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Displaying all articles tagged:
Augmented Reality
augmented reality
Jan. 18, 2020
Why Instagram Makes Its Filters So Hard to Find
It’s not an oversight, it’s by design.
By
Brian Feldman
augmented reality
Mar. 8, 2019
Apple Augmented-Reality Glasses Said to Be Coming in 2020
When Tim Cook promised shareholders a product that would “blow you away,” was this what he meant?
By
Jake Swearingen
post reality
Jan. 25, 2019
The Last Glassholes Are Still on Reddit
But please, please, don’t call them Glassholes.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
post reality
Jan. 24, 2019
Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Aren’t on the Streets, They’re on Factory Floors
How augmented-reality smart glasses are being used on shop floors around the world.
By
Jake Swearingen
post reality
Jan. 24, 2019
AR Gaming Is a Work in Progress — But There Are Still Some Good Games
The best of the best.
By
Brian Feldman
post reality
Jan. 23, 2019
The Past and Future of the Head-up Display, the Original Augmented Reality
How the head-up display moved from fighter jets to minivans.
By
Joel Johnson
post reality
Jan. 23, 2019
Want to Try Augmented Reality? This Is the Hardware You’ll Need
While phones are perfectly suitable AR devices, if you want to make 3-D models or battle zombies the right way, you’ll need dedicated hardware.
By
Steven John
post reality
Jan. 22, 2019
A History of Snapchat’s Dancing Hot Dog, AR’s Breakthrough Moment
Talking to Snap about the lens that captivated the world.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
augmented reality
Jan. 22, 2019
10 Cool Augmented-Reality Apps That You Might Actually Use
Google Play and the App Store are awash with augmented-reality apps, and many of them are terrible. Here are ten that actually show AR’s potential.
By
Steven John
post reality
Jan. 21, 2019
The Best Use of Augmented Reality Right Now Is the Weather Channel’s
If you want proof of augmented reality’s potential, look to this news anchor surrounded by six feet of water.
By
Brian Feldman
post reality
Jan. 21, 2019
Virtual Reality Lets You Escape the World. Augmented Reality Improves It.
Five years ago, virtual reality was the future, and augmented reality was a joke. What happened?
By
Jake Swearingen
technology
Nov. 15, 2018
An Augmented-Reality App Could Mean Guilt-Free Screen Time With Your Kids
Wonderscope creates a 3D storybook right in front of your eyes — and could help you feel better about letting your kids spend time with a screen.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Aug. 8, 2018
The Magic Leap, the World’s Most-Hyped Gadget, Makes Its Underwhelming Debut
The Magic Leap is here, I guess.
By
Brian Feldman
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Feb. 20, 2018
Report:
Pokémon Go
Caused Billions in Damage
Researchers extrapolated how much playing while driving cost financially.
By
Brian Feldman
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Nov. 8, 2017
Will Apple Debut an AR Headset by 2020?
A report says Cupertino wants to get a headset to market within the next three years.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Oct. 11, 2017
Tim Cook’s Doesn’t See AR Glasses Happening Anytime Soon
Per Cook, augmented reality will stay on your phone or tablet for a while yet.
By
Jake Swearingen
Oct. 10, 2017
The Black Eyed Peas Take Us Inside Their Augmented-Reality Comic Book
With the help of an app, the art in the graphic novel bursts off the page.
By
Kenny Wassus
and
Granger Willson
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Aug. 29, 2017
Apple’s Augmented Reality Is Gonna Be Huge
Apple’s augmented-reality efforts are already impressive — and will soon be available on hundreds of millions of phones.
By
Jake Swearingen
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July 18, 2017
The Rebirth of Google Glass on the Factory Floor
Google Glass is back, but you won’t be seeing it on the streets anytime soon.
By
Jake Swearingen
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May 11, 2017
HoloLens Was Just the Beginning. Microsoft Wants to Own AR and VR.
Working with Acer, Microsoft is putting out what will be the most affordable full-featured VR headset this holiday season.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Apr. 18, 2017
Facebook Thinks Augmented Reality Is Its Future. Sorry, Snapchat.
If Snapchat wants to be the Apple of augmented reality, Facebook is more than happy to be its Microsoft.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Jan. 11, 2017
Are Apple and Zeiss Working on Augmented-Reality Glasses?
One tech blogger claims that Apple and the high-end German optics company will release a pair of AR glasses — this year.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Sept. 6, 2016
Snapchat Signals Hardware Plans, Joins the Bluetooth SIG
It’s the closest thing yet to an official confirmation.
By
Brian Feldman
technology
July 20, 2016
How
Pokémon Go
Might Actually Be Helping Kids With Autism
It isn’t some crazy, unsupported theory.
By
Jesse Singal
July 7, 2016
Pokémon Is Back As an Augmented-Reality Game for People With Zero Shame
Be prepared to do some awkward stuff in public if you wanna catch ‘em all.
By
Christine Nguyen
and
Cait Munro
augmented reality
Oct. 21, 2014
Google Just Invested Millions of Dollars in a Very Eccentric Man
Meet Rony Abovitz.
By
Kevin Roose
augmented reality
July 10, 2014
DKNY’s New Campaign Features ‘Real New Yorkers’
And Rita Ora.
By
Véronique Hyland
Crime
July 17, 2012
Founder of Digital Eyeglasses Gets
Les Specs
Ripped Off at Paris
“As this technology becomes mainstream, McDonald’s might need to get used to it,” he writes.
By
Kara Baskin
vulture bytes
July 7, 2011
Vulture Bytes: Ménage à Trois Headphones and Augmented Reality
Middle-school nostalgia by way of splitter headphones and 100-disc CD changers.
By
Chadwick Matlin