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At the start of the year, a handful of developers, including Steve Troughton-Smith, found references to “,” the operating system for Apple’s long-rumored virtual and augmented reality headset. Now, a little more than a week before the start of , the name has resurfaced in trademark filings seemingly linked to the company. On Friday, Vox Media product manager took to Twitter to share two United States Patent and Trademark Office filings he found registered by a company called Realityo Systems LLC. As Parker and others…

I had a love-hate relationship with gaming. Plopping down in my desk chair, a bowl of Skittles ready, I was thrilled at the prospect of booting up Stardew Valley -- with one exception. My headset, an old, bulky beast I pilfered from my significant other, made my gaming experience less than stellar, leaving my ears pained by the time I practically ripped them off my head. Plus, other players would tell me my gaming headset made it nearly…

Gaming headsets are designed around a lot of factors — comfort, connectivity, latency, battery life, price. Audio quality is usually sidelined, if not completely overlooked, in favor of epic explosions and booming bass beats. SteelSeries’ Arctis lineup of gaming headsets is already unique in this regard, with its focus on natural-sounding, balanced audio and understated aesthetics. The latest addition to the Arctis lineup, however, hardly looks like a gaming headset at all. The Arctis Nova Pro comes in two iterations,…

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Source: Apple We're about two weeks out from the start of this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which begins on Monday, June 6. Not surprisingly, the rumor mill has finally started to kick into high gear for one of the most anticipated dates on the Apple calendar. This week also included news about Final Cut Pro, the long-rumored Apple VR headset, and more. WWDC 2022 The next version of watchOS is expected to be a "significant" update, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The buzz, which doesn't come with…

Apple’s rumored first step into AR and VR has been hush-hush, but a new report indicates that the mixed-reality headset may be getting closer to its grand unveiling. As reported by Bloomberg, Apple’s board got a sneak peek at the company’s upcoming mixed-reality headset at a quarterly meeting. This meeting was attended by “eight independent directors” and CEO Tim Cook. Antonio De Rosa Bloomberg’s report indicates that Apple demonstrated the capabilities of the headset, according to unnamed sources familiar with the…

Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset seems like the worst-kept secret in tech, and a new report about the device from The Information (its second this week) is chock full of details about the unannounced product’s turbulent development. One of the most notable parts of the story is about Apple’s decision to go with a standalone headset. At one point, Apple hadn’t yet decided whether to move forward with a more powerful VR headset that would be paired with a base station or a standalone one. While Apple’s AR / VR…

We’ve seen a multitude of reports in the past few years detailing Apple’s purported mixed reality glasses. Various sources claimed the headset was in development, providing unconfirmed details about the design, specs, and expected price of the wearable. The number of reports increased recently, indicating that the first-gen Apple mixed reality glasses are getting closer to release. A new scoop from a prominent Apple leaker now claims that Apple has shown the AR/VR headset to the board, which signals that a launch is…

Apple's board of directors previewed its mixed-reality headset last week, according to Bloomberg, suggesting that its next major new product category could launch soon.For Apple, the launch of a product category could open up new markets and potentially re-create the world-changing 2007 introduction of the iPhone. But if its headset is poorly received, it could renew concerns about the company's product vision and execution.Its last major new product category, Apple Watch, was previewed in the fall of 2014 and released…

Apple showed a mixed reality headset capable of both augmented and virtual reality to its board of directors last week and has engineers hard at work on an operating system for the device, according to a report from Bloomberg. The story notes that while this doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see a headset announced at WWDC next month, it may indicate that an announcement is drawing closer. Bloomberg says there’s historical precedent for the board seeing devices shortly before an announcement. Apple’s board reportedly got…