Rumours published by Fast Company and MacRumours that the next generation of iPhones may include a laser system for depth sensing are adding to speculation that Apple is planning a strategic move into augmented reality (AR). At its June developer conference Apple released a batch of AR developer tools to help people build AR software for Apple products. Adding a laser sensor to the iPhone would allow for much more accurate ranging information and depth perception, and more realistic mapping of AR objects on to the real world.
Rumours published by Fast Company and MacRumours that the next generation of iPhones may include a laser system for depth sensing are adding to speculation that Apple is planning a strategic move into augmented reality (AR). At its June 2017 developer conference Apple released a batch of AR developer tools to help people build AR software for Apple products. Adding a laser sensor to the iPhone would allow for much more accurate ranging information and depth perception, and more realistic mapping of AR objects on to the real world.