Forget Virtual Reality – Augmented Reality is the Future for Business!
Forget Virtual Reality – Augmented Reality is the Future for Business! There are two technologies that have been matched against each other to capture the hearts, minds and wallets to the public: Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). These technologies are alike but stand out in their differences. Virtual Reality creates a whole new world for the user by excluding the real world and synthesising a new environment of sight...
8ninths Launches Augmented Reality App for iOS 11, the BOX AR
8ninths Launches Augmented Reality App for iOS 11, the BOX AR Augmented and Virtual Reality Studio, 8ninths, is launching a futuristic mobile Augmented Reality app, THE BOX AR. As one of the first to leverage ARKit for iOS 11, the app will introduce Augmented Reality (AR) to the masses with interactive daily content. Apple iPhone users can download the app for free on The Apple App Store once iOS 11 is released. Arriving in an opaque...
Human Anatomy Atlas App Now Features Augmented Reality For AR-Ready iPhones and iPads
Human Anatomy Atlas App Now Features Augmented Reality For AR-Ready iPhones and iPads “Visible Body’s Apps, Downloaded by Over 5 Million Users, Transform the Way Students, Educators and Healthcare Professionals Learn About the Human Body” Visible Body, creator of the world’s best-selling human anatomy apps, today announced that its Human Anatomy Atlas app now offers Augmented Reality, next-generation functionality that has...
Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Explore How Augmented Reality Can Help Build Smarter Cities in New Video Series
Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Explore How Augmented Reality Can Help Build Smarter Cities in New Video Series Mouser Electronics Inc., a leading global distributor of electronic components, along with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara today released a new video in the Shaping Smarter Cities series, part of Mouser’s award-winning Empowering Innovation Together™ program. In the newest video, Imahara travels to Los Angeles to meet...
Vuzix Delivers M300 Smart Glasses to Singapore’s SATS to Use AR to Improve Efficiency of Ramp Handling Operations
Vuzix Delivers M300 Smart Glasses to Singapore’s SATS to Use AR to Improve Efficiency of Ramp Handling Operations ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce...
Unity Technologies Announces Integration With Google’s ARCore to Give Developers the Tools to Easily Create AR Experiences
Unity Technologies Announces Integration With Google’s ARCore to Give Developers the Tools to Easily Create AR Experiences “Unity SDK provides creators with access to the world’s largest network of AR capable devices” Unity Technologies (https://unity3d.com/), the creator of the world’s most popular creation engine that powers 2/3rds of all Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) experiences, announced today that...
Top 5 Vendors in the Military Augmented Reality Headgear Market from 2017 to 2021: Technavio
Top 5 Vendors in the Military Augmented Reality Headgear Market from 2017 to 2021: Technavio Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global military augmented reality (AR) headgear market report. This research report also lists five other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. Technavio expects that the global military AR headgear market will post a CAGR of...
Augmented Reality is Growing Up
Augmented Reality is Growing Up Disney, Crayola and student targeted AR Campaigns lead Augmented Reality growth in brand adoption. Disney Research just shared a walk up AR experience for its animations; using nothing more than a bench, cameras and a screen. ‘Magic Bench’ uses depth and RGB color sensors of a Kinect to create a scene in which 3-D animated characters ‘interact’ and sit on the bench with users. The Disney team is able to...
Reality Clash – Augmented Reality Combat Game for iPhone and Andriod Devices
New AR Mobile First Person Shooter Announces ICO Token Sale as Part of its Fund Raising Campaign Reality Gaming Group has announced Reality Clash, the world’s first augmented reality combat game for iPhone and Andriod, taking mobile combat games to an entirely new level. Familiar places are now your battle fields and the people in your surroundings are either your allies or enemies. The free-to-play game will use the...
Augmented Reality Company Mira Opens Pre-Order for Prism, a Headset That Will Deliver Premium & Shareable AR Experiences to the Masses
Augmented Reality Company Mira Opens Pre-Order for Prism, a Headset That Will Deliver Premium & Shareable AR Experiences to the Masses Mira, a mobile augmented reality company whose mission is to enhance the way humans interact with each other and their technology, today unveiled Prism, a minimalist, untethered AR headset that works seamlessly with the iPhone. Mira’s Prism headset is available for pre-order now at mirareality.com...
Aryzon Introduces the Cardboard of Augmented Reality
Aryzon Introduces the Cardboard of Augmented Reality The start-up Aryzon released the “cardboard for augmented reality” for a price of $30 on Kickstarter. By making clever use of a set of lenses, cardboard and a smartphone camera, the headset is able to place virtual content projected from the user’s smartphone screen within their own environment, this creates realistic augmented reality (AR). The headset is designed to...
EdTech CEO Dave Room Speaks On ZBook & AR’s Future Role As A Driving Force For Effective Education
EdTech CEO Dave Room Speaks On ZBook & AR’s Future Role As A Driving Force For Effective Education In the past 1500 years, the format of books has remained largely unchanged until relatively recently with the introduction of the animated book, more specifically known as augmented reality (AR) books or augmented books, where stories are brought to life with the help of a mobile device app. Animated books change the reading...
Lumus Survey Result on Consumer Interest in Augmented Reality & AR Glasses
Lumus Survey Result on Consumer Interest in Augmented Reality “Two-Thirds of American Consumers Are Ready to Make Augmented Reality Their Computing Platform of Choice, Trading Mobile Devices for Smart Eyeglasses” Methodology The Lumus Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research among 1,023 nationally representative U.S. adults, ages 18 and older, between March 20 and March 27, 2017 using an email invitation and an online...
Global Launch of Environmental AR Gaming Platform, EduCycle, Kicks Off with Game’s Presentation to School in San F
Global Launch of Environmental AR Gaming Platform, EduCycle, Kicks Off with Game’s Presentation to School in San Francisco “Neste develops educational AR game based on Paris Agreement on climate change, to teach kids about CO2 emissions” EduCycle, a new game that uses augmented reality (AR), teaches children ages 12 and up about the impact their decisions have on the environment. Designed and built by Neste, the game’s...
New York Lottery’s Latest Augmented Reality Innovation Brings Players INTO the Game
New York Lottery’s Latest Augmented Reality Innovation Brings Players INTO the Game Champions of Cash instant game immerses players into their favorite sports, competing in 3-D 360 degree and Augmented Reality for up to $25,000 cash and prizes The New York Lottery announced today its latest innovative, 3-dimensional instant game that brings players into their favorite sports with the chance to win $25,000 and additional prizes. ...
Industry Leaders Join Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)
Industry Leaders Join Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) “PTC and Flatirons Solutions to Help Drive Global Enterprise Augmented Reality Ecosystem and Best Practices” The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) announced today that two new members joined the only global membership funded alliance helping to accelerate the adoption of enterprise augmented reality(AR) by creating a comprehensive...
zSpace Accepted Into the Dubai Future Accelerators Program
zSpace Accepted Into the Dubai Future Accelerators Program “Silicon Valley-based company travels to United Arab Emirates to explore new opportunities for mixed reality educational solutions” zSpace, Inc., a leading education company that brings mixed reality experiences to computing, announced it has been accepted into the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) program, which connects global companies and entrepreneurs to various...
e.l.f. Beauty Gives SXSW a Makeover with Beautyscape Influencer Program and First-Ever Augmented Reality Live Stream on YouCam
e.l.f. Beauty Gives SXSW a Makeover with Beautyscape Influencer Program and First-Ever Augmented Reality Live Stream on YouCam e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. announced today the start of its annual Beautyscape influencer event, this year at South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017), and a new collaboration with Perfect Corp. to launch the first-ever augmented reality (AR) live stream beauty network within the...
Legacy Announces Crayola Color Blaster, With Augmented Reality Interactivity, Powered by Tango
Legacy Announces Crayola Color Blaster, With AR Interactivity, Powered by Tango Legacy Games, a leading design and development studio, announces the re-launch of Crayola Color Blaster, its first Augmented Reality game. With today’s announcement, Legacy is releasing a new storyline content pack, called Paint My Dragon, that includes fairies, tree monsters, ogres and, of course, dragons. Also newly available is a special...
2018 Marks Inflection Point for Augmented Reality in Enterprise Applications
2018 Marks Inflection Point for Augmented Reality in Enterprise Applications After a slower than expected start, the augmented reality (AR) market is poised for quick growth powered by enterprise uptake. ABI Research forecasts augmented reality in enterprise applications will hit an inflection point in 2018, with smart glass shipments growing to 28 million in 2021 with a 227% CAGR. Driving this strong growth is a steadily increasing...
From Atari to Augmented Reality: In Conversation With Nolan Bushnell at Silicon Valley Forum’s 4th Annual Visionary Salon
From Atari to Augmented Reality: In Conversation w/ Nolan Bushnell at Silicon Valley Forum’s 4th Annual Visionary Salon Silicon Valley Forum is proud to welcome Nolan Bushnell as the guest of honor at their 4th annual Visionary Salon. A legend in the gaming industry and a trailblazing entrepreneur, Bushnell is perhaps best-known for founding both Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza-Time Theaters chain. His forthright...
Wikitude SDK 6: See Beyond Reality with SLAM for AR Apps
Introducing SDK 6, Wikitude’s Powerful SLAM Solution for Augmented Reality Apps. SDK 6 combines top-notch image recognition and tracking, improved geo-location AR and the all-new Wikitude 3D tracking technology (SLAM-based), becoming the world’s most comprehensive augmented reality SDK for mobile, tablets and smart glasses. With this release, Wikitude empowers the over 400,000 AR developers worldwide to transform their...
Candy Lab Taps Orchard Capital Partners for Exclusive Distribution of its Groundbreaking Augmented Reality Technology in the UK and Ireland
Candy Lab Taps Orchard Capital Partners for Exclusive Distribution of its Groundbreaking Augmented Reality Technology in the UK and Ireland Candy Lab, the award winning augmented reality technology company, signed a deal today with Orchard Capital Partners to bring its groundbreaking location-based augmented reality technology to the UK and Ireland. 360 Video Camera Review Guide Augmented reality technology is making...
Focalmax Exhibits Individual AR Smart Glasses at CES 2017
Focalmax Exhibits Individual AR Smart Glasses at CES 2017 Focalmax, a global intelligent terminal manufacturer and mobile internet service provider, today exhibited its major smart optical technologies and products at CES 2017. Besides showcasing its full product line-up, Focalmax also discussed its “Smart Connection” concept by introducing the close interconnectivity among its different products. The newly released...
NYT Launches First AR Experience Inspired By “Hidden Figures” Movie
NYT Launches First AR Experience Inspired By “Hidden Figures” Movie IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The New York Times Company’s (NYSE: NYT) T Brand Studio announced the launch of “Outthink Hidden,” an augmented reality (AR) experience that brings unsung heroes of innovation to life. It is inspired by the 20th Century Fox film, “Hidden Figures,” and launches inside the new T Brand Studio AR app. “Outthink Hidden” explores the stories of...
Augmented Reality Products Lifeprint @ CES 2017
Augmented Reality Products at CES 2017- Lifeprint Lifeprint lets you print Snapchat videos, Instagram videos, FaceBook videos, GoPro Clips, Apple Live Photos and even Animated GIFs. Make your photos special again and come to life like magic in your hands using Lifeprints Augmented Reality Hyperphotos. Robert Macauley, VP and Founder of Lifeprint, will be at CES and is available now through the show for any interview or quote...
BRAZEN ANIMATION AND TYKES CREATE AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE FOR UNDER ARMOUR
BRAZEN ANIMATION AND TYKES CREATE AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE FOR UNDER ARMOUR Brazen Animation and Tykes have collaborated to create animated versions of some of the most iconic Under Armour athletes for an in-store augmented reality experience. Stephen Curry, Cam Newton, Tom Brady, Misty Copeland, Jordan Spieth and The Rock have all been produced as three-dimensional computer generated characters. Bryan Engram, Brazen Animation CEO...
ILLUSIO to Launch New Implant Sizing AR App at ASPS the Meeting
ILLUSIO to Launch New Implant Sizing AR App at ASPS the Meeting ILLUSIO Inc., a leading Augmented Reality (AR) company for plastic surgery, is pleased to announce that the Company has developed a new feature to be added to its ground breaking technology for breast simulation. This tool will produce implant sizing information based on the desired outcome of breast augmentation surgery. In January, ILLUSIO Imaging...
Xperiel Receives Notice of Allowance for Real World Web and RWW Trademarks, Designations Signal New Era for IoT and Augmented Reality
Xperiel Receives Notice of Allowance for Real World Web and RWW Trademarks, Designations Signal New Era for IoT and Augmented Reality Xperiel today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company Notices of Allowance to trademark Real World Web™ and RWW™. Xperiel’s RWW is the intersection point where the physical and digital worlds interact to enable IoT-powered, augmented reality...
First Time Players Can Pilot a Real Drone Inside an Interactive Augmented Reality World
First Time Players Can Pilot a Real Drone Inside an Interactive Augmented Reality World Pilots get ready, the next mission is groundbreaking. Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY), a leading global children’s entertainment company, today announced its award-winning Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone is now on sale at U.S. retailers, including Barnes & Noble and Amazon, for $149.99 MSRP. Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone is the...
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