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Tag: AR

Google Glass was a joke, but Apple’s smartglasses won’t be

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:44 amTuesday, March 1, 202221 Comments

In 2013, Google released Google Glass, $1,500 so-called smartglasses that quickly became the butt of jokes across America. The few wearers…

More ‘realityOS’ references discovered ahead of Apple’s AR/VR headset

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 4:04 pmNo Comments

Developers are seeing more references to “realityOS” – the operating system that the headset will run – Within Apple’s code, as the rumored…

Apple’s forthcoming AR/VR headset said to have three displays

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 3:36 pm3 Comments

Display Supply Chain Consultants published a paper with 10 predictions for the display industry in 2022, which includes Apple’s AR/VR headset…

Ming-Chi Kuo moves his Apple AR/VR headset launch date from Q2 to Q4 2022

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 10:20 amNo Comments

Apple uber-analyst Ming Chi Kuo has moved his target launch date for Apple’s long-awaited VR and AR headset from Q2 to Q4 2022…

Apple VR/AR headset said to focus on gaming, media, and communication

Monday, December 6, 2021 11:19 am3 Comments

Apple’s rumored virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headset will focus on gaming, media consumption, and communication…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple could sell more than a billion pairs of AR smartglasses

Monday, November 29, 2021 2:02 pm8 Comments

Apple will launch an augmented-reality headset in the fourth quarter of 2022, and could sell more than a billion of the new glasses over the…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AR headset with Mac-level computing power coming in 2022

Friday, November 26, 2021 10:11 am13 Comments

Apple’s widely expected augmented reality (AR) headset project is poised to appear late next year with the first device to offer Mac-level…

Morgan Stanley: Apple holds the keys to the Metaverse

Friday, November 12, 2021 2:00 pm6 Comments

Facebook and Google may have ventured earlier than many into the next big thing, but Apple holds the keys to the Metaverse, Morgan Stanley…

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’s Clips app adds immersive new AR Spaces using LiDAR scanner

Monday, April 26, 2021 5:17 pmNo Comments

Clips gives users even more fun options to record captivating videos. With all-new AR Spaces powered by LiDAR on iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro…

Ming-Chi Kuo reiterates: Apple’s mixed-reality headset is coming next year

Friday, April 23, 2021 10:19 am10 Comments

Apple plans to release its long-rumored mixed reality headset “in mid-2022,” followed by augmented reality glasses by 2025. Now, in a new…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to launch mixed reality headset in mid-2022 and AR glasses by 2025

Monday, March 8, 2021 9:04 amFriday, April 23, 20212 Comments

Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple plans to release its long-rumored mixed reality headset “in mid-2022,” followed by AR glasses by 2025…

Can Apple define the future of sports entertainment?

Friday, March 5, 2021 5:04 pm12 Comments

Talk that Apple may reach some kind of Apple TV+ deal with the NFL hints that maybe now the time is right for live sports on the company’s…

J.P. Morgan: Apple LiDAR-equipped VR headset coming next year

Thursday, February 4, 2021 1:38 pm2 Comments

Investment analyst at JP Morgan says an Apple VR headset will be released in Q1 2022, and feature six lenses and a LiDAR Scanner…

Apple $3,000 mixed-reality headset to feature two 8K displays – The Information

Thursday, February 4, 2021 10:00 amThursday, February 4, 202113 Comments

Apple’s initial mixed-reality (VR and AR) headset is designed to be a “pricey,” high-end niche precursor to more ambitious AR smartglasses…

Apple preps ‘pricey’ virtual reality headset, to be followed by AR smartglasses

Thursday, January 21, 2021 9:35 am14 Comments

Apple’s first attempt at a headset is designed to be a “pricey,” high-end niche precursor to more ambitious augmented reality smartglasses …

Apple TV+ said to add augmented reality content in 2021

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:35 amNo Comments

In order to help support rumored Apple AR smartglasses, Apple is reportedly preparing to add augmented reality content to its Apple TV+ …

Apple continues to push AR into the mainstream

Friday, February 14, 2020 11:01 am4 Comments

Apple has quietly introduced new AR features that should help the company push adoption of the technologies more into the mainstream, particularly for…

Apple’s iPad Pro to feature new 3-D sensor system for augmented reality in first half 2020

Monday, November 11, 2019 5:35 pmMonday, November 11, 20193 Comments

A new iPad Pro for release as early as the first half of 2020 will feature a new module with two camera sensors and a small hole for the 3-D system…

Hundreds of thousands of Apple iPads will be used with smart AR security glasses

Friday, November 8, 2019 3:17 pmNo Comments

Security firm Sword is to begin a mass rollout of Vuzix smart glasses to be used in conjunction with iPads…

Hints of Apple AR Glasses found in iOS 13 code

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 1:56 pmNo Comments

References to stereo augmented reality apps, as well as the codename “Garta,” have been spotted within Apple’s internal betas of iOS 13…

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….

Warby Parker’s AR app for iOS lets you try on glasses using your X-class iPhone

Monday, February 4, 2019 10:03 am2 Comments

The new Virtual Try-On tool determines how glasses truly fit on your three-dimensional face using accurate measurements…

Apple buys music analytics company Asaii

Monday, October 15, 2018 8:58 amMonday, October 15, 201810 Comments

We are incredibly excited by their recent acquisition by Apple where they will have the opportunity to dramatically scale…

Gene Munster: Apple has cornered the market in VCSELs, further expanding their AR lead

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 2:15 pm1 Comment

Apple’s key iPhone X augmented reality component supplier, Lumentum, reported better than expected results…

Tim Bajarin: How Apple could deliver the ‘next’ big thing in personal computing

Monday, July 16, 2018 2:04 pmMonday, July 16, 201820 Comments

From my years of tracking Apple, two very consistent threads seem to drive Apple’s strategy…

Analyst: Augmented reality could be an $8 billion revenue opportunity for Apple

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:08 pmTuesday, July 10, 20186 Comments

Apple’s move into augmented reality could boost iPhone and App Store sales…

YouTuber Mark Rober secretly develops VR/AR for self-driving cars for Apple

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9:32 amWednesday, June 27, 20182 Comments

Mark Rober, who is best known for his YouTube videos of spectacular science stunts…

Apple debuts new ‘Animoji: Taxi Driver’ ad for iPhone X

Monday, June 4, 2018 10:53 amMonday, June 4, 20187 Comments

Apple has debuted a new television ad for iPhone X…

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…

Why Apple is positioned to dominate the AR/VR headset market

Thursday, May 31, 2018 4:30 pmThursday, May 31, 20186 Comments

Despite being a relatively small and young industry, the market for virtual reality and augmented reality-based devices…

Golfshot introduces Golfscape AR augmented reality feature exclusive to Apple’s iOS devices

Thursday, May 31, 2018 11:25 amThursday, May 31, 20181 Comment

Golfshot’s augmented reality feature Golfscape AR is now available for all iOS users of the Golfshot app…

I can’t wait to use a virtual iMac

Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:02 pmThursday, February 22, 20185 Comments

iPhones will eventually become trucks, the people who use them will do lots with them…

Shopify uses Apple’s ARKit to bring augmented reality to e-commerce

Friday, February 16, 2018 12:02 pmFriday, February 16, 20183 Comments

Shopify Inc has been enormously successful developing an e-commerce platform that helps…

Inside Cupertino’s upcoming breakthrough product: Apple Glass

Thursday, February 15, 2018 11:36 amThursday, February 15, 201815 Comments

Apple is working on something big. And if all goes according to plan, that something could eventually replace the iPhone…

Apple moves toward what could be its greatest victory

Thursday, February 15, 2018 11:04 amThursday, February 15, 201810 Comments

Having played a lot of chess, I like to think about the probable strategy of secretive companies…

Apple, LG and Valve did not invest in OLED display maker eMagin

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:00 amTuesday, February 13, 20182 Comments

Magin Corp. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Lucas said on Monday that Apple Inc. didn’t invest…

Apple joins LG, Valve, and others investing up to $10.6 million in OLED mini display maker eMagin

Monday, February 12, 2018 11:44 amMonday, February 12, 20182 Comments

Quietly, Apple has been bringing together a number of moving parts in its strategy around virtual and augmented reality hardware…

The Apple’s TrueDepth IR camera offers a universe of possibilities beyond Animojis and Face ID

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 7:46 pmTuesday, January 23, 20186 Comments

More than two months after the iPhone X launch, it remains a conundrum…

Apple, Facebook, and Google met with AR headset parts suppliers during CES 2018

Friday, January 12, 2018 5:00 pmFriday, January 12, 2018No Comments

Companies are racing to be the first to get lightweight augmented reality glasses into consumers’ hands…

Apple acquires Canadian augmented reality headset startup Vrvana

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 11:32 pmTuesday, November 21, 2017No Comments

As Apple reportedly ramps up work to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020…

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