Apple Patent Suggests Solution to Common AR Problem By Ash Hill published 20 September 19 Apple's new AR patent offers a way to fight the convergence-accommodation conflict, where your brain perceives objects to be closer than they really are.
North Focals Review: Stealthy, Stylish Smart Glasses By Scharon Harding published 19 September 19 Focals, new smart glasses from North, act and look like prescription glasses and have an AR display only the wearer can see, with apps like Alexa and Uber.
You Can Now Buy Focals Smart Glasses From an App By Scharon Harding published 18 September 19 You can now get fitted for and buy North Focals prescription smart glasses through an iPhone app.
Nreal Light Mixed-Reality Glasses Can Now Run Off a PC Connection By Scharon Harding published 6 September 19 Nreal Light MR glasses will be able to tether to a PC, pointing to greater computing power and battery life and potential for advanced enterprise-grade apps.
New Avengers-Approved Controllers Are the Heroes Lenovo's Mirage AR Headset Needs By Scharon Harding published 5 September 19 Lenovo is bringing new Universal Controllers to its Mirage AR headset. They're debuting alongside a new Avengers AR game, Marvel Dimension of Heroes.
Lego Hidden Side Review: Ultimate AR Toy By Avram Piltch published 9 August 19 Lego’s Hidden Side sets pair an impressive augmented reality experience with an addictive gaming experience and fun builds.
Apple Patent Reveals Mixed Reality Headset With Face Tracking By Brittany Vincent published 23 July 19 Apple has filed a patent for a new mixed reality (MR) headset that could be different from other products on the market.
VR Headset Sales for 2019 Are Already Impressive By Nathaniel Mott published 27 June 19 IDC said that shipments of VR and AR headsets rose 27.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019.
Hot Wheels Will Never Be the Same, Thanks to NFC By Scharon Harding published 14 June 19 Each Hot Wheels id car is equipped with an NFC tag. It tracks car data like miles driven and sends it to a companion app, where kids can also play games.
Nreal Light MR Headset Ships This Year for $499 By Nathaniel Mott published 3 June 19 Nreal announced that it's releasing the Nreal Light Consumer Kit "later this year" and rolling out the Nreal Light Developer Kit starting in September 2019.
Minecraft Earth Brings the Game to Mobile AR By Nathaniel Mott published 17 May 19 Microsoft and Mojang celebrated Minecraft’s 10th anniversary with Minecraft Earth, a mobile AR game that lets players build on top of real-world surroundings.
Microsoft Teases Minecraft AR Game at Build 2019 By Andrew E. Freedman published 6 May 19 Microsoft teased an AR Minecraft game at the end of its Build 2019 keynote.
GJS Geio Battle Robot Review: AR for a Sticky Price By Scharon Harding published 4 April 19 The Geio robot has its own companion app boasting many games, including ones with object recognition for power-ups and a camera for first-person shooter views.
Streamlabs and Twitch Launch AR Face Masks Extension for Streamers By Nathaniel Mott published 3 April 19 Streamlabs and Twitch partnered up to make augmented reality Face Masks easier for streamers to implement and viewers to activate.
Apple Could Start Mass Production of its AR Glasses by 2020 - Report By Nathaniel Mott published 8 March 19 Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple plans to start mass production on its augmented reality glasses between the last quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020.
Apple AR Navigation Could Come to iPhones, Smart Glasses By Nathaniel Mott published 26 February 19 The USPTO has granted Apple a patent related to a "method for representing points of interest in a view of a real environment on a mobile device."
Microsoft Responds to HoloLens Military Training Concerns (Update) By Nathaniel Mott published 25 February 19 Microsoft employees demanded the cancellation of a U.S. Army contract through which the HoloLens augmented reality headset would be used to train soldiers.
Qualcomm, LG Uplus Partner With Nreal Light to Bring 5G to Mixed Reality By Scharon Harding published 25 February 19 MR sunglasses nreal light announced compatibility with LG's new 5G smartphone and 5G devices running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 platform.
Microsoft Announces $3,500 HoloLens 2 By Kevin Carbotte published 24 February 19 Microsoft today revealed the HoloLens 2 for $3,500.
New App Lets You Watch, Taunt AR-Clad Friends You Race in Space By Scharon Harding published 20 February 19 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.
