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Tag: AR glasses

Snap plans to release first consumer AR smart glasses, ‘Specs,’ in 2026

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:02 pmTuesday, June 10, 20251 Comment

Snap plans to launch its first consumer pair of augmented-reality glasses next year, called “Specs,” beating a planned release from rival…

Apple’s secret work on AR glasses continues

Monday, January 27, 2025 1:28 pm2 Comments

The Apple Vision Pro has largely been a flop, but the company continues to plug away at making real AR glasses for the masses…

Apple said to announce ‘Reality Pro’ mixed-reality headset this spring

Monday, January 9, 2023 9:40 am5 Comments

After seven years of development, Apple is reportedly close to launching its first mixed-reality headset which is already in testing with…

After $3,000 model, Apple will offer more affordable AR/VR headset in 2025

Monday, July 11, 2022 5:10 pm5 Comments

After an initial $3,000 model for early adopters, Apple will offer a bifurcated lineup consisting of a more affordable AR/VR headset along…

Apple is in the midst of building an augmented reality future

Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:02 pmThursday, June 17, 202117 Comments

It’s clear that Apple is building the foundation of its augmented reality (AR) strategy right before our eyes. Lidar included in iPhones and…

Apple executive Dan Riccio heading up AR and VR headset development

Monday, February 8, 2021 10:48 amNo Comments

Apple last month announced that Dan Riccio would transition to a new role focusing on a new mystery project, reporting to CEO Tim Cook…

Forget 5G. Apple is really betting on this technology with iPhone 12

Monday, November 9, 2020 4:38 pm5 Comments

Apple hasn’t yet introduced an augmented reality device or even promised one, but the company recently took steps to build the most advanced…

Apple AR Glasses could transform any surface into a touchscreen

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:48 am3 Comments

When a display is right in front of your eye, as it will be when wearing Apple Glasses, touchscreens become impractical. Therefore, Apple is…

Apple starts trial production of semitransparent lenses for AR glasses

Friday, July 10, 2020 11:06 amFriday, July 10, 202015 Comments

Apple is working with Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology to develop semitransparent lenses for its AR glasses. As of two months ago, the lenses…

Apple patent reveals ‘head-mounted display device with vision correction’

Thursday, June 4, 2020 3:52 pm4 Comments

Apple has been granted a U.S. patent for a “head-mounted display device with vision correction” that suggests work on “Apple Glass” smartglassest…

Facebook deal puts the kibosh on Apple’s attempt to buy Plessey Semiconductor

Monday, March 30, 2020 1:54 pm3 Comments

It looks like a newly-announced Facebook deal has put an end to Apple’s attempt to acquire Plessey Semiconductor as it works to develop AR glasses…

Apple smart glasses could have hidden cameras and removable earphones

Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:56 amThursday, December 19, 20191 Comment

Apple’s long-rumored AR or VR headset could keep some of its optical components behind an electrically-controlled layer to hide them…

The race is on to replace our iPhones with smart glasses

Monday, November 11, 2019 1:32 pmMonday, November 11, 201913 Comments

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Snap, Facebook, Amazon, and others are all working on computers we wear on our faces that may replace our phones…

Impressive Apple hardware rollout expected in 2020, including long-awaited smart AR glasses

Monday, October 21, 2019 11:28 amMonday, October 21, 20198 Comments

The coming year will be critical for Apple Inc. Consumers should expect its most impressive hardware rollout in some time…

Why ‘iPhone 12’ could spark the next big thing for Apple

Friday, October 11, 2019 12:01 pmFriday, October 11, 20196 Comments

Apple’s next-gen iPhone line will include new capabilities that will provide the foundation for…

Apple patents gesture, expression tracking for mixed reality headset

Monday, July 22, 2019 10:01 pmNo Comments

Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset could include a number of sensors to track the eyes, gestures and even facial expressions of its users…

What if Apple’s AR glasses development has moved into a new phase?

Friday, July 12, 2019 1:00 pmFriday, July 12, 201932 Comments

Has Apple really ceased development, or has it not reached a new stage in development called “production”?…

Apple is taking augmented reality to a whole new level – just in time for Apple Glasses?

Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:15 pmThursday, June 6, 20196 Comments

I’m scrambling around a wooden floor, trying to fend off a giant virtual ball with my iPad Pro. It’s a bowling alley, but it feels like a basketball court….

Analyst: Apple is investing heavily in R&D of new products

Friday, May 17, 2019 5:32 pmFriday, May 17, 201917 Comments

Investors are focusing on the “apparent lack of ongoing innovation at Apple,” but…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with bigger battery, modem chips from Qualcomm and Samsung

Monday, April 22, 2019 12:58 pmMonday, April 22, 20195 Comments

Apple could release iPhones in 2020 equipped with 5G modems…

Thoughts on Apple TV+

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:35 am6 Comments

What’s the best way to watch Apple’s TV channel…

What’s Apple, now one of the biggest R&D investors, getting for its money?

Saturday, March 9, 2019 10:54 am21 Comments

Apple has been massively ramping up its spending on research and development…

Apple’s years of work on AR and VR will pay off in the 2020 smartglasses

Friday, March 8, 2019 4:44 pmFriday, March 8, 201917 Comments

Apple’s work in the virtual reality and augmented reality field has produced…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AR glasses coming in 2020; will require iPhone to do the heavy lifting

Friday, March 8, 2019 8:55 amFriday, March 8, 20198 Comments

Apple talks about augmented reality at any opportunity it gets, but so far its fierce ambition…

Loup Ventures: Apple will be one of 5G’s biggest beneficiaries

Friday, March 1, 2019 8:31 amFriday, March 1, 20192 Comments

The 5G hype has already begun, but investors underappreciate the opportunity that it represents…

Apple patent reveals features of augmented reality smartglasses

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:16 pm5 Comments

Multiple reports suggest that Apple is developing an augmented reality headset or glasses…

Apple’s next big thing could replace both the iPhone and Apple Watch

Thursday, February 21, 2019 1:01 pmThursday, February 21, 201914 Comments

With so much focus on the next iPhone, or updates to the Apple Watch and AirPods…

Augmented Reality will spark the next big tech platform

Friday, February 15, 2019 5:00 pmFriday, February 15, 201918 Comments

The mirrorworld doesn’t yet fully exist, but it is coming…

Apple’s AR marketing change aims to turn ‘light drizzle’ into ‘rolling thunder’

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 6:03 pmTuesday, February 12, 201913 Comments

Apple has appointed longtime marketing leader Frank Casanova to Senior Director…

Apple’s new augmented reality exec spotlights AR’s importance

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 11:44 amTuesday, February 12, 20194 Comments

“Over the last couple of years Apple has tipped its vision of AR as something made for use in a shared world…

Apple taps iPhone exec Casanova to be first head of marketing for augmented reality

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 9:27 am1 Comment

Apple assigned a longtime iPhone executive as its first head of marketing for augmented reality…

AR/VR pioneer and Hololens co-inventor Avi Bar-Zeev has left Apple

Monday, February 4, 2019 3:48 pm6 Comments

AR/VR pioneer and Hololens co-inventor Avi Bar-Zeev left Apple last month…

Apple working on new iPhones with powerful 3-D camera and laser scanner in augmented reality push

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:34 pm24 Comments

Apple Inc. plans to launch iPhones with a more-powerful 3-D camera as soon as next year…

How Apple is preparing for life after the iPhone

Friday, December 7, 2018 12:48 pm11 Comments

Rumors of slow iPhone XS and XR sales are hard to substantiate…

Apple’s Silk Labs purchase pushes artificial intelligence to the edge; Apple could give Siri an offline mode

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 3:00 pmWednesday, November 21, 201827 Comments

Apple’s AI push into on-device machine learning continues with news of its acquisition of Silk Labs…

Apple acquires artificial intelligence startup Silk Labs

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 9:28 amWednesday, November 21, 20183 Comments

Apple has acquired Silk Labs, an AI startup that focuses on making AI software…

Apple patent reveals ongoing work on micro-LED displays for holographic imagery

Friday, November 9, 2018 9:57 amFriday, November 9, 20182 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office [this week] published a patent application from Apple…

What’s happening with Apple’s secret augmented reality glasses project?

Thursday, November 8, 2018 11:07 am6 Comments

Rumors of Apple’s augmented reality (AR) glasses, supposedly known internally as…

Apple’s Akonia acquisition points towards ‘Apple glasses’

Thursday, August 30, 2018 2:48 pm6 Comments

Akonia Holographics has developed ‘thin, transparent smart glass lenses that display vibrant, full-color, wide field-of-view images…

Apple buys Akonia Holographics, a startup focused on lenses for AR glasses

Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:55 am4 Comments

Apple Inc has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses…

Early reviews of Magic Leap’s AR headset suggest we’re years away from Apple Glasses

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 4:25 pmWednesday, August 8, 20183 Comments

The Magic Leap One augmented reality headset is finally available…

Apple wants to build the next paradigm of user interfaces

Friday, June 1, 2018 3:03 pmFriday, June 1, 201826 Comments

Apple wants to hire someone to help it deliver the next paradigm of user interfaces and entirely new interaction models…

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