Spatial is what would happen if Slack and Zoom had a virtual reality baby
Emails are generally better than SMS, phone calls are better than emails, and Zoom-style video calls are better than phone calls. Could VR be best of all?
Forget AR glasses. Augmented reality is headed to your windshield
From the ashes of big AR startups like Magic Leap and Daqri, Envisics hopes to deliver the world's first truly useful augmented reality system -- in your car.
Amazon’s new AR app lets you have fun with all those Prime Day boxes
Amazon's new augmented reality app lets you squeeze some fun from the company's cardboard boxes before they go off for recycling.
U.S. Army considers AR goggles for its military mutts
U.S. military dogs could soon be working in the field using AR goggles, giving the animal the freedom to work beyond its handler's line of sight.
Allbreaker, the Colombian firm that’s redefining augmented reality
Allbreaker CEO Omar Vanegas says the firm was born of the need to innovate and find new tools for AR. Can he help this nascent technology to truly explode?
DJI’s new gimbal, Apple’s AR content, and more | Digital Trends Live
On this Digital Trends Live, we break down the top tech news, including the U.S. government’s $1 billion investment in A.I. and quantum computing, and more.
Apple TV+ could soon offer bonus AR content to boost subscriptions
A new report suggests Apple may be planning to add bonus augmented reality content to its streaming service, TV+ for boosting subscriptions.
Amazon’s new AR tool lets you fill a room with multiple virtual items
Amazon is rolling out a new AR tool that lets you virtually place multiple furniture items in a room in your home so you can see how they look.
Saatchi AR tool lets you test out paintings on your wall before you buy them
Saatchi Art, one of the world’s leading art galleries, has created a tool that lets customers view artworks in their homes before purchasing them online.
Want to see Snoop Dogg in AR? You’ll have to buy a bottle of his new wine
Hip-hop stars and alcohol brands go together like Eric B. and Rakim. But rarely do you get to see them in augmented reality as part of the sales pitch.
Bose pulls the plug on its audio-based augmented reality platform
Only two years after showing off the prototype sunglasses meant to push Bose into a new era of audio AR, the company has shuttered its platform permanently.
Apple Glass may be coming soon. Here’s everything we know
Apple has long been a mysterious company when it comes to future products, but we have info on the upcoming Apple Glass project. Here’s what we know so far.
What is Minecraft Earth?
Available for free on both iOS and Android, Minecraft Earth reworks the best aspects of Minecraft into one of the most unique AR mobile games on the market.
Google Sodar lets you visualize social distancing guidelines in AR
Google has released an experimental web app that uses augmented reality to help you stick to the precise social distancing guidelines when you're out in public.
HP teams with Valve on Reverb G2, ‘world’s highest-resolution VR headset’
HP teamed up with Valve to introduce the new Reverb G2 Windows Mixed Reality headset. The follow up to the Reverb G1, the new headset is designed for gamers
AR contact lenses are the holy grail of sci-fi tech. Mojo is making them real
Terminator-style vision, anyone? Mojo Vision believes the future of augmented reality is smart contact lenses. Here are some reasons why it could be right.
Augmented-reality cable technicians are here to fix your internet
Using a clever combination of smartphones and augmented reality, tech support staff can troubleshoot your problems remotely as if they were there in real life.
AR therapy for kids with autism may be headed for FDA approval
Stanford's Autism Glass Project helps kids on the autism spectrum recognize the emotions on faces around them. Its creators are now aiming for FDA approval.
Apple reportedly working on an AR headset with Vive-like controllers
A new iOS 14 leak suggests Apple is working on a mixed reality headset that uses controllers, with the company apparently teaming up with HTC to test it out.
Thermal AR glasses give screening for possible coronavirus a high-tech twist
An AR headset equipped with thermal imaging technology could prove useful in helping spot those with elevated temperatures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Adobe Aero let me walk through my own photos in augmented reality
Meet Adobe Aero, a free iOS app that brings Photoshop art -- or even your own photographs -- into the real world using augmented reality.
Innovative edge-finding AR eyepiece lets firefighters see through smoke
Firefighters put their lives on the line every day. Could a new augmented reality head-up display called C-Thru save lives? Here's how it works.
Watch your toes. Snapchat’s new lens turns the ground into hot lava
Snapchat's latest AR technology brings the childhood hot lava game to real life -- or at least to a smartphone. Ground segmentation brings two new World Lenses.
Pinterest now lets you try on your pins in augmented reality
Starting with lipstick, Pinterest's new Try On tool uses augmented reality to let you compare looks. The tool is part of Pinterest Lens, the same tool that allows users to search by using a photo instead of text. Pinterest says the tool won't blur out skin like most beauty filters in selfie apps.
AR contact lenses are here to usher in the cyberpunk future of our dreams
Staring at your smartphone is no way to experience augmented reality. Mojo Vision is getting ready to change the AR game with the introduction of new augmented reality contact lenses. Here's what you can expect from them -- and why they're likely to be such a game-changer.
FDA approves augmented reality surgery tool that gives surgeons ‘X-ray vision’
Augmented reality will soon be used to give surgeons a type of x-ray vision -- and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just given it the green light. Augmedics' new Xvision Spine System lets surgeons visualize the 3D spinal anatomy of a patient while operating.
10 Incredible technologies that didn’t exist a decade ago
Technology sure has come a long way in the past decade. But what would you expect from the 10-year stretch that included the year Blade Runner was set in? Here's our rundown of the top 10 pieces of tech excited gadget-lovers got to try out for the first time in the 2010s.
Think your house is smart now? Here’s a peek at what it’ll be like with AR
Want to see how the world is going to look when augmented reality technology is everywhere? Researchers from the Future Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon University have created LightAnchors, a technology for marking up the real world in AR, to give us a sneak preview.
The Qualcomm XR2 augmented reality chipset will power next-gen headsets with 5G
Qualcomm has launched a new augmented reality chipset that is set to power the next generation of AR headsets. The new Snapdragon XR2 supports up to a hefty 3K per eye, along with two times the CPU and GPU performance of the company's previous-generation AR chipset, the Snapdragon XR1.
Oppo steps into augmented reality with its HoloLens-like AR Glass headset
Oppo doesn't only want to be known as a smartphone maker, and is branching out into new product categories, with the new AR Glass headset being one of the more exciting examples of the shift. It appears to take on Microsoft's HoloLens headset, and will provide augmented reality fun and games after launch next year.
Magic Leap in trouble? Report says only 6,000 AR headsets sold in first 6 months
Magic Leap is reportedly in trouble. After raising $2.6 billion, its $2,295 Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR headset sold only 6,000 units in its first six months, according to The Information. A spokesperson for the startup disputed the report, but did not provide a clearer picture on the company's status.
Qualcomm and Niantic to partner on a next-gen augmented reality headset
Qualcomm and Niantic have announced a multi-year partnership that will see the two companies build a reference design augmented reality headset that blends hardware, software, and cloud computing. Details beyond that have yet to be revealed, but the headset may incorporate games like Pokemon Go.
An Apple AR headphone could be in the works according to a new patent
A new patent reveals that Apple might be trying to create augmented reality headphones that would be used for conference calls. The patent is vastly different from any other Apple headphone or AirPods design, as these headphones focus on a “virtual conference room audio experience."
Apple plans to release AR headset in 2022, AR glasses in 2023
According to a new report, Apple's augmented reality headset may not be released until 2022, despite rumors that the company was planning on releasing it in 2020. The report notes that Apple will release an Oculus Quest-type headset in 2022, followed by a glasses-type device in 2023.