As Apple reportedly ramps up work to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020, it has acquired a startup from Montreal, Canada that could help it get there. TechCrunch has learned that Apple has acquired Vrvana, maker of the Totem headset — which had rave reviews but never shipped. The deal was for around $30 million, two sources tell TechCrunch.

Source: TechCrunch

Date: December 14th, 2017

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/21/apple-acquires-mixed-reality-headset-startup-vrvana-for-30m/

Discussion

1) Apple is looking to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020.  Why is so late to the game?

2) Is AR a game changer?