Finnish mixed-reality startup Varjo on Monday launched its latest headset, the XR-4, a $3,990 devices that it hopes to sell to…
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With the Vision Pro, Apple has figured out how to bring AR, VR, and spatial computing to the masses
With the Apple Vision Pro, wearers navigate 3D environments via sophisticated eye-tracking and hand gestures – no hand-held controllers…
Apple’s ‘Reality Pro’ will likely offer an in-depth catalog of live concerts
Apple’s Reality Pro headset will pack a number of unique features when it’s announced on Momday (10am PDT / 1pm EDT) at WWDC…
Gene Munster: AR/VR headsets could account for 10% of Apple’s sales by 2030
Longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster believes the trend of more immersive consumer tech experiences will continue to grow in popularity…
With its $3,000 ‘Reality Pro’ headset, will Apple succeed where others have failed?
Apple hasn’t made a major product introduction since it rolled out the Apple Watch in 2015, but with its “Reality Pro” mixed-reality headset…
Apple headset said to offer remote concert attendance
Little birdie tells us that one selling point of Apple’s mixed-reality headset will be attending live and recorded concerts remotely…
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey Apple’s mixed-reality headset is ‘so good’
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey seems to have tried a prototype of Apple’s mixed-reality headset and proclaimed it “so good.”
Can Apple’s new mixed-reality headset save VR?
The optimism surrounding VR circa 2016 was not met by reality, as adoption rates remained low, “with less than one in five Americans…
Apple’s mixed-reality headset’s tethered battery pack will connect via new proprietary power port
Apple’s upcoming mixed-reality headset will come with a separate, pocketable tethered battery pack will connect via a new proprietary…
Apple’s mixed-reality headset said to run hundreds of thousands of apps at launch
Apple’s widely anticipated mixed-reality headset, reportedly named “Reality Pro,” will also be compatible with hundreds of thousands of apps…
Apple’s incremental introduction of its mixed-reality headset is the right approach – Gene Munster
Apple’s mixed-reality headset will be an endorsement of the metaverse even though the company will likely never use the word “metaverse” …
Apple preps slew of apps and services for new mixed-reality headset
Apple is building a slewe of software and services for its upcoming mixed-reality (AR/VR) headset, seeking to attract consumers with apps…
Why Apple’s mixed-reality headset can succeed where Google, Meta, and others failed
Apple is widely expected to debut a mixed-reality headset (AR/VR) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly…
Apple’s headset could significantly boost the stagnant VR market
The nascent virtual reality (VR) market had a pretty stagnant 2022, but when/if Apple’s widely expected mixed-reality (AR + VR) headset…
How Apple’s ‘RealityOne’ mixed-reality headset will work
Apple’s long-anticipated roughly $3,000 mixed-reality headset will offer a 3D version of iOS, show immersive, interactive video content…
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…
