Storyblok: ‘App absence’ to hamper Vision Pro’s appeal

About the Author By Ryan Daws | 30th January 2024 Ryan is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience covering the latest technology and interviewing leading industry figures. He can often be sighted at tech conferences with a strong coffee in one hand and a laptop in the other. If it's geeky, he’s probably into it. Find him on Twitter (@Gadget_Ry) or Mastodon (@gadgetry@techhub.social) .pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper {display:none;} img {width:100%;} The launch of Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset could be hampered by the lack of apps

Apple Has Reportedly Sold Over 200,000 Vision Pro Preorders

MacRumors is citing "a source with knowledge of Apple's sales numbers" as saying it has sold "upwards of 200,000" Vision Pro preorders.MacRumors has in the past accurately reported upcoming features and specifications of products such as iPhones and MacBooks, suggesting it does have some sourcing close to or inside Apple.This would mean over $700 million in revenue - more than Meta's Reality Labs AR/VR division makes in an average quarter and around the same as it makes in Q4 of each year, the holiday season.Apple Vision Pro Will Have Limited

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ICYMI This Week: BOBOVR S3 Pro, Shootball & More

After this week's VR games and hardware news? Here's what you may have missed:We've nearly reached the end of January and the news hasn't slowed down. With hardware, Apple Vision Pro is estimated to have reached around 200k preorders, Meta reportedly suspended its partnership with Tencent while also preparing for easier viewing of iPhone 'spatial videos' on Quest. Mark Zuckerberg denies that he's pivoting away from AR/VR for AI, while Immersed's Visor opened preorders.With VR gaming, Resolution Games announced an official D&D game, Dead Hook is going multiplatform, Project Demigod got

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 [Netflix] members.” Here’s the portion of the statement where Peters explains his reasoning:“We have to be careful about making sure that we’re not investing in places that are not really yielding a return, and I would say we’ll see where things go with Vision Pro. Certainly we’re always in discussions with Apple to

Meta Reality Labs Research Shows 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 the time that are interesting but ultimately one more step along a predictable path. It’s rare that I come upon something that I’d never even conceptually considered. But this new Reality Labs research project is exactly that.In fact, it’s so different that it’s kind of hard to explain.Researchers at Meta Reality Labs

Own a Small Business? Don’t Run From Tech — Embrace It | Entrepreneur

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Small business owners must use available technologies to drive growth in this digital world. As a business owner, I've seen how adding these technological elements has impacted business operations and brought remarkable success. Now that cutting-edge technology is more accessible than ever, businesses must adopt a digital strategy that helps them succeed as they expand into new markets.This list of methods can serve as a compass to assist you in navigating unexpected business turns and ultimately lead to success. Here are some

Will 2024 Be The Year Of Layered Realities?

Systems & Design OPINION A decade on from big expectations, AR/VR still holds potential. January is always the month of predictions. Our team has already contributed to Semiconductor Engineering’s 2023 Look Back and 2024 Outlook. My personal tradition has become to combine the outlook with a look back at what industry experts thought of a decade ago. While this involved a trip to my garage to pick up the respective January IEEE Spectrum issue a decade ago, the new reality is that all of this is easy to do online.

Rec Room ‘Can’t Justify’ The Cost Of PSVR 2 Port

Rec Room "can't justify" the costs for a PSVR 2 port, according to its co-founder.While Rec Room is available on most platforms, including flatscreen on PS5 and the original PSVR, it's been notably absent from Sony's latest headset. In a Reddit AMA, Rec Room's CCO and co-founder, Cameron Brown, confirmed there are "no current plans" for a PSVR 2 port, explaining they "would love" to port it but "haven't found a way to make it make economic sense."Here's the full response:No current plans to bring [Rec Room] into PSVR 2.

Photonics West lights up San Francisco – Physics World

Thousands of delegates from around the globe will converge on San Francisco’s Moscone Center to discuss and explore the latest innovations in lasers, optics and photonic technologies <a href="https://platoaistream.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photonics-west-lights-up-san-francisco-physics-world-6.jpg" data-fancybox data-src="https://platoaistream.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photonics-west-lights-up-san-francisco-physics-world-6.jpg" data-caption="Light show Photonics West is the world’s largest event for optics, photonics and laser technologies. (Courtesy: iStock/Terraxplorer)"> Light show Photonics West is the world’s largest event for optics, photonics and laser technologies. (Courtesy: iStock/Terraxplorer) This year’s Photonics West kicks off on 27 January with its unique combination of scientific conferences, industry symposia, and world-class technical exhibits. The opening weekend

Zuckerberg Denies Claims Meta Is Pivoting Away From AR/VR

Mark Zuckerberg strongly denied the idea that Meta's new generative AI focus means a pivot away from AR/VR.Meta has been heavily investing in AI research for more than a decade now. Meta's AI research lab was established as Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) back in 2013 and is led by Yann LeCun, a pioneer of deep learning known as one of the three "Godfathers of AI". It has since become one of the leading AI research labs on the planet. Some of the fruits of this research have benefited Meta's

Vision Pro Currently Only Has Around 200 Native Apps Ready for Launch

There’s going to be a ton of apps available on Vision Pro day one, with more than one million iOS and iPad apps working in compatibility mode on Apple’s first mixed reality headset. While Apple is positioning the $3,500 headset as a general computing device for work and casual media consumption, as it stands today, there’s only around 200 native apps coming to the headset at launch. A number of native VisionOS apps come pre-installed on Vision Pro, which include: App Store Encounter Dinosaurs (AR app) Files Freeform Keynote Mail