![]() Its main rival Samsung has also recently released its Gear VR headset which is said to have sold out within hours of going on sale. Google has already created a low-cost VR visor, Google Cardboard, and augmented reality platform Project Tango, while Facebook is bracing itself for the release of much-expected headset Oculus Rift early next year. More recently, an Apple patent surfaced of a virtual reality headset powered by a smartphone.Īpple's inroads in the field are part of a larger trend among Silicon Valley's giants. The company has also previously bought several European start-ups that similarly specialise in facial recognition, augmented reality and motion capture such as Primesense, Polar Rose and Metaio. Last year, Apple advertised for a software engineer able to create VR-based applications. TechCrunch, which broke the news, suggests Faceshift's face-recognition tools could be employed with security purposes.īut Apple could also put the company's technology to use in virtual and augmented reality, fields in which the iPhone maker has been increasingly showing interest.
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