First Filed in 2017, Vision Pro EyeSight Patent Envisioned Anime Eyes & Furry Avatars
Apple was recently granted a patent for 'EyeSight', the external display on Vision Pro which shows the wearer's eyes. The patent was filed way back in 2017 and envisioned the feature being used to show stylized eyes like those...
The First Apple Vision Pro Reviews Are Here
The first reviews for Vision Pro are live, highlighting a ton of great, good and not-so-great things about Apple's first mixed reality headset.
The $3,500 Vision Pro is set to launch on February 2nd, but it seems the first reviews...
Chinese AR Startup Xreal Raises $60M in Hopes of Competing with Apple
Xreal, the China-based AR headset creator, announced it's secured $60 million in its latest funding round which it hopes to use for product development and an expansion of production facilities.
Founded in 2017 and headquarted in Beijing, Xreal counts among...
Vision Pro Deliveries Are Backordered Into March But In-store Availability Remains
Within 24 hours of Vision Pro pre-orders starting earlier this month, home delivery dates were pushed back from launch day into March. But curiously, orders for in-store pickups are still available within a week of launch day at many...
Scalped Vision Pro Pre-orders Have Sold for $6,000, But Justice May Yet Prevail
A number of scalped Apple Vision Pro pre-orders have sold on eBay for upwards of $6,000.
When you just gotta have it, I guess money is no object for some.
When Vision Pro pre-orders opened up on January 19th, the delivery...
Netflix CEO on Vision Pro App Snub: “not particularly relevant to our members”
Vision Pro is nearly here, but Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won't have their respective apps on the headset's app storefront. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters explains why.
Speaking to Stratechery, Peters says Vision Pro is "not really particularly relevant to most members."...
New Reality Labs Research Project Demonstrates Mind-bending AR Capabilities
A project from researchers at Reality Labs, Meta's XR division, shows a method for interacting with the real-world through augmented reality.
I'm about as seasoned as they get when it comes to the XR space. I see research papers all...
‘Rec Room’ Has No Plans to Support PSVR 2 Despite Being on Original PSVR
Rec Room is one of the leading social VR platforms, supporting every major console, mobile device, and VR headset—except PlayStation VR 2, that is. And it's very likely going to stay that way.
In a Reddit AMA earlier this month, Rec...
Meta-Tencent Partnership to Bring Quest to China Reportedly Suspended
According to a Wall Street Journal report in November, Meta was in talks with Chinese tech giant Tencent in hopes of bringing a cheaper version of Quest to Mainland China. Now, according to a new report from Chinese language outlet Sina...