Meta Launches Subscription-Based Service Meta Quest+ for VR Headsets

Meta Launches Subscription-Based Service Meta Quest+ for VR Headsets

Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be available from Monday at $7.99 (nearly Rs….

Apple Releases visionOS Developer Tools to Create Apple Vision Pro Applications: Details

Apple Releases visionOS Developer Tools to Create Apple Vision Pro Applications: Details

Apple on Wednesday released the visionOS SDK, a set of tools that will enable developers to build apps for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The Cupertino company’s first spatial computer will go on sale in the US next year and Apple is providing app developers with the tools…

Apple to Unveil xrOS Along With First Headset; Several Senior Executives Involved in Development: Mark Gurman

Apple to Unveil xrOS Along With First Headset; Several Senior Executives Involved in Development: Mark Gurman

Apple is expected to unveil its first mixed reality headset, dubbed Reality Pro or Reality One, at its upcoming annual developer conference. The company will also reportedly unveil xrOS, the operating system that is expected to run on the new wearable device at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023…

Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset to Feature External Battery Pack With Two-Hour Backup: Mark Gurman

Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset to Feature External Battery Pack With Two-Hour Backup: Mark Gurman

Apple Reality Pro — or Reality One — could make its debut in just a couple of months, according to several leaks and rumours surrounding the company’s first wearable mixed reality headset. Expected to be unveiled in June at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the wearable device will reportedly feature a proprietary…

Meta to Go Ahead With Acquisition of VR Platform Within Unlimited as FTC Withdraws Case

Meta to Go Ahead With Acquisition of VR Platform Within Unlimited as FTC Withdraws Case

The Federal Trade Commission voted to withdraw an antitrust complaint challenging Meta Platforms’s purchase of virtual-reality startup Within Unlimited, officially closing the agency’s case. The FTC sued to block the deal last year, filing twin complaints in federal court and its in-house court. Following a December trial in a San…

Meta Gets Nod to Buy VR Content Maker Within Unlimited as FTC’s Request Gets Denied

Meta Gets Nod to Buy VR Content Maker Within Unlimited as FTC’s Request Gets Denied

A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop Meta Platforms from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator’s concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the…

Snap Founder Slams the Metaverse, Apple Marketing Chief Says He Won’t Use the Word

Snap Founder Slams the Metaverse, Apple Marketing Chief Says He Won’t Use the Word

Billionaire Snap founder Evan Spiegel rubbished the idea that future computing will migrate into a virtual world dubbed the metaverse, arguing most people prefer a lighter touch known as augmented reality. Augmented reality, which broadly speaking superimposes digital info on the real world, lets people harness computing power without forcing…

Apple Mixed Reality Headset Uses Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging In: Report

Apple Mixed Reality Headset Uses Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging In: Report

Apple’s mixed reality headset has been in the news for quite some time now. The latest report now suggests that the rumoured mixed reality (MR) headset will use iris scanning for signing in and making payments. This would work like Apple’s fingerprint feature or Face ID authentication and could allow…

Apple to Unveil xrOS Along With First Headset; Several Senior Executives Involved in Development: Mark Gurman

Apple Mixed Reality Headset to Be Announced During Media Event in Jan 2023: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple has been developing a mixed reality headset for a while now. It is believed to offer a combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences. Reportedly, Apple has teamed up with famous Hollywood directors to develop mixed reality content. Now, it is being reported that Apple could…