Items tagged with AR
The latest word on the street is that Amazon is secretly developing its own line of augmented reality (AR) glasses, with Meta’s market-leading Ray-Ban smart glasses as the main target. The project could move the company past its audio-only...
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Logitech has introduced its MX Ink mixed reality stylus for the Meta Quest mixed reality headset. The company touts the new stylus as being “a revolutionary leap for control, creativity, and collaboration in the virtual world.”
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Sightful unveiled its Spacetop G1 laptop, which the company touts as being the first device that combines the "work from anywhere" world with a 100-inch virtual workspace. The latest announcement moves the Spacetop G1 out of an invite-only...
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The Vision Pro is Apple’s foray into the augmented reality market, and it seems to be selling like hot cakes, with some 200K units already sold for a total of $700 million in new revenue for the fruity company. Of course, the $3,500 starting price is already a bit out of reach for many, but...
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Whether it's a foolish skit or a serious attempt at multitasking, driving a vehicle while wearing an Apple Vision Pro was bound to happen. It's important to note that the Tesla driver who went viral on X / Twitter for donning Cupertino's...
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Virtual and augmented reality technologies have been around for quite some time, but they have yet to take off like some would have expected. However, some companies like Apple are hedging their bets on this tech, such as with the Vision...
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When the Apple Vision Pro went up for preorder on January 19th at an eye-watering $3,499, we knew it would not be an easy road ahead for Apple. Of course, the technology is rather cool, and the Vision Pro could bring a lot of advances to...
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A recently released beta of visionOS for the Vision Pro operating system includes tutorial videos showcasing how a user interacts with visionOS by utilizing eye and hand movements. One onboarding video shared on X called "Input Training"...
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Today, Meta announced its next generation of VR headset, with the Meta Quest 3 starting at $499.99 and releasing on October 10th. While the device is interesting, the new Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 under the hood powering this headset...
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Niantic, the creator of the immensely popular Pokémon Go game, informed its employees that it would be laying off 230 employees and shutting down two of its other titles. Founder John Hanke said the decision came due to the studio's...
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In 2016, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook aimed to take a gamble on augmented reality and that vision is finally coming to fruition it seems, with the tease of the Apple Reality Pro AR/VR headset ahead of WWDC23. Of course, with this tease...
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After nearly three years of development, Sightful has unveiled the world's first augmented reality (AR) laptop, called Spacetop. The team who created the innovative laptop consisted of Apple, Microsoft, and Magic Leap veterans.
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Meta has slashed prices for its Meta Quest 2 256GB and Meta Quest Pro VR headsets. However, you may want to hold off on pulling the trigger on either.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the news on his Instagram profile, letting everyone...
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The highly anticipated Apple mixed reality headset is finally expected to be revealed in the coming months, and of course, the rumor mill is buzzing about it. New details about the headset, expected to be called the Apple Reality Pro...
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HTC is launching a new flagship AR/VR headset next month, which promises to reestablish its presence in the consumer VR space. The company plans on releasing the upcoming product's full details next month at CES 2023.
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John Carmack, consulting CTO for Meta's virtual reality efforts, states he is leaving the company as he is "wearied of the fight." Carmack joined Oculus in 2013 as CTO, prior to its acquisition by Facebook.
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Google Maps is making it easier to find Grandma's house this Thanksgiving, and all of the stores for your out-of-town Black Friday shopping spree. If you happen to be in select cities, you can use a new AI visual search experience as...
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Apple's rumored augmented reality (AR) glasses seem to need a bit more testing and development before being released. New rumors are saying the AR glasses are expected to be "postponed to 2025-2026, due to design issues", according to...
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Apple's long-rumored mixed reality headset is reported to incorporate 14 cameras that will enable lifelike human avatars in a metaverse environment. The headset is currently expected to be announced by the end of 2023.
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We've all heard that a carpenter is only as good as their tools, and that certainly applies to more than just whittling wood and building tables. In the realm of tech, and specifically extended reality (XR) experiences, Qualcomm's...
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Google's new AR glasses can translate and display information in the user's line of sight, allowing people to overcome language barriers. The new technology appears to be the next generation of Google Glass.
During the Google I/O 2022...
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Researchers are looking to target haptics for AR/VR at the second most sensitive and dense of mechanoreceptors, the mouth. So, if you have ever felt your VR/AR experience has been lacking a bit of taste, this will give you something to...
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