Global shipments of XR headwear declined 38.7% year-on-year to 1.9 million units in the first half of 2026, according to the latest data from Omdia. While XR glasses are gaining traction, their growth from a small base was insufficient to counter a steep drop in...
Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from some other neat sites: ° From MacRumors: Apple’s foldable “iPhone Ultra” may launch in mainland China later than in some other markets, according to an oft-reliable Chinese leaker. ° From...
Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from some other neat sites: ° From MacRumors: Apple’s foldable “iPhone Ultra” may launch in mainland China later than in some other markets, according to an oft-reliable Chinese leaker. ° From...
As noted by iMore, Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11,630485 B2) that hints at an iMac with rear-acing projectors. The patent is dubbed “housing structures and input-output devices for electronic devices.” In the patent data, Apple says that such an iMac...
Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11630559 B2) for “user interfaces for managing weather information” that shows it wants to tweak the graphic user interface on its Weather app. About the patent The Weather app is available on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple...
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Samsung Display is developing a 13.3-inch OLED panel for a future MacBook Air, according to the Korean site, The Elec. The article says Apple plans to bring OLED technology to other products including the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. However, don’t look for such products...
Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11615595 B2) for “systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for sharing augmented reality environments.” It involves the rumored “RealityPro,” an augmented reality/virtual reality headset. About the patent The patent...
Apple’s VR/AR device (rumored to be dubbed “RealityPro”) might come in June at its Worldwide Developers Conference, or it could come in September at its iPhone 15 event as a “One More Thing” moment. For Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has successfully launched the Apple Watch...
Is Apple interested in making its own line of luggage straps, travel accessories, and even shoe strings? Maybe. The company has been granted a patent (number US 11614108 B2) for “attachment apparatuses.” About the patent The items described in the patent relate...
Apple has made advancements with its self-driving system for the “Apple Car” and could use LiDAR sensors from Wenmao, according to the Chinese language site, the Economic Daily News. However, the Sellers Research Group (that’s me) doesn’t think the first model of...
Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11609640 B2) for emoji user interfaces. It involves the company’s Animoji and Memoji features. Animojis allow a user to choose an avatar (e.g., a puppet) to represent themselves. The Animoji can move and talk as if it were a...
If you need an extra monitor for use with your Mac laptop and don’t own an iPad, you might consider the US$259.99 Deux Lite. For that price, you get a decent-if-not-breathtakig 12.5-inch diagonal display. It sports 1920 x 1080 resolution, adjustable brightness,...
iOttie’s US$44.95 Terus USB Hub is a versatile multiport adapter with a low-profile design that should appeal to Telsa owners. That excludes most of us, including me. It expands the versatility of the Tesla Model 3 or Model Y center console by providing four...
If you’re making a short trip with your MacBook Pro, you may not need a full-fledged, bulky travel case. Sometimes a sleeve will suffice — especially with the 16-inch MacBook Pro’s 14-hour-plus battery life. Muijo’s new Envoy Laptop Sleeve is great for protecting...
Incase’s A.R.C. Organizer (A.R.C. is short for “A Responsible Carry”) is designed to be an accessory for a bigger carry case. Do you need it? Depends on which items you’r traveling with. If you’re traveling with a 14-inch MacBook Pro and/or an iPad, the ...
Accidents happen, which is why it’s critical to have a data recovery system at your disposal. Disk Drill for Mac makes it easy to recover documents, music, photos, videos, or even whole partitions that have gone missing from your computer. And it gets even better with...