Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2022

Today during Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote, the company announced that iOS 16 will allow users of modern iPhones to scan the shape of their ear to create more accurate spatial audio. During the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple announced the feature as part of the forthcoming iOS 16 update which is due out later this year.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 24, 2021

Apple's $549 AirPods Max have new competition: Yamaha's $500 YH-L700A offer ANC, transparency, and built-in head-tracking sensors, just like Apple's cans.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 5, 2022

Apple's automatic audio switching and head-tracking spatial audio are its coolest headphone technologies. Google plans to do the same for Android.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 7, 2022

LG's Tone Free T90Q bring head-tracking spatial audio to both iOS and Android users alike, breaking Apple's monopoly on the immersive listening feature.

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TechPrior

MAY 25, 2020

The next big product of Apple – the all-new Apple’s AR Glasses are in the limelight now. Apple is now readying its proprietary version of smart glasses in the form of Apple Glasses. Apple has always been quite clear-sighted where its AR aspirations are concerned.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 14, 2021

Apple's spatial audio support for Apple Music works with all types of headphones, but when it comes to video, it's a decidedly different story. Here's why.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

But while Google can at least claim some parity with Apple in terms of phone quality, there’s no competition when it comes to earbuds. Last year, Apple launched support for spatial audio in Apple Music. We have no real info about what they’ll include, but knowing they exist is good enough for now. Get smaller.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

We’ve seen plenty of updates to the VR/AR and mixed reality space, with new innovations from Meta and even Apple, but smart glasses technology has lagged. They aim to compete with existing solutions from other major tech brands and impending technologies rumored to be arriving from companies like Apple and Microsoft.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2023

The thumbsticks can be used for snap turns, but there’s no movement and head-tracking is sufficient. Reach high up to grab an apple from a tree during a stretch. Controllers are required to navigate menus and carry out simple interactions in some of the practices, but there aren’t any complex controls.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

China-based XR company Xreal (previously Nreal) announced its newest pair of glasses at CES 2024, marking the company’s return to augmented reality right as Apple is prepping its $3,500 Vision Pro for its upcoming launch. Read more about what separates AR and smartglasses here. mm, Width: 48 mm, Height: 161.5

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Upload VR

MAY 31, 2023

For most devices, the virtual display is fully locked to your head. On only a few specific Android phones and Apple Silicon Macs, the virtual display stays in place as your head turns (3DoF ). The Air glasses will also get an update to support 90Hz refresh rate later this year, which should make for smoother head tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 17, 2023

Firms like Apple and Meta are debuting major consumer MR headsets, each firm aiming to lead the way for mainstream MR adoption with a paradigm-shifting product. ” New 6DoF Algorithms : PICO is also optimizing the performance of its 6DoF frameworks, which decreases the presence of issues relating to head tracking jitter.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There was no head tracking, motion controllers, or even games that wouldn’t have played equally as well on a standard Gameboy. Moreover, its red monochrome displays were criticized for giving players eye strain, nausea, and headaches during gameplay. .”

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RealVision VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The episode, RaginiMMS VR can be seen on YouTube with full immersion (3D 360 and head tracked audio) on the Oculus Quest, and will certainly be compatible with the HTC FLOW eyewear. This is a missed opportunity that Product Heads of OTT platforms should consider rectifying, asap.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

Leia Inc makes a “lightfield experience platform” – a 2D device that displays 3D content through head tracking. The panel started off with the burning question of when Apple will launch an XR device, with Schilowitz providing the answer “when it’s ready” – and not before. It needs to be forgettable.”.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Apple introduced its first spatial computing device this Monday at WWDC 2023. Many suspected an XR device would arrive on that fateful day following years of rumours, leaks, and hints from Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. That is what we focus on every day And Apple delivered.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

The same goes for Valve, Apple, and Sony, whose established presence here would allow them to cut into the high-end section of the market without much difficulty. Hardware-based big tech companies would further fuel the wave, introducing their own devices or expanding their VR device product lines.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The system featured a head-mounted display with head tracking that could be used to explore virtual environments or real remote images from a camera — foreshadowing future breakthroughs in teleoperation. Image Credits: Apple Magic Leap is far from alone in those struggles.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

What really made my cry has been the use of head tracking: when you select an app in the initial menu with your controller, then the system shows you a 3D gizmo of the app that you have to position in your room USING YOUR HEAD. This will let also give the time to Magic Leap to fix all the software flaws of its device.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Regarding what components have been opensourced, Google states that “The open source project provides APIs for head tracking, lens distortion rendering, and input handling. Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Head tracking, app selection, and overall performance inside View were all top notch. It looks very similar to an Apple TV or Oculus remote but with a bit more heft to it. YouTube ran particularly well and looked amazing for a 360 video on the device. The Remote. The remote is View’s ace in the hole.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. I think that’s gonna be amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I think there’s an inherent risk of collecting eye tracking data, and positional head tracking data, and more data about individuals. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. I think that’s gonna be amazing.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

All the big names in tech are working on their own devices, including Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Google. We do not want to simply exchange a regular camera for a VR camera and use head-tracking as a gimmick. The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas made it clear: virtual reality is taking on serious forms !

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