Augmented Reality
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New App Lets You Watch, Taunt AR-Clad Friends You Race in Space
By Scharon Harding published
Hyperspeed, a free mobile gaming app for iOS and Android launched today. The game lets you wear an AR mask and speak to and hear opponents as you race spaceships on a cosmic racetrack.

Microsoft Patents Hint at Wider FOV, Other Improvements to HoloLens 2
By Nathaniel Mott published
Two new Microsoft patents describe various improvements to augmented reality headsets that bear more than a passing resemblance to the HoloLens.

Lego Unites AR, Physical Play and Ghost Hunting With New Hidden Side Line
By Scharon Harding published
Today, Lego announced Hidden Side, a line of playsets coming this summer about a haunted school children must exorcise using both AR and their actual hands.
Google Maps With AR Rolls Out to Some Testers
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google is rolling out the augmented reality feature in Google Maps that it teased in May 2018--but only to the service's most devoted "Local Guides."

Lego AR Playgrounds Hands-On: Great AR, Mediocre Gameplay
By Avram Piltch published
Lego's AR-powered Ninjago game offers impressive special effects, but it gets frustrating after a few minutes.

Battle Robot GEIO Is Ruthless Against AR Foes
By Scharon Harding published
Robots, virtual violence and augmented reality (AR)—we’re having all the fun these days. GEIO, a battle robot from China's GJS Robot, is getting souped up with AR.

AR Smart Glasses Go CPU-Free With New DigiLens Crystal
By Scharon Harding published
DigiLens announces DigiLens Crystal, new AR smartglasses weighing less than three ounces and priced at under $499.

Hands-on With the First Augmented Reality Laptop
By Sherri L. Smith published
The zSpace Laptop PC combines VR and AR with 3D glasses and head tracking.
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