Google and Samsung reveal new smart glass designs
Samsung Electronics and Alphabet's Google unveiled the designs of smart glasses co-developed with eyewear partners Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, set for release in the fall.
The products, entering a category that’s so far been led by Meta...
Apple Vision Pro resellers push price beyond R100,000
Apple Inc.’s limited release of the Vision Pro headset is fostering a resale market that’s pricing the device far beyond its $3,500 (R66,164) starting price.
On Japan’s Mercari marketplace, the base 256GB model sold for ¥800,000 (R101,792)...
Joining Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won't make dedicated apps for Apple Vision Pro
Google’s YouTube and Spotify Technology SA, the world’s most popular video and music services, are joining Netflix Inc. in steering clear of Apple Inc.’s upcoming mixed-reality headset.
YouTube said in a...
Netflix not making dedicated Apple Vision Pro app
Netflix Inc. isn’t planning to launch an app for Apple Inc.’s upcoming Vision Pro headset, marking a high-profile snub of the new technology by the world’s biggest video subscription service.
Rather than designing a Vision Pro app — or even...
R65,000 Apple Vision Pro gets launch date
Apple Inc.’s first major new product in nine years arrives on 2 February, setting the stage for what the company hopes is a new era after the iPhone.
The Apple Vision Pro — a $3,499 (R65,065) mixed-reality headset — goes on sale in the US on that day...
Qualcomm unveils VR/AR headset chip to take on Apple Vision Pro
Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone processors, announced the Snapdragon XR2+ chip designed for virtual and mixed reality headsets that will compete with Apple Inc.’s forthcoming Vision Pro.
The San Diego-based...
Apple wants to make less than half the number of Vision Pro headsets initially planned
Apple Inc. is cutting production targets for its long-awaited mixed-reality Vision Pro headset due to difficulties in producing the complex design, the Financial Times reported.
The iPhone maker is now...
Apple shares jump — and then retreat — after Vision Pro announcement
Apple Inc. closed lower Monday, reversing gains that sent shares to an all-time high earlier in the day, after investors balked at the steep price of its newly-launched Vision Pro mixed-reality headset.
Shares of the iPhone...
Apple AR glasses delayed — but VR headset still coming in 2023
Apple Inc. is still planning to unveil its first mixed-reality headset this year, but an even more important follow-up product — lightweight augmented-reality glasses — has been postponed due to technical challenges.
The company...