The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. First of all, Apple has updated the runtime VisionOS to version 1.1, bringing many quality-of-life improvements. More info (VisionOS 1.1)

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2023

Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) the Cupertino tech giant unveiled its long-awaited XR headset, dubbed Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro’s input is based on optical hand tracking, eye-tracking, and voice input, and doesn’t feature controllers like headsets decidedly more dedicated to gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

After the announcement of the release date of the Apple Vision Pro, the whole community is just waiting for its preorders to open up this Friday. The headset will be sold in physical stores and on the Apple website. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple has only 60–80K units available at this time , so most likely they’ll go sold out.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Now a report from Bloomberg maintains the Cupertino tech giant is also prepping a dizzying number of first-party apps, including gaming, fitness, video and collaboration tools.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2022

Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected figure in all things Apple supply chain leaks, says the Cupertino tech giant is likely preparing to launch its long-rumored mixed reality headset early next year. Apple is also tapped to fill growing demand. N301 could cost around $3,000.

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MAY 2, 2024

Work has begun to port the made-in-VR point-and-click adventure 'The Secret Of Retropolis' to Apple Vision Pro. There aren't many VR games on Apple Vision Pro yet, with early head-tracked title Proton Pulse among some of the few fully immersive titles available during the launch window.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

Apple’s entrance into the XR space via their announcement of the Apple Vision Pro was one of the most anticipated events in recent XR history. Years of Watching Apple Neso Brands is an investment company specializing in tech-augmented eyewear. Somehow I’ve been following it for the last seven years,” said Almeida.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. It features robust hardware, which on paper seems to position it as an ideal platform for VR gaming. Want to learn more about Vision Pro?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2022

Multiple trademark filings spotted by Bloomberg over the weekend support the notion that Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will be running under the ‘Reality’ naming scheme. The report maintains Apple may be using a M2 SoC with 16 GB of memory. making it a mixed reality headset.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

Apple Vision Pro is coming next year, not only making for the Fruit Company’s much awaited first XR headset, but also spurring a resurgence in public interest (and likely investment) in the XR space. Apple has a tendency to undervalue gaming initially, though perhaps reluctantly, eventually acknowledges its importance.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

I just watched the full keynote of Apple at WWDC , where the company in Cupertino announced the Apple VisionPro headset. UX : Can Apple make XR usable? Use cases : Can Apple make XR useful? Partnership : Who’s onboard with Apple in this journey? Terms : Will Apple invent new words to define XR?

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2024

Apple announced it’s introducing a host of accessibility features to Vision Pro, which is set to include Live Captions for the deaf or hard of hearing. Provided Apple decides to push such a feature in the near-future, it could mean face-to-face conversations will soon have subtitles, like you might see on TV or in video games.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Proton Pulse , originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week. Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme, the game marks a soft reset in XR game development as developers assess how to approach Vision Pro’s lack of controllers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

That’s a patently Apple recipe though that Samsung may not be able to easily replicate. The question is: what can Samsung bring to the table that Apple and Meta can’t? Now that Apple has released Vision Pro, that landscape is set to change, although maybe not right away. Meta has games and Apple has its ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. All VR interfaces will change with the introduction of eye tracking, becoming more intuitive. Let’s talk a bit about eye tracking. Hello 7Invensun! Hello Tony!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 3, 2024

Apple Vision Pro’s latest update optimises the device’s persona remote immersive communication feature, further boosting the device’s potential of bringing immersive conferencing features to the productivity-focused device. Apple first noted the Avatar system would upgrade during its Vision Pro 1.1 In version 1.1,

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Since Apple confirmed its entry into the extended reality market at WWDC 2023 in June, consumers have been clamoring for an official Apple Vision Pro release date. Advertised as more than just a mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro could mark a new era for extended reality.

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MAY 22, 2023

Phil Schiller, who leads the App Store, pushed for Apple's upcoming headset to have a "strong gaming component", Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. The report published this weekend is a rundown of the key Apple executives behind the hardware, software, content and marketing of the headset expected to be branded Apple Reality Pro.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Apple officially revealed the Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. Vision Pro is physically opaque, but uses high-resolution color cameras to show you the real world, and a display on the front to show your eyes to other people. Apple says the battery will last for 2 hours of general use or 2.5 hours (video) 1.5-2.5

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It has hand tracking, and the Pro model also has eye tracking, like Apple’s device. Quest 3 is better for gaming and has precision controllers. Then he ended the video by saying that Apple has a closed ecosystem model, while Meta is open, and sometimes an open model won, like in the PC case.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Holistic wellbeing app Mindway is now available on Apple Vision Pro. Previously launched on Quest App Lab last year, Mindway joins Synth Riders as the latest VR experience rebuilt for VisionOS on Apple Vision Pro. Mindway is available now on Quest App Lab and Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. 3D puzzle game Shores of Loci is set for an Early Access release on Quest 2 via App Lab and SteamVR on May 24th. More info (Croquet) More info (Croquet OS).

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JUNE 7, 2023

Rec Room was listed on the Apple Vision Pro's App Store in a clip from WWDC. Rec Room is made with the Unity engine, which Apple Vision supports via "layering" onto its own RealityKit engine. When describing visionOS's new App Store, footage in Apple's keynote showed a section of the visionOS App Store titled 'Apps and Games We Love'.

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

This week, Apple and Epic continue to exchange blows, Tom Brady leans into NFTs and Vuzix forms partnership with TechSee. Let’s dive in… Apple says Epic’s Fortnite lawsuit is a marketing stunt to revive ‘flagging interest’ in the game. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. More from AR Insider….

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. They are Apple AR glasses!” I have this impression for a few reasons.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? When Apple first announced its innovative spatial computing headset , it seemed like a revolution. Though Apple didn’t share much about the actual specs of the product initially, it promised to deliver an experience unlike any other.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Apple Vision Pro preorders are now available in the US. Vision Pro is exclusively available from the Apple web store. Deliveries are set to begin on February 2, when the headset will also be available in physical Apple Stores in the US. See them here: UploadVR Henry Stockdale What Exactly Is Apple Vision Pro?

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg says he tried Apple Vision Pro, but he doesn't seem impressed. In a three-and-a-half-minute video posted to his Instagram page , the Meta CEO gave his review of Apple’s headset and his comparison to Meta’s own Quest 3. We actually had those sensors in Quest Pro. Will Meta Be The Android Of XR, Or The Blackberry?

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2023

Through this beta program, you and other creatives will be able to create experiences using Unity editor that can run on the Apple Vision Pro MR headset. As a result, it will provide support for both PolySpatial and Apple’s RealityKit. for Apple Vision Pro. With our game, WHAT THE GOLF? ,

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to a report from South Korean outlet The Korea Economic Daily (Korean), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in-country this week to finalize a deal with LG regarding a previously rumored competitor to Apple Vision Pro, which is reportedly set to be jointly built by the two companies for release in early 2025.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Apple Vision Pro has officially launched in the US. Vision Pro is exclusively available from Apple's US web store and physical Apple Stores in the US. Apple previously said Vision Pro will come to other countries "later" in 2024, but hasn't yet confirmed which countries this will include.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a chance to try out Apple Vision Pro, which although seven times more expensive than the company’s Quest 3 mixed reality headset, is arguably its biggest competitor right now—at least in terms of mental real estate it’s taking up. And yeah, in mobile, Apple’s closed model won.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite Apple’s insistence that I do not wear Apple Vision Pro with my prescription glasses, I wanted to know if I could , so I could determine if I should. Now we get to the Apple Vision Pro. Apple did, however, measure the lenses from Ian's Meta Ray-Ban glasses to provide in-store inserts.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

It appears that innovative digital healthcare solution providers are taking note of the recently released Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro is becoming a hotbed for healthcare solutions; this should be no surprise. Osso VR has recently launched its Healthcare XR training service for the Apple Vision Pro.

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JULY 3, 2023

Palmer Luckey gave his take on Meta Quest Pro and Apple Vision Pro and explained what he would do differently if still at Oculus. Luckey On Apple Vision Pro Discussing VR, Diamandis first asked Luckey for his views on Apple Vision Pro. If Apple had tried to go after the low end of the market, that would've been a mistake.

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Gravity Jack

APRIL 21, 2023

One company that has been at the forefront of AR innovation is Apple, and its highly anticipated AR glasses are expected to have a profound impact on the AR development ecosystem. In particular, AR glasses from Apple could have significant implications for AR developers like us at Gravity Jack!

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Apple has around 3000 people working on its upcoming AR/VR headset, The Information reports. According to recent public filings, Apple employed approximately 164,000 people in September of this year while Meta had 87,314. And earlier this year it released an in-depth report on the project’s troubled history.

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