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The XR Week Peek (2024.03.12): Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device, Plutosphere shuts down, and more

The Ghost Howls

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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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. A company still in stealth, but with founder pedigree from Apple. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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Apple Acquires AR Firm Mira after WWDC Vision Pro Debut

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Apple Inc has reportedly bought out US headset manufacturer Mira following its Vision Quest headset debut on Monday, a Verge report revealed on Tuesday. According to the Verge report, Apple acquired roughly 11 Mira employees. In the post, Taft said: “Excited for Mira’s next chapter, at Apple :).

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Will XR Revenue Exceed $100 Billion by 2026?

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LOS ANGELES, December 22, 2022: ARtillery Intelligence has released a new report that projects XR revenue to grow from $18.96 This is driven by enterprise AR hardware and software that boosts productivity through line-of-sight guidance. billion, driven by gaming-dominant VR hardware and software spending. billion in 2022.

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Meta Reveals New Prototype VR Headsets Focused on Retinal Resolution and Light Field Passthrough

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Although Butterscotch’s varifocal abilities are similar to the company’s prior Half Dome prototypes , the company says Butterscotch is “solely focused on showcasing the experience of retinal resolution in VR—but not necessarily with hardware technologies that are ultimately appropriate for the consumer.” “In

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Bigscreen Beyond Gets A VRChat-Themed Storage Can

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We had positive impressions in our Bigscreen Beyond review-in-progress , though we're withholding our final judgment until we can test with additional hardware. Each headset is custom-built in Los Angeles with a labor-intensive process, and they've been working to fine-tune manufacturing.

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Will Headworn AR Revenues Exceed $35 Billion by 2026?

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ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for AR glasses hardware and software revenues. - LOS ANGELES, August 14, 2022: ARtillery Intelligence has released a new report that projects headworn AR revenue to grow from $1.85 billion in 2021 to $35.06 billion in 2026, an 80.7 percent compound annual growth rate.