FYI looks like Apple bought IKinema (full body IK solver, UE4 and Vive tracker solution).

Just like their acquisitions of Shake, PrimeSense, Metaio and FaceShift in the past instantly screwing many existing users and companies mid project.https://t.co/uBjjUwEy3w

— Brekel (@brekelj) October 4, 2019

Apple confirms iKinema deal: “Apple buys smaller companies from time to time, and we generally don’t discuss our purpose or plans” https://t.co/nQO6bLCdlG

— Tim Bradshaw (@tim) October 4, 2019

#Apple confirms it purchased a company that makes virtual reality and motion capture software #iKinema “leads in animation software for motion capture, games and virtual reality and powers animation engines for leading companies” https://t.co/sAe2VEPwvk

— VR/AR Association VRARA (@thevrara) October 4, 2019

Apple snaps up virtual reality experts to boost AR push https://t.co/nxmRAXgOHD by @edfromfreelance pic.twitter.com/9Czc99qXC4

— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) October 4, 2019

Report: Apple Acquires Motion Capture Firm IKinema https://t.co/bHovKptiTa @IKINEMA @Apple pic.twitter.com/NcAUXrOFiU

— Road to VR (@RtoVR) October 4, 2019

Report: Apple Acquires Motion Capture Firm IKinema https://t.co/nHVWRCUVfR via @RtoVR

— tipatat (@tipatat) October 4, 2019

Road to VR Report: Apple Acquires Motion Capture Firm IKinema: According to a MacRumor report and regulatory filings with the UK government, Apple may have quietly acquired UK-based motion capture firm… https://t.co/I3GF6YbdNt #Apple #AppleAR #AppleVR #News #apple Via @RtoVR pic.twitter.com/0kcRRA1K2N

— Bradley Jon Eaglefeather (@bjeaglefeather) October 4, 2019

IKinemaをAppleがお買い上げでVtuber御用達のモーションキャプチャ製品Orion終了かつApple AR専用テクノロジーとして取り込まれる結末もまた趣深い? https://t.co/9nzr9VbH4I

— Ryuichi KUBUKI 久富木 隆一 (@ryukbk) October 4, 2019

IKinema Orion Appleに買収されたかも・・？https://t.co/ViIJNqwUkH

— 暇厨 (@HImaJin_Tw) October 4, 2019

Apple confirms UK-based visual effects firm iKinema acquisition https://t.co/9JHRFMSK2q pic.twitter.com/6QlZA88boC

— Huawei Global (@huawei_global) October 4, 2019

애플, 영국 소재 시각효과 업체 iKinema 인수 확인해줘. 그러나 인수 이유는 밝히지 않아.
- 영화와 게임에 사용되는 iKinema 기술, 디지니와 폭스와 텐센트 등 고객들 가져
- 애플, 아마도 자사 AR 부문 개선과 애니모지/미모지 등 확장 위해 인수했을 수 있어 https://t.co/odRgK9DaWa

— Wan Ki Choi (@wkchoi) October 4, 2019

Apple has reportedly acquired UK special effects studio @IKINEMA:

Amid AR/VR experiments, #Apple buys UK visual effects studiohttps://t.co/HrA5AeAPlW via @TechCrunch #Technology #AR #VR #TechNews
C: @YuHelenYu @HeinzVHoenen @Fabriziobustama @JBarbosaPR pic.twitter.com/SJ7kbFOS3h

— ?????? ??????? at #BeCyberSmart (@AudreyDesisto) October 5, 2019

Amid AR/VR experiments, Apple reportedly buys UK visual effects studio – TechCrunch https://t.co/0UN9tXHOye pic.twitter.com/0pBD54pmY2

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) October 5, 2019

Amid AR/VR experiments, Apple reportedly buys UK visual effects studio – TechCrunch #apple @lucasmtny https://t.co/5bJsgkMEAG

— Evan Kirstel at #GITEX2019 #Dubai @AVAYA_MEA (@evankirstel) October 4, 2019

Apple’s AR plans may come to life after acquiring iKinema motion tech https://t.co/RiwLwn0dOc

— Evan Kirstel at #GITEX2019 #Dubai @AVAYA_MEA (@evankirstel) October 5, 2019

"Bringing realistic human motion to ARKit and a wide variety of Apple AR-capable platforms makes the most sense, and there’s a particularly interesting set of AR applications that Apple could target: AR avatars." https://t.co/FUbLlpuFqZ

— Emil Protalinski (@EPro) October 5, 2019

Apple’s AR plans may come to life after acquiring iKinema motion tech https://t.co/fWL6O7qNxj pic.twitter.com/6mTCpj1YjY

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) October 4, 2019

Apple has just bought motion capture company Ikinema. Most probably it will be used in the future for some kind of full body avateering in the iMetaverse...

https://t.co/ujrf2Lyhhh di @RtoVR #AR #VR #Apple

— TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) October 5, 2019

Apple bought a graphics company that morphs video footage into animated characters https://t.co/v8YxULkAhi

— CNBC Tech (@CNBCtech) October 4, 2019

ICYMI: Apple snaps up virtual reality experts to boost AR push https://t.co/nxmRAXgOHD by @edfromfreelance pic.twitter.com/G1l5PZaTuQ

— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) October 5, 2019

ICYMI - Apple snaps up virtual reality experts to boost AR push https://t.co/nxmRAXgOHD by @edfromfreelance

— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) October 5, 2019

Apple iKinema acquisition should bolster its AR offerings | Cult of Mac https://t.co/DHsj8Pind6

— Tom Emrich ?️‍? (@tomemrich) October 5, 2019