Sennheiser brings its spatial audio technology to AR
Sennheiser is partnering with Magic Leap. The audio-equipment company is providing its Ambeo tech to improve the immersion of augmented reality. Ambeo uses “transparent audio” that...
Oculus founder roasts Magic Leap One as ‘HoloLens 1.1’, bemoaning hype
Controversial Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has posted a conceptual teardown of the Creator Edition on his personal blog, calling the augmented reality headset a "tragedy in the classical sense."
Clash & Go is a blockchain game that blends strategy and AR
The world of augmented reality (AR) got a real shot in the arm in July 2016 with the launch of Pokémon Go. Until then,...
Microsoft’s HoloLens mall demos bring early AR glasses to the masses
Microsoft recently added HoloLens AR headset demos to its retail stores, letting mall shoppers go hands-on with a potentially transformative technology. Underscore potentially.
Facebook launches AR games for Messenger group video chat
Facebook today announced the introduction of augmented reality games in group video chat with up to six people at once. AR games are available today...
The HoloSuit delivers full-body tracking in a compact package
The HoloSuit is a full-body tracker designed for VR and AR platforms. It's impressive, but expensive.
Digi-Capital launches AR-VR analytics platform
Augmented reality and virtual reality consulting firm Digi-Capital reported earlier this year that AR/VR startups raised over $3.6 billion in funding during a 12-month...
AR demos keep showing cool tech that just isn’t practical
New augmented reality announcements and demos now surface every day, but almost every piece of AR news suffers from the same issue: No matter...
Researchers use VR to train AI drones, cutting autonomous vehicle crashes
MIT researchers have developed a technique to train fast-moving autonomous AI drones using VR-enhanced environments, reducing crashes and thereby the need for repairs or...
Google’s standalone AR headset is reportedly ‘not unlike’ Microsoft’s HoloLens
Google is still developing a standalone augmented reality headset that can overlay digital objects on the real world, according to a report in WinFuture. This...