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Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai

Thursday, January 29, 2026 12:42 pmNo Comments

Apple announced on Thursday that it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup specializing in artificial intelligence technologies for audio…

New Apple patents reveal work on next-gen LiDAR using VCSELs for 3D sensing systems

Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:24 pmNo Comments

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to improving…

Apple hit with lawsuit claiming patent infringement over TrueDepth Camera, Portrait Mode, the bokeh effect and more

Friday, October 12, 2018 10:01 amFriday, October 12, 201814 Comments

Apple has been sued by Yanbin Yu and Zhongxuan Zhang for infringing their patent…

Microsoft pulls the plug on Kinect as Apple prepares to launch iPhone X with Face ID

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:40 pmWednesday, October 25, 201716 Comments

With days until the launch of the iPhone X and its Face ID camera array, Microsoft’s own motion sensing and facial recognition system…

LG Innotek and Apple developing 3D camera for next-gen iPhone

Monday, November 28, 2016 11:28 amMonday, November 28, 20164 Comments

LG Innotek united forces with Apple to develop a smartphone camera module which enables…

Should Apple be more bullish on Virtual Reality?

Monday, October 24, 2016 5:30 pmMonday, October 24, 201621 Comments

Once submerged in the world of VR, it quickly becomes evident that the potential…

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We are high on Augmented Reality for the long run’

Friday, October 14, 2016 9:58 am5 Comments

When it comes to virtual and augmented reality, Apple is…

iPhone 7 Plus is the starting point of Apple’s major push into augmented reality

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:35 pmWednesday, September 28, 2016No Comments

The two cameras that make up the dual-camera system found in the iPhone 7 Plus are a pair of ‘smart eyes’ that will alter the way we use an iPhone…

iPhone 7 Plus proves Apple is gearing up for augmented reality

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:57 amTuesday, September 27, 20165 Comments

The iPhone 7 Plus could be Apple’s first major step into augmented reality…

What iPhone 7 says about Apple’s future augmented reality plans

Monday, September 19, 2016 2:58 pmMonday, September 19, 20165 Comments

I believe Apple’s next big iPhone release is going to feature augmented reality technology…

Apple CEO Cook: Both AR, VR are ‘incredibly interesting’

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:32 pmWednesday, September 14, 20165 Comments

There’s virtual reality and there’s augmented reality — both of these are incredibly interesting…

Apple special event predictions: Apple Iris Engine, Smart Button and more

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 8:17 pmTuesday, September 6, 201610 Comments

The following is all based on months of legal research. I’ve been working up to this for a good while…

Millions of Americans ready to buy an Apple VR headset

Friday, August 26, 2016 5:33 pmFriday, August 26, 201620 Comments

Would you purchase a virtual reality headset from Apple?…

Tim Cook publicly confirms Apple has augmented reality plans

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 11:28 am7 Comments

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, set the cat amongst the pigeons last night when he confirmed the company…

Leaked photos of Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus show Smart Connector, no mute switch

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 1:28 pm10 Comments

Some sources have described the 5.5 inch model as a separate SKU, an “iPhone 7 Pro,” for which…

AAPL stock: This little device could be huge for Apple Inc.

Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:25 amThursday, July 7, 201613 Comments

Recently things haven’t been going very well for Apple Inc. stock investors, but…

Apple granted U.S. patent for dual-camera system

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 2:58 pmTuesday, July 5, 20165 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 7 is [rumored] to introduce a dual lens camera system…

Apple is making iPhone 7 the next killer device

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 4:48 pmTuesday, May 17, 201630 Comments

Apple is adding some really cool features to the iPhone 7 that will support demand, including dual-lens camera…

Two technologies that could spur iPhone unit sales growth

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 2:02 pmWednesday, May 4, 201621 Comments

There are at least two significant technologies that could drive new iPhone growth and its ecosystem that could…

Apple, a 13-year no-show at Stanford VR Lab, is a regular lately

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 4:24 pmTuesday, February 2, 201611 Comments

Apple hadn’t visited his lab in 13 years. Representatives from the company have been three times in the last three months…

Augmented reality and the Apple Car

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 1:37 pm4 Comments

Apple’s VR plans have attracted attention, and could have an augmented reality bearing on its plans for Apple Car…

Why Apple should hold off on entering Virtual Reality

Monday, February 1, 2016 3:14 pm17 Comments

With Samsung’s Gear VR, using it is a process of figuring out all kinds of fascinating ways it doesn’t work…

Apple seriously ramps up their secret Virtual Reality project

Saturday, January 30, 2016 12:15 pm7 Comments

Apple is putting some time and money into exploring the future of virtual and augmented reality…

Apple acquires Flyby Media; assembles large team of virtual and augmented reality experts

Friday, January 29, 2016 3:21 pmFriday, January 29, 20166 Comments

Apple has been building prototypes of possible headset configurations for several months…

The secret is out: Apple to enter new $80 billion market

Monday, January 25, 2016 1:41 pmMonday, January 25, 201617 Comments

Apple has increased its expenditures in research and development by 90% in the last two-years….

Apple hires leading virtual reality researcher

Friday, January 22, 2016 4:52 pmFriday, January 22, 20169 Comments

Apple has hired one of the top US researchers in virtual reality…

Apple patent application reveals new dual camera zoom lens system

Thursday, January 7, 2016 1:24 pmThursday, January 7, 20164 Comments

Apple has been working on a new zoom lens system for iDevices for some time now…

Apple granted major motion control, perhaps gaming-related patent

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:26 pmTuesday, September 8, 20154 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 55 newly granted patents for Apple…

Apple poaches lead Microsoft HoloLens audio engineer

Monday, August 31, 2015 12:02 pmMonday, August 31, 20154 Comments

The lead audio engineer for Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality project has been hired away by Apple…

Analyst: Apple team exploring virtual reality/augmented reality

Monday, August 31, 2015 10:33 am5 Comments

Apple spent $32 million in March to acquire the engineering team at Metaio…

Analyst: Apple working on ‘large, curving piece of glass that can display images’

Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:05 pmThursday, August 13, 201517 Comments

It is likely that Apple is creating a completely new device…

Leaked components suggest Apple is looking to reinvent iPhone 6s camera

Monday, June 15, 2015 5:33 pmMonday, June 15, 201523 Comments

Sometimes even the best-kept secrets can leave a trail of clues…

Apple granted major 3D sensing patent; gestures could be used with future Macs, Apple TV and more

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 8:24 am7 Comments

A 3D sensing device that works with distinct gestures that could control items on a display or TV…

Inside Apple’s revolutionary next-gen iPhone camera

Monday, April 20, 2015 10:27 amMonday, April 20, 201515 Comments

Apple’s iPhone cameras are pretty great, but they’re about to get even better…

Apple’s LinX acquisition: The Israeli startup that will give iPhones SLR-quality photos

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 1:58 pm18 Comments

Apple has bought digital photography tech firm LinX Imaging…

Apple buys Israeli 3D/multi-image camera company LinX Computational Imaging

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:52 pmTuesday, April 14, 201513 Comments

The companies had been discussing an acquisition price of about…

Apple granted 60 patents today: Depth mapping for face detection, a new flexible lightning connector dock and more

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:01 pmTuesday, March 24, 20153 Comments

60 newly granted patents for Apple…

Apple’s focus in Israel: Chip design

Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:26 amThursday, February 26, 20155 Comments

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook was in Israel Thursday to visit the company’s new R&D offices…

Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 3:55 pmWednesday, February 25, 20153 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook was in Israel on Wednesday…

Apple granted U.S. patent for hybrid VR head-mounted display

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:32 pm7 Comments

Apple has been awarded a patent for a virtual reality headset…

Apple wins patent for 3D iPhone UI with motion gestures; reassigns PrimeSense 3D mapping patent

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:55 pmTuesday, December 9, 20143 Comments

Kinect-like gestures…

Apple granted 46 patents today covering a major 3D camera development and advanced haptics

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 9:29 amTuesday, July 15, 20143 Comments

In a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple…

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