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Big XR News from Apple, Google, XREAL, and Meta Reality Labs

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Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the product, including “Readers” for $99 and prescription standard optics for $149. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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Apple Vision Pro Debuts for US Customers on Feb 2nd

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Apple is working with ZEISS to bring optional optical inserts to the product, with “Readers” soon available for $99 and prescription standard optics for $149. Apple will start the pricing of the Vision Pro at $3,499 for a model with 256GB of storage.

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Apple Vision Pro Debuts in US Stores Today!

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Additionally, Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the device in a bid to improve accessibility options available alongside current XR devices. Currently, the Vision Pro is only purchasable by US customers, however, Apple is expected to roll out worldwide release windows at its WWDC event later this year.

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What is the Apple Vision Pro Headset?

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Apple has created a brand-new input system for this device and is combining it with state-of-the-art hardware to bring the metaverse to life truly. Apple is marketing the wearable system as a spatial computer, focusing strongly on the developing MR world. Is the Apple Vision Pro VR or AR?

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Apple Storms into Mixed Reality Space with Vision Pro Headset

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Also, the device leverages cutting-edge, catadioptric lenses and ZEISS optical inserts for unrivalled fidelity. This allows seamless usage of iPhones, MacBooks, Watches, and other wearables while using the headset. As crazy as it may seem, I believe AR hardware will be better for mental health than mobile phones.

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Apple Vision Pro Debuts in US Stores Now!

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Additionally, Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the device in a bid to improve accessibility options available alongside current XR devices. Currently, the Vision Pro is only purchasable by US customers, however, Apple is expected to roll out worldwide release windows at its WWDC event later this year.

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Big XR News from Apple, Microsoft, and SPIE

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As part of its commitment to accessibility, Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the device: “Readers” will cost $99, meanwhile prescription standard optics will cost $149. However, Apple is expected to release it worldwide later this year after further announcements at the yearly WWDC event.