Category Archives: AR

Google is Bringing AR to the Web. Where’s Microsoft? (Premium)

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Google has announced its attempt to be the first to offer pervasive augmented reality (AR) experiences on the web.

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Windows Mixed Reality Has Leveled the VR Playing Field (Premium)

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Give Microsoft and its partners credit for reducing the complexity of VR/AR and for lowering prices across the board.

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AWS launches Amazon Sumerian to build AR, VR and 3D apps quickly

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 We’d heard months ago that Amazon would be using its Re:Invent AWS event to roll out some a new service related to building in mixed reality — augmented reality and virtual reality. And on the eve of the conference kicking off, it&#82… Continue reading AWS launches Amazon Sumerian to build AR, VR and 3D apps quickly→

Augmented Reality games and real-world trolling

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The popular Augmented Reality game Ingress has had some issues with third-party tools causing headaches for players. Could your love for a mobile game result in real-world problems? Read on and find out.
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In ‘Soonish,’ a Scientist/Cartoonist Couple Predict Tomorrow’s Technologies

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From asteroid mining to brain-computer interfaces, ‘Soonish’ explores ten developing technologies with the power to make the future awesome, awful, or a little of both. Continue reading In ‘Soonish,’ a Scientist/Cartoonist Couple Predict Tomorrow’s Technologies→

Goodbye, photo studios. Hello, colormass virtual photoshoots

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 Berlin-based colormass, one of the startups presenting today at TechCrunch Disrupt as part of the Battlefield, has developed a platform that lets you recreate an IKEA-style experience for your own merchandise: highly realistic, but digitally manipulated 3D facsimiles. Read More Continue reading Goodbye, photo studios. Hello, colormass virtual photoshoots→