Leading the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumor mill today is news of augmented reality (AR) efforts. Today, we’ll look at that and other Apple Rumors for Wednesday.
Augmented Reality: Rumor has it Apple is working on an augemnted reality system for cars, reports MacRumors. According to this rumor, the tech company will develop a type of augmented reality system that will aid drivers. It is believed that this is the comapny’s new car plans after reports claim it ditched efforts to create its own car. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes this is the case. He claims augemnted reality will be more popular than virtual reality around the time the new car system is released.
Watch Band: A new Apple Watch band is in the works and it will add extra funtionality to the device, 9to5Mac. Glide is developing a third-party band for the smartwatch that includes two cameras. The first camera will be a 2MP one designed for taking selfies. The second will be 8MP and is designed to be used like a normal camera. The developer has stared preorders for the band and early orders will only cost $149. The band will then increase to $199, and then to $249 at retail. It will be coming out in Spring of 2017.
MacBook Pro Sales: Online orders for the new MacBook Pro are better than ever, reports The Independent. Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, said “so far our online store has had more orders for the new MacBook Pro than any other pro notebook before.” This news comes despite criticisms of the new laptop. One such complaint from reviewers is that the device lacks an SD Card slot. However, it does feature a 3.5mm headphone jack.
