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Apple revealed to have purchased Danish firm Spektral, which specializes in AR and mixed reality technologies

Sometimes Apple buys up companies. The company has reported acquired a Danish startup called Spektral, which specialized in real-time separation of objects in photos and videos for a “green screen” effect. The acquisition, which was completed in late 2017, was revealed by Danish publication Brsen on Wednesday. Co-founders Henrik Paltoft and Toke Jansen are said […]

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Apple begins labeling Apple Maps camera vans in US, UK

The good news is that Apple is now labeling the camera-laden SUVs that may or may not be taking a picture of your house. Weeks after confirming the existence of the vans, the minivans now sport a simple “Apple Maps” decal along the rear quarter panels, with the address of Apple’s Maps microsite below. Both […]

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Apple buys German augmented reality firm Metaio, may be looking into extensive AR-related projects

I guess they had something Apple wanted. Earlier this month, Apple completed its acquisition of Metaio, a German augmented reality firm that first started life as a side project at Volkswagen, for an as-yet-unknown project. The acquisition was completed with a full transfer of shares from Metaio’s holdings to Apple. Metaio recently canceled its user […]