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First Filed in 2017, Vision Pro EyeSight Patent Envisioned Anime Eyes & Furry Avatars

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Image courtesy Apple EyeSight is perhaps the most unique bit of hardware on Vision Pro. After filing the full application a year later, Apple was just granted the patent this month, formally titled Wearable Device for Facilitating Enhanced Interaction.

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Meta Revives Haptic Feedback Product Portfolio

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Namely, within the XR space, the firm works on many related immersive technologies to boost Meta’s hardware and software offerings, from AI to avatars. Haptic feedback comes in many hardware forms, such as gloves or controllers. Another technology space, Meta, is keen to crack the haptics market. What is Haptics Studio by Meta?

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The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into

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As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible.

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Magic Leap Shows Prototype Headset Progress Since 2014

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At a sponsored GDC 2018 session, the still mysterious augmented reality company Magic Leap has revealed how their prototype hardware has evolved from 2014 to present day. Schwab continues, introducing a technically ‘wearable’, albeit very uncomfortable looking prototype from 2015 (below), “This thing is called Cheese Head.

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HP muscles into VR hardware space

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HP appears to be the latest hardware manufacturer to be making a strong push into the VR space, after announcing a range of developments including the pending release of a professional version of its mixed reality headset. The developments built upon HP’s previous release of the world’s first professional wearable PC, the HP Z VR Backpack.

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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2023

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, there are numerous brands producing lightweight, ergonomic, and infinitely powerful wearable solutions for VR users. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset? RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space.

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Nreal to Rebrand as Xreal

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Moreover, the potential product uses the same font and house style as seen on Nreal branded hardware. In a pre-covid world, the Chinese AR hardware firm became embroiled in a legal dispute with Epic Games, the parent company of the RT3D engine Unreal.

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