This new virtual tape measure app is perfect for people who obsess over the tiny details in their home (AAPL)
Apple has said it's going all-in on augmented reality, a new technology that uses advanced cameras and sensors to understand the world around our devices.
Occipital is a startup that's been creating augmented reality hardware and software for years. It's now taken parts of Apple's new AR software, ARKit, and made software that's less games or fun novelty and more serious home improvement tool.
TapMeasure, which is now available for download, is an iOS app that can automatically make measurements and draft floor plans with an iPhone. It can create both simple 2D floorplans and 3D room models.
One target audience for the app is interior designers, who can now make to-scale CAD files from an app. But normal homeowners might want to check the app out to do things like simple measurements or level framed items or artwork.
Occipital uses the Structure Sensor in a device it calls Bridge, a headset that runs AR software. Occipital also previously released an app called Canvas that used the $379 sensor to create detailed CAD models of rooms.
But now some of those features are available in an app for iPhones launched in the past two years that you can download without needing any specialized hardware. Take a look:
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TapMeasure can accurately measure parts of your home or office.
It works horizontally, too. Tap spots in the camera to outline important features in your room.
And generate a to-scale birds-eye view floor plan which you can use for interior design purposes.
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