Though the company has dominated VR goggles for years, Apple is poised to release its Vision Pro headset in the coming months, setting up a showdown.
It’s a high-stakes moment for Meta’s hardware business.its Vision Pro headset in the coming months, setting up a showdown.
But after headset sales and usage stagnated, the company shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence and more-marketable technologies. A wearer could use the more immersive VR option when watching a movie or playing a game and then move to XR mode when browsing the web and looking at photos. This allows the device to automatically place virtual guardrails so a user doesn’t, say, walk into a table. It also can be used for gaming, such as one title that allows players to shoot items on a wall.
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