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CES 2024 is the last major chance for producers of AR and VR headsets to make a splash before the Apple Vision Pro is released. Here’s what Apple’s rivals unveiled in Vegas.

Continuity Camera is a native feature on macOS that allows the use of an iPhone as a webcam. It can be connected via cable or wirelessly using the same Apple ID on both devices.

TP-Link revealed its new video door lock, the Tapo DL130, which is Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri compatible and has seven unlocking methods inclusive of a fingerprint scanner, a built-in keypad, and Apple Home Key on iPhones or Apple Watch.

Your iPhone features an AI subject detection tool built into the Magnifier app. Using AI, the iOS Magnifier app is capable of detecting and identifying subjects using the camera, then describing them to you via on-screen text and spoken descriptions.

Hi, I’m looking for an app that can shoot photos direct in the 16:9 aspect ratio for the iPhone 6 (iOS 12.x). I already had such an app called ProCam for the iPhone 5 but this app seems not to work proper anymore on iOS 12.

The world’s global tech superpowers are intent on corralling mankind into a virtual world – and the latest attempt comes from arguably the biggest hitter, Apple. At the company’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook used his “one more thing” moment to reveal the Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset and its all-new operating system; visionOS.

Remember the $1,599 probe lens Laowa made for DSLRs? Well, Shiftcam built one for 1/5th the price… and it mounts onto your iPhone for the most surreal macro videos ever.

Apple Shatter-Proof Foldable Display and Under-Screen Front-Facing Camera Patents In recent developments, Apple has been granted patents for two groundbreaking technologies set to revolutionize the display landscape – an under-screen front-facing camera and a foldable display technology designed to prevent glass shattering.

A newly-granted patent shows how Apple has at least designed a stand that is specifically for charging an iPhone during filming, and connecting to a gimbal. There was no sign of such a MagSafe charging camera stand when Apple filmed its Scary Fast event on iPhones in 2023.

ZemiSmart has released yet another Matter product, and on this occasion it’s a dimmable and tuneable filament bulb. In the case of this Matter product, it uses Matter over WiFi, so not so great for us Thread fans, but as it’s Matter certified and WiFi, there’s no hub or app to worry about other than the one for your preferred ecosystem, which to many is a plus.