Archives for Augmented Reality - Page 25
Apple Adds VR Content Startup Jaunt Founder to its Growing Team
In a bid to bolster its augmented reality projects, Apple has just made a major hire in the virtual reality space by bringing onboard the serial entrepreneur and founder of…
Shell Launches Augmented Reality Remote Assistance Device
Shell Pioneers AR Remote Assistance for the Oil and Gas Industry Shell has selected a RealWear augmented reality hands-free wearable hat for its new AR remote assistance for field operators.…
Will the Posemoji App Be the Next ‘Pokemon’ Craze?
Fun augmented reality with AI-powered body tracking filters in real time There is a new Apple app in town that has all the makings of a potential Pokemon-esque social media…
Snapchat’s ‘Landmarkers’ AR Feature Brings Famous Landmarks to Life
Snap kicked off its Partner Summit in Los Angeles by announcing a host of new features for its strongest selling point: its augmented reality Lenses. To start with, its Lens…
Snapchat Unveils Its New Snap AR Utility Platform
Snap Inc has announced a new set of augmented reality and camera search experiences for Snapchatters, partners and creators. The new feature now helps Snapchatters do more than just point…
100 Million Customers to Shop Using Augmented Reality by 2020
Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have already had a major impact on the retail sector. Across board, retailers are figuring ways of tapping into the potential of these immersive…
Seasoned Venture Capitalist Joins AR Startup WaveOptics as CFO
WaveOptics, the British augmented reality startup and one of the AR pioneers of the industry in the UK has just hired seasoned venture capitalist Robert Bahns of IP Group as…
Magic Leap and Air New Zealand Partner for an AR Game
Air New Zealand has partnered with Magic Leap and showcased a new augmented reality game called “Fact or Fantasy Game of New Zealand”. Also involved in the effort is the…
Israeli AR Startup Infinity AR Acquired by Alibaba
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has acquired the Israeli augmented reality startup InfinityAR for an estimated $10 million according to market sources. Alibaba already held a major stake in the…
Why 5G Will be a Gamechanger for Both Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
One of the most talked about topics at the CES 2019 was the possibilities that will be unlocked by the 5G revolution. Emerging technologies such as virtual reality and augmented…