The moves in this space are expected to attract and retain Apple TV+ subscribers while driving interest in AR/VR ahead of rumored Apple AR headset debut in 2022.
Apple has apparently acquired Spaces, an augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology startup that was spun out from DreamWorks Animation in 2016, for an undisclosed sum.
Casting light on Apple’s AR/VR development, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman paints a picture of a company that has redirected huge resources to a potentially risky project.
That was one heck of a swift removal: the software was removed from Googles Play Store just a few hours after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on the acquisition.
Apple has confirmed it has acquired the virtual reality startup NextVR.
Valve has confirmed it has ended support for Macs for its SteamVR platform.
The Cupertino giant appears to be testing its rumored augmented reality accessory with a crosswalk bowling game and a modified HTC Vive Focus controller.
Apple is rumored to be working on an advanced augmented reality headset. Its latest patent filing offers a glimpse into how accurate and reliable gaze tracking could permit users to interact with a computer-generated environment more easily than with hands.
Apple just made a significant hire in the augmented and virtual reality space that could accelerate its own AR headset project.
Sterling Crispin, who previously built a painting app for mobile VR headsets, has been working for the Cupertino technology giant as a prototyping researcher since May of this year.
The new Oculus Go needs no wires, works without a PC or any other device, features the clearest optics yet and was designed with comfort in mind. Oh, and it’s just $199! Could this be the world’s first affordable standalone virtual reality headset?
Apple is currently working on a headset with dual 8K displays that will be capable of both virtual and augmented reality, reports CNET. The outlet says the device, codenamed T288, will be wireless—meaning it won’t require a tether to a Mac or iPhone—and it’s slated to launch in 2020.
