AR

Apple’s recent executive shuffle could mean the rumored AR/VR headset is ready to get real

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 26, 2021

Apple has announced that Dan Riccio, its SVP of Hardware Engineering, will be transitioning to a new role reporting to CEO Tim Cook. At the same time, its Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, has been promoted to lead Apple's hardware engineering across the company as a member of the executive team. Reading between the lines, the executive shuffle could mean that Apple's rumored AR/VR headset could indeed be inching closer to shipping.

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The best free educational AR apps for adults on iPhone and iPad

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ December 2, 2020
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With augmented reality (AR) apps, you can put objects right in front of you. We’ve already shown you some of the best AR apps for home design. These apps let you see what furniture, wall décor, and more look like in your own home before you shell out the cash.

If you want to take augmented reality a step further, check out these free educational AR apps for your iPhone or iPad. You can discover constellations and stars, use a geometric calculator, explore historic civilizations, and even learn to draw.

Take advantage of technology and expand your mind at the same time with these educational augmented reality apps.

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Check out an AR surprise for the upcoming “One more thing” Apple Silicon Macs event

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 3, 2020

Apple is holding its last media event this year on Tuesday, November 10, and the consensus among the commentariat is that the prerecorded product presentation will largely focus on the first Apple Silicon-powered Mac computers. Apple's augmented reality surprise hidden in the “One more thing” invite indeed suggests that Mac notebooks will make the transition first.

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Amazon’s shopping app brings enhanced AR tools

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 25, 2020

Augmented reality has a few quite legitimate use cases, like home furnishing. Ikea uses augmented reality in its Place app to a great success, and now Amazon's expanded augmented reality capabilities of its shopping app with a new Room Decorator feature making it easy to create more than a hundred different configurations consisting of dozens of virtual products.

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