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SHANGHAI: Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Taiwan-based Foxconn is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony, to develop micro OLED displays for the device . The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Apple's headset is set to cost around $3,000 and will be launched in this year's spring event, Bloomberg previously reported. The company hopes to reduce the price for the second generation of the dev...

A Queensland man who has invented a vehicle anti-theft device says he started the project after his brother-in-law’s car was stolen. Cairns resident Nick Bradt believes car thefts - a key element of the state’s youth crime crisis - could be reduced by his product, which he has named the StarterStopper. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Bradt demonstrates to 7NEWS how the car anti-theft device works. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The device is a button that, once installed, is required to be pushed before the car can start. About the size of a 5c piece, it is designed to be hidden in the car, Bradt said. “All you have to do is, before you start the car, you press the secret button or button s that you installed,” he told 7NEWS. “It can be hidden anywhere under the dash, under the seat - anywhere you would like to have it. Cairns resident Nick Bradt has invented the StarterStopper anti-theft device for cars. Credit: 7NEWS “The more creative you are with the...