“Apple’s plan to invest $200 million into Corning to spur U.S. manufacturing jobs are further indication of the company’s plans to add wireless charging and augmented reality features to future iPhones, according to analysts,” Josh Lipton reports for CNBC.
“Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz, who covers Corning, believes Apple is developing wireless charging technology for the next generation of iPhones, as has been previously suggested by other analysts. But that means Apple will have to use something other than metal on the back of the phone,” Lipton reports. “‘Metal can interfere with wireless charging technology,’ he told CNBC. ‘That means you need glass on the back of the phone, but glass that won’t break. Or you need to use ceramics. Corning has a long history of investing in both glass and ceramics.'”
“Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights has a different take: He thinks the investment is for Apple’s rumored augmented reality glasses,” Lipton reports. “Moorhead also thinks Apple — with this investment — would demand exclusive rights to the intellectual property associated with this material.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Exclusivity is key (see: the serial thieves Google, Samsung, etcetera).
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Actually, Apple plans to release a Replicator and Transporter.
Agreed.
However, those won’t ‘move the needle.’
/sarc
I already own AR glasses. They are Alternative Reality glasses. In my alternative reality, the Russians hacked my election and that’s why I lost.
Note how Hillary had no problem stealing the Democratic nomination, but continues to bitch that Trump stole it.
The greatest thing about the 2016 election is that Evita of Little Rock came up short.
Well… the lesser of two evils usually does (come up short).
Is Trump short?
I’m gonna put on my Apple AR glasses, and my Apple Watch, and get in my Apple car and watch my Apple reality tv!
To hell with you Mac people, this is the future!
The problem with AR glasses is that whilst with a watch I’ve been willing to sacrifice choice of design in exchange for functionality (obviously you can change the strap), but with Glasses, people are going to want a wide range of designs to complement their faces and personal style. I wear prescription glasses so if I’m wearing it day in day out I’m going to want something that I feel comfortable wearing and that (I hope) I look good in. The functionality is going to need to be incredibly compelling to make me want to use it over a combination of phone, watch, etc. I just don’t see Apple, or any one company being able to offer enough different styles.