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South Korea Asks App Stores to Abolish 'Play-To-Earn' Crypto Games

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Play-to-earn (P2E) games where users trade their playtime for crypto earnings are the latest trend to take the crypto community by storm, and the latest subject of a crackdown over in South Korea. Regional newswire Naver was first to report that South Korean authorities have asked Apple and Google to block these games’… Read more.

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Apple Vision Pro Used by UK Surgeons

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The Vision Pro is available in the US, but Apple has yet to reveal when it will be launched in other regions. Mr Syed Aftab, Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon , said: “Working with eXeX to use the Apple Vision Pro has made a huge difference to the way we deliver care to our patients.

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Apple Competitor Xreal to Reach 200,000 Shipments

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Peng Jin also added: We do see spatial computing as the major technological trend in the next maybe two, three decades. Moreover, of those StreetBees questioned, 40 percent do not intend to purchase Apple’s device. However, only 27 percent intend to buy it. At the same time, 33 percent of individuals are undecided.

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Meta & LG Officially Confirm Partnership, Including "Next-Gen XR Device Development"

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This is Zuckerberg's first publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalize the Gear VR smartphone-holder headset partnership. This could bring over services like Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, and VUDU with no extra developer effort required.

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Nreal’s New AR Sunglasses Look Pretty Gosh Darn Stylish

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The Nreal Air are unlike any other AR glasses we’ve seen so far, combining style with technology. What’s especially interesting is the fact that the Nreal Air supports both iPhones and iPads, making them one of the first AR devices in the world to offer compatibility with Apple iOS.

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Meta and LG CEOs to Discuss AI-Powered XR Devices

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This week, a South Korean news publication reports that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to meet with LG officials in South Korea to discuss new XR hardware. The OS could potentially provide a valuable source of income and services for Meta’s XR hardware ecosystem to combat the already deep Apple Vision Pro offerings.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!

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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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