Tag Archives: augmented-reality

The iPhone X camera tech may go well beyond phones

After sitting in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Sept. 12 event and looking at the iPhone X and its new technology for myself, I kept thinking about that front-facing camera array. TrueDepth, it’s called. It’s a bundle of sensors. It can detect faces, or moving muscles. It can see 3D objects. It can enable more advanced …

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iPhone X or iPhone 8: Which one should you buy?

Apple has made it harder than ever to chose an iPhone. In addition to launching the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) and 8 Plus this year, the company added a super-premium iPhone X to its lineup. So, what are the differences between the three phones and which one should you buy? While we haven’t reviewed these devices in-depth just yet (stay tuned, …

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Our first look at Apple Park

Tuesday wasn’t just the launch of three new iPhones, an Apple Watch and an Apple TV. It was also the first time Apple welcomed journalists to its gigantic, 175-acre Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.  Apple Park is home to several buildings, most prominently a 2.8-million square-foot ring unofficially known as the Spaceship, which boasts four-story curved glass panels, custom aluminum …

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Watch the biggest moments from Apple’s iPhone keynote

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Apple invited CNET (and a lot of other journalists) to its new spaceship campus for the very first time. It unveiled a host of hot new products and features, including three new iPhones. And here, in this post, we’re compiling the biggest moments from Apple’s huge event in video form. You can watch exactly what you’d …

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iPhone 6S, 7 and SE get $50 to $100 price cuts

The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X are the most expensive iPhones ever. But the price cuts on Apple’s older models is more extensive, too. Now you can get the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus for $100 less, and the iPhone SE for $50 less. iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, …

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These iPhones and iPads work with ARKit

You don’t need the new iPhone X or even the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) or 8 Plus to use and enjoy the AR apps that are set to hit with iOS 11. When Apple previewed iOS 11 earlier this year, it introduced ARKit for developers to create AR apps for the iPhone and iPad. With iOS 11 set to be released in a week, I expect ARKit apps to be the buzz of …

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Apple iPhone X finally brings a badly needed makeover

Say hello to the iPhone X. Now get ready to enter the scrum to actually buy one. Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone X (which Apple execs pronounced “10,” not “ex”), its pricey, super premium phone that’s expected to be in limited supply. That’s a recipe for a phone that’s going to be hard to get — even if you …

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The costly iPhone X tries to reinvent the phone

Ten years ago, Steve Jobs stood on a stage in San Francisco and promised, “Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” That turns out to have been the understatement of the decade. Though Apple certainly wasn’t the first to make a mobile phone, or even the first to use touchscreen technology, the iPhone’s blend of slickly designed hardware and software …

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New ‘The Walking Dead’ AR app tests your zombie battle plan

When “The Walking Dead” returns for its eighth season, you can invite a scary zombie into your viewing party photos with this app. The Walking Dead Encounter app, launching Wednesday on both iOS and Android, lets you drop a zombie (referred to by the show as “walkers”) into your world just like Pokemon in Pokemon Go or background filters in …

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Apple leads as Samsung looks for direction

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Leading his division by a long way? Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox / Getty Images For a company that has given a good impression of being a touch dull in recent times, Apple still seems to bump into successes like a sleepwalker stumbles into doorways. Why, …

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