Articles tagged "AR"

2022 was a tough year for the AR/VR market as global shipments dropped sharply to 8.8 million units for the full year – down 20.9% compared to 2021, according to data by IDC. The analysts say that...

Xiaomi has a pretty big presence at this year’s MWC conference and on top of the global launch for the Xiaomi 13 series phones we also got a showcase for a pair of augmented reality (AR)...

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and among all the performance figures were notes on much-improved Bluetooth audio. Here is the other half of that equation – the Qualcomm S3 and S5 Gen 2...

Google Glass may have been a failure, but the company hasn’t given up on the concept. However, it seems that it hasn’t had much success in developing a new design itself, so it has turned to...

Last year at its Inno Day event, Oppo unveiled AR glasses, and this year it's back with a much improved version. While the previous iteration seemed to model VR glasses in design, this time around,...

Microsoft unveiled the second version of its AR headset – the HoloLens 2 – at MWC in February earlier this year. Reuters reports that the headset is ready to go on sale in September at a price of...

Google has Maps and Street View, but the company is finally rolling out a real-life mixture of both. Navigation with Augmented Reality is reportedly being pushed to Local Guides, a group of people...

Following a long preview period which started last August when it was initially announced, Google's ARCore SDK has now finally reached version 1.0. It's thus out of preview and allows any developer...

Today Google has officially introduced its answer for Apple's ARKit which was unveiled back in June. It's called ARCore, and it's a software development kit (SDK) that will enable augmented reality...

WhatsApp has updated its Status feature to allow users to just post text-based updates for their friends to see. Instead of having a photo or video as your status, you can now just type text or...

IFA 2017 is right around the corner, and all the major players are there, prepping for big announcements and new releases. Here's one of our latest videos where Will sums up the most highly...

“Showcase all the things” appears to be the Lenovo motto (excuse the pun) at IFA 2017 in Berlin. The conference is scheduled in two weeks, and the company posted a video on YouTube, giving a sneak...

Earlier this month we found out that Verizon is going to be the one sole carrier selling the Asus Zenfone AR in the US when the phone finally becomes available. That revelation came from a Google...

Asus unveiled the Zenfone AR back at CES in January, and we're still waiting for it to become available. That will happen at some point this summer. But here's a nice surprise: when it lands, you'll...

If you don't mind using first-generation stuff, you probably won't mind testing out the Google-developed Tango AR (augmented reality) tech that's built into the Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone. This was...

As you may know, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro is the first smartphone ever to ship with Tango augmented reality (AR) technology on board. Tango has been in development at Google for a few years now, and the...

Asus is working on the second Google Tango smartphone, according to its CEO, Jerry Shen. The device will be called Zenfone AR and will be revealed at CES in January. It will follow in the footsteps...

Right on cue, Lenovo's Phab2 Pro is now available to purchase from its online store in the US. The Chinese company revealed the launch date last week, and it's stayed on schedule. The Phab2 Pro is...