“When Facebook acquired Oculus Rift for $2 billion, Mark Zuckerberg announced that virtual-reality was the natural follow-up to mobile as a platform,” Luke Dormehl reports for Cult of Mac.
“Following the acquisition, Cult of Mac published an article asking which companies Apple should look at buying after missing the boat on Oculus Rift,” Dormehl reports. “But has Apple really missed out on virtual-reality?”
“In fact, there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that Apple has been investigating this area for the better part of a decade: well before Oculus Rift appeared on Kickstarter,” Dormehl reports. “More importantly, Apple owns patents — including what look to be some fairly comprehensive ones covering head mounted displays.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Lynn Weiler” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Anyone remember QuickTime VR? In the early 2000s there were even web sites which let you tour locations using the technology. Apple’s been ahead of the curve on VR for decades.
Virtual-reality is actually virtual-cartoon.
VR is so 1980s/90s. Remember the video games at the Arcade with big ass head sets?
Apple’s AR experience will soon come in a big way.
AR and VR are 2 different things.
AR modifies the world around you. Most commonly information is provided as a layer on top of a real image.
VR puts you in a different world. Everything created is fake though may be based on a real location or could put you on Mars.
Exactly. That’s why Apple is not into the VR experience but AR.
Who needs VR goggles when you have an iCore cortical implant?
LOL. Right.
Although there are googles that look these and are used for meditation. They are very effective for deep enhancer. For spiritual purposes of course.
Entrancement
Sometimes around 4 to 5 years ago apple was hiring experts in the field of display glasses…. That is 4 to 5 years ago.
They are on to something !