What the Dropping Apple Pro Vision Sales Really Mean

What the Dropping Apple Pro Vision Sales Really Mean

Recent reports show that Apple Vision Pro sales are dropping, only a few months after the spatial computing device became generally available to US customers. According to Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, supply chain data indicates that Apple has reduced its forecast Vision Pro shipments by almost half, suggesting the tech leader could be feeling the …

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Using Zoom on Apple Vision Pro Headsets: The Pros and Cons

Using Zoom on Apple Vision Pro Headsets: The Pros and Cons

If you host most of your immersive collaboration sessions and meetings with Zoom, the Apple Vision Pro headset may have become a lot more appealing to your organization. When I first reviewed the Vision Pro, I noted the range of available apps was a little lacking. Fortunately, that’s beginning to change. Apple is working tirelessly …

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MR Headsets Expert Roundtable – XR Today

MR Headsets Expert Roundtable – XR Today

MR headsets are facing increased interest this year. The Apple Vision Pro brought expected eyes to the technology, and late last year, Meta launched its Quest 3, which introduced its brand of MR at an affordable price following its Quest Pro launch. Moreover, MR headset vendors are focusing on productivity usage – from frontline assistive …

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Google Introduces 8K Streaming on Meta Quest

Google Introduces 8K Streaming on Meta Quest

Recently, Google released an update to its Quest 3 YouTube application, which allows users to stream 8K videos to their Meta Quest 3 – at least in theory. Despite the update, Quest 3 headsets cannot stream up to 8K video, as the device’s quality is capped at 4K. This means that the YouTube update could …

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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which is Best?

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which is Best?

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? When Apple first announced its innovative spatial computing headset, it seemed like a revolution. Though Apple didn’t share much about the actual specs of the product initially, it promised to deliver an experience unlike any other. But it’s not the first “Pro” headset …

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Big XR News from NVIDIA GTC, Apple, LG, and HTC VIVE

Big XR News from NVIDIA GTC, Apple, LG, and HTC VIVE

What a massive week for spatial computing. At GTC, NVIDIA wowed the world with robotics, digital twins, automatic vehicles, AI processors, and countless more innovations, and behind many, many, many of these innovations, spatial data. With XR/spatial computing data, whether 3D environmental data or user tracking data, 3D services are working hard behind the scenes …

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HoloLight Co-founder Speaks on NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD Integration

HoloLight Co-founder Speaks on NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD Integration

Cloud-based XR streaming is a big story to come out of NVIDIA GTC 2024. To empower workers with Omniverse digital twin creation and immersive collaboration, NVIDIA is introducing CloudXR APIs and Graphics Delivery Network (GDN) frameworks to democratise XR content creation for use cases such as warehouse and automotive design and notably allowing headsets such …

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Apple Vision Pro Used by UK Surgeons

Apple Vision Pro Used by UK Surgeons

Apple’s Vision Pro headset has been used in surgery for the first time during a UK operation. Two surgeons used the device at the private hospital Cromwell as a “surgical logistics and organisational tool”, according to spatial computing healthcare firm eXeX. The Vision Pro is available in the US, but Apple has yet to reveal …

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Meta Deletes all Oculus Accounts and Data this Month

Meta Deletes all Oculus Accounts and Data this Month

Following Meta’s move away from Oculus branding and, subsequently, from requiring Facebook accounts during XR device log-ins, the Menlo Park-based firm is removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Meta’s move means that a Quest user who logs into their XR device with an Oculus account will no longer …

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