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.…

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Report: Quest to Natively Support Spatial Video Originally Meant for Vision Pro

One of the big features being touted by Apple is Vision Pro’s ability to play back spatial video captured on iPhone 15. According to data recently mined in the Meta…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Meta is Working on an Airplane Travel Mode for Quest

Airplanes seem like an ideal place to dive into VR, as you can switch out the cramped environment of the cabin for a giant movie theater, or whittle away the…

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Vision Pro Supports AirPlay So Spectators Can See What’s Happening

Apple Vision Pro is set to have a casting feature, which will let spectators keep an eye on the immersive action as it happens. Apple today launched pre-orders for Vision…

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Apple Reveals Official Vision Pro Accessories, Including $200 Carrying Case

Pre-orders for Vision Pro launched today, giving us the first opportunity to browse the $3,500 spatial computer’s (aka XR headset’s) barrage of expensive official accessories and replacement parts. Apple is…

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Vision Pro Pricing Tops Out at $3,900 for 1TB of Storage, Pre-orders Open Now

Apple Vision Pro pre-orders start today and with them come additional details like the range of storage options and prices. When I was sitting in the crowd during the announcement…

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Magic Leap Gets Half-billion Dollar Boost Ahead of Vision Pro Launch

Saudi Arabia has recently injected more than half a billion dollars into augmented reality company Magic Leap, which it hopes will rival Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Saudi Arabia’s…

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