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Apple revealed its long-awaited VR headset last year without confirming a specific launch date, saying only that the VIsion Pro would be available in 2024. The wait is almost over—Apple says all of its US retail locations will have the Vision Pro for sale on Feb. 2. If you’re already …

Now that Apple is trying to make spatial computing a thing with its Vision Pro headset, it’s not far-fetched to think the company might try and shoehorn that feature into future iPhones and iPads. When the headset launches next year, you will have to be wearing the headset to take …

It was a classic “one more thing” at Apple’s WWDC event today. After unveiling new Macs and software updates, Apple finally announced its long-rumored augmented reality headset known as Vision Pro. In typical Apple fashion, the announcement failed to provide many technical details, but the company demoed plenty of games, …

Meta has officially unveiled the Quest 3 virtual reality headset, and it’s coming this fall with numerous improvements over the second-gen headset. Meta is vague about the nitty-gritty specs, but we know the basics, including a 40% thinner frame and double the graphics performance thanks to a new Qualcomm Snapdragon …

with headsets, but none have been able to hit the price-to-performance target like the Meta Quest 2. Valve tried with its Index, but its high price tag made it inaccessible to a lot of people. HTC has offered VR headsets for many years, but none of them have broken through …

(Photo: Apple headset render via Antonio DeRosa)Apple seems to be getting close to the launch of its much-hyped AR/VR headset, as it’s reportedly settled on a name for the operating system. Noted Apple soothsayer Mark Gurman is reporting it’s going to be xrOS. This is shorthand for “extended reality,” as …

(Photo: Schaffer-Nishimura Lab)Enter the Schaffer-Nishimura Lab at Cornell University, and you might stumble upon a mouse experiencing virtual reality (VR) for the very first time. They’re not having an immersive game night, but they are a part of the next best thing: neuroscience research. Dr. Chris Schaffer and Dr. Nozomi …

According to sources involved with Apple’s supply chain, the company plans to launch its rumored mixed reality headset later this year. This flies in the face of earlier reports that the headset had been delayed until next year due to a variety of issues Apple was struggling with. This would …

(Image: Concept by Antonio DeRosa @aderosa75)A lot of digital ink has been spilled already about Apple’s plans to enter the Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) markets with an expensive, hybrid headset of its own design. Though the headset was rumored to be arriving in 2022 to allow Apple …

  Rumors of an Apple-designed AR/VR product have rumbled around for years now, with nary a launch to show for it. New data, however, shed more information on the hardware than we’ve seen before. Apple is developing a mixed-reality system that can track hand movements and show video of the …