News
Apple Vision Pro is the target of Xreal’s new AR Glasses
Xreal, a company that specializes in augmented reality, has announced a new addition to its Air 2 Ultra glasses: the $699 Air 2 Ultra. Air 2 Ultra is a new entry in the Airglasses lineup. Developers can preorder them today, and they will be shipped starting in March.
They offer full positional tracking (6DOF), in Xreal’s usual sunglasses-style design. This makes them perfect for watching TV, playing games or flat-screen videos on a projector screen. They can also run immersive AR apps. That’s exactly what Xreal wants developers to do.
They are meant to compete against Meta’s Quest 3 headsets, as well as Apple’s Vision Pro headsets. The Air 2 Ultra glasses are more feature-rich than the $399 Air 2 that Xreal (formerly Nreal) released late last year.
The Xreal team also talks about the style and fashion credentials of its device. This is funny, as the primary target market for the device is the well-known fashion-forward group: developers. The glasses that cost $699 and include 3D tracking will be available in March.
It brings back spatial tracking with 6DoF and hand tracking. In addition, it has a 52-degree field of view and 42 pixels per degree sharpness in an 80-gram package. The company claims that the specs of the Air 2 Ultra make it a viable alternative to the $3 499 Vision Pro.
Xreal’s device is only usable when tethered to a computer or phone. This makes Qualcomm’s dig on the Vision Pro tethered Battery Pack look like a joke. It’s not a computer, but a spatial display.
The new device, as its name implies, is an updated version of the Xreal Air 2 Pro and Air 2 devices. It’s the same as its predecessors: a pair of augmented reality glasses that can be used to display a Mac, a PC, a games console, or an Android device.
Xreal (formerly Nreal) hosted one of CES’ busiest booths in recent years. It’s not surprising that they’re back with new AR Glasses for CES 2020, especially after the launch of Apple Vision Pro. The Xreal Air 1 Ultra follows the Nreal Light of 2019.
Apple’s $3499 Vision Pro, is rumored to launch in February. Apple has also promised that developers can create spatially immersive experiences alongside projected flat screens. Meta’s Quest 3 ($499), which launched last October combines mixed reality games with full-fledged VR.
It made sense to remove the mixed reality features of the older Light Glasses to reduce weight and save money. Xreal can now compete directly with Apple and Meta, its two most well-known US rivals.
Both headsets are using passthrough mixed-reality, which overlays virtual objects on a live video feed rather than direct projection, as Xreal does. Meta is currently working on AR glasses that are more similar to Apple’s Air 2 Ultra.
Los Angeles News
Booze Bandits Busted: High-End Hooch Heist in Ventura County
In a scene straight out of a Hollywood heist movie, two L.A. residents decided to quench their thirst for the finer things in life by helping themselves to thousands of dollars worth of top-shelf liquor from Ventura County stores. But their grand plan to stock up on the good stuff went down about as smoothly as a shot of cheap tequila.
John Daniel Johnson, 37, and Dhati Mack Conley, 34, thought they’d hit the jackpot when they waltzed into a Target store in Thousand Oaks on June 12. Little did they know, their shopping spree was about to come to an abrupt end.
As they were loading up on bottles that probably cost more than most people’s weekly grocery bill, eagle-eyed security crews spotted the pair. Faster than you can say “last call,” our not-so-smooth criminals made a dash for it.
But their getaway was about as successful as trying to open a wine bottle with your teeth. Deputies caught up with them as they were peeling out of the parking lot, putting the brakes on their boozy adventure.
When the cops popped the trunk, it was like they’d stumbled upon a millionaire’s liquor cabinet. We’re talking about $5,000 worth of high-end hooch, lifted from both Target and Ralphs. Talk about expensive taste!
Now, Johnson and Conley are facing felony charges for organized retail theft. And given their rap sheets are longer than a cocktail menu, a judge slapped them with a $200,000 bail. Looks like they’ll be trading in their top-shelf dreams for some jailhouse pruno.
The Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force is on the case, determined to keep sticky fingers out of store shelves. They’re asking anyone with info to give them a ring at 805-383-8703. Or, if you prefer to keep it on the down-low, you can always drop an anonymous tip to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers.
Remember folks, crime doesn’t pay – but it sure can cost you a pretty penny.
Los Angeles News
‘State of … terror’. Man testifies about fatal stabbing of gay classmate in Foothill Ranch
The man charged with the alleged hate-crime fatal stabbing of a former gay classmate in Foothill Ranch testified Thursday he was high on marijuana when he realized the victim had unbuckled the defendant’s pants and was touching him before the attack.
Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 26, is charged with the Jan. 3, 2018, killing of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein.
Testifying in his own defense, Woodward said that after the pair had reconnected and were talking on Snapchat, Woodward suggested getting together, so Bernstein sent him his address where Woodward picked him up. The two then went to nearby Borrego Park, where Woodward opened a sleeping bag stuffed with snacks, drinks and marijuana, he testified.
Woodward said he took a “couple of puffs” of a heady strain of marijuana that relaxed the nervous defendant.
“I continued to tune in and out” under the influence, Woodward said.
He said the marijuana helped distract him from “how ridiculous I must have looked,” explaining that others had viewed him as behaving outrageously while under the influence.
Woodward, who has been diagnosed as autistic, testified earlier about his difficulty in developing romantic relationships or friendships, and about his difficulty communicating with others. The long, shaggy-haired and bearded defendant often looked down as he testified, prompting his attorney, Ken Morrison of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office to remind him to get the hair out of his face or to look up.
Woodward testified Thursday that he felt something on his leg, making him think he perhaps had urinated on himself as he had done in the past while under the influence of the strong strain of marijuana.
Woodward felt himself “nodding off” as the feeling persisted, but then, “I snapped open and I literally looked right next to myself. I saw a hand on my crotch with my pants unbuckled.”
Opening statements in the trial of Samuel Woodward are expected to begin Tuesday more than six years after he was arrested for the stabbing death of his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein. NBC Los Angeles’ Hetty Chang reports.
He added, “I looked right up and (Bernstein) had his phone in his hand. … His hand was in the innermost area of my thigh.”
Woodward, who had been staring downward, was cajoled by Morrison to make eye contact with the defense attorney. He admitted it was “very difficult” to talk about Bernstein touching his private parts.
“Sam, please look at me,” Morrison said. “Do you believe Blaze Bernstein deserved to die that night?”
“No,” Woodward said.
The defendant said he “came undone” as he realized Bernstein was touching him as they were lying on the ground at the park.
“I went into a state of … terror,” he said. “I remember just asking, `What are you doing? … I just remember asking again and again what are you doing?”
Bernstein said “something like calm down … or it’s not a big deal,” Woodward testified. “All I remember is him telling me something that sounded like ‘`’It’s already done,’ and ‘I got you, I got you.'”
Woodward will continue testifying Thursday afternoon.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
Entertainment
Kourtney Kardashian reveals son’s rare lung condition and emergency surgery
Kourtney Kardashian recently opened up about the harrowing health scare that threatened her pregnancy with son Rocky. In a candid revelation on “The Kardashians,” the 45-year-old reality star shared details of the rare condition that led to her emergency fetal surgery last September.
“We had a terrifying scare,” Kardashian confessed, her voice tinged with residual worry. The culprit? An unusual accumulation of fluid in Rocky’s developing lungs. “It’s super rare — the condition that he had — but it’s also super rare and lucky that we caught it,” she added, gratitude evident in her tone.
Despite the initial success of the surgery, Kardashian’s relief was short-lived. The fluid began to return, plunging the expectant mother into a fresh wave of anxiety. It was then that an unexpected source offered a glimmer of hope: a documentary about the power of positive thinking.
Inspired, Kardashian embarked on a daily ritual of talking to her unborn child and offering heartfelt prayers. Whether through medical intervention, maternal determination, or perhaps a touch of cosmic intervention, the fluid issue resolved completely.
Meanwhile, Travis Barker, Kardashian’s husband and Rocky’s father, wrestled with his own concerns. “I don’t want him to come out early,” Barker was overheard saying as the couple prepared for the birth. “I want to make sure his lungs are perfect — everything’s perfect.”
Rocky Thirteen Barker made his grand entrance on November 1st, healthy and whole. Now, ensconced in what she calls her “blissful baby bubble,” Kardashian reflects on the tumultuous journey with a mixture of relief and joy. “It’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of,” she shared, her words carrying the weight of hard-won happiness.
In the end, the Kardashian-Barker family’s story serves as a poignant reminder that even amid celebrity and privilege, the path to parenthood can be fraught with very human fears and triumphs.
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