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WWDC: Morgan Stanley says December launch for Apple Reality

Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring’s sources within the Apple supply chain say the $3,000 devices won’t ship in quantity until fall.

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Nvidia Neuralangelo: A faster path to the industrial metaverse

Turning 2D video clips into 3D structures and objects, this tool with a tongue-twisting name promises to speed up the duplication of real objects in a virtual environment.

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Who wants a regular laptop with a 100-in. screen?

The augmented reality PC is finally here. Though the PC is real, the display is virtual — even Apple might make one!

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WWDC: Apple gets back to the Mac in PC sales attack

In a mixed-up reality, Apple hopes to boost Mac sales with new models designed to reflect the excitement over its AR news at WWDC.

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The metaverse: Not dead yet

Two years ago, the metaverse was hyped as the Next Big Thing in tech. Nowadays, Generative AI has grabbed all the headlines. But don’t count out the concept of interconnected virtual worlds just yet.

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What we (think) we know about the Apple Reality headset

It's the first significant new product from the company in some time, so interest in these new systems is likely to be high.

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Microsoft advances mixed-reality plans with Teams avatars, Mesh update

Though generative AI was the main focus at Build this year, Microsoft is still working on a 'metaverse’ for the workplace.

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Why Apple's iOS 16.6 upgrade will be talk of the town

iMessage Contact Key Verification is expected in iOS 16.6, which should arrive around WWDC, setting the scene for new product launches at the show.

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Q&A: What VRdirect's Rolf Illenberger expects from Apple Reality

Ignore the negativity that breaks out before every major Apple product introduction. This is what VR professionals think is coming.

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Are Apple’s upcoming AR glasses already obsolete?

It’s becoming clear that the future of augmenting reality is AI. Do we even really need the glasses?

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Apple Reality tidbits continue to leak — is the product really ready?

For most business leaders, it’s unfortunate when product news leaks ahead of time. But when secrets shared to a hand-picked cohort of senior managers leak, it shows something is wrong.

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Google kills Glass Enterprise, but big tech's AR dreams live on

Google Glass generated curiosity, not widespread acceptance — but that isn't stopping Google and its rivals from developing other augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products.

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Has Apple's Tim Cook put everything on the line for Apple Reality?

If there's a turf war between Apple’s operations and design teams, the first-generation Apple AR glasses may not pass the taste test.

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‘Digital twin’ tech is twice as great as the metaverse

The metaverse is all about escaping the real world. The digital twin idea is about making the real world better.

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As Microsoft embraces AI, it says sayonara to the metaverse

Just two years ago, Microsoft execs were hailing the metaverse as a game-changer — just as they’re talking up AI now. Well, how did that turn out?

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Teams across all of Apple are now focused on mixed reality

Speculation about the company's plans for mixed-reality glasses suggest development now involves teams from across every part of the company.

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Microsoft cuts HoloLens, Xbox, Surface jobs as industrial metaverse team said to fold

Microsoft has confirmed its is laying off staff working on Hololens, Surface, and Xbox products, as reports surface that it will cut its industrial metaverse unit.

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Google Maps gets more immersive live views, even from above

Google unveiled a slew of upgrades involving search and Google Maps, including a new live view feature that lets users point a mobile device's camera for detailed location information and directions in real time.

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