Apple Vision Pro is facing declining interest and sales among consumers
Who would have thought?
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Zuckerberg opens up Meta Quest operating system to third-parties, Asus and Lenovo headsets planned
Open vs. closed VR ecosystems
Something to look forward to: After spending tens of billions on virtual and augmented reality, Meta aims to position itself as the more accessible alternative to Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset and its visionOS. Competing with the Cupertino giant will prove challenging, but opening up the Meta Quest operating system and evolve into an open ecosystem could go a long way toward broadening its appeal.
Vision Pro users are angry the device has no reset or recovery measures for password loss
A day-one password bug locks users out of the headset, and a trip to the store is the only remedy
Apple Vision Pro teardown investigates the EyeSight Display
Easily replaceable battery and speakers, software-locked prescription lens
Meta Quest receives spatial video and gesture support as company hopes the Apple Vision Pro can save mixed reality
Meta to become the Android of mixed reality headsets
First Apple Vision Pro reviews are in: It's a "very Apple" product
The Apple Vision Pro embodies the essence of an Apple product: a tech marvel, very niche and very expensive. Despite its drawbacks, reviewers say it's an excellent first generation product that offers a remarkable experience.
Apple Vision Pro full specs revealed: 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB of system memory, up to 1TB storage
M2 memory bandwidth has been boosted to 256GB/s
Sony's XR headset is coming later this year sporting latest Snapdragon SoC and dual 4K OLED displays
OLED microdisplays will provide 4K resolution in each eye - roughly double that of PSVR 2
BMW welcomes customers to play a mixed-reality racing sim while actually driving
Lunch and drifting lessons for €660 per person
Ultrafast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR devices finally approved
One of several dockets that the Commission opened up this week
Zotac releases 4th-generation backpack PC for mobile VR
Latest model switches from consumer to professional GPUs
Google may have shelved Iris, its latest AR project
Yet another failed AR/VR glasses from Google
I got to play with the Apple Vision Pro and saw the future of computing. Again.
Editor's take: I was one of the lucky few who got to attend Apple's WWDC keynote presentation in person, and also got to try the new Apple Vision Pro headset for a 25-minute hands-on, er, heads-on demo. The experience was very good – as it certainly should be for a product that's going to cost a whopping $3,499 – but it was also a bit more similar to other devices I've tried over the years than I initially expected it to be.
Apple reveals Vision Pro AR headset, arrives early next year for $3,500
A high-power headset with Apple's full software ecosystem, but pricing could seriously hold it back
Watch Live: Apple to unveil its AR/VR headset at WWDC 2023
Will it really cost $3,000?
TCL "extended reality" smart glasses simulate a 130-inch screen
A giant 1080p screen four meters in front of your face
Startup founded by Magic Leap execs introduces the world's first AR laptop
With only enough power to equate it to a Chromebook and an eye-watering $2,000 MSRP, it might be a hard sell
Tim Cook shares thoughts on AR and VR as uncertainty surrounds the technology
Apple's "hypothetical" headset would focus on communication
Google Glass killed off for a second time
The company is no longer selling Google Glass Enterprise Edition and ending support
Mark Zuckerberg talks mixed reality on Meta Quest 3
Next Meta Quest headset coming in late 2023 for $300-$500 with mixed reality
HTC is prepping a lightweight Meta Quest competitor for CES
A goggles-style form factor
Lenovo drives form factor innovations in PCs and "extended reality"
Technical advances in devices are critical, but physical design is arguably even more attractive
Army tester warns that Microsoft Hololens-based AR goggles could get soldiers killed
More controversy for the $22 billion deal
A hot potato: The Hololens-based AR goggles Microsoft provides to the US Army as part of a contract worth up to $22 billion have come in for more criticism after a user said they could endanger soldiers. "The devices would have gotten us killed," said the tester.
Meta Quest 3 design and spec files leak
Might be a cheaper alternative to the upcoming Quest Pro
The US Army is receiving its first deliveries of Microsoft Hololens-based AR goggles
Initial tests of the controversial devices have proved successful