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Apple Revives AR Smart Glasses Push with New Patent

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Reports have revealed that Apple could potentially ramp up work on a pair of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses that could support the release of the company’s Vision Pro headset. According to filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPO) last week, the Cupertino-based firm has outlined plans for a head-mounted display (HMD).

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How Much is Facebook Investing in Spatial Computing?

AR Insider

We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments. But our standards of precision are higher, and you deserve better.

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CES 2024: Top Enterprise Spatial Computing Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

XREAL aims to compete with companies like Apple and Meta by offering a low-cost AR/MR device. ” Sony unveiled the new XR system at the CES event, and the system comes with a high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays XR head-mounted display and a video see-through function.

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Tech’s new “Digital Gods:” humans will soon be deeply integrated with tech

Robert Scoble

To underscore some of these changes, look at Apple’s patent disclosure of a head-mounted display that includes eye sensors, heart-rate sensors, etc. Early versions are named Apple Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Facebook Portal. Look at Apple’s maps. Shopping assistance. .

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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford’s Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. The consumer electronics companies like Apple and Samsung and to some extent Google and Microsoft, along with companies like Amazon, are jumping nto healthcare. And it also wasn’t very comfortable to wear. Look at what you’re doing to me.”

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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford's Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. The consumer electronics companies like Apple and Samsung and to some extent Google and Microsoft, along with companies like Amazon, are jumping nto healthcare. And it also wasn't very comfortable to wear. And that's really changing the game.

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Three Decades of Medical VR, with Stanford’s Dr. Walter Greenleaf

XR for Business Podcast

And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. The consumer electronics companies like Apple and Samsung and to some extent Google and Microsoft, along with companies like Amazon, are jumping nto healthcare. And it also wasn’t very comfortable to wear. Look at what you’re doing to me.”