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See George Washington in his home with ARtGlass, an AR storytelling experience

ARtGlass, a pioneer of augmented reality storytelling software, has embraced the challenge of bringing the past to life at major historical sites.
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Buying furniture online is a gamble. The Mine wants to use AR to improve the experience

The Mine makes 3D images of its high-end furniture so you can use AR to place it in your living room via its iOS app Envisioned.
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Snapchat now lets you create custom, wacky AR Lenses with new fee-based tool

Wondering how to create a custom Snapchat lens without a whole lot of computer savvy? Snapchat just launched a new tool you'll want to try.
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Intel’s Vaunt glasses are the first, most important step toward the AR revolution

Intel's Vaunt smart glasses are important. They're probably the most important AR wearable we've ever seen, and there's a simple reason for that: They're actually wearable.
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Poll: Would you wear Intel’s new smartglasses in public?

Intel's new AR glasses look like ordinary glasses. But considering what happened with Google Glass, would you actually wear these in public? Take our poll and see what others think.
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‘Pokémon Go’ is finally heading to the world’s largest mobile market

It's been a long wait for Chinese gamers, but 'Pokémon Go' is finally heading to the world's largest mobile market.
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Mekamon review

Ever wondered what it’s like to control a four-legged robot and fight augmented reality battles in your living room? Check out Mekamon .
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Honda delivers ‘The Ultimate Get-Well Card’ to sick kids via augmented reality

Honda is leveraging augmented reality to deliver what it calls "the Ultimate Get Well Card" to young patients at CHOC.
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Google kills augmented reality project Tango to focus on ARCore

Google has chosen to retire the Project Tango augmented reality platform in favor of committing more resources to ARCore.
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Want a lightsaber? Just roll up a piece of paper and InstaSaber will do the rest

Who didn't used to wave around folded cones of paper and pretend they were using a lightsaber? InstaSaber takes that dream to the next level.
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Starbucks’ plushest coffee shop yet serves up AR with its drinks

Starbucks is opening its largest location to date on December 6. In fact, it's so big it's offering tours around the place with an AR app.
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Upgrade your home with these Build.com Black Friday deals

Build.com's huge Black Friday sale is going on right now, making it the perfect time to start improving your home.
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Build.com’s In-Home Preview lets you test-drive your appliances in AR

With Build.com's new AR app, shoppers can now interact with various appliances, turning a faucet on and off, moving handles, and more. 
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9 ARKit apps to try on your iPhone or iPad using iOS 11

ARKit is now available for those using iOS 11. To help get you started, we've rounded up some of the more engaging ARKit apps in existence.
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Get a quote for your home improvement project using AR thanks to Streem

Streem debuted a new mobile product that promises to "radically improve convenience and efficiency" for home owners and professionals.
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Take your glasses to the next level with AR and Topology Eyewear

Meet Topology Eyewear, an augmented reality app that will actually help you design customized glasses using a 3D scan of your face.
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Can a new in-store augmented reality game save Toys R Us?

Embattled retailer Toys R Us is hoping a new virtual reality game you play in its store will convert into lots of excited kids buying stuff.
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Anthropologie hands you AR and CGI tools to design your living room

Thanks to a new app from Anthropologie, you'll be able to decorate your abode in style, and in augmented reality.
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Defense giant BAE wants to replace fighter jet controls with augmented reality

Defense giant BAE Systems thinks that augmented reality technology is the future of control systems for fighter planes.
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Lowe’s prints comic books imagining sci-fi futures — then makes them real

The Lowe's Innovation Lab is building our sci-fi future, merging 3D modeling, AR, VR, and even additive manufacturing with retail.
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Glass is back! Google takes the wraps off Glass Enterprise Edition

Google Glass, Google's heads-up AR headset, is back in Glass Enterprise Edition. It's a new version designed for industrial applications.
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Mira wants to give iPhone owners their first taste of augmented reality

Mira, a new startup based in L.A., has unveiled an iPhone-based augmented reality headset. It's $99, and it wants to make us social again.
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Google Blocks makes it easy for anybody to create VR objects in 3D

Google's newest easy-to-use AR/VR tool is Blocks, an app that works from within VR headsets to let anyone create and share 3D objects.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Cheap AR goggles, 3D printing on a conveyor belt

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The Augmented World Expo proves AR isn’t ready for prime time, but it’s still pretty cool

Augmented World Expo was home to all the latest and greatest AR announcements -- but is it ready for consumers yet?
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Don't pick your nose in social VR, as BeBop's new gloves will track your digits

Bebop Sensors created the Marcel Modular Data Gloves for virtual (and augmented) reality capable of accurately tracking hands and fingers.
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Why virtual reality developers think AR is going to be bigger than VR

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Acer Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted display: Our first take

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Facebook’s about to make augmented reality on phones really fun

Facebook has announced an augmented reality camera platform, capable of adding AR fun to its many app camera modes.
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Amazon retail stores could use augmented reality to sell furniture, appliances

Not content with books and groceries, Amazon's next brick-and-mortar store could focus on furniture and appliances and incorporate AR.
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Lowe’s Home Improvement turns to augmented, virtual reality for DIY training

Home improvement specialist outlet Lowe's has debuted a new virtual reality tutorial platform in store, using HTC Vives.
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Apps let you see how furniture will look in your home without straining your back

Apps that help furniture shoppers find items have added AR functionality to let buyers see how purchases would look in their homes.
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Shazam is now about more than just music — it has an AR platform, too

You first got to know it as the app that helped you identify your music, but now, Shazam is helping you identify a whole lot more via AR.
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Augmented reality could be the next big thing (like the smartphone), says Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook likened the emerging technology of AR to the very established and ubiquitous technology of the smartphone.