Four days before Apple entered, and redefined, the nascent extended-reality (XR) headset market by going far, far beyond merely that with an entirely new platform, ushering in spatial computing, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms pre-announced the latest version of its Quest mixed-reality headset in a panic. Apple Vision Pro features a pair of advanced, custom micro‑OLED displays deliver more pixels than a 4K TV to each eye — for stunning clarity. Tae Kim for Barron’s: Meta executives were likely dismayed over the positive reception for Apple’s headset innovations. The maker of the Quest VR devices has already lost tens of billions of dollars in projects tied to the metaverse inside its Reality Labs unit. And when the company launched its $1,500…

Laura Normand / The Verge The rumored debut of a “Reality Pro” headset is right around the corner, but Tim Cook has been singing the praises of AR for years. With Tim Cook as CEO, Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, having passed a $3 trillion market cap in the past and sitting at around $2.6 trillion as of this writing. For all of his nearly 12 years as the head of the company, though, there hasn’t been one single product tied to him the way the iPhone, iPad, and revitalized Mac computers are so inextricably linked to Steve Jobs. But while Cook’s impact on the company has largely been in his operational mastery and the…

Laura Normand / The Verge The rumored debut of a “Reality Pro” headset is right around the corner, but Tim Cook has been singing the praises of AR for years. With Tim Cook as CEO, Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, having passed a $3 trillion market cap in the past and sitting at around $2.6 trillion as of this writing. For all of his nearly 12 years as the head of the company, though, there hasn’t been one single product tied to him the way the iPhone, iPad, and revitalized Mac computers are so inextricably linked to Steve Jobs. But while Cook’s impact on the company has largely been in his operational mastery and the…

Macworld Apple is often accused of charging too much money for its products, but some of the company’s most momentous releases are free. Such as the annual major software updates for the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch, which unlock a raft of new features at no extra expense. This year, in fact, the watchOS 10 software update (cost: $0) is expected to be considerably more significant than this year’s new hardware. The Apple Watch Series 9 (likely cost: $399 and upwards) has been labeled “anything but major,” whereas the new OS is expected to bring “bigger enhancements, including an updated interface.” This article is our watchOS 10 deep dive, sifting through the leaks and rumors to bring you the…

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Macworld If you thought your MacBook Pro has an incredible screen, wait until you try on Apple’s mixed-reality headset for the first time. According to a new rumor, the headset will have an expansive display that puts a crystal-clear 4K screen in front of each eye. Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants and a reliable source of information regarding display tech, claims to have received the final display specs for the AR/VR headset that is reportedly launching next week: Micro OLED1.41 inches (measured diagonally)4,000ppiMore than 5,000 nits of brightness Presumably, the headset’s display will also support ProMotion with a 120Hz or higher refresh rate. To put it mildly, those are absurd specs. For reference, the PlayStation VR2 headset…