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Häftigt! Ikea working with Apple to launch an AR app when iOS 11 ships this fall!
Apple’s ARKit technology will help Ikea create an augmented reality shopping app for its furniture.
At WWDC 2017, Apple announced it would bring augmented reality to iOS devices with ARKit, a framework that lets developers produce augmented reality experiences using an iOS device’s camera and embedded sensors. Apple showed a couple nifty demos on stage and made mention of Ikea:
“We’ve had some third parties in to take a look at ARKit and they are totally excited and we are just blown away by what they’ve been able to accomplish. Ikea, of course, is placing furniture everywhere and it’s really super awesome …”
Apparently Ikea is very serious about “placing furniture everywhere,” because the company is reportedly working to be a launch partner for AR when Apple ships iOS 11 this fall.
It’s not hard to imagine what an Ikea app with augmented reality would do. The app will help potential customers get an idea of how a particular piece of furniture will look in the ph…