The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. This time it comes from Bloomberg, which predicts that Apple will announce its MR headset in June 2022 during WWDC , to launch it some months later, probably during the holiday season. (Image from the web). Learn about the m**averse in Japan.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Apple doesn’t call Vision Pro a mixed reality headset, or a virtual reality headset for that matter. To Apple, it’s all spatial computing , which is fine—if not a little too vague. Make sure to check out our latest preview of AVP , which is a little teaser to our incoming deep dive review coming soon. And we get it.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! According to Mark Gurman, we should have the first genuine reviews of the device starting today, that is Tuesday. Apple released a new trailer for the headset. There is even an app to send faxes!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

More info (Ultraleap teasing a new device) More info (Maybe a new sensor is coming) Has Palmer Luckey tried the Apple headset? This week we had the usual articles about the Apple headset speculating its upcoming launch for June, 5th and stressing how Apple is launching for the first time a product that has not a clear market.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Further, we have a hands-on review from a long-awaited trial of the Nreal Air in action. This means that Nreal Air has a lot lighter technical demands (it doesn’t require select 5G networks and flagship phones, for example) and is significantly more affordable. Nreal is not a super Apple-friendly device. The Road So Far.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2023

If the avalanche of recent reports can indicate anything at all, it seems Apple is entering the VR/AR headset market fairly soon, bringing along with it the most inflated expectations the industry has ever seen. The Apple Watch wasn’t the first smartwatch either. In case you haven’t noticed, Apple is a big deal.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

Moreover, of those StreetBees questioned, 40 percent do not intend to purchase Apple’s device. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. It is a massive game, and it is getting very positive reviews… even a 10/10 on IGN! Outstanding move.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Apple XR headset may have great processing power. This week I’m so desperate that there is no news to write about that I’m even sharing a rumor about the Apple headset. But remember that Apple has also a long history of changing its minds on future products, so don’t trust any of these rumors. Read some interesting reviews.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset. There is IPD adjustment.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 29, 2022

If you’ve recently dropped a fair amount of cash on an Apple Watch, there’s no doubt you’ll want to keep it in tiptop shape for as long as possible. Think of it like your phone: you want to protect the screen.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

When Apple released the second-gen iPhone SE earlier this year, I thought it was pretty good for the price. But what I longed for, I wrote in my SE review , was an iPhone 12 Pro Mini: an almost bezel-free, pint-sized phone with incredible cameras and an in-display fingerprint sensor for $400. Apple checked some of… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

As for compatibility, the application should be able to run on most mid-level Android phones. More info Some new leaks on the Apple Vision Pro This has been a quite positive week to discover news about the Apple Vision Pro, thanks to a few leaks about it. Well, I guess you can imagine that the review has been ultra-positive!

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Mashable VR

MAY 5, 2022

Save 15%: The 4-pack of Apple AirTags is at its lowest price ever at $84.55, down from $99, at both Amazon and Best Buy as of May 5. I'm thinking of my younger self who did not realize my cell phone for emergencies only fell out of my pocket in the movie theater until a good hour later). Credit: Apple. 4-pack of Apple AirTags.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 27, 2024

Apple has created a new form of video conferencing experience with its Persona solution for the Apple Vision Pro in an attempt to bridge the gaps between distributed workers. At a glance, it looked a lot like a futuristic version of a phone booth from some sort of Sci-Fi movie.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I’ve read various reviews about this event, and it seems that also this year the virtual edition is huge and is full of so many artworks and worlds that is impossible to see all of them. Apple AR/VR headset may rely on a nearby iPhone to work. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. AR is still alive, Apple will still release its AR glasses.

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Upload VR

APRIL 8, 2024

UploadVR tried v64 on Quest 3 and can confirm the dynamic range and exposure control have been very noticeably improved, making it easier to view physical screens like monitors and phones. Interestingly, this new passthrough tuning, including the darkness and vibrancy tradeoff, is closer to Apple Vision Pro's, as we noted in our review of it.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

AR2 is a chip thought so that you can have a pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses that work by being wirelessly connected to your phone via Wi-Fi 7. New rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. As for all Apple rumors, take this with some kilos of grains of salt. This is an interesting concept for sure. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It wants to create an ecosystem , where most probably all the devices can work together (like it happens today with Apple devices); The report also claims that Facebook may be building its own operating system to encompass all these devices. Apple is working on Micro-OLED displays. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR efforts.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Normally, we’d ask you to wait for your favorite consumer tech team to review the new iPhones before handing Apple your money. Sometimes you just need to upgrade your phone as soon as possible. But we get it. Read more.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some other headsets like Pico 4 and Quest Pro house the battery in the rear padding instead of in the visor, while Apple Vision Pro has a tethered external battery pack to remove it from your head entirely. In our review of Quest 3 we noted that without the facial interface and straps it weighs 397 grams.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 7, 2024

Xreal Air 2 Ultra are true AR glasses, but they only work with two specific Samsung phones. That's still a significantly narrower field of view than what you'd get from opaque headsets with passthrough cameras such as Meta Quest 3 and the upcoming Apple Vision Pro, which have horizontal and vertical field of views roughly around 100°.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

All of us have memories of Altspace, also because it was one of the first applications paving the way to social VR: I remember Altspace being one of the first applications reviewed on my blog. The new report regards other devices in the work at Apple. Altspace is sunsetting on March, 10th. But this is something that we already knew.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

The first one is that since the Gaming Showcase is happening on June, 1st, it seems positioned in a way to make Meta perform some announcements right before the Apple WWDC. Apple WWDC is where the Apple Reality headset may be announced, and it is taking place on June, 5th. The price is going to be very cheap: only £79.99.

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Upload VR

APRIL 30, 2024

It's been six months since our Quest 3 review. Quest 3 Review: Excellent VR With Limited Mixed Reality I’ve been using Quest 3 at home since last week - here’s what I think of it in real world use. UploadVR David Heaney This means you can view this content on a headset for one seventh the price of Apple Vision Pro.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 6, 2021

But it’s not alone… Apple and others have signaled interest in spatially mapping the world and making it searchable. It could have social, educational and business use cases such as geo-tagged messaging or local business reviews. Apple’s moves to revamp Apple Maps could spin out 3D visual mapping capability.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As quick background for those unfamiliar, ARCore is Google’s AR developer platform — the counterpart to Apple’s ARkit — as well as its consumer-facing vessel. We can use the number of reviews in the Play Store — 301,000 as of this writing — as a proxy. That’s just a thought exercise of course.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We don’t know who originated the leak… but honestly, considering the perfect timing to generate hype for Facebook Connect, and the fact that it just shows a bit without showing too much… well, I have some suspects… (Do you remember the “leak” about Quest 2 some days before Facebook Connect 1 and timely before Apple Event?

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2021

Point your phone (or future glasses) at places and objects to contextualize them. Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. Facebook wants to be the social layer to the spatial web, while Amazon wants to be the commerce layer and Apple envisions a hardware-centric multi-device play.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In my review of the Pico Neo 3 Link , I already highlighted how Pico is investing a lot in its content catalog and has been already able to bring a good amount of high-quality games on its platform. You can chat with your friends on your Pico app on your mobile phone, and then decide to meet with them in VR, for instance. Pico Store.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Reviewers praise this Belroy Tech Kit Compact for being compressed yet functional, and it comes in different colors, too. Credit: Apple/Amazon. With the convenience of mobile wallets these days, things like boarding passes and credit cards often live in our phones. And it makes packing and unpacking a breeze. Wired headphones.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

I speculate it is an early prototype because the shape looks like a Frankenstein between a phone and a Quest headset, and considering the attention Samsung has to design, it is impossible that “that thing” was close to being released to the market. This is how we learn to do proper content for what is going to be the next trend in XR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2024

allows clients to create bespoke immersive wayfinding visuals that help visitors navigate spaces using phone cameras. ” ARway Collaborates with Apple ARway is currently working with various XR device leaders to leverage its unique immersive wayfinding platform for a broad range of use cases. The innovative service from ARway.ai

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