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Mark Gurman: Don’t expect a cheaper Vision Pro for several years

Ryan Daws — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:45:51 +0000

Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset has garnered positive attention, but its steep price has raised concerns about its potential sales. Revealed at WWDC 2023, the Vision Pro marks Apple’s entry into a new product category since the Apple Watch in 2015. Priced at $3,500, the headset is more than three times the cost of... Read more »

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DoJ charges former Apple engineer with stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Wed, 17 May 2023 14:27:30 +0000

A former Apple engineer has been charged by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for stealing trade secrets relating to autonomous cars. The indictment was unsealed by a federal court in California, revealing the case as part of a broader crackdown on efforts by hostile nation-states to illicitly acquire sensitive US technology for their own... Read more »

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Apple’s mixed-reality headset will use magnetic batteries

Ryan Daws — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:34:17 +0000

Apple’s upcoming mixed-reality headset will feature a unique magnetic port for attaching a battery pack. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the external battery pack will have a proprietary connector on one end that attaches to the headset itself. The magnetic connector will be round-tipped and will lock into the port by the user turning it.... Read more »

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Apple has over 200 people testing self-driving cars

Ryan Daws — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:25:56 +0000

Apple appears to be gradually accelerating its self-driving car program and now has over 200 people testing its vehicles. Data from the California DMV (via macReports) indicates that Apple has 201 people testing autonomous driving features on public roads. Apple currently has a fleet of 67 vehicles. The overall size of Apple’s self-driving fleet hasn’t... Read more »

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Apple open-source code references ‘realityOS’

Ryan Daws — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:59:05 +0000

A reference to realityOS has been spotted in Apple’s open-source code. RealityOS is the operating system that Apple is widely expected to use on its upcoming mixed-reality headset. However, it may end up being named xrOS (a reference to “extended reality”) when it reaches consumers’ faces. This week, Apple posted various bits of code on... Read more »

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Apple’s AR/VR headset plan causes internal divisions

Ryan Daws — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:52:55 +0000

Internal divisions are reportedly arising at Apple over its much-anticipated AR/VR headset. Apple CEO Tim Cook and COO Jeff Williams are said to be pushing to launch the headset as soon as possible, even if its design isn’t optimal. Designers at Apple are said to have disagreed with their leadership and want to wait until... Read more »

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Apple’s new HomeKit architecture returns in iOS 16.4

Ryan Daws — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:31:20 +0000

Apple is re-releasing its new HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.4 after it was pulled in an earlier version. The architecture initially debuted in iOS 16.2 but users quickly ran into problems with devices getting stuck “updating” or becoming entirely unresponsive. Apple decided to pull the update while it investigated the issues. iOS 16.3 and iOS... Read more »

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Apple finally activates HomePod Mini’s climate sensor

Ryan Daws — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:04:25 +0000

Apple has finally activated the humidity and temperature sensor in the HomePod Mini. Earlier this month, Apple announced the second generation of its full-size HomePod. One of the new features was a sensor for detecting a room’s current temperature and humidity. Back in 2021, the teardown specialists at iFixit disassembled the HomePod Mini. iFixit discovered... Read more »

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Apple’s AR glasses may not debut until 2026

Ryan Daws — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:35:12 +0000

A leading analyst has claimed that Apple’s first augmented reality (AR) glasses may have slipped two years to 2026. “We now expect the AR Glass to be postponed to 2025-2026, due to design issues,” wrote Haitong International Tech Research’s Jeff Pu in an email to MarketWatch. Just five months ago, Pu said that Apple’s AR... Read more »

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Xbox and Apple execs criticise the ‘metaverse’

Ryan Daws — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:52:23 +0000

Recent comments from Xbox and Apple executives suggest the companies remain deeply critical of the metaverse. Most current “metaverse” experiences are just online games looking to capitalise on the hype around the term. More technological advancements are needed to fully realise the metaverse. One core principle of the metaverse is that it will mix elements... Read more »

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