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Report: Apple AR Headset Could Rely on iPhone for Rendering & Connectivity
Several reports over the past two years have suggested Apple is getting ready to manufacture an AR headset, and possibly ship it sometime in 2020—something that's so far unsubstantiated by the company itself. Now highly respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, someone...
HoloLens Co-inventor & AR/VR Pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev Has Left Apple
Avi Bar-Zeev, HoloLens co-inventor and longtime AR/VR stalwart, has left Apple, Variety reports.
Bar-Zeev helped found and invent the core technologies behind HoloLens at Microsoft, assembling the company's very first AR prototypes, demos and UX concepts.
According to his LinkenIn bio, Bar-Zeev...
‘Super Kaiju’ Studio Unveils ‘Galaga AR’ Multiplayer Game, ‘AR Arcade’ Series Coming in 2019
Apple's 'Gather Round' product event took place today, and while the company is predictably heavy on the new hardware iterations, including Apple Watch Series 4, the A12 Bionic chip, and new iPhone X versions, the company is still plugging...
Apple Acquires AR Optics Startup Akonia Holographics
Apple has acquired Akonia Holographics, a startup focused on holographic display and storage technology. The move is the latest development in a years-long string of acquisitions, patents, and hirings by the company focused on augmented and virtual reality technology
The...
Apple Details Latest VR Optimizations Coming to macOS Mojave (10.14)
Earlier this month at Apple's annual WWDC conference, the company introduced their latest operating system, macOS Mojave (10.14). Due to roll out as a public beta later this month, and launching widely this Fall as a free update, Mojave...
Apple Adding “plug and play support” for Vive Pro in MacOS Mojave
At Apple's WWDC conference this week, the company announced that the Vive Pro will be fully supported on the newest version of MacOS, 'Mojave', soon to launch in public beta and available widely later this year.
Speaking during a session...
Oculus Mum on Rift Support for MacOS as Apple and Valve Forge Ahead
Apple has shown that it's getting serious about the VR on Mac with platform-spanning VR announcements crossing both hardware and software at last year's WWDC event. With SteamVR and the Vive now up and running on MacOS, eyes turn...
Apple Joins the Impending Avatar Wars With Memoji
At Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced a new avatar system, dubbed 'Memoji', the company's next step into the world of iPhone X animated emojis mapped to a user's facial movements. Move over Samsung AR Emoji, because Apple looks to...
Apple Unveils ARKit 2.0, Putting Multiuser AR at Its Core
At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is coming with a list of new features, including mutiuser support, and a bevy of updates that look to refine AR interactions on iOS devices.
Update (06/04/18):...
Report: Apple Developing AR/VR Headset with 8K Resolution Per-eye Slated for 2020
According to a report by CNET, citing an anonymous "person familiar with Apple's plans," the company is working on an AR/VR headset targeting 8K resolution per-eye, scheduled for launch in 2020.
As Apple continues to hire, file patents, and buy up...
Apple Shows VR Could Help Fight Motion Sickness & Boredom in Self-driving Cars
When you're driving a car, you're invested with a sense of purpose: stay alert, don't crash, optimize your route for the fastest and most comfortable experience. But what about when self-driving cars become the norm, and we're no longer...
Correction: Apple, Valve, and LG Didn’t End Up Investing in OLED Microdisplay Maker eMagin
According to documents filed last month with SEC, participation of a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin was offered to Apple, Valve, and LG, among others, though those companies didn't end up participating in the...
Apple’s Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking
In a patent filed in 2017 and issued today by the United States Patent Office, Apple describes a VR headset designed to be compact and comfortable.
Spotted by Patently Apple, Apple's patent titled Optical System for Head-mounted Display makes it clear...
Apple Final Cut Pro X Update Adds a “Complete Toolset” for 360 Video Editing
Alongside today's launch of the new iMac Pro, which the company is pitching as an ideal machine for VR creators, Apple has updated its widely used video editing software, Final Cut Pro X, with what it calls a "complete...
Apple Positions New iMac Pro for VR Development, Available Starting Thursday
Back at WWDC 2017 Apple finally embraced VR, announcing that it had been working with Valve to bring SteamVR and the HTC Vive to MacOS, along with a number of other announcements about how the company would support VR...


















