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

Road to VR

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 Manufacturer Quanta Signs Deal to Mass Produce Lumus AR Display Modules

Road to VR

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

ARVR

© 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

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

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

Robert Scoble

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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Apple Manufacturer Quanta Partners With Lumus For AR Displays

VRWorld

is a manufacturing partner for Apple and many other hardware manufacturers in the PC/smartphone space. Recently, they reached out to Lumus, an Israel-based business that designs displays for AR glasses and headsets. They could be helping Apple, or any number of other manufacturers, with their augmented reality projects.

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Weekly Funding Roundup: Lightform gets $26 million, Vive X is investing in 30 startups, Facebook.

AllThingsVR

Weekly Funding Roundup: Lightform gets $26 million, Vive X is investing in 30 startups, Facebook hiring former Apple engineer, & Sliver VR raised $16 million in VC funding. HTC Vive’s investment group also said it planned to open another accelerator in Israel soon. He is listed as an inventor on several Apple patents.