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Apple Readies Arsenal of Apps for New Headset, Aiming to Win Over Wary Users
20Apr By adminNo Comments
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Apple Readies Arsenal of Apps for New Headset, Aiming to Win Over Wary Users

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is racing to build a trove of software and services for its upcoming mixed-reality headset, seeking to win over potentially wary consumers with apps that use the device's novel 3D interface.The offerings will include gaming, fitness and collaboration tools, new versions of Apple's existing iPad features, and services for watching sports, according to people with knowledge of the plans. The roughly $3,000 headset is set to debut at an event in June, with the product going on sale months later. Apple's hardware products have long depended on having a robust assortment of software — epitomized by the Steve Jobs-era slogan, “There's an app for that.” But there may be even more pressure when it comes to the mixed-reality headset, a technology that will be unfamiliar to many...
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Apple’s Chinese contract manufacturer to develop AR device – Nikkei
27Feb By adminNo Comments
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Apple’s Chinese contract manufacturer to develop AR device – Nikkei

[ad_1] Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron that first helped Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Taiwan-based Foxconn is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony, to develop micro OLED displays for the device. The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment, while TSMC declined to comment. Apple's headset is set t...
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WWDC event in June 2023: Apple to introduce its first mixed reality headset
25Feb By adminNo Comments
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WWDC event in June 2023: Apple to introduce its first mixed reality headset

[ad_1] Apple is planning to reveal all the specifications of its first mixed reality headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) which is to be held in June 2023. Though the company did not intend to debut the headset at the event. Apple is also expected to introduce new versions of iOS, WatchOS and macOS at the June event.Bloomberg's Mark Gurman informed about the same in a newsletter by saying, "The company planned to introduce the headset at a consumer-focused launch this spring — in late March or April — and then talk up the features for developers at WWDC. But Apple is now aiming to introduce all of the specifics of the device at the developer conference alongside new versions of iOS, watchOS and macOS. " The reason behind introducing the headset in June is said to be du...
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Apple Renames Mixed-Reality Software ‘xrOS’ in Sign Headset Is Approaching
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Apple Renames Mixed-Reality Software ‘xrOS’ in Sign Headset Is Approaching

[ad_1] The device will vault the company into first new product category since the Apple Watch in 2015. Apple Inc. is ramping up work on a mixed-reality headset, its first major new product category since the Apple Watch, and has renamed the accompanying software in the latest sign of an approaching debut. The company plans to introduce the headset as early as next year, along with a dedicated operating system and app store for third-party software, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Internally, the company recently changed the name of the operating system to “xrOS” from “realityOS,” said the people, who asked not to be identified because the project is still under wraps.  The new software name is a nod to the headset's mixed-reality capabilities. “XR” stands for extend...
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