Metaio GmbH was a privately held augmented reality company that was acquired by Apple Inc in May of 2015 for an undisclosed amount.
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11 Facts About Metaio
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Additionally, Metaio was the creator of Junaio, a free mobile AR browser available for Android and iOS devices.
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Metaio grew out of an internal project within Volkswagen that received a German grant.
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In 2006 Metaio released the first browser plug-in for web-based AR applications.
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Shortly thereafter, Metaio launched the first fully integrated AR application for mobile devices with the release of the mobile AR browser Junaio.
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From 2010 to 2012, Metaio presented the first commercial 2-D Marker less Feature tracking application for print and television on a consumer mobile device and as a result won the ISMAR Tracking Contest in 2011.
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On May 23,2015, Metaio ceased product licensing, cancelled all pending conferences, and posted this notice on their support site:.
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Metaio offered products covering the needs of the AR value chain from product design, engineering, operations, marketing, sales and customer support.
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Metaio Creator - The Metaio Creator was an augmented reality software that allows users to create a complete AR scenario without specialized programming knowledge through an easy to use drag and drop interface.
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Since 2006 Metaio has organized insideAR, an annual event solely dedicated to augmented reality developers, researchers and businesses.
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