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Apple Quietly Released One of The Most Impressive AR Room-mapping Tools

Road to VR

Apple has barely mentioned augmented or virtual reality in its big keynotes lately, however at WWDC 2022 earlier this month, the company quietly released probably one of the best 3D room-mapping tools for mobile AR yet. Follow along as I do a series of structured @Apple RoomPlan tests and share my findings/notes in this thread.

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Zuckerberg: Quest 3 Beats Vision Pro in ‘vast majority’ of Cases in Mixed Reality

Road to VR

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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Vision Pro Games Are Starting to Blend 3D with Flatscreen-native Gameplay

Road to VR

Apple announced that Vision Pro-native versions of two popular iOS games are coming to Apple Arcade next month, Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories , both of which put an immersive spin on inherently flatscreen gameplay. The UI floats above makes full use of the free real estate too. Collect Everything.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

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Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. It has been a week of interesting rumors about the upcoming Apple MR headset. So, forget about an Apple headset that is going to enter the mainstream , as I already sold in this previous article. Other relevant news.

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How Eye Tracking Contributes to XR Analytics and Experience

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See Also: Another CES 2023 Gem: Next-Gen Z-Lens Waveguide Technology by Lumus According to Goldman, traditional approaches to eye tracking involve cameras and infrared lights inside of the headset. Those lights and cameras add some cost but, more importantly, they take up “valuable real estate, from an aesthetic perspective.”

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Could this XR Headset Overtake Apple’s Vision Pro?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The firm is debuting a device with spatial computing features similar to the Apple Vision Pro. Additionally, the device will ship in 2024, as Apple launches the Vision Pro and Microsoft reveals more on its Industrial Mertaverse roadmap. Last week, Immersed announced its Visor XR headset portfolio for productivity.

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With the Varjo XR-4 series, the tech leader aims to offer a more affordable and diverse alternative to upcoming headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. This aligns it with the prices for competing solutions like the Apple Vision Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2. However, they are more affordable than you might think.

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