The ergonomics of Apple’s front-heavy Apple Vision Pro have left an opening for companies to try to come up with alternative straps. I looked at one from a little-known Chinese brand and a global medical devices company.
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At Microsoft’s annual IT conference, the company focused on security and AI, but also made an intriguing VR announcement and launched a small cloud client PC
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At Connect, Meta launched an inexpensive Quest headset, provided updates on the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and gave developers new tools and APIs. All anyone will remember is that this is where Orion, Meta’s smart glasses of the future, were launched.
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Kopin makes XR microdisplays for consumer and military uses, and I got hands on with its latest products. Its NeuralDisplay technology in development cleverly solves a key problem with displays and the humans who use them.
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Meta is taking the Horizon OS that powers its Quest headsets and opening it up to hardware licensees including Lenovo and ASUS. This could backfire but it pressures Google and provides a broader coalition against Apple’s Vision Pro.
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This year’s Mobile World Congress was a return to crowded halls, Chinese OEMs, laptops, wearables, and a continuation of AI demos from last MWC (and CES). There were also the trends that should have been but weren’t.
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LG and Meta are doing something together in XR, but the way that LG suggests it might work with Meta is almost silly, so lets dive into the state of the XR/spatial computing app ecosystem landscape to parse what’s really going on.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a short video to Instagram with bold claims about the Meta Quest 3 vs. the Apple Vision Pro. It's worth a watch — and some quick analysis.
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I put nearly a dozen smart glasses and spatial computing rigs on my face at CES and got a chance to assess the state of smart glasses and spatial computing just ahead of Apple Vision Pro availability.
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It’s CES week, so we must be getting details on Apple Vision Pro?
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AR glasses and VR headsets are often uncomfortable or impossible to use with prescription glasses. Zenni Optical has an inexpensive solution for Meta’s Quest 3.
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Varjo is launching the XR-4 mixed reality headset for enterprises with significantly better technology for passthrough AR and pricing that is lower and simpler.
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Amazon is serious about integrating generative AI into Alexa, even if a direct monetization model isn't clear. It is surrounding that LLM with a slew of new hardware, including a home hub, WiFi 7 router, soundbar, smart glasses, and more.
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In the weeks since Techsponential got heads-on with the Apple Vision Pro , we have been asked numerous questions from journalists, Apple partners and resellers, and Apple competitors. This report provides a comprehensive look at the hardware, software, ecosystem, and implications of Apple’s entry into AR and VR.
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I attended Apple’s WWDC today and got a heads-on demo of Apple's new Apple Vision Pro headset. This report covers first impressions and snap analysis. This is a new platform; Techsponential will have additional reports — especially around competitive response — in the future.
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MWC was back in force in 2023. This report covers the themes, announcements, and analysis from the show: satellite telephony, new smartphones, concept devices, U.S. carriers in Europe, and more.
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CES 2023 had no specific, overarching theme, but within each market segment, there were trends and highlights. This report covers Computing, Hybrid Work, Mobile (Phones, Wearables, and Tablets), IoT, AR & VR, and TV
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Sony recently announced PSVR 2 pricing, availability, and its silicon supplier for the headset and controllers. It looks to be an incredibly high-value VR system, but that could get it stuck in the middle.
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T-Mobile published a Corporate Responsibility Report for 2021 – a 92 page set of data and slides so dense that it also released a summary PDF in addition to the CEO’s Letter, which is also a summary. I got an advanced copy of the report and here are the top five things that jumped out at me.
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Qualcomm’s mid-cycle Snapdragon flagship refresh is more substantial than just a slight performance increase, the latest 7-series chipset is aiming at Asian gaming phones, and its XR division hits a significant milestone.
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