Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Transport Guy: Apple bought an augmented reality company (AAPL)

Steve Kovach May 28, 2015 at 01:33PM

metaio augmented reality

Apple bought a company called Metaio that makes augmented reality technologies, according to TechCrunch.

Augmented reality, or AR, is the concept that allows developers to overlay digital information on top of the real world. Many companies are working on AR including Microsoft with its HoloLens project and Google through its major investment in the secretive startup Magic Leap.

Metaio licensed its AR technology to several companies, and TechCrunch reports several of them were frustrated when Metaio suddenly went dark.

Apple did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Here's a video TechCrunch found that shows how Metaio's AR technology works:

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Apple bought an augmented reality company (AAPL) from Business Insider: Steve Kovach

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