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Report: Apple Racing to Build Software & Services for Upcoming Mixed Reality Headset

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Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.02.20): Zuckerberg reviews the Vision Pro, Mozilla Hubs shuts down, and more!

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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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Existing VR Games Would Look Great on Vision Pro, But Without Controllers Most Are Stuck

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Apple doesn’t call Vision Pro a mixed reality headset, or a virtual reality headset for that matter. To Apple, it’s all spatial computing , which is fine—if not a little too vague. Apple is thinking different about how it couches Vision Pro; it’s more face-computer than VR headset. And we get it.

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The Best Third-party Vision Pro Accessories & Why You’ll Want Them

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Here are a few great options: Third-party Accessories Spigen Klasden Pouch – $90 Image courtesy Spigen There are scant few cases that were built from the ground-up for Vision Pro beyond the first-party case from Apple. Image courtesy Apple Like many XR headset, glasses just don’t fit inside Vision Pro.

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‘Vi’ Wants You to Build Muscle with XR Gloves & (eventually) Its Fitness-first Headset

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Product designer Eugene Nadyrshin says the ostensibly hardware agnostic controller will use custom hand-tracking models together with IMUs for sensor fusion, and include a Linear Resonant Actuators (LRA) at the back of the hand which give vibro-tactile feedback. Here’s why: Hardware is very hard, but it’s also a moat.

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ICYMI This Week: Star Wars, VRChat, Puzzling Places & More

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Apple Vision Pro 2 reportedly targets a late 2026 launch, over 50% of Fortune 100 companies are using Vision Pro, Tilt Five is on sale, and Quest 3 is nearly tied with Valve Index on SteamVR. Originally built for Quest, it now supports "any platform capable of providing skeletal hand tracking data." Additionally, realities.io

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DITCH the Sabers! Full Body VR Fitness on Quest 2

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QUEST 2 VR FITNESS WORKOUT APP: XRWORKOUT is a hand tracking based full body fitness game with a strong focus on working out together. Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. Get 5% off the Aura headset or any other order $19.99