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Mass production of Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset may have been pushed back to the end of 2022

Evan Selleck ∙ October 19, 2021

There are some devices and features still swirling in the rumor mill that Apple has yet to actually announce. While we can officially strike out "a MacBook with a notch," we are still waiting for things like Apple's big push into augmented reality and/or virtual reality hardware. The company laid the groundwork with ARKit years ago, and, ever since, there has been an expectation that a headset is soon to follow. But, as the wait continues, legendary analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has some bad news for the hopefuls out there.

Apple has acquired the VR startup NextVR

Evan Selleck ∙ May 14, 2020

Apple has made another acquisition in the virtual reality market, this time a startup who has already made a name for itself thanks to its innovative ways of using the technology.

Apple launches ARKit 3.5 for developers supporting the new iPad Pro’s LiDAR scanner

Evan Selleck ∙ March 24, 2020

When Apple introduced the new 2020 iPad Pro lineup, it welcomed a new LiDAR scanner to help improve augmented reality experiences with the powerful tablets.

Apple’s rumored AR glasses may launch in 2022 as suppliers start to ramp up development

Evan Selleck ∙ March 24, 2020

It has been a little while since we last heard about Apple's rumored augmented reality glasses, but a new report is stoking the flames of anticipation again.

Apple developing an AR app codenamed ‘Gobi’ featuring QR code-like tags for iOS 14

Evan Selleck ∙ March 10, 2020

Apple is a fan of augmented reality. Tim Cook thinks the technology is a big deal, and ARKit has become a popular element of iOS. So it's not surprising to hear the company is developing its own AR app.

Tim Cook announces Apple will team up with Ed Farm to use AR for new educational tools

Evan Selleck ∙ February 28, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook made a trip to Birmingham, Alabama, today, to talk about education initiatives in the area.

Apple’s ‘Quick Look’ feature now lets retailers sell items using augmented reality

Evan Selleck ∙ February 13, 2020

Back in 2018, Apple introduced "Quick Look", an ARKit-based feature that allows instant augmented reality (AR) experiences within apps like Messages, Safari, and others.

ARKit to detect human poses, developers getting a visual creation app for AR at WWDC

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 26, 2019

Apple has some exciting things in store for augmented reality (AR) developers, with a new report claiming that an updated ARKit framework will be able to detect human poses. Moreover, WWDC 2019 will allegedly see Apple's new app for visual AR content creation while developers will be getting a dedicated Swift-only software framework for augmented reality.

Apple bought visual effects startup Spektral

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ Updated March 19, 2019

Cupertino doesn’t publicly announce all of its acquisitions, although the details of each are usually leaked soon after they occur. In the case of Apple’s purchase of Danish visual effects startup Spektral, it took nearly a year before the news trickled out.

eBay’s HeadGaze technology responds to head motion using Apple’s TrueDepth camera

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ September 11, 2018

eBay has announced a new open source technology that could make it easier for people with motor impairments to shop or move around apps. HeadGaze uses Apple's TrueDepth camera alongside Apple ARKit to allow you to navigate an app using your head motion.

iOS 12’s ARKit 2.0: face tracking, object detection, USDZ format, Measure app & more

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 4, 2018

Apple kicked off its its annual developer conference with a keynote presentation during which CEO Tim Cook and other high-profile executives announced that augmented reality (AR) experiences in iOS 12 will benefit from a new file format and many other enhancements.

New ARKit demo brings the scariest scene from “The Ring” into your living room

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 23, 2018

iOS developer Abhishek Singh is no stranger to ARKit and now he's put together a new ARKit-powered demo which recreates the scariest scene from the horror flick “The Ring”, complete with Samara popping out of the telly and coming in to your living room.