Apple explores smart glasses, following Meta’s lead

Apple explores smart glasses, following Meta’s lead

Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses with an internal study of products currently on the market, setting the stage for the company to follow Meta Platforms into an increasingly popular category. The initiative, code-named Atlas, got under way last week and involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on smart glasses, according to people … Read more

Apple opens its ‘most extensive’ lab outside US in China amid fierce rivalry with Huawei

Apple opens its ‘most extensive’ lab outside US in China amid fierce rivalry with Huawei

Apple has opened an applied research laboratory in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, as the US giant bolsters it commitment to the world’s largest smartphone market amid heightened competition with domestic players, including Huawei Technologies. The facility started operations on Thursday at the Shenzhen Park in Hetao, a cooperation zone developed under the … Read more

Apple just released its first immersive movie for Vision Pro

Apple just released its first immersive movie for Vision Pro

Apple has just debuted the first scripted film captured in Apple Immersive Video and made specifically for the Vision Pro headset. Designed to put viewers in the center of the action, the new movie, called Submerged, was written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Edward Berger. The 17-minute immersive thriller takes viewers onto a WWII-era … Read more

Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

A new feature on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao app lets potential car buyers test drive Xiaomi’s SU7 electric sedan virtually through Apple’s Vision Pro headset, the latest example of Chinese tech companies employing cutting-edge technology to compete for customers. Launched earlier this week as part of an update to Taobao’s Vision Pro app, the new … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro launches in Hong Kong, drawing buyers from mainland China, Asia

Apple’s Vision Pro launches in Hong Kong, drawing buyers from mainland China, Asia

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset officially went on sale in Hong Kong on Friday, drawing local customers as well as those from mainland China and other regions, where the device is either more expensive or unavailable. Buyers who pre-ordered the Vision Pro, which starts at HK$27,999 (US$3,585) in Hong Kong, can pick up the product … Read more

Intel’s China arm acquires minority stake in telecoms subsidiary of Apple supplier Luxshare

Intel’s China arm acquires minority stake in telecoms subsidiary of Apple supplier Luxshare

Intel’s China arm has acquired a minority stake in the telecommunications subsidiary of Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry, according to business registry records, as the US semiconductor giant looks to navigate the geopolitical tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Dongguan Luxshare Technology, a manufacturer of 5G-related products for data communications and wireless networks, has … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset obtains China quality certification ahead of official domestic release

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset obtains China quality certification ahead of official domestic release

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset appears to have been granted a key product certificate in mainland China, where the US technology giant is expected to release the device within this year after its US launch in February. A search on the website of product standards body China Quality Certification Centre (CQCC) showed that an Apple … Read more

Apple prepping big move with its Vision Pro headset

Apple prepping big move with its Vision Pro headset

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Since Apple launched the Vision Pro headset in February, the device has only been on sale in the U.S. But that looks set to change soon. The tech giant is now training staff from overseas Apple Stores on how to present the mixed-reality Vision Pro headset to customers, according to … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro headset can now shop at Best Buy

Apple’s Vision Pro headset can now shop at Best Buy

Folks with a Vision Pro headset can now use it to shop at Best Buy’s online store. The retail giant on Thursday launched the Envision augmented reality (AR) app for Apple’s Vision Pro headset in an effort to make the shopping experience a little more fun and engaging. It also released a bunch of images … Read more