Bloomberg: Apple headset “a pricey precursor” to the way more ambitious AR glasses
Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple’s first major new product category since the Apple Watch faces development hurdles.
Virtual Reality
Bloomberg: AR-based content coming to Apple TV+ next year ahead of Apple headset in 2022
The moves in this space are expected to attract and retain Apple TV+ subscribers while driving interest in AR/VR ahead of rumored Apple AR headset debut in 2022.
Apple buys AR/VR technology platform Spaces, a former project of DreamWorks Animation
Apple has apparently acquired Spaces, an augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology startup that was spun out from DreamWorks Animation in 2016, for an undisclosed sum.
Bloomberg details how Jony Ive urged Apple to change course on AR/VR wearable development
Casting light on Apple’s AR/VR development, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman paints a picture of a company that has redirected huge resources to a potentially risky project.
Apple pulls NextVR for Android from Google Play following acquisition
That was one heck of a swift removal: the software was removed from Googles Play Store just a few hours after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on the acquisition.
Apple has acquired the VR startup NextVR
Apple has confirmed it has acquired the virtual reality startup NextVR.
iOS 14 code suggests Apple testing its rumored AR headset with a bowling game
The Cupertino giant appears to be testing its rumored augmented reality accessory with a crosswalk bowling game and a modified HTC Vive Focus controller.
Apple is researching eye tracking solutions for its rumored augmented reality headset
Apple is rumored to be working on an advanced augmented reality headset. Its latest patent filing offers a glimpse into how accurate and reliable gaze tracking could permit users to interact with a computer-generated environment more easily than with hands.
Apple hires Jaunt’s founder Arthur van Hoff for its AR/VR team
Apple just made a significant hire in the augmented and virtual reality space that could accelerate its own AR headset project.
Apple hires a developer who built a painting app for VR headsets as its prototyping researcher
Sterling Crispin, who previously built a painting app for mobile VR headsets, has been working for the Cupertino technology giant as a prototyping researcher since May of this year.
$199 Oculus Go lets anyone jump into virtual reality, no PC or wires attached
The new Oculus Go needs no wires, works without a PC or any other device, features the clearest optics yet and was designed with comfort in mind. Oh, and it’s just $199! Could this be the world’s first affordable standalone virtual reality headset?
Apple working on wireless AR/VR headset with dual 8K displays
Apple is currently working on a headset with dual 8K displays that will be capable of both virtual and augmented reality, reports CNET. The outlet says the device, codenamed T288, will be wireless—meaning it won’t require a tether to a Mac or iPhone—and it’s slated to launch in 2020.
