Apple today announced MacOS support for SteamVR as well as external GPU enclosure support. The news came during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple demonstrated the capabilities of VR on a MacBook by showing off a Vive HTC demo. The VR support rides on the back of better performance squeezed out of Metal 2 and the latest Mac hardware as well as the new macOS, according to Apple. “Leading VR companies are joining Apple to drive VR innovation on the Mac with features coming later this year — Valve is optimizing their SteamVR platform for macOS and enabling connection of the HTC Vive headset, while Unity and Epic are bringing their VR development tools to macOS,” according to an Apple press release. “Through a newly announced external GPU, developers and content creators will be able to use a beta of SteamVR and the new MacOS, High Sierra, to access the creative power of Vive with their MacBooks,” according to a.

“Vive is driving the VR industry forward, and in just the last month alone, we have partnered with the world’s most prominent and innovative tech giants including Google, Intel and Apple, who are aligning their VR efforts around Vive.” There’s no price yet for GPU enclosures. Apple also announced a new line of and MacBooks, as well as a MacOS update called High Sierra hits this fall for free and with it, according to Apple, the iMac becomes a “great platform for virtual reality content creation.”.

On Tuesday, MAC Cosmetics announced the launch of an augmented reality mirror that allows customers to preview how certain MAC shades and looks will appear when applied to their own faces. The mirrors are based on a 3D video makeup rendering technology developed by Canadian firm Modiface. Called “Virtual MAC,” the AR mirrors have been introduced in US standalone MAC locations, setting the stage for a broader global rollout early next year. “ The new ModiFace-powered mirrors provide an unprecedented level of realism and fidelity that bring to life our brand’s unique sense of colour and artistry,” said Tim Tareco SVP Global Creative, Visual Merchandising + Store Design from MAC. “ We believe this will be a game changing addition to our stores.” According to MAC, the virtual looks are mapped to the user’s face thirty times per second, with sub-pixel placement accuracy, with rendition quality on par with that of real-life application by a makeup artist. “ MAC Cosmetics is a renowned beauty brand with a very unique range of shades. We are delighted to be partnering with MAC on many AR initiatives, the first of which is to bring photo-realistic live video makeup try on to MAC stores,” said Jennifer Tidy, Vice President of Partnerships at ModiFace.

Touchgrind bmx 1.2 for mac download. ModiFace has rolled out a similar technology in recent weeks at several leading-edge Walmart test stores in the United States. By A multi-talented theoretician, software architect and polymath, Reece K. Sellin specializes in the development of cloud-based marketing automation platforms, business applications and middleware. He also consults extensively in the areas of IT and media. His varied career has seen him excel in areas including open source software development (founding the Freedows OS project in 1996); traditional and electronic media (in managerial roles in the e-zine, traditional magazine and newspaper industries); and political advocacy (focusing on policy reform to the long-term-care system in British Columbia, Canada).

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