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Six Affordable Alternatives to the Apple #VisionPro 🥽 Apple's #spatialcomputing landscape is inaccessible due to price and region considerations, so here are 6 alternative products 👇 #xr #ar #vr #metaverse

Vision Pro reviews: Here’s the consensus on Apple’s $3,500 headset so far https://lnkd.in/eYtDDBDQ More curated Apple news at SoundsNerdy.News #apple #visionpro #applevisionpro #technews #ar #vr #xr #reviews

🍏 😎 Apple VisionPro - Steve Blanc on product-market fit Plus what does the VR device mean for science by Nature A new VR/ AR headset by #Apple, Vision Pro, is all over the news with lots of excitement from the first testers. Sam Altman called it “the second most impressive” technology since the iPhone. The device was announced in June '23 and pre-orders started in Jan '24. Apple has sold upwards of 200,000 #VisionPro headsets in Jan (the price is $3500). It is expected around half a million Vision Pro's will be produced. In the midst of all media noise, Steve Blanc published an article yesterday where he talks about product-market fit for Vision Pro, calling it "a swing and a miss". While the product is an amazing technical tour de force, Steve Blanc's analysis is the following: - Apple is trying to push Vision Pro into their existing consumer customers - All the demos and existing applications are oriented to their consumer customers - Apple did not create demos for how the Vision Pro could be used in new markets where users would jump on buying a Vision Pro. For example, industrial applications or home repairs. The article compares the Apple approach with the strategy of Kodak's PhotoCD. PhotoCD was released in 1990 and was supposed to help the users put their film photos on their home CDROM drive and then display them on their televisions. The problem was that in 1990 consumers did not have CDROM drives to display the pictures and even most personal computers lacked them, leading to the PhotoCD failure. To sum up, Apple ignored the adjacent markets with easy wins. The Nature article from 2 days ago reviews how the headset’s high performance shows promise for use in medical tasks. The gaze-and-pinch virtual navigation technique could be revolutionary for the way the research is done: “You don’t need to point anywhere, you can just look at things”. This might also lead to new ways for people with disabilities to use computers and access information. The advanced eye-tracking technology might be capable of picking up conditions such as vertigo, or even early signs of a stroke or dementia. #VR #Steveblanc

This new blog post discusses first impressions of the Apple Vision Pro headset 🕶️ ahead of its UK launch and where the future of spatial computing may lead us next. Also my first blog post on Substack 🚀. Subscribe if you’d like to hear more ✉️ NSLondon #visionpro #ai #iPhone #swift #ar #vr #apple

#TWIXR #CES2024 The Strip Gets Spatial: the Top XR at CES Read Charlie Fink's *AD FREE* article here: https://lnkd.in/gG39k_gb At CES 2024, there was a noticeable shift in the XR industry dynamics, with a smaller presence and fewer new entrants. Major companies like HTC Vive and Meta were absent. Despite this, some products stood out, such as Sony's new spatial content creation system featuring a 4K OLED XR head-mounted display and Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ chipset, poised to be a strong contender in enterprise applications. XREAL also made a significant impact with its pivot to projector glasses and the Air2 Ultra, a 6 DOF headset tethered to smartphones. The Air2 Ultra, known for its impressive 52-degree field of view and ability to mix 3D objects with reality, received acclaim for its design and performance. XReal's strong presence at CES was further highlighted by their partnerships, including collaborations with Sightful and BMW Group, showcasing the versatile applications of their technology. #thisweekinXR #spatialdisplay #wearabletech #immersive #XR #VR #AR

Absolutely blown away by the unveiling of Apple latest VR technology here in #NewYork! 🚀 It's incredible to witness how VR has evolved into a professional-grade B2C device. 🌟 Can't wait to dive into the immersive experiences this innovation will bring! #AppleVR #Innovation" Featuring two OLED displays boasting a total of 23 million pixels, alongside the powerful M2 chip, this headset promises unparalleled visual fidelity and performance. 📸 With 12 cameras and five sensors, the possibilities for augmented reality and spatial mapping are endless. Plus, six microphones ensure crystal-clear audio capture and communication. 🔊 And let's not forget Siri, your ever-helpful virtual assistant, seamlessly integrated for hands-free control. ⚙️ The icing on the cake? Apple's new R1 chip, working in tandem with the M2 chip to optimize performance and reduce latency, ensuring a smooth and immersive experience like never before. Get ready to step into the future of immersive technology with the latest innovation from Apple! #Apple #AugmentedReality #Innovation #TechNews 🍏✨

In the latest edition of The Sixth Wave, we take a deep dive into the Virtual/Augmented Reality Headset market. With the recent release of the Apple Vision Pro, it seems that Meta has some formidable competition for their Quest devices. While the market potential for this tech seems immense, it has yet to reach a point of mass adoption. Check out our latest article as we examine the current competitive landscape and market potential for Virtual/Augmented Reality Headsets. #virtualreality #augmentedreality #technology

It's not The Apple Pro device nobody cares about. It's the lack of a 3D-xD immersive interface that adds value to a use case scenario. Apple, Meta, and Microsoft need to understand VR and AR are specialty devices that are to be used for specific tasks, not all day long. Specific uses include projected 3D visualizations and xD visualizations that are not possible with VR or XR devices. Seattle startup Qikspace has reimagined xD visualizations for Analytics to Retail experiences. https://lnkd.in/gYMjQKtC

Some interesting news I recently read on LinkedIn is Qualcomm’s partnership with Samsung Electronics and Google to explore mixed-reality glasses. While previous adoption of MR products has been underwhelming, with many users complaining of its discomfort, price point, and lack of everyday use, Qualcomm hopes to make these new MR glasses resemble regular frames and easily link to a smartphone. Have you used this technology, or do you plan to use it soon? What are your thoughts on smart glasses? I think smart glass technology is cool in theory, but I have yet to actually test any MR, AR, or VR glasses. I also worry about how this affects overall eyesight long-term. I think back to being a child and being told to "not sit too close to the TV screen because it's bad for your vision". 😅 #SmartGlasses #MixedReality #Qualcomm #Samsung #Google #Innovation

I look like a bee in this photo, wearing Apple's Vision Pro headset 😅 I really enjoyed attending the second XR Creators Connect event yesterday, a great way to meet other professionals that create XR applications. There were interesting talks about volumetric video and solutions for scanning real-life objects into 3D models. I enjoyed talking to Jan Verwoerd, Pieter Siekerman, Sander Veenhof, Antoon Sturkenboom and others. These are my first impressions of the Apple Vision Pro: Operating the menus works by air tapping, while looking at a UI element. It reminded me a lot of how the first HoloLens worked (the PSVR 2 can use eye-tracking for operating menus as well). This needs the headset to be calibrated to the user's eyes. Holding the home button automatically adjusts the headset to the distance between your eyes. However, to calibrate eye-tracking, you need to dive into the settings menu, which you have to operate with mis-aligned eye-tracking. Meaning you have to look somewhere else to aim at the button you want to activate, this is a bit tricky, as it feels really unnatural to do. Why not just start this calibration automatically, right after the eye-distance adjustment? Like others mentioned, I noticed the view of the environment becomes blurry when you look around, this effect might be lessened in bright environments. What I heard is that this also influences hand-tracking latency. Otherwise, the image looked really sharp, the GPU of the Vision Pro allows for some nicely detailed graphics (I tried the dinosaur demo, which looked good). Of course, the design of the hardware is nicely done, the headset isn't as heavy as I expected and I didn't really notice a very limited field of view. #xr #vr #ar #applevisionpro