm finally confirmed the release window for the much talked about Vision Pro, an MR headset for productivity, entertainment, and social use cases.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The era of spatial computing has arrived, said Apple CEO Tim Cook , and today, the firm looks to realize its goal with the debut of the Vision Pro – a mixed reality headset – for US customers. Features, Specs, and Pricing Apple announced that the Vision Pro will cost $3,499 for the 256GB storage model.

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Digital Trends

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Apple TV+ offers a collection of great TV shows and movies to watch, but can you download them to watch later? Yes, you can, and we'll show you how to do it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Apple's Spatial Personas immediately change what it means to connect with someone else through virtual reality. We opened Apple's Freeform whiteboarding app and started putting together a list of movies we want to watch in VR. What Apple Vision Pro's FaceTime was like before Spatial Personas.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

visionOS support include ‘Play to Device’, which allows live-previewing of content on the visionOS simulator, or Apple Vision Pro within the Unity Editor. Notably, development for visionOS is limited to Mac computers with Apple silicon. Some of the key features of its Unity’s 1.0 Check out the full guide here.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 7, 2021

At Apple's WWDC, we learned iPadOS 15 is now available to download as a developer beta. Here's how to download and install it onto your iPad.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

1,000 Spatial Apps Available for Apple’s Vision Pro More than 1,000 apps are available in the App Store for the Apple Vision Pro, as revealed by an Apple executive. The announcement came just over two weeks after the headset had been launched, during which Apple stated there were 600 apps in the store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By doing so, a developer’s XR application can benefit from AWS’ APIs, including log-in services, cloud storage/download of 3D assets, and “query-associated metadata.”

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Slashgear

JUNE 6, 2022

Apple has announced all of the major features coming with the next versions of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS, but when will they be released?

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Granted, it doesn’t provide the sort of system-wide access to text input fields like Apple might do with official iPhone keyboard support, but it’s a great way to start using that hardwired muscle memory every user surely has and typing as fast as you physically can. It lets Apple Vision Pro users use their iPhone as a keyboard.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Reaching into a website and pulling an object into your room isn’t exactly a new idea, but beautifulthings.xyz accomplishes the job on Apple Vision Pro very well. You can pull in decorations like simple houseplants or beautiful furniture, or opt for something geekier like a Star Wars speeder bike or starship.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

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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JANUARY 21, 2024

Apple Vision Pro continued dominating headlines before next month's launch, and we went hands-on again. Previews suggest Apple's headset has a comfort problem , in-store demos are planned, its specs may have leaked and Apple Immersive Video was also detailed. Thirdverse also revealed that X8 reached 300,000 downloads.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2024

It’s ostensibly a snub at Apple, although the lack of these popular apps has left room for independent developers to fill in the gaps, like the paid app Juno does for YouTube on Vision Pro. Created by Christian Privitelli, Supercut bundles access to Netflix and Prime Video together, allowing videos to stream up to 4K.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. Our big question today is this: when it comes to VR, are Oculus and HTC the respective Apple and Microsoft of the industry? Oculus/Apple . The similarities between Oculus and Apple begin with a shared interest in controlled content.

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JULY 5, 2023

You can try Apple Vision Pro's eye tracking based interface on your Quest Pro with this sideloadable recreation. The demo places the app grid seen in the Vision Pro introduction video in front of you with Quest Pro's color passthrough as the background, and replicates Apple's gaze and pinch based interaction system.

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