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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

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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Big XR News from Meta, HaptX, Siemens, and Apple

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Additionally, Meta is releasing a limited-edition Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, exclusively for the Scuderia Ferrari colourway in Miami 2024. Meta’s open approach contrasts Apple’s walled garden ecosystem, which supports its spatial computing vision. Apple WWDC ’24 to be an XR Showcase?

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 took place in Miami 5 to 7 December, and concluded its final days in the sunny backdrop of Miami Beach’s historic Fontainebleu Hotel. Such platforms provided live data for face tracking, including facial expressions, eye movement, and other features.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Bringing Nearpod’s total funding to $30.2M, this round was led by Insight Venture Partners, Reach Capital, GSV Education, AGP Miami, and Krillion Ventures. VALVE’S R&D IN EYE-TRACKING TO INCREASE. DOES APPLE HAVE 1000+ ENGINEERS WORKING ON AR IN ISRAEL? …and more. LOTS OF BIG UNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT GDC.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

It was a talk I did at the Miami VR Expo. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. It doesn't have front facing cameras -- I don't know, maybe Gen 2 does -- but it's not trying to world map your whole view, it's just-- it's like having an Apple Watch in a more convenient place. We tested wristbands.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

It was a talk I did at the Miami VR Expo. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. It doesn't have front facing cameras -- I don't know, maybe Gen 2 does -- but it's not trying to world map your whole view, it's just-- it's like having an Apple Watch in a more convenient place. We tested wristbands.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

It was a talk I did at the Miami VR Expo. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. It doesn't have front facing cameras -- I don't know, maybe Gen 2 does -- but it's not trying to world map your whole view, it's just-- it's like having an Apple Watch in a more convenient place. We tested wristbands.

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