A report from The Information brings news that Apple AR device testing is underway. This doesn’t mean Apple has a fully designed prototype but that the essential element – the AR lenses – are in trial …
Rumors continue to swirl around a release date for the new Apple Glasses. The AR or Mixed Reality wearable could be out as early as next year. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who has a better track …
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Here’s a fascinating Apple Card AR concept project that would provide your card balances and transactions through augmented reality. The project is by AR VR product designer Volodymyr Kurbatov and not done by Apple. But as …
Read more Apple Card AR Concept – Your Balance Info in Augmented Reality
Despite Apple taking its time to develop AR Glasses, you can now shop in augmented reality through the company’s Quick Look platform. The AR platform has been around since 2018 and gives you the option of …
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The well-known secrecy in Cupertino ensures we’ll never have the full picture of Apple’s AR headset until it’s released. We always thought Apple would have an augmented reality device by 2020, but it now appears that …
Predictions have been all over the place for the arrival of Apple’s AR Glasses. The latest news from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo sees them arriving in 2020, which matches our assessment. As with the introduction of the …
The latest Apple AR patent filing reveals fascinating details for their future AR Glasses. Of course, patents don’t always see the light of day, and this is only one of many that they’ve filed. But if …
Read more Apple AR Patent Reveals Groundbreaking Display Developments
We’ve been waiting for a good AR in Central Park project, not that we get uptown than much (or even at all) with our hectic schedules this summer. Parks can easily become augmented reality playgrounds and …
If you follow augmented reality developments, you read the recent speculation over Apple’s AR Glasses. The project’s been canceled. No, it hasn’t. Back and forth the tech media headlines scream. The original rumor came from DigiTimes, …
The announcement of iOS12 brought significant enhancements to Apple’s AR initiative. There were new iPhones but no major surprises at the September 12th event (you weren’t expecting AR Glasses this year, were you?), but everything points …
Read more Apple AR improves with games and object recognition
It’s an open secret that Apple AR Glasses are on their way – 2019 may be too early, but fall 2020 seems like a likely date. The recent news that Cupertino acquired Akonia Holographics adds fuel to the …
Read more Apple AR Glasses get huge boost with Akonia acquisition
There’s no huge surprise out of the WWDC conference so far, but Apple’s AR game shows what future holds. Even with AR limited to our phones and tablets (perhaps until 2020), we can still see how …
Read more Apple’s AR game – the paradigm begins to shift at WWDC
It’s WWDC time again and that means Apple AR rumors are in the air. And they’re interesting – we’re going to get multiplayer Augmented Reality in ARKit 2.0. Just don’t expect AR Glasses. Tim Cook has …
Read more Apple AR rumors – multiplayer AR coming in ARKit 2.0
Once again, rumors are swirling around Apple’s VR headset plans. The talk comes and goes and despite Tim Cook’s early enthusiasm for augmented reality, we’ve always felt Apple would eventually do a combined AR/VR headset. So on …
We came across Apple’s latest patent for a Virtual Reality headset – fittingly enough – as we were watching the 2018 Winter Olympics. We’ve been viewing the event on both an Ultra HD widescreen TV (simply …
Read more Apple’s Virtual Reality patent could solve the VR headset problem
There’s enough speculation that we will see a pair of Apple AR glasses by 2020. But the idea got an extra boost from the recent news that the company has acquired AR startup Vrvana up in …
Read more Apple AR acquisition: Vrvana’s extended reality headset
Here’s the fascinating AR demo from Director Peter Jackson’s AR studio Wingnut. Even though we’re still waiting for inexpensive AR glasses, you can see where home entertainment – and a segment of the film industry – …
Read more The Mind-blowing AR Demo from Peter Jackson’s Studio
It’s been a busy summer and we’ve been meaning to take a look at Apple’s ARKit. There’s been no shortage of news on the Augmented Reality front. Google has been working on Tango for over three …
Read more Apple’s ARKit Brings Augmented Reality Close to Home
Want to buy Snap’s Spectacles in New York? Be ready for long lines and a wait. Snap’s New York City pop-up store opened on November 21 at 5 East 59th Street (near 5th Ave). It’s one …
Read more Want to Buy Snap’s Spectacles in New York? Be Prepared to Wait
Apple and Augmented Reality seem to pop up almost weekly these days. And for a company notorious for its secrecy, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has been especially talkative. And he is increasingly vocal about the benefits …
If you think the future is AR, you have Tim Cook on your side. Whenever the CEO of Apple speaks, he pulls back the curtain just a little more on Apple’s vision. Apple has already hinted …
A couple of recent interviews have both Apple and Niantic CEOs talking about the relative advantages of AR and VR. And both come down on the side of Augmented Reality. Apple’s Tim Cook addressed the topic …
Read more In AR and VR battle, Apple and Niantic go with Augmented Reality
Apple VR project rumors have been surfacing in the news and there’s good reason. Obviously, you won’t hear anything from Cupertino until an augmented or virtual reality device is announced so it’s only speculation. But a recent …
Read more Apple VR Project? Here’s Why the Rumors are Flying
A story in the Financial Times says that a new Google VR headset will debut this year. It’s hardly surprising in light of Google’s hiring of VR developers and its recent leadership moves. There’s not many details except …
The DAQRI Smart Helmet reveals how dramatically Augmented Reality may change work in the future. Virtual Reality has been all over the news but under the radar developments in AR could have a larger impact. The original …
The wearable tech market is exploding – growing 223% in the second quarter of 2015. That works out to 18.1 million units shipped compared to 5.6 million units in the second quarter of 2014. Even if it …
Read more Wearable Market Explodes – And It’s Apple Versus Fitbit
Apple’s ResearchKit reveals the disruptive potential for the mobile devices and the Quantified Self. In just 24 hours, 11,000 iPhone owners signed up for a heart health study. As Alan Yeung, medical director of Stanford Cardiovascular Health …
Read more Apple’s ResearchKit may Transform Medical Research by Crowdsourcing Data
The Joy of Tech nailed it with their humorous Apple Watch Selection Flowchart. And this is why Apple may garner a large share of the Wearable Tech market – choice and personalization. Apple Watch Selection Flow …