The next trend in the technology world: What layout has Apple made for virtual reality?

On September 24, 2010, Apple acquired Swedish facial recognition technology company Polar Rose for US$29 million.

On November 24, 2013, Apple acquired PrimeSense, an Israeli company that develops real-time 3D motion capture technology, for US$345 million. The company has designed the third Kinect for Microsoft Xbox

A motion sensor.

On May 28 this year, Apple acquired Metaio, a German augmented reality technology company, for US$32 million.

In addition to acquiring a series of technology-related companies, Apple itself is also working on patent research and development. In December last year, Apple publicly recruited AR/VR technology engineers, which clearly stated that these newly joined engineers would participate in the development of software and tools based on VR and AR.

In addition, in February this year, Apple obtained a patent that mainly enables the combination of a head-mounted display and other portable electronic devices (such as iPhones) to watch virtual reality content. function. The patent reads: "The entire head-mounted device frame will place a portable electronic product display in front of the user's eyes, and the latter will serve as the main display device of the head-mounted device." In addition, Apple's patent also includes a remote controller for users to You can hold it in your hand to manipulate the content on the display. Apple's invention is particularly similar to the Gear VR launched by Samsung last year.