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CastAR Finally Coming To Market In 2017 (Update: More Hires)

By Seth Colaner

Augmented reality company CastAR is bringing its "mixed reality gaming and entertainment platform" to market in 2017.

With First Tango Phone, Google Launches 35 Augmented Reality Apps

By Nathaniel Mott

Lenovo First To Market With Project Tango Smartphone, The Phab 2 Pro (Update: Availability)

By Seth Colaner

Lenovo will be the first to market with a smartphone that comes with Google's Project Tango: the Phab 2 Pro

Vrvana Totem Mixed Reality HMD Prototype: Beyond Expectations

By Kevin Carbotte

Immersed 2016 ran from October 16 -18, and there were plenty of exhibits to take in, but none of them were quite as impressive as the Vrvana Totem mixed reality headset.

Mobile, Inside-Out Roomscale 6DoF Tracking With Any Decent Smartphone?

By Seth Colaner

Take a regular smartphone. Add Dacuda's SLAM Scan software and any mobile HMD. Now you have a mobile, 6DoF, roomscale VR solution.

Google's 'Daydream' VR Developer Tools Emerge From Beta With Unity, Unreal Support

By Lucian Armasu

CastAR Opens New Mixed-Reality Studio; Retail Release Forthcoming?

By Derek Forrest

CastAR recently resurfaced with news that it took on a new CEO, and today CastAR announced the opening of a new development studio in Salt Lake City to drive its product to retail.

What A Silly Little Ad Tells Us About AR

By Seth Colaner

Mixed Reality Is Going Hollywood: The Future Group Unveils Frontier Interactive Mixed Reality

By Kevin Carbotte

Mixed reality video with photorealistic graphics from Unreal Engine is coming to live TV productions in 2017 thanks to The Future Group's Frontier Interactive Mixed Reality technology.

Wintel VR: Intel, Microsoft, And Their Two-Pronged Plan To Democratize VR, AR And MR

By Seth Colaner

The old Wintel paradigm is re-emerging, and this time the two tech giants are tackling the VR, AR, MR (XR) market. Here is their plan.

Intel's RealSense Gets Smarter With Movidius Acquisition (Updated)

By Rexly Peñaflorida

Movidius' Myriad 2 VPU already powers Microsoft's HoloLens and Google's Project Tango. The acquisition would merge the VPU with Intel's RealSense technology.

Microsoft HoloLens: HPU Architecture, Detailed

By Chris Angelini

What's Inside Microsoft's HoloLens And How It Works

By Seth Colaner

We finally have all the details about what's inside Microsoft's HoloLens HMD, and how it all works together.

Intel Announces Project Alloy VR ('Merged Reality') Developer Kit HMD (Updated)

By Fritz Nelson

Intel launched a VR developer platform at IDF 2016 called Project Alloy. It's a standalone device that Intel hopes will be in the hands of consumers (via partners) in 2017.

Windows Holographic Updated, HoloLens Commercial Suite Announced

By Tom's Hardware News Team

Coinciding with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for desktops, Microsoft released the second major update to Windows Holographic. Additionally, the HoloLens Commercial Suite was announced.

Capitola VR Shows 'Pokémon Go' Concept On HoloLens

By Rexly Peñaflorida

Instead of a smartphone, a Dutch-based VR company used HoloLens to create a "Pokémon Go" that works with Microsoft's augmented reality device.

Team Nintendo's Stock Price Blasts Off Following Pokemon Go Release

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton

Nintendo’s stock price has risen sharply, roughly 25 percent, following the release of Pokemon Go on July 6. This jump may reshape the company's strategy in the future.

Magic Leap, Lucasfilm Join Forces To Open Joint Mixed Reality Research Lab

By Kevin Carbotte

Lucasfilm announced a “strategic alliance” between ILMxLAB and Magic Leap. The two companies will open a joint research facility focused on storytelling with mixed reality.

Scope AR Introduces WorkLink: AR Enhanced Repair, Manufacturing Instructions

By Kevin Carbotte

OnSight And Protospace: NASA's HoloLens Apps For Exploring Mars

By Rexly Peñaflorida

We visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab last week to check out OnSight and Protospace, two HoloLens apps that the group is using for Mars exploration missions.