Samsung Spotted Working on AR Headset With Head-Mounted Display in Patent Document

Samsung Spotted Working on AR Headset With Head-Mounted Display in Patent Document

Samsung has previously confirmed that it is working on an augmented reality (AR) headset, and a recently published patent document sheds some light on what the company’s first AR headset might offer. The company’s patent hints at a head-mounted device that runs on its own operating system. It is also…

Walt Disney Forms Business Unit to Coordinate Use of AI, Augmented Reality

Walt Disney Forms Business Unit to Coordinate Use of AI, Augmented Reality

Walt Disney is forming a new group to coordinate the company’s use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality, as the media giant explores applications across its film, television and theme park divisions. The newly formed Office of Technology Enablement will be led by Jamie Voris, the…

Apple’s Vision Pro Headset to Get First Metaverse App with ‘Ultra Realistic Graphics’

Apple’s Vision Pro Headset to Get First Metaverse App with ‘Ultra Realistic Graphics’

By the second quarter of this year, Apple’s Vision Pro headset is likely to get its first metaverse app. Victoria VR, a firm that works on projects related to web3 and virtual reality is developing this app for the Vision Pro. As per the initial announcement disclosed over the weekend,…

Apple Vision Pro Preorders Go Live in the US Ahead of February 2 Launch: Pricing, Specifications

Apple Vision Pro Preorders Go Live in the US Ahead of February 2 Launch: Pricing, Specifications

Apple Vision Pro can now be preordered in the US, ahead of the launch of the company’s first mixed reality headset on February 2. The iPhone maker’s ‘spatial computer features two Micro-OLED panels that offer a total of 23 million pixels and up to 100Hz refresh rate. It is powered…

YouTube, Spotify Apps Won’t be Available on Apple Vision Pro at Launch: Report

YouTube, Spotify Apps Won’t be Available on Apple Vision Pro at Launch: Report

YouTube and Spotify will not offer standalone apps for the Apple Vision Pro when the device launches on February 2, according to a report. The company’s first new hardware category in nearly a decade is scheduled to arrive in the US in the coming days, but it will reportedly ship…

Netflix Won’t Offer Dedicated Apple Vision Pro App Unlike Most Major Streaming Platforms: Report

Netflix Won’t Offer Dedicated Apple Vision Pro App Unlike Most Major Streaming Platforms: Report

Netflix won’t release a standalone app designed for the Apple Vision Pro when the device is launched in the US next month, according to a report. The streaming platform’s app is available on Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS operating systems. Apple also allows app developers to update the tablet versions…

Will Apple’s Vision Pro launch be a Groundhog Day for immersive computing?

Will Apple’s Vision Pro launch be a Groundhog Day for immersive computing?

Apple’s Vision Pro headset is set to finally launch in the U.S. on February 2, at a retail price of $3,499. At that price, there’s no doubt it’ll have limited appeal, which seems just fine with Apple given reports about their initial sales expectations. Apple originally announced Vision Pro last…

Apple Vision Pro Safari Browsing Interface With Multitasking, 3D Object Support Leaks Ahead of Launch

Apple Vision Pro Safari Browsing Interface With Multitasking, 3D Object Support Leaks Ahead of Launch

Apple is expected to launch its first wearable spatial computer — the Apple Vision Pro — in the coming weeks and details of the company’s mixed reality headset have begun to surface online. Ahead of the arrival of the Vision Pro, a user on X (formerly known as Twitter) recently…

Apple Vision Pro Production Ramped Up in China as Firm Plans February Launch: Report

Apple Vision Pro Production Ramped Up in China as Firm Plans February Launch: Report

Apple Vision Pro — the company’s first wearable mixed reality headset announced at WWDC 2023 — could be launched in the next couple of months, according to a recent report. The iPhone maker is reportedly ramping up production of its spatial computer at assembly plants in China and has been…

Huawei Virtual Reality Headset Tipped to Debut Next Year, May Compete With Apple Vision Pro

Huawei Virtual Reality Headset Tipped to Debut Next Year, May Compete With Apple Vision Pro

Huawei is tipped to be working on a virtual reality (VR) headset that will compete with the Apple Vision Pro. The purported high-end headset will be launched by the company at the end of 2024, according to details shared by a tipster. Apple’s high-end spatial computer supports both augmented reality…