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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.23): Apple Vision Pro preorders have been opened, and much more!

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Of course, some people from all over the world made some tricks to buy it anyway. Twitter account M1Astra started sharing information about some of them, like an app about the Bible, a Lego building game, the J.Crew app to buy clothes in an immersive way, and so on. There is even Microsoft Word!

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‘Monkey King’ is a Cinematic VR Series from Digital Domain and Qualcomm

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This is of course the premise of Monkey King , a new cinematic VR series in development by Digital Domain and Qualcomm. It’s our pleasure to work with Digital Domain to unveil its sneak preview of Monkey King ,” said Mr. Raymond Pao, Vice President, VR New Technology, HTC in a prepared statement. “The

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Wearing Apple Vision Pro With Glasses Works, But It's Risky

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Most people will wear corrective lenses over the course of their lives and estimates of the addressable market range from the hundreds of millions in the United States to billions globally. The Zeiss corrective inserts start at $100 and are a logical choice for your own personal device. 0:00 / 0:30 1× It seemed to work.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

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Of course, no. Of course, there are some caveats: doing like that you lose all social features of the Quest, you lose the casting to your phone and you may have some quirks here and there. Of course, it works by being connected to the phone via USB. But, hey, this is 2020… could this launch be perfect? More info.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.1.9): Apple Vision Pro launches on 2/2, Qualcomm announces new chipset for Samsung headset, and more!

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Apple has also unveiled that the ZEISS Optical Inserts will be available in two types: Readers, priced at $99, and Prescription, available for $149. Probably What The Golf will become the game of the year 2024… I’m of course super excited for this launch because the hype created by this headset can reinvigorate the whole XR ecosystem.

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Editorial: Apple Vision Pro is a mix of innovation, and year-2016 VR, for a hefty price. But…

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I hope they are going to come later… And then of course there is the last horrible thing which is the cable that connects the headset to the external battery. Screen replacement is of course useful, but we already have had it for ages in VR. The cable is bad to be seen, and it is going to be a nuisance during usage.

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Apple Vision Pro Release Date Rumors and Latest News

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For instance, a new patent filing indicates Apple could incorporate Airtag technology into the Vision Pro. This is why Apple has partnered with Zeiss to create custom optical inserts to replace glasses for users. Of course, the question is, when the Apple Vision Pro does finally arrive, will it live up to expectations?

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