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Apple Reveals Improvements Coming in ARKit 6 for Developers

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Earlier this month during Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC 2022, the company gave developers the first look at improvements coming to Apple’s ARKit 6 toolkit for building AR apps on iOS devices. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple. Image courtesy Apple.

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Apple Reportedly Could Have Over 1,000 Engineers Working on AR in Israel

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According to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich , Apple could have over 1,000 engineers working on Augmented Reality technology in Israel, mostly at its major R&D centre in Herzliya. Milunovich maintains Apple might introduce AR features similar to Google’s Tango in the next iPhone.

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Apple Trademarks 'xrOS' Ahead Of Expected June Headset Reveal

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An Apple-linked company applied to trademark 'xrOS' in New Zealand. Spotted by The Verge's Parker Ortolani , the word mark uses Apple's SF Pro typeface and was filed by Deep Dive LLC, a firm believed to be a shell company of Apple. The Information and Gurman have previously reported the product will be priced around $3000.

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Apple Manufacturer Quanta Signs Deal to Mass Produce Lumus AR Display Modules

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Though Quanta is a manufacturer and supplier for a number of major consumer tech companies, like HP and Acer, Bloomberg reports that the company is “one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners,” and gets nearly 60% of its revenue from Apple, which is reportedly developing an AR headset.

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What to Expect from Apple in the AR/VR Space

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© Apple, Inc. While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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Lumus ‘Sheds Light’ on Future of AR, Apple Vision Pro

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We discussed his company’s waveguide and materials research, using AR for medicine and surgery, and the Apple Vision Pro. Founded in 2000, the Ness Ziona, Israel-based firm designed products for Scorpion helmets used in fighter jets like the A-10 Warthog and F-16 Fighting Falcon. .”

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The Apple Table is Set

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We’ve been waiting for years for Apple to reveal its mixed reality products, including visors and glasses. Techmeme has all the reports here: [link] The most interesting was that, as of yesterday, Apple Music now is available in Spatial Audio. So it makes sense to upgrade all audio, which Apple is in the middle of doing.

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