Archives for Augmented Reality
Facebook Gives Jurassic Park Dinosaurs an Augmented Reality Treatment
Facebook is partnering with Universal Pictures to bring the dinosaurs back to life through augmented reality stickers in Jurassic franchises. The experience will give users a close encounter with Baby…
KLM Introduces Augmented Reality Carry-On Baggage Size Check App
Passenger luggage problems are some of the most intractable when it comes to air travel. KLM hopes to simplify that through an augmented reality app that helps travelers check the…
Virgin Atlantic Introduces Augmented Reality into Virtual Reality Training
Airlines have been increasingly embracing immersive technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality to enhance the digital experience for their customers. In one of the rare cases so far,…
Apple Buys AR Display Startup Akonia Holographics
Tech giant Apple has acquired the 6-year old manufacturer of augmented reality glass displays Akonia Holographics LLC. This is coming at a time when the iPhone-manufacturer is ramping up its…
Epson’s Moverio Augmented Reality Glasses Let you Pilot Drone
Epson, the manufacturer of the Moverio AR smart glasses has announced the launch of the Epson Drone Soar AR app that will allow users to pilot drones using the platform’s…
Lockheed Martin Using Augmented Reality in Spacecraft Manufacturing
It is almost like something straight out a Sci-Fi movie but Lockheed Martin is deploying augmented reality in building NASA’s Orion spacecraft which will be used on its mission to…
The Best Real-World Use Augmented Reality Apps for 2018
Augmented reality (AR) is a computer-enhanced perception of reality. It has great potential to radically distort reality and create new real-world and virtual experiences. The best example is the widely…
Mozilla Launches Firefox Version for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Mozilla has announced the launch of Firefox Reality, a new Firefox browser version that has been designed for standalone augmented reality and virtual reality headsets. The new version will be…
Pokemon Go Adds Narrative and Quest System
Starting tomorrow, Pokemon Go players can begin taking on Research Quests after downloading the newest update for the popular Augmented Reality app. Trainers Are Ready to Conduct Important Pokemon Research!…
Amazon’s iOS App Uses ARKit for Virtual Shopping
Amazon launched a Countdown to Black Friday 2017 and it took the change to update its iOS app to add new AR features for the holiday shopping season. Amazon Prepares…