Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

A conversation could be coming to your home in the next five years and it is probably as unavoidable as those previous ones: Are you on a Meta Quest or do you have Apple Vision? But, right now, Apple just showed up to VR in a very big way and validated almost all the most forward - thinking work at its fastest-moving competitor.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. ” Zeroing in on Apple, you’ve likely read about its rumored move into AR glasses. This would bring legitimacy, mainstream penetration and Apple’s signature “halo-effect” to AR.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Last week at Oculus Connect 6 there were major AR and VR announcements made. Oculus Quest and Rift News. Oculus Quest and Rift News. At the OC6 keynote, Mark Zuckerberg shared Oculus’ goal was to have forward compatibility on all future devices. The first big reveal was the upcoming Oculus Link add-on.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 7, 2024

It appeared that Meta would instead focus on XR gaming and AR-lite consumer wearables. million from app revenue, which could help Meta compete with Apple’s already well-established Vision Pro offerings. Additionally, all data linked to a user’s Oculus account will disappear by the end of March.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. Their Oculus app allows real-time collaboration without ever leaving your home. A company still in stealth, but with founder pedigree from Apple.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” Apple of My Eye.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2018

At Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced a new avatar system, dubbed ‘Memoji’, the company’s next step into the world of iPhone X animated emojis mapped to a user’s facial movements. Move over Samsung AR Emoji , because Apple looks to have gotten the cutesy Pixar-vibe down pat.

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AR Insider

MARCH 3, 2020

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. ” of Apple’s AR glasses, what about the “when?” This could involve a fall 2021 unveiling and following-year launch, as Apple product cycles often go.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 20, 2022

Apple might not be interested in the “metaverse ” just yet, but that won’t stop its products from finding their way in. Read more.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2021

Another device class paving the way for AR is wearables. Just as mobile AR conditions users for spatial experiences, wearables acclimate them to body-worn sensors. And the stakes are high as Apple doubles down on wearables to offset declines from a maturing smartphone market. Lighter AR. Steady Gains. What about VR?

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2021

While Facebook and Apple haven’t been on the best terms as of late, the social media giant is reportedly considering letting Oculus users sync up their workout data to Apple Health, according to Bloomberg. Read more.

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Alas, there is no word yet on when we non-Americans will be able to order this device, although at least one VR YouTuber, Brian Tong, has heard (via his unofficial, internal sources) that Apple is planning to expand access to the U.K. Apple has announced in a Feb. And yes, I do mean expensive. On the U.S.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Is Apple Building an Entertainment Wearable? Begun, The Wearables Wars Have. ’ Is Oculus Quest VR’s ‘iPhone Moment?’ Has Oculus Sold 333,000 Quest’s So Far? 2020 Spatial Predictions: Apple’s AR Fate. And look forward to more daily spatial computing coverage in 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The question on everybody’s mind is AR glasses…, particularly what Apple will end up doing. Many signals indicate that we won’t see Apple AR glasses in 2021, but we’ll see the ball moved forward from other companies like Vuzix which just unveiled its MicroLED smart glasses at CES. Let’s dive in… 1.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? A new OS for wearable, on face, computers. Way deeper.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

Compatible with Apple’s iOS operating system, it will enable ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) on smart glasses and wearables. arGPT: The Next Step for GenAI Wearables For people with previous ChatGPT experience, Brilliant Labs’ solution will offer workplaces and enterprises novel workflow tools.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. Apple AR Glasses Arrive Fashionably Late. The latter will be something Apple works towards as underlying technologies enable it.

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AR Insider

MARCH 19, 2021

We’ve estimated that its annual XR R&D spend — not including its $2 billion Oculus acquisition — approaches $10 billion. That includes both AR and VR, the latter being more tangible today, given Oculus’ in-market status. What’s Driving Apple’s Rumored VR Play? Network Effect.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Recently, reports have emerged that Meta Quest 3 users can now access Layout , an experimental application for the MR headset that seemingly mimics the Apple Vision Pro’s spatial computing user interface (UI) approach. Just days before Meta updated Workrooms, the firm also deleted all Oculus user data on March 28th.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 21, 2021

Apple is reportedly working on developing a high-end virtual reality headset for a potential sales debut in 2022, per a new Bloomberg report. Apple undoubtedly kills a lot of its projects before they ever see the light of day, even in cases where they include a lot of time and capital investment.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Facebook’s Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 headset has managed to carve out a surprisingly sizable niche as a high-tech piece of exercise equipment as people use software like Beat Saber and Supernatural to get a cardio workout in.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 28, 2021

As you’ve likely heard, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple has plans for a VR headset to release next year. Codenamed N301, the device is to be a high-end headset (think: more Valve Index, less Oculus Quest). That hardware could sit at the center of a wearables suite that will redeem the iPhone’s decelerating growth.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement… including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years. Another accelerant in that conditioning process will be wearables , as they acclimate consumers to body-worn sensors. The Covid Era.

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VRScout

APRIL 23, 2020

The all-in-one immersive fitness platform is available now via the Oculus Store. Today marks the launch of Supernatural on Oculus Quest, a brand new title from VR/AR developer WITHIN that promises users an “unforgettable on-demand workout” experience unlike anything available on VR headsets at the moment.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Apple’s highly anticipated mixed reality headset may now have a name, according to a Bloomberg report earlier this week. and global markets related to the device that were filed by Apple-affiliated firms. Filing trademarks under a different company name is not uncommon for Apple. Can Apple keep the AR industry alive?

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus sells battery packs and prescription lenses for the Quest. However, both of these models bring strengths that are likely to become a part of the future of AR wearables as we know them. Many industry analysts and experts agree that large-scale adoption will take place when Apple releases head-mounted displays.

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2021

Further, recent increasing adoption figures are largely driven by one factor: Oculus. The test until we have a wearable is what experiences will make you take your phone out of your pocket or purse and right now a lot of experiences don’t pass that test,” said Bentovim. Hardware, Software, and Adoption. Follow the Money.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 21, 2021

It’s an open secret that Apple is working on some kind of augmented reality or virtual reality headset. But now Bloomberg is reporting that before we get smart glasses, Apple is attempting a niche VR headset that will… Read more. Some, have been so bold as to predict sleek Steve Jobs-style smart glasses as soon as summer 2021.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Frame features an integrated multimodal AI assistant, making it a significant leap forward in wearable technology. Under the leadership of ex-Apple executive and Brilliant Labs CEO, Bobak Tavangar, Frame introduces a paradigm shift in daily living. Brilliant Labs' collaboration with perplexity.ai

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 6, 2022

Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app , the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new data from third-party app intelligence firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower. Launched in April 2018, the Oculus app saw 1.2

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. They say Apple will finally release a Mixed Reality headset in 2022 and that it will be endowed with eye tracking capabilities, an 8K display and a 5 nanometers CPU. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4.

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ARVR

APRIL 15, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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