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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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Plus Apple is proposing some special content in its Immersive Video format, which is a high-definition version of the usual 180 3D. So even if we zero the network time, there is still a lot of latency because of decoding, and Wi-Fi 7 can do nothing about that. So at launch, there will be 150 3D videos on Apple TV.

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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. It is not totally bad, and iVRy uncovered that its latency is lower than the one of Quest 3 plus Air Bridge, for instance, but still, people were expecting a much more polished product.

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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is Better?

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The Meta Quest 3, on the other hand, isn’t quite as mind-blowing, but it’s definitely the more affordable option for XR beginners. The prescription lenses for the Quest 3 start at $50, too – half the price of the Zeiss lenses for reading and a third of the cost of prescription lenses for the Vision Pro.

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