Warby Parker is today introducing virtual try-on to let shoppers select a pair of frames and instantly see how they look. The tech was built on Apple’s ARKit, and the feature is only available to users on the Warby Parker iOS app on an iPhone X or later. Warby Parker, which launched in 2010, attempted […]
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The Biggening
Everything is already big. The iPhone SE died. The iPad Mini was last upgraded in 2015. The 11-inch MacBook Air died years ago. The smaller Series 4 Apple Watch has a bigger display than the larger Series 3 Apple Watch. Apple’s smallest devices are slowly getting bigger and the company’s events don’t suggest those ambitions […]
View More The BiggeningFirst Apple killed the headphone jack — now it’s coming for your ruler, with new AR features
Apple’s SVP of software Craig Federighi unveiled iOS 12 at WWDC 2018 today, and aside from massive performance upgrades, there’s a major new focus on augmented reality.
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Apple’s AR bet still has a lot to prove
As Apple gears up for its developer keynote conference tomorrow, one of its bigger announcements is likely to be new changes coming to its augmented reality platform. Since announcing ARKit last year, the tech giant has hardly been sheepish about its belief in AR’s potential. “I think AR is big and profound,” Apple CEO Tim […]
View More Apple’s AR bet still has a lot to proveThe PGA Tour is bringing live golf courses to your coffee table via Apple’s AR platform
If you thought that televised gold was just about as technologically advanced as it was ever going to be, it’d be understandable, but you’d be oh so wrong. The PGA Tour is showcasing a new augmented reality app that will utilize Apple’s ARKit platform to let users visualize courses and holes in their living rooms and see how the pros stack up against each other. You can… Read More
Augmented reality developer tools startup 8th Wall raises $8 million
Mobile AR had a lot of hype heading into the rollout of ARKit and ARCore this past year, but for the most part mobile AR apps have delivered a pretty heavy thud, failing to deliver on their futuristic promises. 8th Wall believes that this is the result of developers looking to port existing experiences into AR rather than designing for mobile AR’s strengths in the first place. The… Read More
Apple’s augmented reality tool kit can now detect walls and 2D images in beta
Apple is rolling out an upgrade to its augmented reality toolbox, ARKit, to developers in a beta version today. ARKit 1.5 adds a few marquee features including one big one: wall detection. Up until this point, ARKit has been focused on offering horizontal plane detection, allowing developers to know where the ‘floor’ is that it can then use to orient or place objects in 3D space.… Read More
Developers are out of ideas, so now there’s an app for augmented reality farting
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When Apple launched its new augmented reality platform, it promised the technology …