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Apple renames mixed-reality software ‘xrOS’ ahead of expected AR/VR headset
Apple has long been known to be working on a mixed-reality headset, its first major new product category since the Apple Watch, and…
Apple’s mixed-reality headset said to begin mass production in March 2023
In just four months, mass production of Apple’s long-rumored mixed-reality (AR and VR) headset is expected to commence…
Northeastern University VR lab hit with mail-bomb attack
Officials are investigating an apparent mail-bomb attack on the virtual reality (VR) center at Northeastern University after an employee…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s first mixed-reality headset to cost at least $2,000; to be revealed in January 2023
TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted on Sunday that Apple’s mixed-reality headset will be its “next revolutionary…
Apple’s AR/VR headset has moved beyond the prototype stage
pple has reportedly conducted its second-phase engineering validation and testing (EVT 2) for its first AR headset, which is expected…
Apple’s AR/VR headset likely to come with a monthly subscription
Apple’s first generation AR/VR headset will likely target the commercial market with hardware priced in the multiple thousands of dollars…
More ‘realityOS’ references discovered ahead of Apple’s AR/VR headset
Developers are seeing more references to “realityOS” – the operating system that the headset will run – Within Apple’s code, as the rumored…
Apple’s forthcoming AR/VR headset said to have three displays
Display Supply Chain Consultants published a paper with 10 predictions for the display industry in 2022, which includes Apple’s AR/VR headset…
Ming-Chi Kuo moves his Apple AR/VR headset launch date from Q2 to Q4 2022
Apple uber-analyst Ming Chi Kuo has moved his target launch date for Apple’s long-awaited VR and AR headset from Q2 to Q4 2022…
Apple VR/AR headset said to focus on gaming, media, and communication
Apple’s rumored virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headset will focus on gaming, media consumption, and communication…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AR headset with Mac-level computing power coming in 2022
Apple’s widely expected augmented reality (AR) headset project is poised to appear late next year with the first device to offer Mac-level…
Apple headsets: New iOS 15 tech could have AR and VR functions
With iOS 15, Apple appears to be laying the technical foundation for its next big group of devices: AR and VR headsets …
Ming-Chi Kuo reiterates: Apple’s mixed-reality headset is coming next year
Apple plans to release its long-rumored mixed reality headset “in mid-2022,” followed by augmented reality glasses by 2025. Now, in a new…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to launch mixed reality headset in mid-2022 and AR glasses by 2025
Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple plans to release its long-rumored mixed reality headset “in mid-2022,” followed by AR glasses by 2025…
Apple executive Dan Riccio heading up AR and VR headset development
Apple last month announced that Dan Riccio would transition to a new role focusing on a new mystery project, reporting to CEO Tim Cook…
J.P. Morgan: Apple LiDAR-equipped VR headset coming next year
Investment analyst at JP Morgan says an Apple VR headset will be released in Q1 2022, and feature six lenses and a LiDAR Scanner…
Apple $3,000 mixed-reality headset to feature two 8K displays – The Information
Apple’s initial mixed-reality (VR and AR) headset is designed to be a “pricey,” high-end niche precursor to more ambitious AR smartglasses…
Apple preps ‘pricey’ virtual reality headset, to be followed by AR smartglasses
Apple’s first attempt at a headset is designed to be a “pricey,” high-end niche precursor to more ambitious augmented reality smartglasses …
Apple smartglasses could give users ‘night vision’
With a combination of radar and LiDAR, Apple smartglasses could provide users with “night vision” when light levels are too low for the human eye…
Apple granted two more patents for ‘Apple Glasses’
Apple has been granted two patents for its rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality / virtual reality / mixed reality head-mounted…
Apple acquires VR startup SPACES
Apple is acquiring Spaces, a virtual reality firm that originally focused on creating theme park attractions then pivoted to delivering…
Apple Glasses could offer ‘predictive, foveated VR’
Apple has been granted yet another U.S. patent (number 10,739,599) for what we commonly call “Apple Glasses,” the company’s expected…
Why did Apple buy NextVR?
With an acquisition that may help Apple’s development of VR and AR headsets, the company yesterday confirmed the acquisition of NextVR, a startup…
Kuo: New Apple iPads on the way, Apple Glasses in 2022 ‘at the earliest’
Ming-Chi Kuo said in a new note to clients on Thursday that Apple would likely launch new iPads over the coming year and Apple Glasses in 2022…
Apple acquires NextVR
With an acquisition that may help Apple’s development of VR and AR headsets, the company confirmed the acquisition of NextVR, a startup that provides…
Apple likely to buy NextVR live event streaming AR/VR firm for $100M
Apple is believed to be in the process of acquiring Orange County, California-based virtual reality company called NextVR …
Apple patent filing reveals ‘Apple Glove’ input device
The gloves could be used to control computers and head-mounted display units…
Apple smart glasses could have hidden cameras and removable earphones
Apple’s long-rumored AR or VR headset could keep some of its optical components behind an electrically-controlled layer to hide them…
After negotiations with Apple fail, Leap Motion sold to UltraHaptics for bargain price of $30 million
Leap Motion, which made hand-tracking systems for virtual and augmented reality headsets…
Apple’s hiring for augmented reality is up 30x over last year
The hiring upswing is a clear sign that the Cupertino tech giant is looking to make AR a major…
Walt Mossberg: Apple needs a big new innovation soon
Walt Mossberg, co-founder of Recode, joins “Squawk Alley” to discuss Apple…
Apple hires augmented reality/virtual reality expert Arthur van Hoff
Apple has hired a number of former Jaunt engineers over the past few years to work on AR…
Apple is prepping an iOS change that may hurt AR and VR advertising
Advertising agency employees who work on augmented reality and virtual reality are worried…
Apple’s macOS platform gains new stunning VR 3D software with ‘eyecad VR’
Working from Piazza Federico di Svevia, Syracuse, Italy, the award-winning tech startup…
Now would be the time for Apple to buy Tesla, and kick Elon Musk out of the driver’s seat
Elon Musk has put an end to his idea to take Tesla private, but still has a tough road ahead…
Apple + Tesla is a fairy tale with a twist
Apple and Tesla are single product visionaries. Single product visionaries create world-class consumer products…
Could Apple make a play for Tesla?
Once every decade, there’s a seismic shift in technology…
Gene Munster: Apple has cornered the market in VCSELs, further expanding their AR lead
Apple’s key iPhone X augmented reality component supplier, Lumentum, reported better than expected results…
Tim Bajarin: How Apple could deliver the ‘next’ big thing in personal computing
From my years of tracking Apple, two very consistent threads seem to drive Apple’s strategy…
Analyst: Augmented reality could be an $8 billion revenue opportunity for Apple
Apple’s move into augmented reality could boost iPhone and App Store sales…
YouTuber Mark Rober secretly develops VR/AR for self-driving cars for Apple
Mark Rober, who is best known for his YouTube videos of spectacular science stunts…