pvanallen

applesnoranges said:

I’ve never coded before. I am looking for some advice on how to get started developing apps for iOS ...

For learning iOS development, start with the Swift Playgrounds app on the iPad to get the basics of programming - you want to learn Swift, not Objective C, because Swift is the future for Apple. Then, I'd suggest you get the Ray Wenderlich IOS Apprentice ebook and go through the entire thing - it is very well written, teaching good practices, and is always up to date (using traditional books leaves you out of date, and things have been changing significantly in iOS every year recently). https://store.raywenderlich.com/products/ios-apprentice

Another key acquisition for AR was PrimeSense, original makes of the Kinect - this technology can be used for 3D object mapping and object recognition. This is how Microsoft Hololens works. And the phone can live in your pocket and transmit video to the glasses via, essentially, AirPlay. As @Williamh says, a video version of the W1 chip. I predicted something like this here: https://medium.com/@philvanallen/3-clues-for-an-apple-ar-ecosystem-67acef86af94#.2u04hw17h

I’ve been using Apple Pay on my watch with US credit cards for the past 3 weeks in the Netherlands.

The internet speed for these terminals in the US must be crap.

No, the US and Europe systems are different, and use different technology. US = Chip and Signature, EU = Chip and PIN. http://www.mytotalretail.com/post/u-s-vs-europe-taking-retail-technology/ It's dumb, but there it is. Contactless will take over in the long run. Love my Apple Watch for that.

I predicted using your iPhone as CPU/GPU for AR glasses way back in 2016: https://medium.com/@philvanallen/3-clues-for-an-apple-ar-ecosystem-67acef86af94