Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Apple wants to make it easy to trace 3D objects on iPads, iPhones, and Macs. The tech giant has filed for a patent (number US 20240319867 A1) for “Systems, Methods, and User Interfaces for Object ...

Apple devices such as "Apple Glass" may integrate real-world objects into Apple AR or VR experiences, specifically to avoid the wearer colliding with them. The giant majority of Apple's many patents ...

Apple is researching technology to allow an "Apple Glass" user to not be constrained to fixed physical gestures or touch controls, and instead manipulate any object to alter what is visible on the ...

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced a significant update to RealityKit, its suite of technologies that allow developers to get started building AR (augmented reality) experiences.

Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has applied for a patent (number US 20230350018 A1) for “Object Detection” as a safety feature in a vehicle. In the patent filing, Apple notes that some folks ...

At its Spring Loaded event, Apple finally launched the long-rumored object tracker of its own – the AirTag. If you are familiar with Tile’s offering, you know what an object tracker does. Moreover, ...

David Rose is a MIT Media Lab scientist and inventor and the author of "Enchanted Objects," out in paperback on April 28 from Scribner. As an interface design researcher at MIT, I’ve been critical of ...

Apple filed a formal objection late Tuesday in the tech giant’s case involving an FBI request to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. The document filed in U.S. District Court ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 22: A new iPad Air is displayed during an Apple announcement at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 22, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The tech giant ...