The Physics Behind the Magical Parallax Effect Running Your AR Apps What magic does Apple use to turn a 2-D image into something that looks like it is there in real life?

A Philippines-based startup called Parallax wants to make the process faster and cheaper with a cross-border payments system that can be used for stablecoin, crypto or traditional currencies.

Parallax didn’t just jump into some cookie cutter ASIC, they made their own parallel multi-core microcontroller. Designed by [Chip Gracey], the Parallax Propeller has 8 cores, called cogs.

In iOS 7, the wallpaper appears to be behind the icons. Can we use parallax to estimate this distance?

The build uses a Parallax Propeller dev board to provide an amazing amount of horsepower for a simple microcontroller.

“Parallax stands out for its excellent core product and dedication to transforming businesses through smarter resource management,” said Jeff Eckerle, CEO of Parallax.

It's an outdated attention-goosing technique that most designers will probably be embarrassed to look back on.