Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs took the scenic route to the iPhone. Rovio began flirting with augmented reality on the Magic Leap of all places, releasing First Person Slingshot for the headset last year. Last month, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs hit Steam for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Now, it seems, the […]
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Apple could launch augmented reality headset in 2020
According to a new report from Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5mac), a reliable analyst on all things Apple, the company has been working on an augmented reality headset and is about to launch the device. This pair of glasses could go into mass production as early as Q4 2019 and should be available at some point […]
View More Apple could launch augmented reality headset in 2020Apple’s AR glasses might be an iPhone accessory instead of a standalone headset
Now that iPhone sales are slowing down, what’s Apple’s next groundbreaking product going to be? Maybe AR glasses.
Apple’s AR headset was last rumored to be a standalone device powered by its own processing unit. But now it looks like Apple might make…
Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform
The growth of augmented and virtual reality applications and hardware is ushering in a new age of digital media and imaging technologies, and startups that are putting themselves at the center of that are attracting interest. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Matterport, which started out making cameras but has since diversified into a wider […]
View More Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platformMicrosoft’s HoloLens 2 is a huge leap forward for augmented reality
The new headset is sleeker-looking, more comfortable, and more powerful than the first generation Hololens that debuted in 2016. Read more…More about Microsoft, Mashable Video, Augmented Reality, Ar, and Microsoft Hololens 2
View More Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 is a huge leap forward for augmented realityQualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsets
Qualcomm wants to create a new device category, XR viewer headsets, that combine the compute power of its current Snapdragon 855 platform with the speed of 5G on a smartphone to provide you with mobile VR and AR experiences — or ‘Extended Reality,’ as Qualcomm likes to call it — with six degrees of freedom […]
View More Qualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsetsApple is getting serious about augmented reality with this new appointment
For most people, AR is Pokémon Go and little else. But for Apple, it’s an important part of the company’s future
Apple just re-assigned Frank Casanove, former lead for iPhone Partner Marketing, into a new role: chief of Product Marketing for AR,…
What it’s like to walk with Google Maps in augmented reality
I’m walking down San Francisco’s Market Street toward a coffee shop using Google Maps when giant arrows pop up on my phone.
I’m supposed to turn right on Front Street. The directions are hard to miss in the new Google Maps augmented reality mode. The large animated arrows make it clear with a glance which direction I should head. It looks something like this:
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The feature came out Monday for select “local guides” who add new locations, rate businesses, take photos, and more for Google Maps. It’ll be on more guides’ phones in the coming days, although regular users shouldn’t expect it soon. For now, it’s being tested for feedback, and the look and feel of the feature is expected to change. It’s also strictly for walking directions — not for driving. Read more…
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View More What it’s like to walk with Google Maps in augmented realityTyra Banks is creating a tech-driven attraction called Modelland
Tyra Banks, the supermodel-turned-entrepreneur, has unveiled her latest venture. Dubbed Modelland, the in-person theme park-like experience will bring technology to the forefront, Banks told TechCrunch over the phone last week. “We’re very open to partnering with and having integrations with different brands that bring technology to the forefront and make sure what we’re providing in […]
View More Tyra Banks is creating a tech-driven attraction called ModellandAR displays in self-driving cars could actually be cool
Swiss company WayRay is going full force into making AR fun in car displays. They even launched a neat AR Software Development Kit that people will be able to use to make applications for their displays. We’re hyped to see how things go! Read more……
View More AR displays in self-driving cars could actually be coolAn AR glasses pioneer collapses
In the first days of 2017, Osterhout Design Group arrived at CES with a two-story booth and huge promises. The startup’s founder, Ralph Osterhout, wanted to take the small San Francisco-based company even further past its military contractor roots in AR, building out major enterprise and consumer businesses with flashy new product lines. The company […]
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This past year was challenging for the tech world, to say the least, but the new year brings an opportunity to change the conversation. A huge opportunity, actually — CES 2019, the world’s largest tech show, is right around the corner.
CES (which used to stand for “consumer electronics show” but is now its own term) certainly has its share of overhyped gadgets, meaningless concepts, and just plain dumb ideas, but the overall vibe tends to be optimistic. Tech can solve problems, and the whole industry descends upon the Las Vegas Strip to tell their stories for a few days in January.
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