Apple bought the tools developers to create augmented reality Metaio

Metaio company, known for the creation of tools for the development of cross-platform AR-applications, recently was purchased by Apple and is now completely ceases to support older clients. The staff Metaio will be engaged in the new place of work, none of the companies have not reported.

The history of this small startup begins in 2003, when Metaio was only internal Volkswagen project. Over time, the company has grown to an independent entity, and began to produce full SDK and services to create applications with augmented reality.

One of the most famous examples was the application for Ferrari, allowing to tune the car on the tablet screen right in the dealership showroom.

Perhaps, Apple acquired Metaio solely because of her patents for some AR-technology, not so long ago, there were rumors about the imminent launch new feature mapping service Apple - navigation with the help of augmented reality. It is expected that the preliminary version of the new application "Maps" will be shown on the already

June WWDC. It is unlikely that newcomers, developers can greatly affect the process of creating a product in such a short time. But if the launch of a new navigation mode will be delayed by several months, it is likely that there we already see the influence of people from Metaio.

Both parties to comment on the purchase did not. Apple has responded to a request for a standard application reporters that the company is not publicly discussing its acquisition and plans for the future.

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