Here’s why you want a mixed reality headset, says Apple CEO

Mixed reality headset - Welcome to Mixed Reality

According to Tim Cook, there will be advantages to creativity, business, and communications. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently took the opportunity to use a media interview to describe why he believed a mixed reality headset produced by his company is something consumers will want to have when one launches in coming months. The company is traditionally quite closed lipped about the projects it has underway. While Tim Cook didn’t officially confirm that Apple would be launching a mixed reality headset in the interview with GQ, he did spend some…

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Apple delays its mixed reality headset launch to June

Mixed Reality Headset - Delayed Apple product

The iPhone maker will need another two months over its predicted release date for the device. Apple Inc. is delaying its intended unveiling of its first mixed reality headset, which was originally slated for April, but that is now being postponed for June. This, according to a recent report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. This is only the latest of the California tech giant’s many setbacks for this project in recent months. Apple’s current goal is now to hold the product’s unveiling at its yearly Worldwide Developers…

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Microsoft surprises no one by laying off its HoloLens, mixed reality, and VR technology staff

VR Technology - Layoffs

The tech giant has dumped all the employees in each of those departments following a hiring wave. Microsoft has joined a number of other large tech companies that are laying off mixed reality and VR technology staff following a hiring boom that occurred throughout the pandemic. The employees of those companies are now paying the price of their employer’s rapidly made choices. Several tech giants were too quick in hiring new staff and expanding their offerings during the pandemic. Now, as the economy contracts, those giants are laying off those…

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